Regarding the translation of Old Man Mo's speech, Yang Guo has always adhered to a pious attitude to think and understand, because in this way, he can better convey his thoughts. However, Yang Guo still lacked a little bit of fire, or in other words, his life experience was insufficient, so he was brought into the emotion of his speech by the old man.

This is not a mistake that a top translator should make! Although, to the listeners, it doesn't seem like a mistake, or they think that the person who tells such a story should have given a speech with such feelings. However, in Yang Guo's heart, this is a big mistake.

It is an unconcealable flaw in his achievement of perfection!

A real translator should simulate the old man's calm expression and tone at the moment, rather than "creating" his own self-righteous tone to infect the reader.

Yang Guo still needs to continue to practice. However, at this moment, in Yang Guo's translation, the people in the banquet hall were all holding their breath and listening to Old Man Mo's speech, they had been deeply brought into the world of the story he wanted to tell by Old Man Mo!

"Sometimes I try to talk to the birds in the sky by imitating the birds' calls, and sometimes I speak to a tree. But the birds ignore me, and the trees ignore me. Many years later, when I became a family, many of my fantasies were written into me. Many people praise me for my imagination, and there are some literature lovers who want me to tell them the secret to cultivating their imagination, and I can only smile bitterly at this. ”

This is a sentiment that many writers will resonate with, and even some professors who have contributed to their current scientific research achievements because of their childhood fantasies or achievements also sincerely laughed for Mr. Mo.

As the Chinese sage Lao Tzu said: "Fortune and misfortune lurk, blessings and misfortunes depend on it", I dropped out of school in my childhood, suffered from hunger, loneliness, and no books to read, but I also began to read the big book of social life as early as our predecessor writer Shen Congwen did. ”

Here, there is a sentence in classical Chinese that is a great challenge for all translators, fortunately, not to mention that Yang Guo had been prepared before, even if he was not prepared, he who had done research on classical Chinese translation could also respond quickly and make a good translation!

Mr. Mo then introduced the creative process of some of his more important works.

“…… Some originate from dreams, such as "Transparent Carrots", while others originate from real-life events – such as "Song of Garlic in Paradise". However, whether it originates from a dream or originates from reality, in the end, it must be combined with personal experience to become a literary work with a distinctive personality, with countless vivid details to shape typical characters, rich language, and ingenious structure. ”

“…… Maybe it's because I've experienced a long and difficult life, which has given me a deeper understanding of human nature. I know what true bravery is, and I know what true compassion is. I know that there is a hazy area in everyone's heart that is difficult to accurately define right and wrong, good and evil, and this area is the vast world for writers to display their talents. As long as the work accurately and vividly depicts this hazy area full of contradictions, it will inevitably transcend politics and possess the quality of excellent literature. ”

Yang Guo found that when he read the old man's speech, he was far less inspired than listening to him tell it himself. Perhaps this is the case, whether the creation originates from the dream or feeds back to reality, it will eventually return to the category of people, only with a deep understanding and analysis of human nature, only from the standpoint of people to think about the problem, it is possible to write deafening works!

While translating, he is also learning and reflecting, absorbing the master's creative experience and life insights like a sponge! These are more valuable than him standing on such a big stage and showing up to gain glory and honor!

Old Man Mo told a lot of stories, some of which were his own ugly things, but he still told them without fear, like he said that he told a classmate who cried when he visited the suffering exhibition and did not listen to the command, which is not a glorious thing, but the old man still told it boldly.

"This incident made me realize that when everyone is crying, some people should be allowed not to cry. When crying becomes a performance, some people should be allowed not to cry. ”

The old man's concluding speech received thunderous applause from the audience. Of course, people did not affirm the old man's whistleblowing behavior, but they affirmed the old man's honesty and self-reflection.

“…… When I won the Nobel Prize for Literature, it sparked some controversy. At first, I thought that the object of everyone's controversy was me, but gradually, I felt that the object of controversy was someone who had nothing to do with me. I was like a theatergoer, watching the crowd perform. ”

“…… The best way for a writer to speak is to write. Everything I had to say was written into my work. The words spoken with the mouth are scattered with the wind, and the words written with the pen are indelible. I hope you will be patient with reading my book, of course, I am not in a position to force you to read my book. Even if you read my book, I don't expect you to change your opinion of me, there is no writer in the world who can make all readers like him. This is especially true in times like these. ”

The old man said this, and his tone was calm, as he said, as if he were standing on the side, watching the performance of himself, a man who seemed to have nothing to do with him. But his bearing also impressed the audience.

“…… I'm a storyteller. I won the Nobel Prize in Literature for my storytelling. There are many wonderful stories that happened after I won the award, and these stories made me believe that truth and justice exist. I will continue to tell my story in the years to come. Thank you! ”

Old Man Mo ended his long speech of more than half an hour with a few short sentences, although it lasted for a long time, but no one got tired of it, they listened attentively to Yang Guo's translation, and finally, with warm and long applause, once again expressed their respect for an old writer who has been diligently dedicating himself to the cause of literature for many years.

Yang Guo was the same, he stood behind and clapped thoughtfully.

"Perhaps the greatest use of literature is that it is useless! The charm of literature is really great! Yang Guo said softly in his heart, "Teacher, students also want to be a storyteller!" ”

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