Train
Written by Lizz Murphy
Translated into Chinese by Cui Yuwei
The woman is 4 foot 3 inches in height and
width
she has forgotten to brush one side of her
long
blonde hair her fringe a home cut coconut
shell
above large thick glasses All her conversations
with
other adults are an upward squint but when
she speaks
to her small son her voice sounds elegant
long-legged
like the vine-thin shadows flitting silver
trees
curling around their bark
《火车》
这个女人身高4英尺身宽3英寸
她的金色长发只梳了一边
刘海修剪得十分随意又大又厚
的眼镜上扣着一个椰子壳所有她总
向上斜着眼和其他人交谈可当她和幼小的
儿子说起话来却十分优雅细细长长的声音
藤蔓薄薄的阴影掠过银色树木
在树皮上打卷
Oh How I understand the upward squint.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Cui Yywei - I am thrilled.
ReplyDeleteHah James :)
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