紅木鋼琴的意義
She said she had started to play in church where she and her grandmother had to walk over tow miles,
她說，她開始在教堂里彈琴，她和奶奶要走兩英里去那家教堂。
and that she then played in school, had won many awards and a music scholarship.
后來，她在學校里彈琴，獲得許多獎并一項音樂獎學金。
She had married an attorney in Memphis and he had bought her that beautiful grand piano she was playing.
她嫁了一位孟菲斯的律師，先生給她買了那架她正在彈的，漂亮的平臺鋼琴。
Something else entered my mind. Elise, I asked, it's a little dark in here. What color is that piano?
我想起了另外一件事。艾麗絲， 我問她，這里有點兒暗。那架鋼琴是什么顏色的？
It's red mahogany, she said, Why? I couldn't speak.
是一架紅木的，她說，為什么？我一時語塞。
Did she understand the significance of the red mahogany?
她懂得這紅木的意義嗎？
The unbelievable audacity of her grandmother insisting on a red mahogany piano
她奶奶那令人難以置信的勇氣，
when no one in his right mind would have sold her a piano of any kind? I think not.
當沒有一個人在處于正常思維情況下肯賣給她任何一架鋼琴的時候，她卻堅持要一架紅木的？我不認為她懂。
And then the marvelous accomplishment of that beautiful, terribly underprivileged child in the feedsack dress?
我想她也不知道當年那個穿著布袋裝，美麗的，窮困潦倒的小女孩，現(xiàn)在取得了如此非凡成就的背后有她奶奶的艱辛支持。
No, I'm sure she didn't understand that either. But I did, and my throat tightened.
她不知道，但是，我懂。我的喉嚨哽咽了。
Finally, I found my voice. I just wondered, I said.
最后，我終于能說話了。我剛才想……
I'm proud of you, but I have to go to my room.
我為你驕傲……不過，我得進我的房間了。
And I did have to go to my room, because men don't like to be seen crying in public.
我的確得回我的房間去了，因為男人不愿意被人看到在公開場合流淚。
and that she then played in school, had won many awards and a music scholarship.
后來，她在學校里彈琴，獲得許多獎并一項音樂獎學金。
She had married an attorney in Memphis and he had bought her that beautiful grand piano she was playing.
她嫁了一位孟菲斯的律師，先生給她買了那架她正在彈的，漂亮的平臺鋼琴。
Something else entered my mind. Elise, I asked, it's a little dark in here. What color is that piano?
我想起了另外一件事。艾麗絲， 我問她，這里有點兒暗。那架鋼琴是什么顏色的？
It's red mahogany, she said, Why? I couldn't speak.
是一架紅木的，她說，為什么？我一時語塞。
Did she understand the significance of the red mahogany?
她懂得這紅木的意義嗎？
The unbelievable audacity of her grandmother insisting on a red mahogany piano
她奶奶那令人難以置信的勇氣，
when no one in his right mind would have sold her a piano of any kind? I think not.
當沒有一個人在處于正常思維情況下肯賣給她任何一架鋼琴的時候，她卻堅持要一架紅木的？我不認為她懂。
And then the marvelous accomplishment of that beautiful, terribly underprivileged child in the feedsack dress?
我想她也不知道當年那個穿著布袋裝，美麗的，窮困潦倒的小女孩，現(xiàn)在取得了如此非凡成就的背后有她奶奶的艱辛支持。
No, I'm sure she didn't understand that either. But I did, and my throat tightened.
她不知道，但是，我懂。我的喉嚨哽咽了。
Finally, I found my voice. I just wondered, I said.
最后，我終于能說話了。我剛才想……
I'm proud of you, but I have to go to my room.
我為你驕傲……不過，我得進我的房間了。
And I did have to go to my room, because men don't like to be seen crying in public.
我的確得回我的房間去了，因為男人不愿意被人看到在公開場合流淚。
