【班門弄斧、越俎代庖】西西 《有位讀書人》試譯

《有位讀書人》


聽王教授說
有位讀書人
上樓梯
把欄干上
酣夢的貓
一腳踢到樓下去

我看見
一幅草地
兩道彩虹
三隻蝴蝶
四棵蘋果樹
五隻畫眉鳥
從樓上掉下來


《There was an Intellectual》

Heard Professor Wong say
There was an intellectual
going upstairs
had the cat dreaming soundly
on the banister
kicked downstairs

I see
One piece of lawn
Two rainbows
Three butterflies
Four apple trees
Five thrushes
Falling from upstairs