I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this.

  • -- Mo Yan 莫言

我从高密农民那里听到了许多故事,我有一种无法抑制的冲动要把它们写下来。今天,高密的农民们知道他们通过我的作品而闻名于世,但我想他们对此有点困惑。

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I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.

我并没有很快出名。这是一个缓慢的、渐进的过程,所以我能够慢慢地成长,弄清楚我是谁,我想要什么,而不是在聚光灯下告诉我我是谁。

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

一直困扰我一生的一个问题是,为什么当我特别需要帮助时,做好事的人往往是我无权要求帮助的人。

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

人们很少因为他们所说的而出名,直到他们因为他们所做的而出名。