詩題 A Contribution to Statistics

辛波絲卡（Wislawa Szymborska）一首詩/思索辛波絲卡的命運

2013.1.4 讀Andrew Hsu的

 A Contribution to Statistics
~ Wislawa Szymborska ~ Out of a hundred people those who always know better -- fifty-two doubting every step -- nearly all the rest, glad to lend a hand if it doesn't take too long -- as high as forty-nine, always good because they can't be otherwise -- four, well maybe five, able to admire without envy -- eighteen, suffering illusions induced by fleeting youth -- sixty, give or take a few, not to be taken lightly -- forty and four, living in constant fear of someone or something -- seventy-seven, capable of happiness -- twenty-something tops, harmless singly, savage in crowds -- half at least, cruel when forced by circumstances - - better not to know even ballpark figures, wise after the fact -- just a couple more than wise before it, taking only things from life -- thirty (I wish I were wrong), hunched in pain, no flashlight in the dark - - eighty-three sooner or later, righteous -- thirty-five, which is a lot, righteous and understanding -- three, worthy of compassion -- ninety-nine, mortal -- a hundred out of a hundred. Thus far this figure still remains unchanged. (Poems: New and Selected, trans. by S. Baranczak and C. Cavanagh)



2013.4.7 Andrew 附某漢譯: 

「詩界莫札特」辛波絲卡，這首<對統計學的貢獻>，以統計數字手法表達人性的洞見，創意十足。對統計學的貢獻一百人當中凡事皆聰明過人者——五十二人；步步躊躇者——幾乎其餘所有的人；如果不會費時過久，樂於伸出援手者——高達四十九人；始終很佳，別無例外者——四，或許五人；能夠不帶妒意欣賞他人者——十八人；對短暫青春存有幻覺者——六十人，容有些許誤差；不容小覷者——四十四人；生活在對某人或某事的持久恐懼中者——七十七人：能快樂者——二十來個；個體無害，群體中作惡者——至少一半的人；為情勢所迫時行徑殘酷者——還是不要知道為妙即便只是約略的數目；事後學乖者——比事前明智者多不上幾個人；只重物質生活者— —四十人（但願我看法有誤）；彎腰駝背喊痛，黑暗中無手電筒者——八十三人或遲或早；公正不阿者——三十五人，為數眾多；公正不阿又通達情理者——三人；值得同情者——九十九人；終需一死者——百分之一百的人。此一數目迄今未曾改變。(陳黎譯)

 

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Hanching Chung 陳黎譯文有些勉強處.譬如說題目中的contribution不是什麼貢獻/而是"寄稿/寄語" http://hcbooks.blogspot.tw/2011/04/wislawa-szymborska.html

Books 書海微瀾: 辛波絲卡（Wislawa Szymborska）一首詩/思索辛波絲卡的命運

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 　英譯純樸. 沒有專門名詞"誤差"等的說法

contribution

音節

con • tri • bu • tion

発音

kɑ`ntrəbjúːʃən | kɔ`n-

レベル

大學入試程度

contributionの変化形

contributions (複數形)

[名]

1 [U]((またa 〜))（…への）寄付,出資；寄與,貢獻,助力；寄稿,投稿((to, toward ...))；発言（すること）

a contribution of￥50,000 to the project
計畫への5萬円出資

Japan 's contribution to the international development projects
國際協力開発計畫への日本の貢獻

make a small［a large］ contribution toward revising the law
法律改正にわずかに［大いに］寄與する.

2寄付［義援］金,寄贈品；寄稿［投稿］作品

a magazine full of interesting contributions
興味ある寄稿が満載の雑誌

collect contributions
寄付（金）を集める.

3 [C][U]稅,賦課金；（佔領地住民に課す）軍稅

impose a contribution on tobacco
タバコに課稅する.

4《保険》損害分擔；共同海上保険分擔額.

5《法律》負擔部分,分擔金；（社會保険などの）掛け金.