【读书笔记】王尔德《自深深处》38
1891年，处在写作生涯巅峰期的王尔德遇见了阿尔弗雷德·“波西”·道格拉斯(Alfred "Bosie" Douglas)，两人很快成为了同性恋人。四年后，因为这段“不敢说出名字的爱”，王尔德被判“有伤风化”罪而入狱。在狱中，王尔德开始反思从前的生活，思索痛苦和人生的意义，艺术和爱的真谛，最终将那些痛苦的泪水都化作优美而深沉的文字，写成了这封名为"de profundis"(从深处)的长信。
作者简介：奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)，英国维多利亚时代著名作家，“唯美主义运动”的领军人物，倡导“为艺术而艺术”(Art for art's sake)。他的代表作有戏剧《莎乐美》(Salome)《认真的重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest)，童话《快乐王子》(The Happy Prince) 《夜莺与玫瑰》(The Nightingale and the Rose)，小说《道连·格雷的画像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray)，以及书信《自深深处》(De Profundis)等。
【原著选段】
I am completely penniless, and absolutely homeless. Yet there are worse things in the world than that. I am quite candid when I tell you that rather than go out from this prison with bitterness in my heart against you or against the world I would gladly and readily beg my bread from door to door. If I got nothing at the house of the rich, I would get something at the house of the poor. Those who have much are often greedy. Those who have little always share. I would not a bit mind sleeping in the cool grass in summer, and when winter came on sheltering myself by the warm close thatched rick, or under the penthouse of a great barn, provided I had love in my heart. The external things of life seem to me now of no importance at all. You can see to what intensity of individualism I have arrived, or am arriving rather, for the journey is long, and “where I walk there are thorns.”
【朱纯深译本】
我是完完全全的身无分文，实实在在的无家可归。可世界上还有比这更惨的呢。实话告诉你，与其心怀对你或世人的怨恨出这监狱，我还不如高高兴兴地挨家挨户要饭去。如果从大户人家要不到，从穷人家里也会要到一点的。东西很多的人常常贪婪成性，自己没什么的人总是与人分享。只要心中存有爱，我不介意夏天里在凉气袭人的草地上过夜，冬天里在干草堆边、在大谷仓下避寒。身外之物对我似乎是毫无意义了。你看，我的自为主义已经达到一种多么强烈的地步，或者更应该说是正在达到这种地步，因为路途还远着呢，而“我行走的地方布满荆棘”。
【读书笔记】
1、candid a.坦率的；直言不讳的；公正的；抓拍的
n.抓拍的照片，快照
【举例】He is candid about his opinion. 他对自己的意见向来直言不讳。
To be candid with you.... 实话对你说吧……
a candid decision 公正的决定
a candid picture of children playing 孩子们玩耍时抓拍的照片
2、beg v.乞讨；乞求；请求；规避
【举例】beg one's way along 一路行乞
beg a favour of sb. 请求某人帮助
beg the real problem 回避要害问题
3、shelter v.遮蔽；庇护；提供避难所；避难
【举例】The wall shelters the garden from the north wind. 这堵墙为花园挡住了北风。
shelter the night 收容某人过夜
shelter from trouble 避开麻烦
4、provided conj.以……为条件；只要；假如
【举例】We shall go provided that the weather is fine. 假使天晴，我们就去。
You were permitted into the conference hall, provided that you keep quiet. 只要你们保持安静，就准许你们进入会场。