第十一届CASIO杯翻译竞赛英语组原文及参考译文.pdfVIP

第十一届CASIO杯翻译竞赛原文（英语组）

ToevoketheLondonboroughofDiston,weturntothepoetryofChaos:

Eachthinghostile

Toeveryotherthing:ateverypoint

Hotfoughtcold,moistdry,softhard,andtheweightless

Resistedweight.

SoDeslivedhislifeintunnels.Thetunnelfromflattoschool,thetunnel(notthe

sametunnel)fromschooltoflat.AndallthewarrensthattookhimtoGrace,and

broughthimbackagain.Helivedhislifeintunnels…Andyetforthesensitivesoul,

inDistonTown,therewasreallyonlyoneplacetolook.Wheredidtheeyesgo?They

wentup,up.

School–SqueersFree,underaskyofwhite:theweaklingheadmaster,the

demoralisedchalkiesintheirrayontracksuits,theramshacklelittlegymwithits

tripwiresandboobytraps,theLifestyleConsultants(EveryChildMatters),andthe

SpecialNeedsCoordinators(whodealtwithallthe‘non-readers’).Inaddition,

SqueersFreesetthestandardforthemostpolicecall-outs,theleastGCSEpasses,and

thehighesttruancyrates.Italsoledthepackinsuspensions,expulsions,andPRU

‘offrolls’;suchanoffroll–atransfertoaPupilReferralUnit–wasusuallythe

doorwaytoaYouthCustodyCentreandthenaYoungOffenderInstitution.Lionel,

whohadfollowedthisroute,alwaysspokeofhisfiveandahalfyears(onandoff)in

aYoungOffenderInstitution(orYoi,ashecalledit)withruefulfondness,likeone

recallingariteofpassage–inevitable,bittersweet.Iwasoutforamonth,hewould

typicallyreminisce.ThenIwasbackupnorth.DoingmeYoi.

Ontheotherhand,SqueersFreehadinitsstaffroomanexceptionalLearning

Mentor–aMrVincentTigg.

What’sgoingonwithyou,Desmond?Youwerealwaysanidlelittlesod.Now

youcan’tgetenoughofit.Well,whatnext?

Ifancymodernlanguages,sir.Andhistory.Andsociology.Andastronomy.And

–

Youcan’tstudyeverything,youknow.

YesIcan.Renaissanceboy,innit.

…Youwanttowatchthat