自尊/梁小萍(赵金基译）

程思良

自尊/梁小萍
　　
　　我坐在路边的花台上已经很久了。前边不远处有个十字路口，我喜欢坐在这里看着川流不息的行人，我喜欢热闹的地方。
　　有几位行人向我问路。我当然是知道的，或者说，我应该是知道的。我在这里生活了70多年了，我哪里不知道呢。我在这里有很多朋友，我熟悉这里的一草一木。
　　可是我说不出来，我微笑着向他们摆摆手。
　　他们离开了：“原来是个老哑巴。”
　　我有点生气，我的听力很好，我真想追上他们理论一番。可是我站不起来，我的腿麻木得不听使唤，我坐在这里实在太久了。
　　我终于等到交警下班了。他是位年轻的警察，正从街心的交通岗台向我走来。我捶了捶麻木的双腿，微笑着等他。他显然也发现了我，快步走到我的身边。我挣扎着立起身子，递给他写有地址的胸卡：“同志，我迷路了。”
　　我是位老交警，最近脑子老忘事。我不好意思向行人问路，我有我的自尊。
　　
　　Self-esteem
　　
　　By Liang Xiaoping
　　
　　It is quite a while since I came sitting on the flower-stand by the road, nearby which there is a crossing. I enjoy sitting here and watching the bustling people, because I like all boisterous places.
　　Several passers-by ask me about the way. Certainly I know the way, or rather I should have known it, since I have been living here for more than 70 years. I know the way like the palm of my own hand; I have quite a few friends here; I am acquainted with all grass and trees here.
　　Yet I do not talk but to wave my hand, smiling.
　　“An old dumb guy!” Then they pass by.
　　Somewhat annoyed, since I have sharp ears, I really mean to chase after them and argue with them. However, I fail to stand up, with my legs feeling numb for too long a sitting.
　　I wait till the policeman calls it a day. The young man comes over to me as he steps off the traffic tower. I am patting my numb legs and expecting him with a smile when he approaches me with a trot. I struggle to straighten myself, handing him the name card with my address on it. “Sir, I got lost.”
　　I am a retired policeman and tend to forget things these days; with my self-esteem, I am ashamed of asking others about the way.
　　

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