围城读后感围城

【围城读后感】围城

　　Those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.

　　城外人的想冲进去，城里的人想逃出来。

　　《围城》讲述的是20世纪30年代一群知识分子的故事。小说虽然处在中日战争的大背景中，但始终不触及时政，而是仅仅围绕着从欧洲留学回国的青年方鸿渐为中心，以调侃、幽默和极富讽刺意味的笔触，描绘了这位归国留学生在生活、工作和婚姻恋爱等方面遭遇到的重重矛盾和无奈。

　　Fortress Besieged is a classic of world literature, a masterpiece of parodic fiction that plays with Western literary traditions, philosophy and middle class Chinese society in the Republican era. The title is taken from an old French proverb, "Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out". Set on the eve of the ferocious Sino-Japanese War, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien. This masterwork of world literature plays with Western traditions, picaresque humour, tragic-comedy, satire, Eastern philosophy and the mores of middle-class Chinese society to create its own unique feast of delights.

　　The Red Sea had long since been crossed, and the ship was now on its way over the Indian Ocean; but as always the sun mercilessly rose early and set late, encroaching upon the better part of the night. The night, like paper soaked in oil, had become translucent. Locked in the embrace of the sun, the night"s own form was indiscernible. Perhaps it had become intoxicated by the sun, which would explain why the night sky remained flushed long after the gradual fading of the rosy sunset. By the time the ruddiness dissipated and the night itself awoke from its stupor, the passengers in their cabins had awakened, glistening with sweat; after bathing, they hurried out on deck to catch the ocean breeze. Another day had begun.

　　红海早过了，船在印度洋面上开驶着，但是太阳依然不饶人地迟落早起，侵占去大部分的夜。夜仿佛纸浸了油变成半透明体；它给太阳拥抱住了，分不出身来，也许是给太阳陶醉了，所以夕照晚霞褪后的夜色也带着酡红。到红消醉醒，船舱里的睡人也一身腻汗地醒来，洗了澡赶到甲板上吹海风，又是一天开始。

　　It was toward the end of July, equivalent to the "san-fu" period of the lunar calendar - the hottest days of the year. In China the heat was even more oppressive than usual. Later everyone agreed the unusual heat was a portent of troops and arms, for it was the twenty-sixth year of the Republic (1937).

　　这是七月下旬，合中国旧历的三伏，一年最热的时候。在中国热得更比常年利害，事后大家都说是兵戈之象，因为这就是民国二十六年【一九三七年】。

　　The French liner, the Vicomte de Bragelonne, was on its way to China. Some time after eight in the morning, the third-class deck, still damp from swabbing, was already filled with passengers standing and sitting about -the French, the Jewish refugees from Germany, the Indians, the Vietnamese and, needless to say, the Chinese. The ocean breeze carried with it an arid heat; the scorching wind blew dry the bodies of fat people and covered them with a frosty layer of salt congealed with sweat, as though fresh from a bath in the Dead Sea in Palestine. Still, it was early morning, and people"s high spirits had not yet withered or turned limp under the glare of the sun. They talked and bustled about with great zest. The Frenchmen, newly commissioned to serve as policemen in Vietnam or in the French Concession in China, had gathered around and were flirting with a coquettish young Jewish woman. Bismarck once remarked that what distinguished French ambassadors and ministers was that they couldn"t speak a word of any foreign language, but these policemen, although they did not understand any German, managed to get their meaning across well enough to provoke giggles from the Jewish woman, thus proving themselves far superior to their diplomats. The woman"s handsome husband, who was standing nearby, watched with pleasure, since for the last few days he had been enjoying the large quantities of cigarettes, beer and lemonade that had been coming his way.

　　这条法国邮船白拉日隆子爵号（Vicomte de Bragelonne）正向中国开来。早晨八点多钟，冲洗过的三等舱甲板湿意未干，但已坐满了人，法国人、德国流亡出来的犹太人、印度人、安南人，不用说还有中国人。海风里早含着燥热，胖人身体给炎风吹干了，上一层汗结的盐霜，仿佛刚在巴勒斯坦的死海里洗过澡。毕竟是清晨，人的兴致还没给太阳晒萎，烘懒，说话做事都很起劲。那几个新派到安南或中国租界当警察的法国人，正围了那年轻善撒娇的犹太女人在调情。俾斯麦曾说过，法国公使大使的特点，就是一句外国话不会讲；这几位警察并不懂德文，居然传情达意，引得犹太女人格格地笑，比他们的外交官强多了。这女人的漂亮丈夫，在旁顾而乐之，因为他几天来，香烟、啤酒、柠檬水沾光了不少。

　　Once the Red Sea was passed, no longer was there fear of the intense heat igniting a fire, so, besides the usual fruit peelings, scraps of paper, bottle caps and cigarette butts were everywhere. The French are famous for the clarity of their thought and the lucidity of their prose, yet in whatever they do, they never fail to bring chaos, filth and hubbub, as witness the mess on board the ship. Relying on man"s ingenuity and entrusted with his hopes, but loaded with his clutter, the ship sailed along amidst the noise and bustle; each minute it returned one small stretch of water, polluted with the smell of man, back to the different, boundless and never-ending ocean.

　　红海已过，不怕热极引火，所以等一会甲板上零星果皮、纸片、瓶塞之外，香烟头定又遍处皆是。法国人的思想是有名的清楚，他的文章也明白干净，但是他的做事，无不混乱、肮脏、喧哗，但看这船上的乱糟糟。这船，倚仗人的机巧，载满人的扰攘，寄满人的希望，热闹地行着，每分钟把沾污了人气的一小方小面，还给那无情、无尽、无际的大海。

　　Each summer as usual a batch of Chinese students were returning home after completing their studies abroad, and about a dozen of them were aboard. Most were young people who had not as yet found employment; they were hastening back to China at the start of the summer vacation to have more time to look for jobs. Those who had no worries about jobs would wait until the cool autumn before sailing leisurely toward home. Although some of those on board had been students in France, the others, who had been studying in England, Germany and Belgium, had gone to Paris to gain more experience of nightlife before taking a French ship home. Meeting at a far corner of the earth, they became good friends at once, discussing the foreign threats and internal turmoil of their motherland, wishing they could return immediately to serve her. The ship moved ever so slowly, while homesickness welled up in everyone"s heart and yearned for release. Then suddenly from heaven knows where appeared two sets of mahjong, the Chinese national pastime, said to be popular in America as well. Thus, playing mahjong not only had a down-home flavour to it but was also in tune with world trends. As luck would have it, there were more than enough people to set up two tables of mahjong. So, except for eating and sleeping, they spent their entire time gambling. Breakfast was no sooner over than down in the dining room the first round of mahjong was to begin.

　　照例每年夏天有一批中国留学生学成回国。这船上也有十来个人。大多数是职业尚无着落的青年，直在暑假初回中国，可以从容找事。那些不悉没事的学生要到秋凉才慢慢地肯动身回国。船上这几们，有在法国留学的，有在英国、德国、比国等读书，到巴黎去增长夜生活经险，因此也坐法国船的，他们天涯相遇，一见如故，谈起外患内乱的祖国，都恨不得立刻就回去为它服务。船走得这样慢，大家一片乡心，正愁无处寄托，不知哪里忽来了两副麻将牌。麻将当然是国技，又听说在美国风行；打牌不但有故乡风味，并且适合世界潮流。妙得很人数可凑成两桌而有余，所以除掉吃饭睡觉以外，他们成天赌钱消遣。早餐刚过，下面餐室里已忙打第一圈牌。

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