0426翻译尺有所短寸有所长.docx

0426翻译：尺有所短寸有所长（柯岩）Translation: Everything Has Its Strengths and Weaknesses (Ke Yan)(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)张强同学给柯岩的信The letter from Zhang Qiang (student) to Ke Yan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------柯岩老师：Dear Teacher Ke Yan:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------您好。I hope all is well with you.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------我从报上读到您写给小学生的信，I read the letters that you wrote to little elementary-school students on newspaper.很有意思。Indeed they are very insightful.虽然我不认识您，还是想冒昧地给您写封信，向您说件事儿。Even though we don’t know each other personally, I have taken the liberty to write you to talk about a certain matter.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------我在班里原来好朋友很多。Previously I had a lot of good friends in my class.最近，我的作文在全国征文比赛中得了奖，Recently my composition won a prize in a National Essay Competition.县报、市报都有记者来采访我。Reporters from county and city newspapers came to interview me.本来是件高兴的事，In the outset, it was something to be happy about.但不知怎么的，好些朋友忽然和我疏远了，有的还不理我了。But for whatever reasons, many friends have become distant from me and some even are giving me the cold-shoulder treatment.我很伤心，也很生气。我又没得罪他们，I have been feeling very sad and indignant since I never offended them.不就是我的成绩超过了他们，他们嫉妒我呗！Is that because my academic achievements are better than theirs and they are jealous of me?有什么了不起的！It really is not a big deal.可过去热闹惯了，But I am used to excitements with a crowd as it was in the past,现在出出进进，总是自己一个人，看着同学们勾肩搭背，有说有笑地走来走去，我感到很寂寞。Now I’m going everywhere by myself and feel lonesome in seeing my classmates walking around arms in arms with smiling faces.于是我想到了向您讨教，希望您帮助我摆脱困境。Therefore I think about asking you for advice and hopefully you can help me get out of this predicament. -----------------------------------------------------------