[转载]超经典的英语短篇小说:The School 《学校》
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The School
《学校》
by Donald Barthelme
唐纳德·巴塞尔姆
阅读时长:5分钟
内容简介
The entire story is a
dramatic monologue, and shows off Barthelme's token humor and
excellent experiments with form.
这个故事就是一段充满戏剧性的独白,展现了巴塞尔姆标志性的幽默和在文体形式上的出色尝试。
在这个看似荒诞的故事里,橘树、小动物、收养的孩子都接二连三死了,学校里的孩子们感到困惑,不停地追问老师,就此展开对死亡、对生活意义的讨论……
精彩选段
They asked me, where
did they go? The trees, the salamander, the tropical fish, Edgar,
the poppas and mommas, Matthew and Tony, where did they go? And I
said, I don't know, I don't know. And they said, who knows? and I
said, nobody knows. And they said, is death that which gives
meaning to life? And I said no, life is that which gives meaning to
life.
他们问我说,那些东西都去哪儿了?树苗、火蜥蜴、热带鱼、小狗埃德加、爸爸妈妈们、马修和托尼,他们到底去哪儿了?我说,我不知道,我也不知道。他们问,那谁知道呢?我说,没人知道。他们说,是死亡给生活带来了意义吗?我说,不是,是生命为生活赋予了意义。
全文链接:http://www.npr.org/programs/death/readings/stories/bart2.html