Chapter Two被遗忘的时光（1/2）
童年与诗Childhood and Poetry
巴勃罗·聂鲁达/ Pablo Neruda
巴勃罗·聂鲁达(1904—1973)，20世纪最伟大的拉丁美洲诗人，智利外交官。1945年获智利国家文学奖。1950年获得国际和平奖。1953年获国际列宁和平奖。1971年获诺贝尔文学奖。第一部诗集《霞光》和成名作《二十首情诗和一支绝望的歌》带有浓厚的浪漫主义色彩。聂鲁达最重要的诗作是1950年完成的《诗歌总集》，此后陆续发表诗集《要素之歌》《葡萄和风》《一百首爱情十四行诗》等。
在拉丁美洲文学史上，聂鲁达是现代主义思潮兴盛之后崛起的诗人，他的作品具有高度的思想性和艺术力量，对拉丁美洲诗歌产生了深刻影响。
Practicg for Better Learng
Thk about the questions before you read this article.
1. Who had ade an ipa your life?
2. How vivid are your ories fro your childhood?
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参考译文
有一次，在特木科我家后院里，我检查自己那些小物件和零零碎碎的东西时，发现围墙的挡板上有个洞，透过这个洞，我看到了外面一处荒凉的风景。我向后退了几步，隐约觉得有什么事情要发生。突然间，出现了一只手——一个与我年龄相仿的男孩的小手。这时，我再次走上前，那只手却拿开了，留在那里的是一只漂亮的白色绵羊玩具。
绵羊的毛褪色了，轮子也脱落了，但这一切都使它更加逼真。我还从没见过这么好看的绵羊。我又从洞里向外看，男孩已不见了。我回到屋里，拿出我自己的一件心爱之物：一枚裂开的松果，我非常喜欢它四溢的香气。我把它放在同一个地方，然后拿着绵羊走开了。
后来，我再也没见过那个男孩和那只手，再也没有见过那样漂亮的一只绵羊，因为在一场火灾中我失去了那个绵羊玩具。直到现在，1954年，年近五十的我，每当路过玩具店时，总是偷偷地向橱窗里张望，但是没有用。他们再也做不出那样的绵羊了。
我是个幸运的人。感受兄弟间的亲情是人生的一件快事，感受我们所爱的人对我们的关爱，是点燃我们生命的火。而那些与我们完全不相识，也一无所知的人，在我们睡着或孤独时看护着我们，监视我们面临的危险和弱点。他们给予我们的温情则更伟大、更美好，因为他们拓展了我们的空间，把所有的生命维系在一起。
那次交换第一次让我明白了这样一个珍贵的道理：不管怎样，人类是一个整体。后来，我再一次体会到这一点。这一次，在动乱与迫害的背景下，它被醒目地表现了出来。
那么，我试图用散发着松香和泥土芳香的东西换取人类的手足之情，就让你感到惊讶。就像我在栅栏旁留下松果一样，我曾把激励的话语留在很多人的门上，他们与我素昧平生，或者在狱中服刑，或者被追捕，或者是孤独的。
这是我在童年时期学到的重要一课，就在一所房子的后院中。也许这只不过是两个互不相识的孩子的一场游戏，只是想要传递生活中某些美好的东西给对方。然而，或许这一次渺小却又奇妙的礼物互换，会在我们内心深深地、永不泯灭地留存，为我的诗赋予光亮。
孩提时代的美好，不管时隔多么久远，我们依旧无法忘怀。不管是珍藏这份回忆，还是偶尔回到那种心态，都是幸福的！
心灵小语
孩提时代的美好，不管时隔多么久远，我们依旧无法忘怀。不管是珍藏这份回忆，还是偶尔回到那种心态，都是幸福的！
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