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Chinese web novels help American man to conquer drug addiction
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這兩天,一則關(guān)于美國(guó)小伙沉迷中國(guó)玄幻小說(shuō)不能自拔、竟成功戒掉毒癮的新聞刷屏網(wǎng)絡(luò)……這究竟是怎么回事兒,大家還是先來(lái)認(rèn)識(shí)一下新聞的主人公吧。
Kevin Cazad, a software programmer, resorted to drugs to alleviate his pain after breaking up with his girlfriend. Severe drug addiction caused him physical and mental pain, even threatening his life at times. But things changed in 2014, when Cazad first came across online Chinese literature.
凱文?卡扎德是一名軟件工程師,和女友分手后他開(kāi)始靠吸毒緩解苦悶。巨大的毒癮帶給他生理和心理上的痛苦,甚至數(shù)度危及生命。但事情在2014年發(fā)生變化,那一年卡扎德第一次遇見(jiàn)了中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)文學(xué)。
2015年,卡扎德在翻譯連載中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)文學(xué)的“武俠世界”(wuxiaworld.com)里留言講述了自己的故事:
I'll try to be brief, in 2014 I had a breakup with a woman I was with for 2 years. After that I had a bit of a...problem, I got into drugs, I got addicted to Coke.
長(zhǎng)話短說(shuō),我2014年和處了2年的女友分手,然后我就出了點(diǎn)問(wèn)題,我開(kāi)始吸毒了,染上了可卡因的癮。
In February of this year I had did my last line and all of a sudden my heart started beating uncontrollably and I felt a deep pressure appear on the left side of my body all the way down. I thought I was having a heart attack. From that day on I felt that pressure every day, sometimes the pressure would build up and as it did I would actually have a hard time thinking clearly and get lightheaded.
2015年2月我吸完最后一道白粉,突然心臟開(kāi)始不受控制地狂跳,左半邊身體感受到一種強(qiáng)大的壓迫。我以為我心臟病發(fā)作了。從那天起,我每天都能感到這種壓力,有時(shí)候壓力陡增,使我無(wú)法清醒思考、頭昏眼花。
And one day I was introduced to Coiling Dragon, immediately I fell in love. Once I got caught up with that I moved on to MGA, ATG and ISSTH etc... Basically Wuxiaworld took up all my time and I was able to forget about wanting any drugs...
然后有一天,有人介紹我看《盤(pán)龍》,我立刻愛(ài)上這部小說(shuō)。我追完那部又接著去看了《修羅武神》、《逆天邪神》、《我欲封天》……基本上“武俠世界”占據(jù)了我所有的時(shí)間,我甚至忘記了對(duì)毒品的欲望……
About a month ago I noticed the pressure started to dissipate, and as it did my vision and thoughts have also started to clear up and also sometimes I can hear a sound in my head like water being slowly drained through a straw...
大約一個(gè)月前,我發(fā)現(xiàn)那種壓力開(kāi)始消退了,視力和頭腦也變得清晰了,有時(shí),我還能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)腦袋里有一種水被吸管吸走的聲音……
What would have happened if I never found wuxiaworld and been able to stave off my addiction? I really want to say I feel your novels have probably saved my life so thank you... really.
如果我從未發(fā)現(xiàn)“武俠世界”、戒除毒癮,后果又將會(huì)怎樣?我真的想說(shuō),你們的小說(shuō)救了我一命。所以真心感謝。
"In the past, whenever I went home, all my attention was on drugs. But when I go home now, the only thing that occupies my mind is Chinese web novels. Like drugs, they can also become an addiction, but the difference is that they can't harm your health," Cazad told the Southern Weekly during an interview, adding that he used to finish five volumes of a popular Chinese web novel named "Coiling Dragon" in a single day.
卡扎德接受《南方周末》采訪時(shí)說(shuō):“過(guò)去,我一回到家就將全部的心思放在毒品上。但是現(xiàn)在我回家后腦袋里一心只想著中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)小說(shuō)。和毒品一樣,這些小說(shuō)也會(huì)讓人上癮,不過(guò)區(qū)別是它們對(duì)健康無(wú)害?!笨ㄔ逻€表示,他曾在一天內(nèi)一連讀了五章《盤(pán)龍》。這是一部中國(guó)人氣網(wǎng)絡(luò)小說(shuō)。
Cazad's story shocked "I eat tomatoes", the author of the book, who told the Southern Weekly that he never expected so much enthusiasm from a foreign reader.
卡扎德的故事讓《盤(pán)龍》的作者“我吃西紅柿”非常吃驚,他告訴《南方周末》,自己從未想過(guò)一個(gè)外國(guó)讀者會(huì)有如此的熱情。
“Many readers have written letters to me, saying that my web novel reshaped their understanding of life. Some even attribute their achievements to inspiration they got from my books. It was like, are you guys kidding me?”
“也有好些讀者說(shuō),看了小說(shuō)對(duì)生活有了新的認(rèn)知,還有努力奮斗成就一番事業(yè)的,我覺(jué)得是不是在忽悠我啊?!?/p>
其實(shí)像卡扎德這樣癡迷于中國(guó)玄幻小說(shuō)的外國(guó)粉絲還真不少……
比如這位為了讀網(wǎng)絡(luò)文學(xué)而自學(xué)了中文:
我學(xué)中文六個(gè)月了,只為了看網(wǎng)絡(luò)小說(shuō),所以只學(xué)了漢字和語(yǔ)法?,F(xiàn)在雖然我能借助彈窗詞典看懂70%的內(nèi)容,但是一點(diǎn)樂(lè)趣也沒(méi)有。所以現(xiàn)在我決定從頭學(xué)中文,讀和說(shuō)都學(xué)起來(lái),這絕對(duì)更有用。
還有這位無(wú)法適應(yīng)小說(shuō)完結(jié)的:
該死……我現(xiàn)在難過(guò)極了。我是說(shuō),《盤(pán)龍》只剩一章就完結(jié)了!我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣每天追文了!這是我看的第一本中國(guó)小說(shuō)!它對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)意義非凡……我真的很喜歡這部小說(shuō),真的無(wú)法接受再一章就完結(jié)了,以后都沒(méi)有《盤(pán)龍》了,嗚嗚嗚嗚……這本書(shū)真的是一場(chǎng)神奇的旅途,《盤(pán)龍》將一直在我心里占據(jù)特別的位置。只剩一章了,我太傷心了。
想知道外國(guó)網(wǎng)友從哪里看中國(guó)網(wǎng)文嗎?小編來(lái)介紹
連載中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)文學(xué)的“武俠世界”由美國(guó)資深譯者RWX成立于2014年底,到去年8月,其全球總訪問(wèn)量已經(jīng)超過(guò)了10億次,其中40%來(lái)自北美,20%來(lái)自歐洲。
該網(wǎng)站一共刊載了23部中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)小說(shuō),7部已翻譯完結(jié),包括原文340萬(wàn)字的“我吃西紅柿”的《盤(pán)龍》。
此外,還有包括spcnet在內(nèi)的好幾家聚集了外國(guó)志愿翻譯的網(wǎng)站。
網(wǎng)友整理spcnet網(wǎng)站每本小說(shuō)的閱讀量 |
為了方便讀者理解,這些外國(guó)志愿翻譯們還提供了兵器的提示:
現(xiàn)在國(guó)外的志愿翻譯網(wǎng)站幾乎也形成了自己的運(yùn)作模式——打賞模式,建立起了翻譯團(tuán)隊(duì),據(jù)說(shuō)搶走了不少原本是日韓輕小說(shuō)(light novels)的粉絲。
某網(wǎng)站正在連載譯文的更新:
你可能會(huì)好奇,外國(guó)讀者為什么能理解仙俠、武俠這些中國(guó)文化元素……
閱文集團(tuán)(China Reading Group)的CEO吳文輝在接受《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》采訪時(shí)說(shuō):
“關(guān)鍵在于你的文化產(chǎn)品比較好,好到他們?cè)敢饪缭轿幕瘉?lái)了解你,這不是誰(shuí)迎合誰(shuí)的過(guò)程,而是你有文化魅力征服別人心靈的問(wèn)題。”
他認(rèn)為中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)文學(xué)的優(yōu)勢(shì)在于:豐富的想象,以及不斷成長(zhǎng)壯大的故事主線。
吳文輝介紹,目前最受海外用戶喜愛(ài)的中國(guó)網(wǎng)絡(luò)小說(shuō)主要為玄幻、武俠、仙俠等類(lèi)型。
據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì):
在十大外國(guó)人最?lèi)?ài)讀的網(wǎng)文中,“重生”“穿越”“煉丹”“開(kāi)金手指”等情節(jié)出現(xiàn)率極高;
在十大熱書(shū)中50%的故事出現(xiàn)了血統(tǒng)、族系(Bloodlines、Clan Politics)內(nèi)容,50%的主角要修真(Cultivation),50%的主人公在煉體(Body Tempering),50%的主角會(huì)穿越異界(Transported to Another World),60%的主角有儲(chǔ)物空間(Interspatial Storage);
80%的故事里出現(xiàn)過(guò)怪物、獸類(lèi)(Monsters、Beast);
60%的故事有多個(gè)界域(Multiple Realms);
而90%說(shuō)的是男主角由弱變強(qiáng)的故事(Weak to Strong)。
英文來(lái)源:人民網(wǎng)
翻譯&編輯:梅佳 左卓 董靜
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