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Chapter XXII
第二十二章
I trust that my readers have not concluded from the preceding chapter on books that reading is my only pleasure; my pleasures and amusements are many and varied.
我相信我的读者们并不会从前面的章节中得出这样的结论——阅读是我唯一的快乐。事实上，我的快乐和兴趣是广泛而多样的。
More than once in the course of my story I have referred to my love of the country and out-of-door sports. When I was quite a little girl, I learned to row and swim, and during the summer, when I am at Wrentham, Massachusetts, I almost live in my boat. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to take my friends out rowing when they visit me. Of course, I cannot guide the boat very well. Some one usually sits in the stern and manages the rudder while I row. Sometimes, however, I go rowing without the rudder. It is fun to try to steer by the scent of watergrasses and lilies, and of bushes that grow on the shore. I use oars with leather bands, which keep them in position in the oarlocks, and I know by the resistance of the water when the oars are evenly poised. In the same manner I can also tell when I am pulling against the current. I like to contend with wind and wave. What is more exhilarating than to make your staunch little boat, obedient to your will and muscle, go skimming lightly over glistening, tilting waves, and to feel the steady, imperious surge of the water!
在讲述自己故事的过程中，我不止一次地提到了我对乡间和户外运动的热爱。当我还是一个小姑娘的时候，我就学会了划船和游泳。在马萨诸塞州的兰瑟姆过暑假期间，我几乎整日住在我的船上。有朋友来访时，再没有什么能比带他们出去划船更令我快乐的事了。当然，我并不能很好地掌握行船方向。在通常情况下，当我划船的时候，就会有人坐在船尾为我掌舵。然而，有时候不靠舵手我也能划。凭借着水草和百合花，以及岸边灌木丛的气味辨别方向是十分有趣的一件事。我使用的是用皮革捆绑的船桨，这样就能把桨固定在桨架上。当船桨处于平稳状态时，我可以通过水的阻力来感知航行状态。用同样的方式，我也能说出船在什么时候正处于激流之中。我喜欢同风浪较量一番。你让忠实的小船听命于自己的意愿和力量；你让它轻轻地掠过波光潋滟的水面；你感受着或平稳，或汹涌的波浪——还有什么能比这更令人兴奋的事情呢！
I also enjoy canoeing, and I suppose you will smile when I say that I especially like it on moonlight nights. I cannot, it is true, see the moon climb up the sky behind the pines and steal softly across the heavens, making a shining path for us to follow; but I know she is there, and as I lie back among the pillows and put my hand in the water, I fancy that I feel the shimmer of her garments as she passes. Sometimes a daring little fish slips between my fingers, and often a pond-lily presses shyly against my hand. Frequently, as we emerge from the shelter of a cove or inlet, I am suddenly conscious of the spaciousness of the air about me. A luminous warmth seems to enfold me. Whether it comes from the trees which have been heated by the sun, or from the water, I can never discover. I have had the same strange sensation even in the heart of the city. I have felt it on cold, stormy days and at night. It is like the kiss of warm lips on my face.
我也喜欢划独木舟。我想，当你们听说我尤其喜欢月夜泛舟时，你们一定会莞尔相视的。坦白地讲，我无法看见月亮爬上松树的枝头，一边悄悄地在天际间穿行，一边为路人铺就发光的小径。但是，我知道她（月亮）就在那里。当我仰面躺在枕头上，并且把手放在水中时，我就幻想着触摸到了她微光闪烁的“外衣”。有时候，一条勇敢的小鱼会从我的手指间滑过，而睡莲则害羞地挤压着我的手掌。最常发生的情况是，当我们一从小河湾里划出来，我就会立刻觉察到周围开阔的空间。一团明亮的暖意似乎将我围裹其中，无论这股暖意是来自被阳光晒热的林木，还是来自水面，我都无法寻觅其踪。甚至在城市的核心地带，我也会产生这种奇怪的感觉。我已经在夜晚和暴风骤雨来临的时刻触摸到了它的气息，这就好似温暖的双唇吻在脸上的感觉。
My favourite amusement is sailing. In the summer of 1901 I visited Nova Scotia, and had opportunities such as I had not enjoyed before to make the acquaintance of the ocean. After spending a few days in Evangeline's country, about which Longfellow's beautiful poem has woven a spell of enchantment, Miss Sullivan and I went to Halifax, where we remained the greater part of the summer. The harbour was our joy, our paradise. What glorious sails we had to Bedford Basin, to McNabb's Island, to York Redoubt, and to the Northwest Arm! And at night what soothing, wondrous hours we spent in the shadow of the great, silent men-of-war. Oh, it was all so interesting, so beautiful! The memory of it is a joy forever.
我尤其喜爱的娱乐活动是坐船航行。1901年夏天的时候，我去诺瓦斯科夏游览，这使我第一次有了同海洋亲密接触的机会。在伊万杰琳的家乡——一个美得如同朗费罗笔下的诗歌般迷人的地方——盘桓几日后，我和苏立文小姐来到了哈利法克斯，我们在这里度过了几乎整个夏天。可以说，这座海港城市是我们的快乐源泉，也是我们的天堂。驾船航行在贝德福德海湾，麦克奈布斯岛，约克堡，一直到西北军（驻地）——这是一次多么伟大而光荣的航行啊！到了夜晚，我们会一连好几个小时置身在巨大战舰的阴影之下，那的确是一种惬意而奇妙的感觉。哦，周围的一切都是那么新奇而美丽！它给我留下了难以磨灭的愉快回忆。
