千万别出什么事

类别:寓言

别里科夫因畏惧现实而墨守成规,对未知的盲目担忧甚至让整座小镇陷入恐惧与压抑。

时长 45 秒 · 语速 177 wpm

字幕原文

"Real life frightened him. “现实生活总让他害怕。

So he hid his thoughts in a case too. 所以他也把自己的心思藏进了套子里。

The only things that were clear to him were official notices that forbade something. 只有那些写着禁止做某事的官方通告,他才觉得清清楚楚。

If a notice said schoolboys mustn't be out after nine at night, 要是通告上说中学生晚上九点后不许出门,

that was clear: forbidden, and that was that. 这就很明白:禁止就是禁止,没啥好说的。

But when something was permitted, 可要是准许做什么事,

he always sensed some hidden danger in it. 他总觉得里面藏着什么隐患。

When a drama club opened in town, 城里要是开了个戏剧俱乐部,

he would shake his head and say softly, 他就会摇摇头,轻声说:

'Of course, it's all very nice. ‘当然,这固然挺好的。

But something might happen.' 但可别出什么乱子才好。’

Any breaking of the rules, 任何违背规矩的事,

even in things that had nothing to do with him, 哪怕跟他半点关系都没有,

made him miserable." 也会让他难受得要命。”

Fear of what might happen can stop anything from happening at all. 总是害怕出事,结果就什么事都做不成。

"And the strangest thing," said Burkin, “而且最奇怪的是,”布尔金说,

"is that this little man managed to frighten the whole town." “就是这么个小人物,居然把整座城的人都给吓住了。”