朱翻译
我写的双语小说《沐于浮华》Bathing In the Limelight他停下来，喝了一口酒。酒液滑过喉咙，像一道温热的刀锋。"后来，我以为是为了体面。想让人高看一眼，想让我娘在村里走路能挺直腰杆。我给自己穿上西装，打上领带，学人说场面话，学人皮笑肉不笑。我以为体面是穿在身上的，后来才知道，体面是穿在骨头上的。骨头弯了，穿什么都是破布。"他顿了顿，望着杯中旋转的液体，那深红色的漩涡像一口井，井底映着一张他几乎认不出的脸。嘴角泛起一丝苦笑。"现在才明白——"He paused and took a sip of wine. The liquid slid down his throat like a warm blade."Later, I thought it was for dignity. I wanted people to look up to me. I wanted my mother to walk through the village with her head held high. I put on a suit. I tied a tie. I learned to make small talk with everyone, to flash a hollow smile that never reached my eyes. I thought dignity was something you wore on your skin. But I learned—dignity is something you wear on your bones. Once the bones are bent, everything you put on is just rags."He paused again, staring into the swirling liquid in his glass. The deep red vortex was like a well, and at the bottom of that well was a face he barely recognized. A bitter smile crept across his lips."Now I realize—"
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