扎拉图斯特拉如是说 第6期:序言(6)

 　　Zarathustra, however, looked at the people and wondered.

　　苏鲁支望著人群，甚惊奇。

　　Then he spoke¹ thus:Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman--a rope over an abyss.

　　便如是说：人便是一根索子，联系於禽兽与超人间——驾空于深渊之上。

　　A dangerous crossing, a dangerous wayfaring², a dangerous looking-back, a dangerous trembling and halting.

　　是，危险过渡，一危险底征途，一危险底回顾，一危险底战栗与停住。

　　What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal: what is lovable in man is that he is an OVER-GOING and a DOWN-GOING.

　　人之伟大，在于其为桥梁，而不是目的；人之可爱，在于其为过渡与下落。

　　I love those that know not how to live except as down-goers, for they are the over-goers.

　　我爱，不知道生活的人，便是堕落者，然而是过渡者。

　　I love the great despisers, because they are the great adorers, and arrows of longing³ for the other shore.

　　我爱，大蔑视者，因为他们是大崇敬者，向彼岸的遥情的羽箭。

　　I love those who do not first seek a reason beyond the stars for going down and being sacrifices,

　　我爱，不求有物于星球之外的人，以堕落而自为牺牲，

　　but sacrifice themselves to the earth, that the earth of the Superman may hereafter arrive.

　　却牺牲于土地，使此土地有一日将归于超人。

　　I love him who lives in order to know, and seeks to know in order that the Superman may hereafter live.

　　我爱，因求知而生活的人，求知，使超人得以生。

　　Thus seeks he his own down-going.

　　如是自求其堕落。

　　I love him who labors⁴ and invents, that he may build the house for the Superman,

　　我爱，工作着发明着的人，意在建超人之所居，

　　and prepare for him earth, animal, and plant: for thus seeks he his own down-going.

　　为之安排土地，禽畜，花木，如是自求其堕落。

　　I love him who loves his virtue⁵: for virtue is the will to down-going, and an arrow of longing.

　　我爱，自爱其德行的人，因其德行为堕落之意志，与遥情的羽箭。

　　I love him who reserves no share of spirit for himself, but wants to be wholly the spirit of his virtue: thus walks he as spirit over the bridge.

　　我爱，不保留一涓滴精神于己的人，却欲为其德行的整个精神，他犹如精灵走过这桥梁。

　　I love him who makes his virtue his inclination⁶ and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.

　　我爱，以德行为倾向为运命的人，他为德行之故欲犹有生且欲无生。

　　I love him who desires not too many virtues⁷.

　　我爱，不欲德艺过多的人，

　　One virtue is more of a virtue than two, because it is more of a knot for one's destiny to cling to.

　　一德多于二德，因其更成为附系运命的结子。

　　I love him whose soul is lavish⁸, who wants no thanks and does not give back: for he always bestows⁹, and desires not to keep for himself.

　　我爱，其心灵甚奢费的人，不欲人谢，不为报答，因其时时赠与，不欲自有遗留。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 wayfaring   

adj.旅行的n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• The radio program was called The Wayfaring Stranger. 该栏目叫做“旅途中的陌生人”。 来自互联网
• Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness? 伯21:29你们岂没有询问过路的人麽．知道他们所引的证据麽。 来自互联网

3 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

4 labors   

v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
• Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句

5 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

6 inclination   

n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好

参考例句：

• She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
• I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。

7 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

8 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

9 bestows   

赠给，授予( bestow的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Second, Xie Lingyun bestows on basic subject and emotion connotation. 谢灵运赋的基本主题及情感内涵。
• And the frigid climate bestows Heilongjiang rich resources of ice and snow. 寒冷的气候赋予了其得天独厚的冰雪资源。