野草两个翻译版本的对比

野草——夏衍有这样一个故事。有人问：世界上什么东西的气力最大？回答纷纭的很，有的说“象”，有的说“狮”，有人开玩笑似的说：是“金刚”，金刚有多少气力，当然大家全不知道。结果，这一切答案完全不对，世界上气力最大的，是植物的种子。一粒种子所可以显现出来的力，简直是超越一切，这儿又是一个故事。人的头盖骨，结合得非常致密与坚固，生理学家和解剖学者用尽了一切的方法，要把它完整在分出来，都没有这种力气，后来忽然有人发明了一个方法，就是把植物的种子放在要解剖的头盖骨里，给它以温度与湿度，使它发芽，一发芽，这些种子便以可怕的力量，将一切机械力所不能分开的骨骼，完整地分开了。植物种子力量之大，如此如此。这，也许特殊了一点，常人不容易理解，那么，你看见笋的成长吗？你看见被压在瓦砾和石块下面的一颗小草的生成吗？它为着向往阳光，为着达成它的生之意志，不管上面的石块如何重，石块与石块之间如何狭，它必定要曲曲折折地，但是顽强不屈在透到地面上来，它的根往土壤里钻，它的芽往地面挺，这是一种不可抗拒的力，阻止它的石块，结果也被它掀翻，一粒种子的力量的大，如此如此。没有一个人将小草叫做“大力士”，但是它的力量之大，的确是世界无比，这种力，是一般人看不见的生命力，只要生命存在，这种力就要显现，上面的石块，丝毫不足以阻挡，因为它是一种“长期抗战”的力，有弹性，能屈能伸的力，有韧性，不达目的不止的力。种子不落在肥土而落在瓦砾中，有生命力的种子决不会悲观和叹气，因为有阻力才有磨炼。生命开始的一瞬间就带了斗争来的草，才是坚韧的草，也只有这种草，才可以傲然地对那些玻璃棚中养育着的盆花哄笑。张培基版WildGrass——XiaYanThereisastorywhichgoeslikethis:Someoneasked,“Whathasthegreateststrengthonearth?”Theanswersvaried.Somesaid,“Theelephant.”Somesaid,“Thelion.”Somesaidjokingly,“Thefierce-browedguardiangodstoBuddha.”Butnobodyofcoursecouldtellhowstrongtheguardiangodsweresupposedtobe.Alltheanswersturnedouttobewideofthemark.Themightiestthingonearthistheseedofaplant.Thegreatstrengthwhichaseediscapableofissimplymatchless.Heregoesanotherstory:Thebonesformingahumanskullaresotightlyandperfectlyfittogetherthatallphysiologistsoranatomists,hardastheytry,arepowerlesstotakethemapartwithoutdamagingthem.Itsohappenedthat,atthesuggestionofsomeone,someseedsofplantwereplacedinsideahumanskullawaitingdissectionbeforeheatandmoisturewereappliedtocausethemtogrow.Oncetheystartedtogrow,theyletlooseaterrificforcetoseparatealltheskullbones,leavingeachofthemintact.Thiswouldhavebeenimpossiblewithanymechanicalpowerunderthesun.See,howpowerfultheseedsofaplantcanbe!Thisstorymaybesomewhattoounusualforyoutounderstand.Well,haveyoueverseenthegrowthofabambooshoot?Orthegrowthoftendergrassfromunderaheapofrubbleorrocks?Seekingsunlightandsurvival,theyoungplantwilllabourtenaciouslythroughtwistsandturnstobringitselftothesurfaceofthegroundnomatterhowheavytherocksoverheadmaybeorhownarrowtheopeningbetweenthem.Whilestrikingitsrootsdeepintothesoil,theyoungplantpushesitsnewshootsabove-ground.Theirresistiblestrengthitcanmusterissuchastooverturnanyrockinitsway.See,howpowerfulaseedcanbe!Thoughnobodydescribesthelittlegrassasa“husky”,yetitsherculeanstrengthisunrivalled.Itistheforceoflifeinvisibletothenakedeye.Itwilldisplayitselfsolongasthereislife.Therockisutterlyhelplessbeforethisforce—aforcethatwillforeverremainmilitant,aforcethatisresilientandcantaketemporarysetbackscalmly,aforcethatistenacityitselfandwillnevergiveupuntilthegoalisreached.Whenaseedfallsunderdebrisinsteadofonfertilesoil,itneversighsindespairbecausetomeetwithobstructionmeanstotemperitself.Indomitableisthegrassthatbeginsitsverylifewithatoughstruggle.Itisonlyfitandproperthattheproudgrassshouldbejeeringatthepottedflowersinaglasshouse.刘士聪版WildGrassXiaYanThereisastorythatgoeslikethis.'Someoneasks:Whatisthemostpowerfulthingintheworld?3Thereareavarietyofanswers.4Theelephant,someonesays.5Thelion,anotheronesays.6TheBuddha'sguardianwarrior,stillanothersayshalf-jokingly.'AstohowpowerfultheBuddha'sguardianwarrioris,noonecantell,ofcourse.8Infact,noneoftheanswersiscorrect.Themostpowerfulthingintheworldistheseedsofplants.}0Theforcedisplayedbyaseedisincredible.Adheregoesanotherstory.Thebonesofahumanskullaresotightlyandfirmlyjoinedthatnophysiologistoranatomisthassucceededintakingthemapartwhatevermeanstheytry.Thensomeoneinventsamethod.Heputssomeseedsofaplantintheskulltobedissectedandprovidesthenecessarytemperatureandmoisturetomakethemgerminate.Oncetheseedsgerminate,theymanifestaterribleforcethatsucceedsinopeningupthehumanskullthathasfailedtobeopenedevenbymechanicalforce.Thisstorytellshowpowerfultheseedsofplantscanbe.'Youmaythinkthisistoounusualastorytobegraspedbythecommonmind.Well,haveyoueverseenhowthebambooshootsgrow?Haveyoueverseenhowfrailyounggrassgrowsoutfromunderdebrisandrubble?z0Inordertogetthesunshineandgrow,itwillwinditswayup,nomatterhowheavytherocksaboveandhownarrowthespacebetweentherocks.Itsrootswilldrilldownwardanditssproutswillshootupward.zzThisisanirresistibleforce.Z3Anyrocklyinginitswaywillbeupset.z4This,further,showshowpowerfulaseedcanbe.Thoughthelittlegrasshasneverbeensaidtobeherculean,thepoweritshowsismatchlessintheworld.Z6Itisaninvisibleforceoflife.Solongasthereislife,theforcewillshowitself.Therockaboveitisnotheavyenoughtopreventtheseedfromgrowing,becauseitisaforcethatkeepsgrowingoveraperiodoftime,becauseitisanelasticforcethatcanshrinkandexpandbecauseitisatenaciousforcethatwillnotstopgrowinguntilitisgrown.''Theseeddoesnotchoosetofallonfertilelandbutindebris,instead.Theseedwithlifeisneverpessimisticorsad,forithasundergoneresistanceandpressure.Thegrassthatbeginstofightitswayoutrightafteritsbirthisstrongandtenacious,andonlythatgrasshastherighttosmilewithprideatthepottedplantsinglassedgreenhouses.