TheSmile 　　微笑 　　Smileateachother,smileatyourwife,smileatyourhusband,smileatyourchildren,smileateachother―itdoesn’tmatterwhoitis―andthatwillhelpyoutogrowupingreaterloveforeachother. 　　经常保持笑容,对你的另一半、你的孩子微笑,甚至对陌生人也不要吝惜你的微笑,因为小小的微笑就能大大增进人与人之间的感情.――泰瑞莎修女 　　1/ManyAmericansarefamiliarwithTheLittlePrince,awonderfulbookbyAntoinedeSaint-Exupery.Thisisawhimsicalandfabulousbookandworksasachildren’sstoryaswellasathought-provokingadultfable.FarfewerareawareofSaint-Exupery’sotherwritings,novelsandshortstories. 　　法国作家安东尼·圣艾修伯里所写的《小王子》是本很多美国人都很熟悉的极好的书.这本书表面上看来是童话故事,但世故的成人读来也觉寓意深远.很少人知道,除了《小王子》,圣艾修伯里还创作过其他小说和短篇故事. 　　2/Saint-ExuperywasafighterpilotwhofoughtagainsttheNazisandwaskilledinaction.BeforeWorldWarII,hefoughtintheSpanishCivilWaragainstthefascists.HewroteafascinatingstorybasedonthatexperienceentitledTheSmile.ItisthisstorywhichI’dliketosharewithyounow.Itisn’tclearwhetherornothemeantthistobeautobiographicalorfiction.Ichoosetobelieveittobetheformer. 　　圣艾修伯里是名飞行员,二次大战对抗纳粹时被击落身亡,之前他也曾参加西班牙内战打击法西斯分子.他根据这次经验写了一篇精彩的故事――《微笑》,现在要提的就是这篇作品.这是真实故事或是虚构事情,没人能下定论,但我宁可相信这是作者的亲身体验. 　　3/Hesaidthathewascapturedbytheenemyandthrownintoajailcell.Hewassurethatfromthecontemptuouslooksandroughtreatmenthereceivedfromhisjailershewouldbeexecutedthenextday.Fromhere,I’lltellthestoryasIrememberitinmyownwords. 　　故事的前段大意是作者被敌军俘虏,关进监牢.看守监狱的人一脸凶相,态度极为恶劣.他心想,明天绝对会被拖出去枪毙.以下是我记忆中的故事原文. 　　4/“IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervousanddistraught.Ifumbledinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose. 　　“一想到自己明天就没命了,不禁陷入极端的惶恐与不安.我翻遍了口袋,终于找到一支没被他们搜走的香烟,但我的手紧张得不停发抖,连将烟送进嘴里都成问题,而我的火柴也在搜身时被拿走了. 　　5/“Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Afterall,onedoesnotmakeeyecontactwithathing,acorpse.Icalledouttohim‘Haveyougotalight?’Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette. 　　“我透过铁栏望着外面的警卫,他并没有注意到我在看他,也许对他而言,我只是他看守的一样‘物品’、一具‘尸体’.我叫了他一声：‘能跟你借个火吗?’他转头望着我,耸了耸肩,然后走了过来,点燃我的香烟 　　6/“Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesinadvertentlylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandgeneratedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile. 　　“当他帮我点火时,他的眼光无意中与我的相接触,这时我突然冲着他微笑.我不知道自己为何有这般反应,也许是过于紧张,或者是当你如此靠近另一个人,你很难不对他微笑.不管是何理由,我对他笑了.就在这一刹那,这抹微笑如同火花般,打破了我们心灵间的隔阂.受到了我的感染,他的嘴角不自觉地也现出了笑容,虽然我知道他原无此意.他点完火后并没立刻离开,两眼盯着我瞧,脸上仍带着微笑. 　　7/“Ikeptsmilingathim,nowawareofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.Andhislookingatmeseemedtohaveanewdimension,too.‘Doyouhavekids?’heasked. 　　“我也以笑容回应,仿佛他是个朋友,而不是个守着我的警卫.他看着我的眼神也少了当初的那股凶气,‘你有小孩吗?’他开口问道.