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遠流出版公司請我為約翰.卡林(John Carlin)寫的《打不倒的勇者》寫一篇閱讀感想。書的故事在1995年拉開序幕,,因對抗南非種族隔離政策而坐牢27年的曼德拉,剛當選南非總統。雖然種族隔離政策已告一段落,但南非的黑白仇恨仍然嚴重,國家表面統一,實質分裂。 Black as the Pit from pole to pole, 兩極猶如漆黑地窖 I thank whatever gods may be 我感謝未知的上帝 For my unconquerable soul. 賦予我不敗的心靈 In the fell clutch of circumstance 即使環境險惡危急 I have not winced nor cried aloud. 我不會退縮或哭嚎 Under the bludgeonings of chance 立於時機的脅迫下 My head is bloody, but unbowed. 血流滿面我不屈服 Beyond this place of wrath and tears 超越這般悲憤交集 Looms but the Horror of the shade, 恐怖陰霾獨步逼近 And yet the menace of the years 歲月威脅揮之不去 Finds and shall find me unafraid. 我終究會無所畏懼 It matters not how strait the gate, 縱然通道多麼險狹 How charged with punishments the scroll, 儘管嚴懲綿延不盡 I am the master of my fate: 我是我命運的主人 I am the captain of my soul. 我是我心靈的統率 |
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