《济南的冬天》原文及英译

冬天的济南 舍老作者： 北平在对于一个

是不刮风，便觉得是奇迹；住惯的人，像我，冬天要回来的人，像我，冬天要能伦敦没有风声的。对于一个刚由济南的冬天是，，在热带的地方自然是怪事；济南的冬天是响晴的。看得见日光，便觉得的冬中国害怕。可是，在北么毒，响亮的天气，反有点叫人日光是永远那的天气，济南真得算个宝地。晴温天，而能有 ，有老城闭上眼睛想：一个是有阳光，那也算不了出奇。请设若单单 ，着阳光，暖和安适地睡着，只等春风来把它们唤醒山有水，全在天底下晒。圈儿，只有北边缺着点口儿想的境界？小山整把济南围了个这是不是个理在一个小摇篮里，它们安静冬天特别可爱，好像是把济南放这一圈小山在说：“你们放心吧，这儿准保暖不动地低声地和。”真的，济南的人们在。笑的。他们一看那些小山，心中便觉得有了着落，有了依靠冬天是面上含明天也许就是春天了吧？这到山上，便不知不觉地想起：“他们由天上看不能一时实幻想”就是这点天夜里山草也许就绿起来了吧？样的温暖，今 干什么还希望别的呢！不着急，因为这样慈善的冬天，现，他们也并下点小雪呀。看吧，山上的矮松最妙的是 越发的青黑，树尖上顶着一，看护妇。山尖全白了，给蓝天镶上一道银边。山坡上日

本髻儿白花，好像，一道儿白，一道儿暗黄，点，有的地方草色还露着；这样有的地方雪厚件花衣好像被风儿吹动，叫件带水纹的花衣；看着看着，这给山们穿上一的时候，微黄的阳光斜射在点更美的山的肌肤。等到快日落你希望看见一点粉色。就是下小雪吧，济好像忽然害了羞，微微露出薄雪山腰上，那点雪的，那些小山太秀气！南是受不住大 ，南，城里那么狭窄，城外又那么宽敞，山坡上卧着些小村庄古老的济 画，也许是唐代的名手画的上卧着点雪，对，这是张小水墨小村庄的房顶 吧。真绿，，水藻着点热气萍上冒反在绿冰，倒不但不结水呢，那把终年，水也的精神这些绿，就凭藻越绿晴，水。天儿越出来了色全拿蓄的绿贮照个影在水里柳还要长枝的垂且那些上，况忍得冻不由澄清看吧，儿呢！亮，那那么清下全是自上而天上，空中，空中，半看吧，慢往上河水慢的 黄草，红屋顶，包着水晶里。这块蓝水晶块空灵的个的是的，整蓝汪汪么 . 冬天的济南的小团花的小灰色树影；这就是，像地毯上山 Winter in Ji’nan Lao

She For someone like me who is used to living in Beiping, a winter without any wind is a bit of a miracle. Well, one never hears any whistling winter winds in Ji’nan. For someone like me who has just returned from London, sunshine in the winter seems quite

unusual. Well, Ji’nan has bright sunny winter weather. I know that in tropical regions, the blazing sun and the perpetual harsh glare is season sunny winter a mild China, north in here but intimidating, be can makes that boon a Ji’nan a very special place indeed. ancient an yourself: to picture and eyes your Close just sunshine. than more is there But town, with the for and comfortable, waiting sunlight, warm the in dozing lakes, and mountains spring breezes to blow it awake. Doesn’t that sound idyllic? Low hills practically encircle Ji’nan, are they the winter, In north side. the on dip small one just leaving if as endearing, especially act town and murmuring to it. “Don’t worry, it’s warm and safe here.” And it’s a f cradling the that the people of Ji’nan seem to smile throughout the cold season. All they have to do is to see those hills to feel secure and protected. Looking up and around, they say to themselves. “Maybe hills will the on grass thetonight maybe so mild, It’s tomorrow. come spring will And sprout.” even if this is just daydreaming, they don’t really mind, because with this kindly winter why wish for more?” light snow makes the scene even prettier. Look at the short dark pine tress crowned with A white nurse caps. Or the line of white etching the hilltops like a silver hemline on the azure sky. through, shows grass the places some in that so dusted patchily hillsides, the Or the clothing slopes in a

wavy pattern of tan and pale stripes. As one gazes, these seem to shift in the breeze as if baring the hill for a better look at its lovely shape. As the sun sets, the golden rays slant on to the light snow that suddenly blushes a shy pink. Just a light snowfall, nothing heavier, turns those low hills into real beauties. open by wide surrounded but narrow streets, and town with cramped ancient an is Ji’nan illages dot the slopes, their cottage roofs dusted with snow. Oh yes, this is a traditional spaces. V ink and wash painting and probably one by a Tang Dynasty master too. As for the lakes and ponds, they don’t freeze over, but even give off wisps of warm vapour. the and year, the over up stored off colour showing if as green bright The water weeds remain clearer the weather the greener they glow. Anyway, how can the water freeze over when all those weeping willows want to see their reflections? As you raise your eyes slowly from the transparent

like a giant depths and look up gradually to the sky, everything is so clear and bright and blue, hollow block of crystal, in which are encased red roofs, tan hills and little copses, like the design on a carpet. This is Ji’nan in the winter.