回乡偶书英译

徐忠杰：Ileftmyplaceofbirthwhenveryyoung,Withoutaccent,Ispeakmynativetongue.Meanwhile,Ihavelongpassedmymiddleage.Hairontemples—thinstheodorofsage.Seeingmykids,Idon’tknowwhotheyare.Neitherdotheyrecognizeme,theirpa.“Thesepartshaveneverseenthelikesofyou,TellusSir,whichplaceyouhailfrom,pleasedo.”许渊冲：Ilefthomeasayouthandnowcomebackasanoldman.Mynativetongueisstillthesameaseverbutmyhairbecomesgray.Thechildrenlookatmeanddon’trecognizeme.Theyaskmecourteously,“Sir,wheredoyoucomefrom?”王大濂：IlefthomeyoungandnowreturnIamold.Notinmyspeechbutthinhairmychangewouldbetold.Boysmeetbutknowmenot.Theylookatmea-while,“Stranger,wheredoyoucomefrom?”Theyaskmewithasmile.Giles:Boweddownwithage,Iseekmynativeplace.Unchangedmyspeech,myhairissilvernow.Myverychildrendonotknowmyface.Butsmilingask“O,stranger,whenceartthou?”卓：Ileftattenderageandnowreturnwhenoldanddecay’d.Myaccentstillremainsunchang’d,myhair’sbeentotallygray’d.Thenativechildreninwhoseeyes,Iamastrangerentire,Politelysmileonmeetingme:”Wherecomestthou?”theyinquire.吴均陶：Ilefthomenotold,whenIwasoldandhome’sagaininsight.IhavemynativetongueasIhad.Butmytemplehairissparseandwhite.Confrontedbythechildrensmall,Iamastrangertotheplace.“Andwheredoyoucomefromatall?”oneasksmewithabrightlysmilingface.BynnerWriter,江亢虎：Ilefthomeyoung,Ireturnhomeold.Speakingasthenbutwithhairgrownthin.Andmychildrenmeetingme,donotknowme.Theysmileandsay“stranger,wheredoyoucomefrom?”万昌盛，王：Ilefthomewhenyoung,nowreturnedIbecameold.Myaccentasbefore,yetthinandgraygrowsmyhair.Thechildrenrecognizemenotwhenmetheybehold.AndinquirefromwherehaveIcomefromwhere.刘重德：Myaccentremainsthesamebutmyhairturnsgray.Kidsdon’tknowmeWhenoneanotherwebehold.“Wheredoyoucomefrom?”Withasmiletometheysay.