影的告别 The Shadow's Farewell

人睡到不知道時候的時候，就會有影來吿別，說出那些話——When a person has slept until they no longer know the time, a shadow will come to bid farewell, uttering these words—

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

吿

gào — variant of 告 (gào)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

說出

shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

人睡到不知道时候的时候，就会有影来吿别，说出那些话——

有我所不樂意的在天堂裏，我不願去；There is something I dislike in heaven, and I do not wish to go there;有我所不樂意的在地獄裏，我不願去；There is something I dislike in hell, and I do not wish to go there;有我所不樂意的在你們將來的黃金世界裏，我不願去。There is something I dislike in your future golden world, and I do not wish to go there.

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

樂意

lè yì — 1. to be willing to do sth 2. to be ready to do sth 3. to be happy to do sth 4. content 5. satisfied (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

天堂

tiān táng — 1. paradise 2. heaven (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

樂意

lè yì — 1. to be willing to do sth 2. to be ready to do sth 3. to be happy to do sth 4. content 5. satisfied (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

在地

zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])

獄

yù — prison

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

樂意

lè yì — 1. to be willing to do sth 2. to be ready to do sth 3. to be happy to do sth 4. content 5. satisfied (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

將來

jiāng lái — 1. in the future 2. future 3. the future 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

黃金

huáng jīn — 1. gold 2. golden (opportunity) 3. prime (time) (HSK 4)

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

有我所不乐意的在天堂里，我不愿去；有我所不乐意的在地狱里，我不愿去；有我所不乐意的在你们将来的黄金世界里，我不愿去。

然而你就是我所不樂意的。And yet you are the very thing I dislike.

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

樂意

lè yì — 1. to be willing to do sth 2. to be ready to do sth 3. to be happy to do sth 4. content 5. satisfied (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

然而你就是我所不乐意的。

朋友，我不想跟隨你了，我不願住。Friend, I no longer wish to follow you, I do not wish to stay.

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不想

bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise

跟隨

gēn suí — to follow (HSK 5)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

朋友，我不想跟随你了，我不愿住。

我不願意！I do not wish it!

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

我不愿意！

嗚乎嗚乎，我不願意，我不如彷徨于無地。Alas, alas, I do not wish it—I would rather wander lost in no-place.

嗚

wū — (onom.) for humming or whimpering

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

嗚

wū — (onom.) for humming or whimpering

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

彷徨

páng huáng — to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

呜乎呜乎，我不愿意，我不如彷徨于无地。

我不過一個影，要別你而沈沒在黑暗裏了。I am, after all, only a shadow, and I shall part from you and sink into the darkness.然而黑暗又會吞倂我，然而光明又會使我消失。Yet the darkness will swallow me, yet the light will make me vanish.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

吞

tūn — 1. to swallow 2. to take (HSK 6)

倂

bìng — variant of 併 (bìng)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

光明

guāng míng — 1. light 2. radiance 3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc) 4. openhearted (HSK 3)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away (HSK 3)

我不过一个影，要别你而沈没在黑暗里了。然而黑暗又会吞倂我，然而光明又会使我消失。

然而我不願彷徨于明暗之間，我不如在黑暗裏沈沒。Yet I do not wish to wander between light and dark—I would rather sink into the darkness.

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不願

bù yuàn — unwilling

彷徨

páng huáng — to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

然而我不愿彷徨于明暗之间，我不如在黑暗里沈没。

然而我終于徬徨于明暗之間，我不知道是黃昏還是黎明。Yet in the end I wander between light and dark; I do not know if it is dusk or dawn.我姑且舉灰黑的手裝作喝乾一杯酒，我將在不知道時候的時候獨自遠行。For now let me raise a hand, ash-gray, as if drinking dry a cup of wine; I shall set off alone on my journey when I no longer know the time.

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

徬

páng — irresolute

徨

huáng — used in 彷徨 (páng huáng)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

暗

àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

黃昏

huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

黎明

lí míng — dawn; daybreak (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

姑且

gū qiě — for the time being; tentatively

舉

jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)

灰

huī — 1. ash 2. dust 3. lime 4. gray 5. discouraged; dejected (HSK 7-9)

黑

Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

裝作

zhuāng zuò — 1. to pretend 2. to feign 3. to act a part

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

杯

bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

遠行

yuǎn xíng — to travel far away from home

然而我终于徬徨于明暗之间，我不知道是黄昏还是黎明。我姑且举灰黑的手装作喝干一杯酒，我将在不知道时候的时候独自远行。

嗚乎嗚乎，倘若黃昏，黑夜自然會來沈沒我，否則我要被白天消失，如果現是黎明。Alas, alas—if it is dusk, then night will naturally come to swallow me; otherwise I shall be made to vanish by the day, if this is now dawn.

嗚

wū — (onom.) for humming or whimpering

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

嗚

wū — (onom.) for humming or whimpering

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

倘若

tǎng ruò — if; supposing; in case (HSK 7-9)

黃昏

huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)

黑夜

hēi yè — night (HSK 6)

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

否則

fǒu zé — otherwise; if not; or (else) (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

白天

bái tiān — 1. daytime 2. during the day 3. day 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away (HSK 3)

如果

rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)

現

xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

黎明

lí míng — dawn; daybreak (HSK 7-9)

呜乎呜乎，倘若黄昏，黑夜自然会来沈没我，否则我要被白天消失，如果现是黎明。

朋友，時候近了。Friend, the time draws near.

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

朋友，时候近了。

我將向黑暗裏徬徨于無地。I shall go groping toward the darkness, into no-place.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

徬

páng — irresolute

徨

huáng — used in 彷徨 (páng huáng)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

我将向黑暗里徬徨于无地。

你還想我的贈品。You still hope for my parting gift.我能獻你甚麽呢？What can I offer you?無已，則仍是黑暗和虛空而已。Nothing else—only darkness and emptiness, then, after all.但是，我願意只是黑暗，或者會消失于你的白天；But I would wish to be only darkness, so that I might vanish in your daylight;我願意只是虛空，決不佔你的心地。I would wish to be only emptiness, so that I shall never occupy your heart.

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

贈品

zèng pǐn — 1. gift 2. complimentary item 3. freebie 4. giveaway

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

獻

xiàn — 1. to offer 2. to present 3. to dedicate 4. to donate 5. to show 6. to put on display 7. worthy person (old) (HSK 5)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

無已

wú yǐ — 1. endlessly 2. to have no choice

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

虛空

xū kōng — 1. void 2. hollow 3. empty

而已

ér yǐ — 1. that's all 2. nothing more (HSK 7-9)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

或者

huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away (HSK 3)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

白天

bái tiān — 1. daytime 2. during the day 3. day 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

虛空

xū kōng — 1. void 2. hollow 3. empty

決不

jué bù — 1. not at all 2. simply (can) not (HSK 5)

佔

zhàn — variant of 占 (zhàn) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

心地

xīn dì — character

你还想我的赠品。我能献你甚么呢？无已，则仍是黑暗和虚空而已。但是，我愿意只是黑暗，或者会消失于你的白天；我愿意只是虚空，决不占你的心地。

我願意這樣，朋友——This is what I wish, friend—

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

我愿意这样，朋友——

我獨自遠行，不但沒有你，並且再沒有別的影在黑暗裏。I go alone on my journey, and not only are you not there, but no other shadow is there in the darkness either.只有我被黑暗沈沒，那世界全屬於我自己。Only I am swallowed by the darkness, and that world will belong wholly to myself.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

遠行

yuǎn xíng — to travel far away from home

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

並且

bìng qiě — and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition (HSK 3)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

黑暗

hēi àn — 1. dark 2. darkly 3. darkness (HSK 4)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

那世

nà shì — the world of the dead

界

jiè — 1. (bound form) boundary; border 2. (bound form) realm (HSK 6)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

屬於

shǔ yú — to belong to; to fall under (a category) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

我独自远行，不但没有你，并且再没有别的影在黑暗里。只有我被黑暗沈没，那世界全属于我自己。

（一九二四年九月二十四日。）(September 24, 1924.)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

九月

Jiǔ yuè — 1. September 2. ninth month (of the lunar year)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)