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chk::2(106,-1)/set:2(106,-1)/不单是诗人，就是被关闭在牢狱里的囚犯，萧索的感触来的，不但是诗人，就是被关闭在牢狱里的囚犯，到了Notonlypoets,evenconvictsinprison,Isuppose,havedeepsentimentsinautumninspiteofthemselves秋天，不由自主地Inspiteofoneself何尝有国别，更何尝有人种的阶级区别呢Autumntreatsallhumansalike,regardlessofnationality,raceorclass.不过在中国，文字里有一个秋士的成语，读本里有着很普遍的欧阳子的秋声与苏东坡《赤壁赋》等，就觉得中国的文人和秋的关系特别深了However,judgingfromtheChineseidiomqiushi(autumnscholar,meaninganagedscholargrievingoverfrustrationinhislife)andthefrequentselectioninthetextbooksofouyangxiu’sontheautumnsoughandSuDongpo’sontheredcliff,Chinesemenoflettersseemtobeparticularlyautumn-minded.可是这球的深味，尤其是中国的秋的深味，非要在北方，才感受到底But,toknowtherealflavorofautumnespeciallychina’sautumn,onehastovisittheNorth.南国之秋，当然有它的特异的地方的，比如二十四桥明月，钱塘江的秋潮，普托上的凉雾，荔枝湾的残荷等等Autumninthesouthalsohasitsuniquefeaturesuchasthemoon-litErshisibridgeinYangzhou,theflowingseatideatQiantangjiangRiver,themist-shroudedPutuomountainandlotusesattheLizhiwanBay.可是色彩不浓，回味不永。Buttheyalllackstrongcolourandlingeringflavour.比起北国的秋来，正像是黄酒之余白干，稀饭之于馍馍，鲈鱼之于大蟹，黄犬之于骆驼。Thesouthernautumnistothenorthernautumnwhatyellowricewineistokaoliangwine,congeetosteamedbuns,perchestocrabs,yellowdogstocamels.秋天，这北国的秋天，若留得住的话，我愿把寿命的三分之二折去，换得一个三分之一的零头。Autumn,Imeannorthernautumn,ifonlyitcouldbemadetolastforever!Iwouldbemorethanwillingtokeepbutone-thirdofmylife-spanandhavetwo-thirdsofitbarteredfortheprolongedstayoftheseason.北方的果树，到秋来，也是一种奇景FruittreesintheNorthalsomakeawonderfulsightinautumn.第一是枣子树；Takejujubetreeforexample.屋角，墙头，茅房边上，灶房门口，他都会一株株的长大起来Theygroweverywhere---aroundthecornerofahouse,atthefootofawall,bythesideofalatrineoroutsideakitchendoor.像橄榄又像鹅蛋似的这枣子壳儿，在小椭圆形的细叶中间，显出淡绿色微黄的颜色的时候，正是秋的全盛时期；Itisattheheightofautumnthatjujubes,shapedlikedates,maketheirappearanceinalightyellowish-greenamongsttinyellipticleaves.椭圆形的elliptic在...的高度,在...的最盛时在...的高潮中attheheightof等枣树叶落，枣子红完，西北风就要起来了，北方便是尘沙灰土的世界，Bythetimewhentheyhaveturnedruddyandleavefallen,thenorth-westerlywindwillbegintoreignsupremeandmakeadustyworldoftheNorth.只有这枣子，柿子，葡萄，成熟到八九分的七八月之交,这是北国的清秋的佳日，是一年中最好也没有的goldendaysOnlyattheturnofJulyandAugustwhenjujubes,persimmons,grapesare80-90%ripewilltheNorthhavethebestofautumn,thegoldendaysinayear.有些批评家说中国的文人学士，尤其是诗人，都带着很浓厚的颓废色彩，所以中国的诗文里，颂赞秋的文字特别的多SomeliterarycriticssaythatChineseliterati,especiallyChinesepoets,aremostlydisposedtobedecadent,whichaccountsforpredominanceofChineseworkssingingthepraisesofautumn.但外国的诗人又何尝不然？Well,thesameistrueofforeignpoets,isn’tit?我虽则外国诗文年的不多，也不想开出帐来，作一片秋的诗歌散文钞Ihaven’treadmuchofforeignpoetryandprose,nordoIwanttoenumerateautumn-relatedpoemsandessaysinforeignliterature但你若去一翻英德法意等诗人的集子，或各国的诗文的anthology来，总能够看到许多关于秋的歌颂和悲啼But,ifyoubrowsethroughcollectedworksofEnglish,German,FrenchorItalianpoets,orvariouscountries’anthologiesofpoetryorprose,youcanalwayscomeacrossagreatmanyliterarypieceseulogizingorlamentingautumn..各著名的大诗人的长篇田园诗或四季诗里，也总以关于秋的部分，写得最出色而最有味Longpastoralpoemsorsongsaboutthefourseasonsbyrenownpoetsaremostlydistinguishedbybeautifulmovinglinesonautumn.足见又感觉的动物，有情趣的人类，对于秋，总是一样的能特别引起深沉，幽远，严厉萧索的感触来的Allthatgoestoshowthatalllivecreaturesandsensitivehumanalikearepronetothefeelingofdepth,remoteness,severityandbleakness.说明,证明gotoshowv.有...的倾向于,易于beproneto/tendto/beaptto/beinclinedto/bedisposedtodo秋蝉的衰弱的蝉声更是北国的特产ThesporadicfeeblechirpingofcicadasisespeciallycharacteristicofautumnintheNorth.因为北平处处全长着树，屋子又低，所以无论在什么地方，都听得见他们的啼唱。DuetotheabundanceoftreesandthelowaltitudeofdwellinginPeiping,cicadasareaudibleineverynookandcrannyofthecity.无论在什么地方everynookandcrannyof在南方时非要上郊外获山上去才听得到。Inthesouth,however,onecannothearthemunlessinsuburbsorhills.这秋蝉的嘶叫，在北平和蟋蟀耗子一样，简直是家家户户都养在家里的家虫。Becauseoftheirubiquitousshrillnoise,theseinsectsinPeipingseemtobelivingoffeveryhouseholdlikecricketsormicev.住在...外,靠...生活liveoff还有秋雨哩，北方的秋雨，也似乎比南方的下的奇，下得有味，下得更像样Asfortheautumnrainsinthenorth,theyalsoseemtodifferfromthoseinthesouth,beingmoreappealing,moretemperate在灰沉沉的天底下，忽而来一阵凉风，便息列索的下起雨来了。Asuddengustofwindundertheslatysky,andraindropswillstartpitter-pattering.一层雨过后，云间间的卷向了西去，天又青了，太阳又露出脸来了Soonwhentherainisover,thecloudsbegingraduallytorolltowardsthewestandthesuncomesoutinthebluesky.著着很厚的青布单衣或夹袄的都市闲人，咬着烟管，在雨后的斜桥影里，上桥头树底下去一立，Someidletownsfolk,wearinglinedorunlinedclothingmadeofthickcloth,willcomeoutpipeinmouthand,loiteringunderatreebytheendofabridge,[5lCitE]v.闲荡,虚度,徘徊loiter遇见熟人，便会用了缓慢的悠闲的声调exchangeleisurelyconversationwithacquaintanceswithaslighttouchofregretatthepassingoftime:有一点atouchof哎，天可真凉了----Oh,realniceandcool!可不是吗？一层秋雨一层凉了!Sure!Gettingcoolerwitheachautumnshower!在北平，即使不出门去吧，就是在皇城人海之中，租人家一椽破屋住着，Supposeyouputupinahumblerentedhouseinsidetheimperialcity,youcan,ongettingupatdawn,不出门去putupin早晨起来，跑一碗浓茶，向院子一坐，你也能看得到很高很高的碧绿的天色，听得到青天下驯鸽的飞声。sitinyourcourtyardsippingacupofstrongtea,leisurelywatchthehighazureskiesandlistentopigeonscirclingoverhead.从槐树叶底，朝东细数着一丝丝漏下来的日光，火灾破壁腰中，Sauntereastwardunderlocusttreestocloselyobservestreaksofsunlightfilteringthroughtheirfoliage,静对着像喇叭似的牵牛花的蓝朵，自然而然的也能够感觉到十分的秋意orquietlywatchthetrumpet-shapedblueflowersofmorninggloriesclimbinghalfwayupadilapidatedwall,说到了牵牛花，我以为以蓝色或白色者为最佳紫黑色次之。