原文與注釋(Text and Annotation)
my sweet old etcetera | |
aunt lucy during the recent | |
war could and what |
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is more did tell you just | |
what everybody was fighting | 5 |
for, |
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my sister | |
isabel created hundreds |
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(and | |
hundreds) of socks not to | 10 |
mention shirts fleaproof earwarmers | |
etcetera wristers etcetera, my |
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mother hoped that | |
i would die etcetera |
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bravely of course mg father used | 15 |
to become hoarse talking about how it | |
a privilege and if only he | (15-17) |
could meanwhile my | |
self etcetera lay quietly |
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in the deep mud et | 20 |
cetera | (18-21) |
(dreaming, | |
et | |
cetera of | (22-24) |
Your smile | 25 |
eyes knees and of your Etcetera) | (24-26) |
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1. | etcetera: | 此字為拉丁文,可分開寫成 etcetera,通常縮寫成etc.,即英文的and others, especially of the kind; and so forth,為「等等」之意。在本詩中,此字有很多的含意。本行的 etcetera 表示除了sweet, old之外,還有諸如 lovable (可愛的), adorabre (可敬的)等等,這些都是陳腔濫調,寫出來並沒有甚麼意義,所以只用etcetera表示。[back] |
8. | created: | =made. [back] |
10-11. | not to mention: | =without mentioning,不算 . . . . . . 在內; 不用說; 不必提。[back] |
11-12. | fleaproof earwarmer / etcetera: | fleaproof,防蚤的; earwarmer 禦寒用的耳罩; etcetera 表示如防蚤,禦寒用的耳罩以及圍巾、手套等。[back] |
12. | wristers etcetera: | 指 (禦寒用的)腕套等等。本行兩個 etcetera,其用法與意義皆同。[back] |
14. | iwould die etcetera: | 我會死等等。etcetera指其他各種表示「死」的說法 (由本詩上下文知道,此處的「死」指為國而死)。英文中這類的字眼很多,像die fighting, die valiantly, make the supreme sacrifice, lay down one's life for one's country, die with one's boots on等等,不勝枚舉。中文也有類似的說法,像「為國犧牲」、「戰死沙場」、「壯烈成仁」、「馬革裹屍」等是。[back] |
15-17. | used to become . . . it was a privilege: | 常因談論死亡這件事乃是一種特權,而聲音變得嘶啞。it=to die,死亡。[back] |
17-18. | if only he could: | =he wishes he could (die if he [his father] were not so old, etc.)但願他能死去(如果他父親不是年紀太大的話)。此處的he指my father。[back] |
18-21. | meanwhile
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etcetera: |
meanwhile有「而」、「反而」等意,是對比的用法。et / cetera (20-21)指我這個人所有的感情、夢想、思想等等。我父親雖說但願能死去,但他並沒有這麼做,倒是我雖不想為國犧牲,卻實際上靜靜地躺在深泥中,瀕臨死亡。[back] |
22-24. | (dreaming, / et / cetera | 夢想等等。et / cetera指一廂情願的想法 (wishful thinking),渴望 (desiring)等。[back] |
24-26. | of. . . etcetera | of承第22行的 dreaming而來。夢想的對象是妳的笑靨、眼睛、膝蓋以及妳的等等。your應係指評述者的女友或情人。大寫的 Etcetera 指女友或情人身上能給人無限遐想與快感的部位。評述者的夢想適與他躺在深泥中的景況 (19-20) 成一強烈的對比。躺在深泥中有被棄、孤零零、不舒服的感覺,而夢想到女友卻能給于安慰舒服的感覺。[back] |
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