chapter Ⅳ 接过墨客的衣钵摇旗呐喊(14)
我不记得什么时候将我学古典文学的这事告诉了父母,他们可能是在我毕业典礼那一天才发现的。我想,在全世界的所有学科中,他们也许认为,不会有比研究希腊神话更没用的学科了,根本无法换来一间独立宽敞的卫生间。
i cannot remember telling my parents that i classics; they might raduation day. of all the subjects on this planet, i think they y the keys to an executive bathroom.
我想澄清一下:我不会因为父母的观点,而责怪他们。责怪父母给你指错方向是有一个截止期的。当你成长到可以控制自我方向的时候,你就要自己承担责任了。尤其是,我不会因为父母希望我不要过穷日子,而指责他们。他们亲身经历过贫穷,我后来也一度很穷,所以在这点上我完全赞同他们的观点。贫穷并不是一种高贵的经历,它带来恐惧、压力,有时还有绝望,它意味着许许多多的羞辱和艰辛。靠自己的努力摆脱贫穷,确实可以引以自豪,但贫穷本身只有对傻瓜而言才是浪漫的。
i your parents for steering you in the direction; the moment you are old enough to take the that i ree experience. poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. climbing out of poverty by your o on e e, in spite of a distinct lack of motivation at university, in the coffee bar stories, and far too little time at lectures, i had a knack for passing exnations, and that, for years, had been the measure of success in my life and that of my peers.
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