雙語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌翻譯|《古代寓言·借光》

大意：在江上的眾多女子中，有一個(gè)家貧無(wú)燭的女子。女子們?cè)谝黄鹕塘?，要把家貧無(wú)燭的趕走。家貧無(wú)燭的女子準(zhǔn)備離去了，她對(duì)女子們說(shuō)：“我因?yàn)闆](méi)有燭，所以常常先到，一到便打掃屋子，鋪席子。你們何必愛(ài)惜照在四壁上的那一點(diǎn)余光呢？如果賜一點(diǎn)余光給我，對(duì)你們又有什么妨礙呢？我自認(rèn)為對(duì)你們還是有用的，為什么一定要趕我走呢？”女子們商量以后，認(rèn)為她說(shuō)的對(duì)，就把她留下來(lái)了。

《古代寓言·借光》

江上之處女，有家貧而燭者。

處女相與語(yǔ)，欲去之。

家貧無(wú)燭者將去矣，謂處女曰：“妾以無(wú)燭故，常先至掃室布席。何愛(ài)余明之照四壁者，幸以賜妾，何妨于處女？妾自以有益于處女，何為去我？”

處女相語(yǔ)，以為然而留之。

——《戰(zhàn)國(guó)策》

Borrowing the Light

A girl in one of the workshops by the river was too poor to buy oil for the lamp; so the other girls decided to drive her away. As the poor girl was leaving she said to the others:

“Because I couldn't afford to pay for the light, I always arrived first to sweep the room and put down the mats. Your light shines on all four walls: Why grudge me a share in it? It doesn't hurt you to let me borrow your light, and I make myself useful to you. Why should you drive me away?”

Realizing the truth of what she said, they let her stay after all.

--Warring States Anecdotes