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原文 巷 柯灵 译者 - 张培基 巷，是城市建筑艺术中一篇飘逸恬静的散文，一幅古雅冲淡的图画①。 这 种巷， 常在江南的小城市中， 有如古代的少女， 躲在僻静的深闺， 轻易不肯抛头 露面②。你要在这种城市里住久了 , 和它真正成了莫逆，你才有机会看见她③， 接触到她优娴贞静的风度。 这种小巷，隔绝了市廛的红尘④，却又不是乡村的风味。它又深又长，一个 人耐心静静走去，要老半天才走完。它又这么曲折 , 你望前面，好像已经堵塞了 ⑤，可是走过去，一转弯，依然是巷陌深深，而且更加幽静。那里常是寂寂的， 寂寂的⑥。 什么时候， 你向巷中踅去， 都如宁静的黄昏， 可以清晰地听到自己的 足音。不高不矮的围墙挡在两边⑦， 斑斑驳驳的苔痕， 墙上挂着一串串苍翠欲滴 的藤萝，简直像古朴的屏风。 墙里常是人家的竹园，修竹森森， 天籁细细 ；春来 时还常有几枝娇艳的桃花杏花，娉娉婷婷，从墙头殷勤地摇曳红袖，向行人招 手。⑧ 小巷的动人处就是它无比的悠闲。 无论是谁，只要你到巷里去踯躅⑨一会， 你的心情就会如巷尾不波的古井，那是一种和平的静穆，而不是阴森和肃杀⑩。 它闹中取静， 别有天地， 仍是人间。 它可能是一条现代的乌衣巷 (11) ，家家有自 己的一本哀乐帐， 一部兴衰史， 可是重门叠户， 讳莫如深，夕阳影里，野花闲草， 燕子低飞，寻觅归家（ 12）。只是一片澄明如水的气氛，净化一切，笼罩一切， 使人忘忧。 译文 The Lane Ke Ling The lane, in terms of the art of urban architecture, is like a piece of prose of gentle gracefulness or a painting of classic elegance and simplicity① . Often tucked away in a small town south of the Yangtse River, the lane, like a maiden of ancient times hidden away in a secluded boudoir, is reluctant to make its appearancein public. You ’llnever have an opportunity to see it and savour its gentle poise② until you have become truly attached to the small town after living there for a long time. ③ The lane, though cut off from the hustle and bustle of busy cities④ , does not taste of the countryside at all. It is long and deep, so it will take you a long while to walk patiently and quietly through it from end to end. It is also so winding that it seemsto be a blind alley ⑤when you look far ahead, but if you keep walking until you take a turning, you ’llfind it again lying endless and still more quiet. There is nothing but stillness there⑥ . At any hour of day, you can even distinctly hear in the dusk-like quiet your own footsteps. On either side of the