雙語詩歌翻譯|鐘惺-《與陳眉公書》

萬歷四十五年丁巳(1617)八月，當(dāng)時(shí)名震東南的華亭山人陳繼儒(號(hào)眉公)過訪南京，特地拜會(huì)了僦居金陵的竟陵派領(lǐng)袖鐘惺，傾慕已久的兩位文壇聞人仿佛都覺得這次歷史性的訂交終于沒有讓自己失望，因而各自慶幸不已。繼儒歸后，鐘惺即修短簡一封，表達(dá)對(duì)初次相見的感受和評(píng)價(jià)。

鐘惺·《與陳眉公書》

相見甚有奇緣，似恨其晚。然使十年前相見，恐識(shí)力未有堅(jiān)透處，心目不能如是之相發(fā)也。朋友相見，極是難事。鄙意又以為不患不相見，患相見之無益耳?！幸嬉?，豈猶恨其晚哉！

——《隱秀軒集》

A Letter to Chen Meigong

Zhong Xing 1

A strange opportunity seemed to have brought about our chance meeting, which we thought to be too belated. However, if we had seen each other ten years ago, our insight into man's character would not have been so penetrating, and our mutual understanding would not have been so profound. The meeting of true friends is something extremely difficult. But, in my humble opinion, what is really regretful is not the lack of opportunity for people's meeting each other, but the lack of spiritual benefit from such a meeting—given spiritual benefit, there would be no reason to regret its being somewhat belated!

——Collection of the Chamber of Hidden Beauty

1. Zhong Xing (1574-1625), born in Jingling of Hubei Province, was a scholar and man of letter in the Ming Dynasty.

（謝百魁、陳啟達(dá) 譯）