雙語詩歌翻譯|《古代寓言·貓頭鷹搬家》

《說苑》是漢代劉向所著的小說集，又名《新苑》。原二十卷，后僅存五卷，大部分已經(jīng)散佚，后經(jīng)宋曾鞏搜輯，復(fù)為二十卷，每卷各有標(biāo)目。

《古代寓言·貓頭鷹搬家》

梟逢鳩。鳩曰：“子將安之？”梟曰：“我將東徙。”鳩曰：“何幫？”梟曰：“鄉(xiāng)人皆惡我鳴，以幫東徙?！兵F曰：“子能更鳴可矣；不能更鳴，東徙，猶惡子之聲?！?/p>

——《說苑》

The Owl Moves House

On the day the owl met the turtle-dove.

“Where are you going?” inquired the dove.

“I am moving east,” said the owl.

“Why is that?” asked the dove.

“All the people here dislike my hoot,” replied the owl. “That is why I want to move east.”

“If you can change your voice,” said the dove, “then it will be all right. But if you can't, even if you move east, the people there will dislike you just the same.”

--The Garden of Anecdotes (Shuo Yuan)