我是个没有什么大志愿的人。我向来没说过自己有如何了不起的学问与天才,也没觉得谁的职业比我自己的高贵或低贱。我只希望吃的饱,穿的暖,而尽心尽力的写些文章。
I am a man who doesn't have a big dream. I never say that I am genius or intelligent. No occupation is more noble or humble than mine. I just hope that I could devote myself to the writing with a basic level of life.
在写文章中我可是有个志愿——希望能写出一本好的剧本来。虽然我是没有什么远大志愿的人,这个志愿——写个好剧本——可的确不算很小。要达到这个志愿,我须第一,去读很多很多的书——顶好是能上外国去读几年书。第二,我须有戏必看,去“养”我的眼睛。第三,我想我应当到什么剧团中作二年职员,天天和导演、演员、与其他的专门的技术人员有亲密的接触。第四,或者我还应当学学演戏,常扮个什么不重要的角色。把上述四项都作到,我还不知道我是否有写剧的天才。假若没有,我的工夫虽然下到了,可还是难以如愿。这个志愿真的不算小!
I have a dream in writing that I could write out a great script. Although I don't have big dreams, this dream is not small. To achieve my goal, I need to read hundreds of books first. It is a excellent choice that I could go abroad for further education. Secondly, great numbers of dramas remain to be seen to nourish my eyes. Thirdly, I consider to apply for a job in a troupe for two years. I could get along with the directors, actors, actress and other professional technicians there.Last but not least, learning how to act is necessary even if being a guest player. I'm not sure whether I am good at writing scripts after making efforts into these four aspects. If not, it is still hard for me to realize my dream. What a big dream!
恐怕有人以为我不很实诚吧——写个剧本也值得发这么大的愿?好,让咱们往远里说说吧。第一,即使在没有用文字写出来的小说的民族中,他们也必定有口传的诗歌与故事,人,从一个意义来说,是活在记忆中的。他记得过去,才关切将来。否则他们活在虚无飘渺中,不知自己从何而来,和要往哪里去。因此,文艺——不管是写出来的还是口传的一一老不会死亡。文艺出丧的日子,也就是文化死亡的时候。
Someone may think me that I'm not sincere. Is it affordable to put so much into writing scripts? Okay, let us talk about this. First, poems and stories are still remained in some culture even if they don't preserve novels written in letters. In fact, people live in memories.They remember the past and care about the future. If not, they live in illusions and don't know where they're from and where to go. Despite the art is written or formed from mouth to mouth, it never fade. Theliterature dies out while art disappears.