星孤集 2016-2019 The Solitary Star of Tianshui 2016–2019 第 01 篇 Section 01
序 星孤之月 Preface: Xinggu’s Moon
返回 星孤集 2016-2019 Back to The Solitary Star of Tianshui 2016–2019我家附近公园中有座小山，我常在夏夜登上去，城市的噪音变成了城市的低语。月光下，山坡似丝织银铸；寂静中，我分享着夜鸟的低吟和夏虫的快乐。
There is a small hill in a park near my home. On summer nights, I often climb to the top, where the noise of the city fades into a distant murmur. Under the moonlight, the hillside seems woven from silk and cast in silver; amid the silence, I share in the soft calls of night birds and the joy of summer insects.
在这座小山上，我已观看过多次月出。有羞涩、朦胧的春月，有被大地蒸腾的夏月，有充满自信的硕大的秋月，还有宁静而孤独发白的冬月。每一次月出，就像美妙的音乐一样，激动我的心弦，然后又抚慰我的心灵。
From this little hill, I have watched the moon rise many times: the shy and hazy moon of spring, the summer moon seemingly steaming up from the earth, the enormous and self-assured autumn moon, and the pale winter moon, serene and solitary. Every moonrise is like beautiful music, first stirring the strings of my heart and then soothing my soul.
令人悲哀的是，科技日益扩大着我们的视野，也日益局限着活动的世界。低头生活的人们，偶尔抬头看天，感慨一声：“今天的月亮好亮！”然后继续低头赶路。对于那些漫不经心的遥望者，月亮只会报以冷静的姿态；而对那些凝望者，月亮是有所赐予的。
What is sad is that, as technology continually broadens our field of vision, it also increasingly confines the world in which we actually move. People who live with their heads bowed occasionally look up at the sky and remark, “The moon is so bright tonight!” Then they lower their heads and continue on their way. To those who merely glance at it absent-mindedly, the moon responds only with composure; but to those who truly gaze at it, the moon has gifts to bestow.
我懂得月亮的赐予是在过年前的一个夜半时分，因为赶时间归乡，父亲的车胎被钉子戳穿，尴尬地停在了乡间小路上，我们一家人被困在月光下。借此机会，我久久地凝望那一片静谧而深蓝的月光。人们只有耐心地凝望明月，月亮才会耐心地给你分享从前的故事。那一夜，我听到了骚人的无奈，边塞将士的呐喊，水乡女子的彷徨……古往今来，无论你身处何处，境地如何，都会共享这一片如水的月光！
I came to understand the moon’s gift around midnight shortly before the Chinese New Year. We were hurrying home when my father’s tire was punctured by a nail, leaving us awkwardly stranded on a country road. Our whole family was trapped beneath the moonlight. I took the opportunity to gaze for a long time into that tranquil, deep-blue moonlit world. Only when people patiently contemplate the moon will the moon patiently share with them the stories of the past. That night, I heard the helpless sighs of poets, the cries of soldiers on the frontier, the hesitation of women from the water towns… Across the ages, wherever you may be and whatever circumstances you may find yourself in, we all share this same watery moonlight.
观赏那月光就是在我们心中找到一种不寻常的宁静。我们渐渐意识到天地的浩瀚，宇宙的无垠，意识到自己享有这从古至今的特殊荣幸。
To appreciate that moonlight is to discover an unusual tranquility within ourselves. Gradually, we become aware of the vastness of heaven and earth, the boundlessness of the universe, and the extraordinary privilege we possess of sharing this light with all those who have lived before us.
当我回到车上时，肩上沐着月光继续惬然前行。
When I returned to the car, I continued peacefully on my journey, my shoulders bathed in moonlight.
从此之后，我便常常回到月的身旁，在我迷惘惆怅时，当各种学习压力压得我喘不过气时，我更受到了其强烈的吸引。想到莎士比亚的话：“月光睡眠在这岸上何等美妙！让我们在这里坐下，共享这音乐的曼妙！”我不禁舒然而笑，这是月光谱写的曲子，给夜的安谧。
From then on, I often returned to the moon’s side. Whenever I felt lost or melancholy, whenever the pressure of study made it hard for me to breathe, I felt its attraction all the more strongly. Thinking of Shakespeare’s words—“How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears”—I cannot help but smile with relief. This is a melody composed by moonlight for the stillness of the night.
还是静悄悄地下山吧，不要打搅了山的睡眠，万物的共喑！把月光分享给更需要的人吧，你的手中会留有一缕温润的自适，让如水的月光荡涤心中的尘埃！
Better to descend the hill quietly, so as not to disturb the mountain’s sleep or the shared silence of all living things. Leave the moonlight to those who need it more. A trace of gentle ease will remain in your hands, while the moonlight, flowing like water, washes the dust from your heart.