The Water Horse

The Water Horse
xm, 10/05/08

Of all the world's legends,
she is the one that I most want to be,
not because of her humongous size,
or that she dwells in a place close to the sea.
It is not even her intimate contact with the water,
that I most envy.
There is only one of her at a time, you see,
so that she needs to be raised by nobody.
She chooses to be loyal to a true friendship,
but since the day she was hatched,
the water horse has been completely free.

水怪

全世界所有的神话里
她是我最想做的传奇
不是因为她的居所贴近大海
也不是因为她庞大无比的形体
我所羡慕的，
甚至不是她能和海湖之水如此亲密
因为每个时刻只能有一个她
所以不需要任何抚育
她会忠诚于真正的友谊
但从出生的那天起
她就是完全的自由的唯一


Favorite quotes from Les Mis:

"Le suprême bonheur de la vie, c’est la conviction qu’on est aimé."
"The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved."
人生的至福是我们被爱着的信念。

“Le beau est aussi utile que l'utile. Plus peut-être.”
"The beautiful is as useful as the useful. More so, perhaps."
美丽的东西和实用的东西一样有用，或许更加有用。
（感觉这是情之一字，所以维持世界，才之一字，所以粉饰乾坤的另一种说法）

"C’est une chose assez hideuse que le succès. Sa fausse ressemblance avec le mérite trompe les hommes."
"... success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit."
所谓成功是丑陋的。人们常常错误地把它等同于价值。