合约写：我们希望对话是双语的
人土土译：艾达·利蒙
你过来时，记得带上你的棕皮肤
我们才好让投资商满意。
麻烦你勾一下这栏；
我们要申请补助。
你有能让问题少年感兴趣的
诗吗？最好是双语的。
你想参加投资商的
晚宴一起喝点龙舌兰吗？
你能否讲些会让我们不舒服的
故事，但别把我们变成同谋？
别讲那个证明你和我们一样的
故事。生于暖房，
花园，别跟我们说你是如何
采摘番茄然后边吃边
看秃鹫在马路上捣碎另一只
鸟的骨头。
给我们讲那个
你父亲在同事对他说
你们这种人就干这种事后
便去偷轮毂盖的故事。
给我们讲讲他穿着斗篷去开会时
试图把轮毂盖重新卖给
同事。不要提你父亲
是个老师、说英文、喜欢
自酿啤酒、喜欢棒球，给我们
再讲讲斗篷、轮毂盖、
他怎么偷的、他怎么为了证明
自己没做一件事而去做了那件事。
The Contract Says: We'd Like the Conversation to be Bilingual
Ada Limón
When you come, bring your brown-
ness so we can be sure to please
the funders. Will you check this
box; we're applying for a grant.
Do you have any poems that speak
to troubled teens? Bilingual is best.
Would you like to come to dinner
with the patrons and sip Patrón?
Will you tell us the stories that make
us uncomfortable, but not complicit?
Don't read the one where you
are just like us. Born to a green house,
garden, don't tell us how you picked
tomatoes and ate them in the dirt
watching vultures pick apart another
bird's bones in the road. Tell us the one
about your father stealing hubcaps
after a colleague said that's what his
kind did. Tell us how he came
to the meeting wearing a poncho
and tried to sell the man his hubcaps
back. Don't mention your father
was a teacher, spoke English, loved
making beer, loved baseball, tell us
again about the poncho, the hubcaps,
how he stole them, how he did the thing
he was trying to prove he didn't do.
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The Contract Says: We'd Like the Conversation to be Bilingual
合约写：我们希望对话是双语的
When you come, bring your brown-
你过来时，记得带上你的棕皮肤
ness so we can be sure to please
我们才好让投资商满意。
the funders. Will you check this
麻烦你勾一下这栏；
box; we're applying for a grant.
我们要申请补助。
Do you have any poems that speak
你有能让问题少年感兴趣的
to troubled teens? Bilingual is best.
诗吗？最好是双语的。
Would you like to come to dinner
你想参加投资商的
with the patrons and sip Patrón?
晚宴一起喝点龙舌兰吗？
Will you tell us the stories that make
你能否讲些会让我们不舒服的
us uncomfortable, but not complicit?
故事，但别把我们变成同谋？
Don't read the one where you
别讲那个证明你和我们一样的
are just like us. Born to a green house,
故事。生于暖房，
garden, don't tell us how you picked
花园，别跟我们说你是如何
tomatoes and ate them in the dirt
采摘番茄然后边吃边
watching vultures pick apart another
看秃鹫在马路上捣碎另一只
bird's bones in the road. Tell us the one
鸟的骨头。
about your father stealing hubcaps
给我们讲那个你父亲在同事对他说
after a colleague said that's what his
你们这种人就干这种事后
kind did. Tell us how he came
便去偷轮毂盖的故事。
to the meeting wearing a poncho
给我们讲讲他穿着斗篷去开会时
and tried to sell the man his hubcaps
试图把轮毂盖重新卖给
back. Don't mention your father
同事。不要提你父亲
was a teacher, spoke English, loved
是个老师、说英文、喜欢
making beer, loved baseball, tell us
自酿啤酒、喜欢棒球，给我们
again about the poncho, the hubcaps,
再讲讲斗篷、轮毂盖、
how he stole them, how he did the thing
他怎么偷的、他怎么为了证明
he was trying to prove he didn't do.
自己没做一件事而去做了那件事。 |
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