译文欣赏：Half a Day｜《晨昏一日》

　　Walking to school（file photo) Photo by He Xiaogang
　　Half a Day （《晨昏一日》）
　　Written by Naguib Mahfous （纳吉布·马哈福兹 著）
　　Translated by Wang Xinhao （王鑫昊 译）
　　I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.
　　我走在父亲旁边，紧紧牵着他的右手。我一身全新穿戴：黑色鞋子，绿色校服，一顶红帽。但这些并不令我开心，因为那天，我第一次被扔进学校。
　　"Why school?" I asked my father. "What have I done?" "I'm not punishing you," he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don't you want to be useful like your brothers?" I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man," he said. "Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave." (Excerpt)
　　“为什么要去学校？”我问父亲，“我做错了什么？” “我不是在惩罚你。”他笑着说，“上学不是惩罚，学校可以把男孩子培养成有用的男子汉。你不想像哥哥们一样， 成为有用的人吗？” 我犹豫不决，紧紧抓着他的手，但他轻柔地推开了我。“做个男子汉。”他说，“今天你的人生真正开始了。放了学你会发现我在等着你。” （节选）
　　（Edited by Zheng Xiaoan）