帕特里克·斯图尔特爵士 | 倾情献声《我们的记忆 （10-16）》

十

I managed to smuggle a radio in and we tuned it secretly. We listened to news about the wilder world and none of it seemed good. This was how the Robot King had decreed life must be. And the robot soldiers made sure the red folk couldn’t go through the new wall or ever leave the ghetto. But we still found ways to play and be happy.

我成功地搞到了一台无线电收音机，我们秘密地调节频率。我们收听到了外面世界的消息，但似乎灭有一个地方是太平的。机器人王国就是这样裁决生命的，机器人士兵们不让红人越过新建起的高墙或是离开犹太区一步，但我们还是能找到开心娱乐的办法。

We went over to the orphanage where there were loads of kids who’d been separated from their parents. Now they had Janusz to look after them. Janusz was a kindly, older man with a woolly beard and round glasses. They knew they were safe to play, because he would always be there for them, whatever happened.

我们去了孤儿院，那里有大量跟父母失散的孩子，如今他们由Janusz照看着。Janusz是一位和蔼可亲，年纪稍长的先生。他留着羊毛般的胡子，带着圆圆的眼镜。孩子们知道他们可以安心地玩耍，因为无论发生什么，Janusz都会一直守护着他们。

十一

We were resourceful, as well as brave. Who would imagine we could build a robot disguise out of bits of old junk? A fake robot so good it could actually convince all the other robots? Why, we even managed to infiltrate the rocket that flew up to the dark tower, where all the precious medicines were hoarded.

我们既勇敢又机智。谁能想到我们可以利用这些废铜烂铁组装一个机器人来伪装？一个逼真到足以骗过其他所有机器人的假机器人？为什么，我甚至成功潜入飞向黑暗塔的火箭，那里堆放着宝贵的药物。

What an amazing adventure that was! You think it’s far-fetched, do you? You think it’s unlikely us kids could build a robot disguise out of bits and bobs? You don’t believe we’d be brave enough to go over the wall and into the forbidden zone? Well, perhaps I do exaggerate some details. But we were brave indeed, and we did our very best to steal the drugs. The orphans in Janusz’s care needed the medicine very badly.

多么神奇的冒险啊！你觉得那遥不可及，是不是？你是不是觉得我们这些小孩子是不能用那些零碎的东西来组装一个机器人进行伪装的？你不相信我们会勇敢到翻过高墙，闯入禁区？好吧，也许我夸大了某些细节。但我们确实很勇敢，我们尽了最大努力去偷药品，Janusz照顾的那些孤儿们急需那些药物。

十二

We went back to the orphanage with the drugs we’d stolen. Triumph! Success! Janusz was delighted with us. Many lives could be saved. He told the nurse, Irena, to administer the medicines at once. She had taken note of our bravery and thought we might be useful...to the Resistance! You see, Irena was involved in smuggling children, two or three a time, through the wall to safety in the outside world.

我们带着偷来的药品返回了孤儿院。伟大的胜利！Janusz很感激我们！许多生命会因此而得救。他立即让护士Irena保管好这些药物。她注意到了我们勇敢的事迹，认为我们可能会对抵抗运动有帮助！Irena会偷偷送出孩子们，每次两到三个，把他们带到围墙外的安全地方。但那是极度危险的事情。

It was extremely dangerous. She hid kids in crates and sacks and even coffins, sneaking them under the electronic noses of the robot guards. Discovery would have meant instant death for them all. When winter came, she told the girl and I that it was time for us to embark upon a mission. A very artistic kind of mission.

她把孩子藏在箱子，麻袋甚至棺材里，以帮助他们躲过机器警卫的电子鼻的追踪。如果被发现则意味着他们会统统被处死。当冬天来临时，她告诉我和那个女孩儿，是时候让我们一起执行一项任务了，一项极具艺术感的任务。

十三

It was fantastic, seeing the bright posters going up everywhere in the ghetto. They proclaimed the wickedness of the robots and told everyone how soulless they were. This wasn’t the way things were supposed to be, the posers said. But times were getting even harder behind the wall. Every day there was less to eat. Then came rumours of a great supply of free food. Surely it couldn’t be true? But the rumours went on, getting more persistent. Yes, anyone could go to this place and eat as much as they liked.

看着色彩鲜明的海报张贴在犹太区的每个角落真是太奇妙了。它们控诉着机器人的邪恶，告诉每一个人他们有多无情。海报上说，这不是世界原本应有的样子。但围墙后的日子变得愈发艰难了，食物越来越少。然后就传出了供应大量免费食物的谣言。那能是真的吗？但谣言仍在发酵，持续不断。是的，任何在这里的人都可以尽情地吃。

十四

It was happening all over the ghetto. We were all trapped and carried off. The Robot King had tricked everyone. I had disguised myself as one of the red folk. I wanted to be just the same as my friend. Whatever her fate was, I wanted to share it. The train sailed through the night skies, taking all us red folk far away from our homes. There was a place it was taking us to, a camp that the Robot King had created for us all.

它发生在犹太区的每一个角落，我们都落入了陷阱，并都被带走了。机器人国王戏弄了所有人，我早已把自己伪装成红人中的一员，我想和我朋友一样。无论她的命运如何，我都希望和她同甘共苦。火车穿过了夜空，带我们远离了家乡，它会把我们带到一个地方，一个机器人王国为我们建立了营地。

十五

We were hopeful and brave. We didn’t give in. Soon we were eluding the guards on their flying platforms and making our way to the steam engine. We were too nimble and quick-witted for the clunky guards. Our minds were set upon carrying out our mission. Our mission of sabotage, rescue and escape!

我们满怀希望且无所畏惧，我们并没有放弃。很开，我们躲开了飞行站台上的警卫，成功地靠近蒸汽机。对于笨重的警卫而言，我们太过灵活和机智了。我们决心执行我们的任务，我们的任务就是破坏，营救和逃跑！

十六

We clung to each other desperately as the engine went haywire and then - KA - BOOM! It exploded and hot shards of metal flew everywhere! There were enough escape pods for the others. We helped them parachute down to earth but there were no pods left for us. Soon we were falling, screaming towards the ground!

当蒸汽机出故障时我们紧紧地依靠在一起，然后哐的一声，它爆炸了，炽热的金属碎片四处飞溅！有足够的救生舱供他人逃生，我们帮助他们空降落地，但最后没有留给我们的救生舱。很快我们就朝着地面坠落，惊声尖叫着！

雅努什·科扎克 (Janusz Korczak)，真名亨利·哥德施密特，也被人成为"老医生"或"医生先生"(1878或1879年7月22日出生，1942年8月5日或6日去世，死于特雷布林卡德国纳粹集中营) – 医生、作家、记者、社会活动家，波兰军官。。他为儿童权利和平等付出了毕生的精力。他曾在孤儿院内设立了一座儿童法院，让孩子们自己解决他们之间产生的各种问题。科扎克带领孩子们平静地走上火车那一幕，被历史、被很多人留在心中，也许可以说，这是一种灵魂的铭记，让我们看到，一个人在面对死亡的时候，能做到多么崇高，多么坦然。