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张爱玲（1920-1995），中国现代著名女作家，四十年代在上海孤岛成名。其小说拥有女性的细腻与古典的美感，对人物心理的把握令人惊异，而作者独特的人生态度在当时亦是极为罕见。《心愿》一文发表在上海圣玛利亚女校《凤藻》1937年刊上。这是十六岁的张爱玲离开圣玛丽亚女校之际的临别赠言，流露出的是这位女学生无比的自信与对未来的憧憬。她不时地鞭策自己成就“辉煌的事业为母校增光”，并将此作为自己义不容辞的责任。
《心愿》原文
时间好比一把锋利的小刀，使用得不恰当，会在美丽的面孔上刻下深深上午纹路，使旺盛的青春月复一月，年复一年地消磨掉；但是，使用恰当的话，它却能将一块普通的石头琢刻成宏伟的雕像。圣玛丽娅女校虽然已有五十年历史，仍是一块只会稍加雕琢的普通白石。随着时光的流逝，它也许会给尘埃污染，受风雨侵蚀，或破裂成片片碎石。另一方面，它也可以给时间的小刀仔细地、缓慢地、一寸一寸地刻成一个奇妙的雕像，置于米开朗琪罗的那些辉煌的作品中亦无愧色。这把小刀不仅为校长、教师和明日的学生所持有，我们全体同学都有权利操纵它。
如果我能活到白发苍苍的老年，我将在炉边宁静的睡梦中，寻找早年所熟悉的穿过绿色梅树林的小径。当然，那时候，今日年轻的梅树也未必已进入愉快的晚年，伸出有力的臂膊遮蔽着纵横的小径。饱经风霜的古老钟楼，仍将兀立在金色的阳光中，发出在我听来是如此熟悉的钟声。在那缓慢而庄严地钟声里，高矮不一、脸蛋儿或苍白或红润、有些身材丰满、有些体型纤小的姑娘们，焕发着青春活力和朝气，像小溪般涌入教堂。在那里，她们将跪下祈祷，向上帝低声细诉她们的生活小事：她们的悲伤，她们的眼泪，她们的争吵，她们的喜爱，以及她们的宏愿。她们将祈求上帝帮助自己达到目标，成为作家、音乐家、教育家或理想的妻子。我还可以听到那古老的钟楼在祈祷声中发出回响，仿佛是低声回答她们：“是的，与全中国其他学校相比，圣玛丽亚女校的宿舍也未必是最大的，校内的花园也未必是最美丽的，但她无疑有最优秀、最勤奋好学的小姑娘，她们将以其日后辉煌的事业来为母校增光！”
听到这话语时，我的感受将取决于自己在毕业后的岁月里有无任何成就。如果我没有恪尽本分，丢了荣耀母校的权利，我将感到羞耻和悔恨。但如果我在努力为目标奋斗的路上取得成功，我可以欣慰地微笑，因为我也有份用时间把这把小刀，雕刻出美好的学校生活的形象虽然我的贡献是那样微不足道。
Aspiration
Time is like a sharp knife， if not used in a proper way， it will carve deep lines on our faces and fritter away our youth year by year. On the contrary， however， if used in a proper way， it will cut and polish a normal stone into a grand statue. Fifty years have passed， and the St. Mary’s Hall is still just a slightly carved ordinary white stone. As time goes by， it may be contaminated by dusts， eroded by wind and rain， or cracked into fragments. On the other hand， it can also be carved carefully， slowly， and inch by inch by time into a fantastic statue which is by no means inferior to Michelangelo’s glorious masterpieces. This knife is not only controlled by the principal， the teachers， and the students in the future， but also by all the students.
If I could survive till all my hair becomes greyish， I would sit beside the stove and look for in my tranquil dream the past familiar paths amidst the green prune trees grove. Of course， at that time， the prune trees were young and stretching out their strong arms to shield the crossed paths， but today they have entered their happy senility. The weather-beaten bell tower still stands upright in the golden rays of the sun， uttering the sound which is so familiar to me. In the slow and solemn toll， a few young girls， tall or short， pale or ruddy-faced， plump or slim， with youthful vitality and vigor， swarm into a church like a stream. In the church， they’ll stand on their knees to pray to God their life trifles—their sadness， tears， quarrels， love and great aspiration. They’ll pray to God to help realize their dreams—to be a writer， a musician， an educator or an ideal wife. I also hear the echo of the bell against the praying voice which seems to answer the girls： “Well， the St. Mary’s Hall may not have a larger dormitory or more beautiful garden than any other school in China， but undoubtedly she has the most excellent and diligent girls who will add prestige to their old school with their glorious achievement in the future！”
Hearing these words， my feelings will be determined by my achievements after my graduation. I’ll feel shameful and regretful if I don’t do what I’m supposed to do and lose the right to win honour for our alma mater. On the contrary， if I achieve success through hard work， I’ll smile comfortingly， for I can also carve the beautiful image of school life with the knife of time， despite my small contribution.
作者简介：马健（1988— ），男，江苏宿迁人，云南民族大学外国语学院硕士研究生。研究方向：英语笔译研究。
《心愿》原文
时间好比一把锋利的小刀，使用得不恰当，会在美丽的面孔上刻下深深上午纹路，使旺盛的青春月复一月，年复一年地消磨掉；但是，使用恰当的话，它却能将一块普通的石头琢刻成宏伟的雕像。圣玛丽娅女校虽然已有五十年历史，仍是一块只会稍加雕琢的普通白石。随着时光的流逝，它也许会给尘埃污染，受风雨侵蚀，或破裂成片片碎石。另一方面，它也可以给时间的小刀仔细地、缓慢地、一寸一寸地刻成一个奇妙的雕像，置于米开朗琪罗的那些辉煌的作品中亦无愧色。这把小刀不仅为校长、教师和明日的学生所持有，我们全体同学都有权利操纵它。
如果我能活到白发苍苍的老年，我将在炉边宁静的睡梦中，寻找早年所熟悉的穿过绿色梅树林的小径。当然，那时候，今日年轻的梅树也未必已进入愉快的晚年，伸出有力的臂膊遮蔽着纵横的小径。饱经风霜的古老钟楼，仍将兀立在金色的阳光中，发出在我听来是如此熟悉的钟声。在那缓慢而庄严地钟声里，高矮不一、脸蛋儿或苍白或红润、有些身材丰满、有些体型纤小的姑娘们，焕发着青春活力和朝气，像小溪般涌入教堂。在那里，她们将跪下祈祷，向上帝低声细诉她们的生活小事：她们的悲伤，她们的眼泪，她们的争吵，她们的喜爱，以及她们的宏愿。她们将祈求上帝帮助自己达到目标，成为作家、音乐家、教育家或理想的妻子。我还可以听到那古老的钟楼在祈祷声中发出回响，仿佛是低声回答她们：“是的，与全中国其他学校相比，圣玛丽亚女校的宿舍也未必是最大的，校内的花园也未必是最美丽的，但她无疑有最优秀、最勤奋好学的小姑娘，她们将以其日后辉煌的事业来为母校增光！”
听到这话语时，我的感受将取决于自己在毕业后的岁月里有无任何成就。如果我没有恪尽本分，丢了荣耀母校的权利，我将感到羞耻和悔恨。但如果我在努力为目标奋斗的路上取得成功，我可以欣慰地微笑，因为我也有份用时间把这把小刀，雕刻出美好的学校生活的形象虽然我的贡献是那样微不足道。
Aspiration
Time is like a sharp knife， if not used in a proper way， it will carve deep lines on our faces and fritter away our youth year by year. On the contrary， however， if used in a proper way， it will cut and polish a normal stone into a grand statue. Fifty years have passed， and the St. Mary’s Hall is still just a slightly carved ordinary white stone. As time goes by， it may be contaminated by dusts， eroded by wind and rain， or cracked into fragments. On the other hand， it can also be carved carefully， slowly， and inch by inch by time into a fantastic statue which is by no means inferior to Michelangelo’s glorious masterpieces. This knife is not only controlled by the principal， the teachers， and the students in the future， but also by all the students.
If I could survive till all my hair becomes greyish， I would sit beside the stove and look for in my tranquil dream the past familiar paths amidst the green prune trees grove. Of course， at that time， the prune trees were young and stretching out their strong arms to shield the crossed paths， but today they have entered their happy senility. The weather-beaten bell tower still stands upright in the golden rays of the sun， uttering the sound which is so familiar to me. In the slow and solemn toll， a few young girls， tall or short， pale or ruddy-faced， plump or slim， with youthful vitality and vigor， swarm into a church like a stream. In the church， they’ll stand on their knees to pray to God their life trifles—their sadness， tears， quarrels， love and great aspiration. They’ll pray to God to help realize their dreams—to be a writer， a musician， an educator or an ideal wife. I also hear the echo of the bell against the praying voice which seems to answer the girls： “Well， the St. Mary’s Hall may not have a larger dormitory or more beautiful garden than any other school in China， but undoubtedly she has the most excellent and diligent girls who will add prestige to their old school with their glorious achievement in the future！”
Hearing these words， my feelings will be determined by my achievements after my graduation. I’ll feel shameful and regretful if I don’t do what I’m supposed to do and lose the right to win honour for our alma mater. On the contrary， if I achieve success through hard work， I’ll smile comfortingly， for I can also carve the beautiful image of school life with the knife of time， despite my small contribution.
作者简介：马健（1988— ），男，江苏宿迁人，云南民族大学外国语学院硕士研究生。研究方向：英语笔译研究。