海明威一个干净明亮的地方Hemingway-a-clean-and-bright-place

海明威一个干净明亮的地方Hemingway a clean andbright place海明威一个干净明亮的地方Hemingway aclean andbright placeHemingway:aclean andbrightplaceA Clean,Well-Lighted PlaceBY ERNESTHEMINGWAYIt wasvery lateand everyonehad leftthe cafeexcept anold manwho sat in theshadowthe leaves of the tree madeagainst the electric light.In the day timethestreet wasdusty,but at night thedew settledthe dustand the old manliked tositlate becausehewas deafand nowatnightit wasquiet and he feltthe difference.The twowaiters inside the cafe knew that the old manwas alittledrunk,andwhile he was a good clientthey knewthatif hebecame toodrunk hewouldleave withoutpaying,so theykept watchon him.It wasvery late,and everyonewas leavingthe restaurant,and onlyone old manwas sittingin the shadow of the leavesblocking the light.During theday,the streetswerecovered withdust,and atnight thedew settledthe dust.The old man likedtosit verylate,because he wasdeaf,and nowit wasquiet atnight,andhefeltdifferent from theday.The twowaitersin the restaurantknewthat the old man wasalittle drunk,and althoughhe was agoodcustomer,they knewthat if hewastoodrunk,he wouldleave withoutpaying,so theykept watchinghim.“Last week he triedto commitsuicide,one waiter said.〃Why〃“不，我从来就没有信心，我也不年轻了”“来吧别胡说了，把门锁上”“好啦，好啦，别乱弹琴了，把门锁上吧”“我是那些喜欢在咖啡馆呆到很晚的人，”老侍者说“和那些不想睡觉的人在一起和所有需要夜灯的人在一起”“我是属于那种喜欢在餐馆呆得很晚的人，“那个年纪大些的侍者说我同情那种不想睡觉的人，同情那种夜里要有亮光的人”“我想回家睡觉”“我要回家睡觉去了”“我们有两种不同的类型，”年长的侍者说他现在穿好衣服回家了”这不仅仅是一个年轻和自信的问题，尽管那些事情很美好每天晚上我都不愿意关门，因为可能有人需要咖啡馆“我们是不一样的，“那个年纪大些的侍者说这会儿，他穿好衣服要回家了”这不光是个年轻和信心的问题，虽然青春和信心都是十分美妙的我每天晚上都很不愿意打烂，因为可能有人要上餐馆”“老兄，开通宵的酒店有的是”“老兄，开通宵的酒店有的是”“你不明白这是一间干净宜人的咖啡厅光线很好光线很好，而且现在，树叶也有阴影”“你不懂这儿是个干净愉快的餐馆十分明亮而且这会儿，灯光很亮，还有飘渺的树影”“晚安，”年轻的侍者说“再见啦，“The youngwaitersaid.“Good night,“the othersaid.Turning off the electriclight hecontinued theconversationwith himself,It wasthelightof coursebut it is necessarythat theplacebe cleanand pleasant.You do not want music.Certainly youdo not wantmusic.Nor canyou standbefore a bar with dignity althoughthat is all thatis providedfor these hours.What didhe fearIt wasnot afear Ordread,It was a nothingthathe knewtoo well.It wasall anothing and a manwasanothing too.It wasonly thatandlight wasall itneeded and a certaincleanness andorder.Some livedin it andnever feltit but he knewit allwas Nada y PUESNada yNadayPUES nada.Our Nadawhoart inNada,Nada bethy namethy kingdomNada thywill beNada inNada asitis Innada.Give usthis Nadaour dailyNada and Nada us our Nadaas weNada ourNadasandNadaus notinto Nadabut deliverus fromNada PUESnada.Hail nothingfull;of nothing,nothing iswith thee.He smiledand stoodbefore abar with a shiningsteampressure coffeemachine.“Goodbye,〃said theolder waiter.Turning offtheelectriclight hecontinuedthe conversationwith himself.It must be bright,but itmustbeacleanand pleasantplace.You dontlisten to music.You mustnot listentomusic.You wouldntstandin frontof the bar,although thereseverything there.What ishe afraidof Heisnot afraid,donotpanic.He knewtoo well,with no reality whateverit is.Allthe peoplewith no reality whatever,but with no reality whatever.People needisclean andlight,and arrangedin goodorder with no reality whatever.Some peoplelive initandnever feltit,butheknew allthe everythingisin orderwith no reality whatever,with no reality whatever,with no realitywhatever,for with no reality whatever.We arein with no reality whatever with noreality whatever your nameis,with no reality whateveryour kingdom,also calledwithno reality whateveryouwill bein,withno reality whateverbecause theoriginalis withnoreality whatever withnoreality whatever.This givesusourdaily withnorealitywhateveritiswe withnorealitywhatever,withnorealitywhateverweare,because weare withnorealitywhatever,we withnorealitywhatever,we arewithnorealitywhatever,but withnorealitywhatever beatus,in orderto saveitwith norealitywhatever;withnorealitywhatever.All thecheers withno realitywhateverwithnorealitywhateverwith thee,withnorealitywhatever.He stoodinfront ofabarwith asmile,and therewasaflashing vaporpressure coffeemachine.〃Whats yours”asked thebarman.“What doyou want”Bartender asked.〃RT1〃〃Nada.“With norealitywhatever.〃〃0tro locoMAS〃，“said thebarman andturned away.〃〃Its apsycho,〃said thebartender andturned his head.〃A littlecup〃，“said the waiter.〃A littlecup,〃said the waiter.The barmanpoured itfor him.The bartenderpoured acup for him.“The lightis verybright and pleasant but thebaris unpolished,“the waitersaid.”“The lightswere brightandpleasant,butthebar wasn，t polishedvery well,〃said thewaiter.The barman looked at him but did conversation,not answer.Itwas toolate atnight forThebarman looked at himbutdidnot answerit,不便谈话“你要再来一小杯，”酒保问“你要再来一小杯吗酒吧招待问道，”“不，谢谢，”侍者说，然后走了出去他不喜欢酒吧和酒店一间干净明亮的咖啡厅是一件与众不同的事情现在，他不再想了，就回自己的房间去了他躺在床上，终于天亮了，他就睡着了毕竟，他对自己说，可能只是失眠许多人必须拥有它“不，谢谢你，“侍者说罢，走出去了他不喜欢酒吧和酒店一个干净明亮的餐馆又是另一回事现在他不再想什么了，他要回家，到自己屋里去他要去躺在床上，最后，天亮了，他就要睡觉了到头来，他对自己说，大概又只是失眠许多人一定都失眠【文/海明威/曹庸译◎该CN】〃He wasin despair.，z，/〃What about”“Nothing.”〃〃How doyou knowit wasnothing”〃He hasplenty of money.〃〃〃He wantedto commitsuicide lastweek,〃said awaiter.Why”〃Hes desperate.〃“Why despair”〃“Its okay.〃How doyou knowits okay”〃〃He hasa lotof money.〃They sattogether ata tablethat wasclose againstthe wallnear the door ofthe cafe and looked at the terracewhere the tables wereall emptyexcept where theold mansatin the shadowof theleavesofthetreethat movedslightly in the wind.A girlandasoldier wentby inthe street.The streetlight shoneon thebrass numberon his collar.The girlwore nohead coveringand hurriedbeside him.They sattogether ata restaurantclose to the wallnear thedoor ofthe table,looked atthe terracewherethe tables wereall empty,only theold man sitting onthewind gentlyflowing intheshadowoftheleaves.A girlandasoldier walkedacrossthe street.The lightsinthebrass numberon hiscollar.The girlwas walkingbesidehim withouta haton.“The guardwill pickhim up〃，“one waitersaid.〃〃What doesit matterif hegets whathes after”〃He hadbetter getoffthe street now.ago.The guardwill gethim.They wentby fiveminutes””The old man sittingintheshadow rappedhim.on hissaucer with his glass.Theyounger waiter went overto“What doyou want〃〃The old man lookedat him.Another brandy”,〃he said.〃“The guardswill catchhim,〃said awaiter.What doesit matterifhegets whathes lookingfor〃，，It，s good forhim to walkaway fromthe streetnow.The guardswill gethimin trouble.They justpassed throughhere fiveminutes ago.〃The old mansittingintheshadow rappedonhissaucer withglass.The youngerwaiterwentup to him.〃What doyou want”〃The oldman lookedat him.Another brandy,/z he said.“You’11be drunk,thewaitersaid.The oldman lookedat him.went The waiteraway.〃“Youre goingto getdrunk,“said thewaiter.The oldman lookedat him.Thewaiter walkedaway.“Hell stayall night”,〃he said to his colleague.Im sleepynow.I neverget into bed beforethree oclock.He shouldhave week.killed himself last”〃Hes goingto stayhere allnight,“he said to hiscolleague.Im sleepynow.I neverwent to bed beforethree oclock.He shouldhave killedhimself lastweek.〃The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer fromthe counter inside brandy,thecafeand marched out to theoldmans table.He putdown thesaucer andpouredthe ofglass fullThe waitertook thebrandybottleandanothersaucerfromthecounterinsidethecafe andmarchedouttotheoldmanon thetable.He putdown thesaucer andpouredthe glassfull ofbrandy.“You shouldhave killedyourself lastweekhe saidtothe,〃deaf man.The oldmanmotioned withhis finger.A littlemore he said.The waiter,“poured oninto theglass sothatthebrandy sloppedover andran downthestem intothe topsaucer ofthe pile.〃Thank you,〃theoldman said.The waitertookthe bottle back insidethecafe.He satdown atthetable withhiscolleagueagain.“You shouldhave killedyourself lastweek,/z he saidtothe deafman.The oldmanflashed hisfingers.〃A littlemore,〃he said.The waiterand filledhis glassofwine tospill out,down thefirst saucerstem intoa saucer.Thank you,〃theold mansaid.The waitertookthebottlebacktotherestaurant.He wassitting atthetable withhiscolleague.〃Hes drunknow”,〃he said.〃〃Hes drunk every night.〃〃〃What didhe want to killhimself for〃〃How shouldI know.〃How didhedoit”〃He hunghimself with a rope.〃〃“Who cuthim down〃〃〃Hes drunknow,〃he said.〃He getsdrunkeverynight.〃“Why doeshe wantto killhimself”〃〃How doI know.〃〃How didhe killhimselflasttime”〃〃He hangedhimself withropes.〃“Who puthim down”〃His niece.“Why didthey doit〃〃rear forhis soul.〃How muchmoney hashe got〃Hes gotplenty.〃He mustbe eightyyears old.〃〃“Anyway Ishould sayhewaseighty.〃〃His niece.〃“Why doyou wantto puthim down”〃“Worry abouthis soul.〃〃How muchmoney doeshe have”〃〃He hasa lotofmoney.〃〃He mustbe eightyyears old.〃“Anyway,Im surehes eightyyears old.〃〃I wish he would go home.I neverget tobed beforethree oclock.What kindof houris thatgo totobed〃〃〃I wishhe wouldgo home./z.I neverwent tobed beforethree oclock.What kindof sleepingtime isthat〃〃He staysup becausehe likesit.〃〃〃He doesntsleep becausehe doesntlike sleeping.〃，，He，s lonely.Im notlonely.I haveme.a wifewaiting inbed for〃〃Hes lonely.Im notalone.I have a wifewaiting forme inbed.〃〃He had a wifeonce too.〃〃〃He oncehadawife./z.〃〃A wifewould beno goodto himnow.〃〃〃Its notgoodforhim tohaveawife atthe moment.〃“You can，t tell.He mightbe betterwithawife.〃〃“You can，t say that.He mayhave betterwives.〃〃His niecelooks afterhim.You saidshe cuthim down.〃〃〃His niecewill takecare ofhim.You saidshe puthim down.〃〃I know.〃〃I wouldnt wanttobe that old.old Anman thing,isa〃〃nasty.〃I know.〃I don，t wantto livethatold.〃・The oldman unkempt.〃“Not always.This oldman isclean.He drinkswithout spilling.Evennow,drunk.Look at him.〃〃Not necessarilyall ofthem.The oldman isclean.He drankbeer withoutspilling.Even thoughIm drunknow.Look athim.〃I don，twantto lookathim.I work.wishhewouldgo home.He hasno regardforthose whomust”〃I don，twantto lookathim.I wanthimto gohome.He doesn，t careabout peoplewhocant work.〃The oldmanlookedfrom his glass acrossthe square,then overatthewaiters.The oldman raisedhis headfrom hisglass,lookedatthe square,andlookedatthe twowaiters./zAnother brandy,〃hesaid,pointing tohisglass.The waiterwho wasin acamehurry over./zAnother brandy,〃hesaid,pointing tothe cup.The anxiouswaiter ranby.“Finished,〃〃hesaid”,speaking withthat omissionof syntaxstupid now.people employwhen talkingto drunkenpeople or foreigners.〃No moretonight.Close””“No,〃hesaid,regardless ofthe syntax.Stupid mensaythatwhenthey talkto drunksorforeigners.〃Its gonetonight.〃・Closing up.〃“Another,〃“said theoldman.〃“One morecup,〃said theoldman.〃No・Finished.z/The waiterwiped theedge ofthetablewitha towel andhead,shook his“No,no,〃thewaiterwiped thetablewithatoweland shookhishead.The oldman stoodup slowly counted,the saucers,took aleather coinpurse fromhispocket and paid forthe drinks,leaving halfapeseta tip.Thewaiterwatched himgo down the street,a veryoldmanwalkingunsteadily butwithdignity.The oldman stoodup,slowlycountedthe saucers,hit hispocket witha coinfromthe pocketandpaidforthedrinks account,leaving halfa pesetatip for.Thewaiterwatched himgo downthestreet,and theoldmanwalked,though notsteady,but veryhandsome.“Why didn，t youlet himstay anddrink”the unhurriedwaiter asked.They wereputting upthe shutters.〃It isnot half-past two.〃〃“Why don，t youlet himstay anddrink”The worriedwaiter asked.They，re pullingdowntheshutters now.〃Its nothalf pasttwo.〃〃I wanttogohome tobed.〃〃，zr mgoing hometobed・〃・〃〃What isan hour〃〃〃Whats anhour”〃“More tome thantohim.〃〃“He doesntmatter.I care.z/.〃〃An houris thesame.〃〃〃Its anhour anyway.〃“You talklike anoldmanyourself.z/他可以买一瓶酒在家喝“你说得就象那个老人一模一样他可以买啤酒回家去喝嘛”“不一样”“这可不一样”“不，不是，”侍者和妻子约定他不希望成为不公正的人他只是匆匆忙忙“是呀，这是不一样的”那个有老婆的侍者表示同意说他不希望做得不公道，他只是有点儿着急“你呢，你不怕在平常的时间回家吗，”“那么你呢，你不怕不到你通常的时间就回家吗，”“你是想侮辱我吗，”“你想侮辱我吗，”“不，老兄，只是开玩笑”“不，老兄，只是开开玩笑”“不，”匆匆忙忙的侍者说，他从拉下金属百叶窗上起来我有信心我完全有信心”“不，”那个着急的侍者一边说，一边拉下了铁百叶窗后站了起来”我有信心我完全有信心”“你有青春，自信，还有一份工作，”老侍者说你什么都有”“你有青春，信心，又有工作那个年纪大些的侍者说，，“你什么都有了”“你缺少什么，”“那么，你缺少什么呢，”“除了工作，什么都不做”“除了工作，什么都缺”“你拥有我的一切”“我有什么，你也都有了”“不，我从来没有信心，我也不年轻”。