背影翻译

2024年3月24日发(作者：班主任工作感悟)

朱自清《背影》翻译

与父亲不相见已二年余了，我最不能忘记的是他的背影。

I have not en my father for more than two years. What impress me most is

the sight of his back.

那年冬天，祖母死了，父亲的差使也交卸了，正是祸不单行的日子。我从北京到徐州，

打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。到徐州见着父亲，看见满院狼籍的东西，又想起祖母，不禁簌簌

地流下眼泪。父亲说：“事已如此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路！”

I remember it was winter that year, when my grandmother pasd away.

Misfortune never comes alone. My father was out of work. At that time, I went to

Xuzhou City from Beijing, planning to go back home with Father to deal with the

affairs about my grandmother. When eing father in Xuzhou and witnessing

everything was messy in the backyard, I could not help thinking of the death of my

grandmother and tearing heavily. Father said to me, “Everything has been t

now, so we do not need to feel sad. Luckily, there will always be a way out.”

回家变卖典质，父亲还了亏空；又借钱办了丧事。这些日子，家中光景很是惨淡，一

半为了丧事，一半为了父亲赋闲。丧事完毕，父亲要到南京谋事，我也要回北京念书，我

们便同行。

After coming back home, Father sold out all our posssions to pay the loans,

but we were still in debt. Wor still, we had to again borrow some money to bury

my grandmother. Therefore, during tho days, our situation was less than wor

due to the funeral affairs and my dad’s unemployment. After all was done, Father

t out to Nanjing to hunt for a job, while I had to go back to Beijing to finish my

education, so we went together.

到南京时，有朋友约去游逛，勾留了一日；第二日上午便须渡江到浦口，下午上车北

去。父亲因为事忙，本已说定不送我，叫旅馆里一个熟识的茶房陪我同去。他再三嘱咐茶

房，甚是仔细。但他终于不放心，怕茶房不妥贴；颇踌躇了一会。其实我那年已二十岁，

北京已来往过两三次，是没有什么要紧的了。他踌躇了一会，终于决定还是自己送我去。

我再三劝他不必去；他只说：“不要紧，他们去不好！”

After reaching Nanjing, some friends invited me for a trip around the city, so

we stayed in the city for a day. The next day in the morning, I must take a ferry

across the river to Pukou, and in the afternoon I must take a train for Beijing. Father

had originally told me he would not e me off becau of his busy affairs. He had

asked one of his acquaintances in the hotel to accompany me to the railway

station. However, he was still in great concern about me, and after hesitating for a

while, he decided to go with me. Actually I was already 20 years old then and had

been commuting between Beijing and Nanjing for veral times. So I tried to

persuade him not to go with me, but he insisted, saying, “It does not matter. I will

go with you. I am afraid they cannot take good care of you.”

我们过了江，进了车站。我买票，他忙着照看行李。行李太多了，得向脚夫行些小费

才可过去。他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。我那时真是聪明过分，总觉他说话不大漂亮，非自

己插嘴不可，但他终于讲定了价钱；就送我上车。他给我拣定了靠车门的一张椅子；我将

他给我做的紫毛大衣铺好座位。他嘱我路上小心，夜里要警醒些，不要受凉。又嘱托茶房

好好照应我。我心里暗笑他的迂；他们只认得钱，托他们只是白托！而且我这样大年纪的

人，难道还不能料理自己么？唉，我现在想想，那时真是太聪明了！

After sailing across the river, we entered the railway station. I went to buy a

ticket when he kept an eye on the luggage. As our luggage is too heavy, we had to

employ a porter to carry it onto the train. So dad was busy bargaining with them

about the price. I was kind of displead with his bargaining over pennies, so I

always interrupted. Finally, he managed to ttle the price and accompanied me to

the train. He picked a at by the door for me and I stretched the large-sized

purple coat made by him across the at. He enjoined me to be alert all the way for

fear to catch a cold at night. Again he asked the rvant to take good care of me. I

was then laughing ironically at him in heart, for it was known to all that tho

rvants merely recognized nothing but money. Besides, I was old enough to take

good care of mylf. Now looking back on that day, I have to laugh at mylf for

being too clever!

我说道：“爸爸，你走吧。”他往车外看了看说：“我买几个橘子去。你就在此地，

不要走动。”我看那边月台的栅栏外有几个卖东西的等着顾客。走到那边月台，须穿过铁

道，须跳下去又爬上去。父亲是一个胖子，走过去自然要费事些。我本来要去的，他不肯，

只好让他去。我看见他戴着黑布小帽，穿着黑布大马褂，深青布棉袍，蹒跚地走到铁道边，

慢慢探身下去，尚不大难。可是他穿过铁道，要爬上那边月台，就不容易了。他用两手攀

着上面，两脚再向上缩；他肥胖的身子向左微倾，显出努力的样子，这时我看见他的背影，

我的泪很快地流下来了。我赶紧拭泪。怕他看见，也怕别人看见。我再向外看时，他

已抱了朱红的橘子往回走了。过铁道时，他先将桔子散放在地上，自己慢慢爬下，再抱起

橘子走。到这边时，我赶紧去搀他。他和我走到车上，将橘子一股脑儿放在我的皮大衣上。

于是扑扑衣上的泥土，心里很轻松似的。过一会说：“我走了，到那边来信！”我望着他

走出去。他走了几步，回过头看见我，说：“进去吧，里边没人。”等他的背影混入来来

往往的人里，再找不着了，我便进来坐下，我的眼泪又来了。

I said to him, “Dad, you can leave now.” He looked out of the window and

said, “I am going to buy some oranges. You should stay here.” I looked to the

railway platform, over who fences there were veral llers waiting for

customers. One should walk across a railroad, jumped down and then jumped up

to the platform before he reached the llers. Father was very fat, so it would be

more painstaking for him to go there. I intended to go by mylf, but he did not

permit, so I just let him go. I saw him wearing a big black coat and deep green

cotton clothing, staggering to the railroad. It was not difficult then. But when he

tried to walk across the road and climb to the platform, it was no easy thing. He

had to climb to the top of platform with his bare hands, legs lifted upward, massy

body wavering to the left with great strength. At the sight of his back, I could not

help tearing cats and dogs. But without a cond of hesitation, I swiftly wiped the

tear off my face in ca that he, as well as others would e it. When I looked out of

the window again, he was walking back towards me with oranges in his arms.

When crossing the railroad, he had to put all the oranges down and climbed down

the platform, then picked them up again and went on to walk towards me. When

he approached me, I quickly went to hold him by the arm. After we boarded on the

train, he put down all the oranges onto my coat and pretended to be relaxed when

patting off the dust on his clothes. After a while, he said to me, “I have to leave

now. Remember to write a letter to me when you arrive!” I was watching him

going out. He looked back to me and said, “Go into the train. Nobody is there to

attend to your luggage!” I still kept watching until the sight of his back

disappeared in the crowd. Then I went on the train and sat down, tearing again.

近几年来，父亲和我都是东奔西走，家中光景是一日不如一日。他少年出外谋生，独

立支持，做了许多大事。哪知老境却如此颓唐！他触目伤怀，自然情不能自已。情郁于中，

自然要发之于外；家庭琐屑便往往触他之怒。他待我渐渐不同往日。但最近两年不见，他

终于忘却我的不好，只是惦记着我，惦记着我的儿子。我北来后，他写了一信给我，信中

说道：“我身体平安，惟膀子疼痛厉害，举箸提笔，诸多不便，大约大去之期不远矣。”

我读到此处，在晶莹的泪光中，又看见那肥胖的、青布棉袍黑布马褂的背影。唉！我不知

何时再能与他相见！

The years, Father and I went on the trip all the time. Our family condition is

worning day by day. He went out to make a living when young, and has made a

lot of achievements with great independence. Who could predict our situation

would become so awkward with time passing by? Therefore, he often sinks in great

agony and can hardly control his emotion. In order to vent his ntiment and

dissatisfaction, he will easily lo temper on daily trifles. He treated me differently

from the past. But the two years, we ldom met each other and he finally forgot

my drawbacks and simply keeps missing me and my son. After I arrived in Beijing,

he wrote a letter to me, saying, “I am in good condition overall and only suffering

a great pain in my shoulders. It is considerably inconvenient for me to u

chopsticks or pens. Maybe I am near my end!” Reading this ntence, through my

crystal tears, I can emingly spot the back with green cotton clothes and black

coat. I have to sigh when I can meet him again!