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不知哪個世界才是他的家鄉，

Not knowing which world to call him,

他選擇了這種語言，這種宗教，

He chose an arbitrary tongue and creed,

他在沙上搭起一個臨時的帳篷，

Pitched an improvised tent on sand，

于是受着頭上一顆小星的籠罩，

Beneath the canopy of a little star,

他開始和事物作着感情的交易：

He began his heart's commerce with things:

不知那是否确是我自己。

was that the real me?

在征途上他偶爾碰見一個偶像，

By chance on his long trek he encountered an idol,

于是變成它的膜拜者的模樣，

Assumed the semblance of a worshipper,

把這些稱為友，把那些稱為敵，

Calling these men friends, those men enemies,

喜怒哀樂都擺到了應擺的地方，

Deploying emotions in their appropriate places,

他的生活的小店輝煌而富麗：

The little shop of his life throve:

不知那是否确是我自己。

was that the real me?

昌盛了一個時期，他就破了産，

After a spell of prosperity he went broke,

仿佛一個王朝被自己的手推翻，

As if he had toppled his own dynasty.

事物冷淡他，嘲笑他，懲罰他，

The world cold-shouldered him, ridiculed him, punished him,

但他失掉的不過是一個王冠，

And yet all he had lost was his crown.

午夜不眠時他确曾感到憂郁：

Lying awake at night he brooded:

不知那是否确是我自己。

was that the real me?

另一個世界招貼着尋人啟事，

Meanwhile another world was posting bills for a missing person.

他的失蹤引起了空室的驚訝，

His disappearance surprised the vacant room

那裡另有一場夢等他去睡眠，

Where another dream was waiting for him to dream,

還有多少謠言都等着制造他，

And numerous rumours were ready to give him a shape

這都暗示一本未寫成的傳記：

Hinting at an unwritten biography:

不知那是否确是我自己。

was that the real me?

單詞詳解

arbitrary [ˈɑːrbətreri]

adj. 任意的；武斷的；随心所欲的

例：The choice of the players for the team seemed too arbitrary.

隊員的選定似乎太随意了。

trek [trek]

n．長途跋涉；艱難的旅程；長距離步行

例：We reached the refugee camp after an arduous two-day trek across the mountains.

經過兩天在山裡的艱難跋涉，我們到達了難民營。

semblance [ˈsembləns]

n. 表象；假象；外貌

例：Life has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night’s party.

昨晚的派對過後，生活又恢複了平常的樣子。

deploy [dɪˈplɔɪ]

v. 部署；有效地利用；調動

例：At least 2000 missiles were deployed in this region.

該地區至少部署了2000枚導彈。

vacant [ˈveɪkənt]

adj. 空着的；未被占用的；空缺的

例：The seat next to her was vacant.

她旁邊的座位空着。

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