說來慚愧，先生的書買過兩本《洗澡》、《我們仨》。可只讀了《洗澡》：一部給當(dāng)時(shí)文化人思想“洗澡”的書，其中對(duì)姚宓（mì）和彥成想愛又不敢愛的細(xì)節(jié)描述，印象尤為深刻。
現(xiàn)在我們看看先生關(guān)于讀書的觀點(diǎn)。英文譯文是我一家之譯，有同伴的修改，有錯(cuò)誤還請(qǐng)?zhí)岢霾⒃彙?/p>
我十分同意楊絳先生關(guān)于讀書的觀點(diǎn)：讀書好比串門兒，要參見傾佩的老師或拜謁有名的學(xué)者，不必事先打招呼求見，也不怕攪擾主人。翻開書面就闖進(jìn)大門，翻過幾頁就登堂入室；而且可以經(jīng)常去，時(shí)刻去，如果不得要領(lǐng)，還可以不辭而別或者另請(qǐng)高明。讀書是為了尋找黃金屋、千鐘粟和顏如玉的，因而就要頭懸梁、錐刺股。這里，讀書是為了入仕博名的，讀書的快樂當(dāng)然就蕩然無存了，反而讓人生出幾分膽怯和畏懼。今天我們中的許多人，讀書更是全然沒有風(fēng)雅境界和心境了，多是借讀書之名，取利祿之實(shí)，讀書不過是一種裝潢而已。
I totally agree with Ms. Yangjiang's view about reading: reading books is just like visiting people. You can visit respected teachers or famous scholars without informing them before paying visits and worrying that you may disturb them. Opening a book is the same as entering into a gate and turning a few pages is like going into a living room. You can pay visits over and over again anytime you want. If you fail to learn, you can also leave without saying goodbye or visiting another wise man. If people read for earning gold houses, a thousand bushels of millet and beautiful women, they must work hard with their hair tied on the house beams and thighs jabbed to keep themselves awake. Therefore, if people read for fame, they cannot feel pleasure but may instead feel fear. Today, reading has become formalistic for many Chinese as they pursue fame and gains rather than mind.
重點(diǎn)筆記：
- 黃金屋：gold houses
- 千鐘粟：a thousand bushels of millet
- 顏如玉：beautiful women
- 頭懸梁、錐刺股：their hair tied on the house beams and thighs jabbed to keep themselves awake
- 錐刺股的“股”，是指大腿：thighs
