Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in a small tree and feel the happy quiver of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have cool waters of a brook rush through my open fingers. To me a thick carpet of pine needles or soft grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. To me the colorful seasons are a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips.
偶尔,如果幸运的话,当我把手轻轻地放在一棵小树上,会感到放声歌唱的小鸟欢快的颤动。张开手指,让清凉的溪水从指间冲过,我会很开心。对我来说,厚厚的松针或松软的草坪比奢华的波斯地毯更惹人喜爱。对我来说,多彩的季节如同一场动人心魄的不会完结的戏剧,剧中情节从我的指尖流过。
At times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things. If I can get so much pleasure from mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight. Yet, those who have eyes apparently see little. The panorama of color and action which fills the world is taken for granted. It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, but it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as a mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life.
我的心不时地在呐喊,渴望能亲眼看到这一切。仅仅通过触摸,我就能获得如此多的喜悦,那光明又将展示多少美啊。然而,有眼睛的人看到的却分明不多。整个世界色彩缤纷、生机勃勃,人们却都漫不经心。也许,已经拥有的不加珍惜,还没得到的却想拥有,这是人之常情,但是在光明的世界里只把视物的天赋作为使生活方便的工具,而不是丰富生活的工具,这实在是太令人遗憾了。
Oh, the things that I should see if I had the power of sight for three days!
啊,假如拥有三天光明,我将能看见多少事物啊!
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