高中英语教材人教新课标版选修6第二单元中选了一首译自日语的诗

A fallen bolssom

Is coming back to the branch.

Look,a butterfly!

原作者是荒木田守武（假名写作あらきだもりたけ，罗马字作Arakida Moritake），(1472年-1549年)日本俳句诗人，伊势人，继祖、父之后为伊势内宫神官，既善连歌，有热衷于俳谐，曾说：“俳谐连歌的格律当由我制定。”撰有《俳谐连歌独吟千句》。他的俳句原文是：

落花枝に帰ると見れば胡蝶かな

经美国著名诗人艾茲拉·庞德（Ezra Pound，1885-1972 ）把他这俳句翻译成以上英文，荒木田守武从此闻名世界。

也有人译为：

Fallen flowers rise
back to the branch-I watch:
oh…butterflies!

这有点像英国诗人张伯伦（Basial Chamberlain）译的：

Fallen flower returning to the branch，
Behold！ It is a butterfly

据说艾兹拉先是看到张伯伦这篇译作，认为Behold（看）这个动作是画蛇添足，甚至连It is （它是）也系多余之笔。于是他在引用此诗时这些东西清除，后半句只剩下了“A butterfly ”。

芭贝特·多伊奇（Babette Deutsch，1895-1982，美国）又译作：

The falling flower
I saw drift back to the branch
was a butterfly.

我觉得比前两首更佳，因为蝴蝶应该不是死的，应该会飞，falling比fallen更贴切些。

日语我还不是挺懂，有人把上面的日语直写成汉字是“落花枝返见胡蝶”。我初以英译为底拟译作“蝴蝶无意留春驻，却似落花又回枝”。后又觉“又回枝”似有硬凑之嫌，又拟译作“蝴蝶无意留春驻，枝头还拟归落花”。后见日语原作又拟译作“蝴蝶犹惜春光好，看似枝头归落花”。

有人把这个俳句译成汉语作：

落花恋枝头，
芬芳犹自发。
引来多情蝶，
飞上绿枝桠。

我觉得与原词意境相差过远。

　　但是，奈尔向外界表示，在技术目标方面，发射和进入绕月轨道的目标已经实现，“就科学目的来说，任务也已完成了95%，因此我们并不失望。”

　　探测器早就出了问题

　　对于嘎然而止的探测工作，《印度教徒报》披露说，这一结果其实是在预料之中的。虽然印度空间组织表示，在探测器整个运行期间，一切都按计划顺利和正常地运转，但事实上，探测器的关键控制系统一开始就出了问题。两个用来保持探测器方向的传感器都停止了工作，发挥关键控制作用的其他仪器也部分停止工作。另外，月球周围充满放射线的环境对探测器的负面影响比预计的大。由于这些问题，今年5月，印度空间研究组织让探测器移动到离月球稍远一点的轨道。但是直到7月，空间机构才承认遇到的困难超出预计，可能难以完成探月任务。

　　不过，大多数的印度媒体都认为，“这些问题更反衬出已取得的成就是了不起的。印度空间研究组织的团队能找到其他控制探测器的方法并使其运转了这么长时间，是非常值得赞扬的。”

　　印度太空专家评价说，虽然探测器没有完成预期2年的任务，但在超过3400圈的绕月探测中，“月船1号”搭载的本国和美欧等外国仪器已经收集了大量可供印度和国外科学家研究的数据。

　　印度多数民众不责备

　　当然，印度国内也不乏质疑之声，有的人反思投巨资给太空行动是否值得。与科学家关注有限的研究经费是否应投入更赚钱的商用卫星相比，网民Vaithialingam更关心的问题是“印度人民仍然受到贫困、营养不良、农业欠收、失业等问题的困扰，我们为什么还要浪费数亿卢比在这个没用的项目上呢？”

　　但是，舆论主流还是认为这笔开销花得值。有网民说“‘月船1号’10个月生命至少证明了我们能用有限的资源取得相当程度的进步。”“有人计算过印度人每年用在电视剧上的开销吗？这个是必须的吗？”

　　印度多数民众不仅没有责备“夭折”的首次月球探测，还感谢印度科学家做出的杰出努力使印度成为继美国、俄罗斯、欧洲、日本和中国之后第六个进行月球探测的国家。有网民说，“即使是像韩国这样很多方面科技水平更发达的工业化国家，也没能顺利发射火箭，但韩国称之为成功了一半，这是一种积极的心态，我认为，我们做得很棒。”

　　2013年再探月

　　有了印度民间的支持，印度的太空梦可谓愈挫愈勇。印度官方正在积极准备下一步的探月行动。

　　印度空间研究组织前任主席、“月船1号”探月项目之父卡斯特里安甘在印度电视上高调指出：“印度应该证明自己有能力参与人类探索太阳系的重要计划，而这只需花费不到30亿卢比。”

　　该组织的现任主席奈尔也鼓舞印度人说：“我们必须面对现实，但我们明天仍会有更好的机会。”他表示，印度将继续为2013年的第二次月球探测计划“月船2号”和2015年的载人航天计划做准备，并将于2015年后启动火星无人探测计划。

现在不再是学生了，也渴望暑假起来；确切地说，是思念起暑假来了。我们不再有暑假了！每年的暑假都要补课——每年都不得不做这违法的事（国家已经三令五申的禁止补课），还要被学生家长怀疑是为了赚学生的补课费来提高收入才补课的。

本解决办法不需背另外的口诀，先录归除口诀如下：

二1添作五, 逢2进一, 逢4进二, 逢6进3, 逢8进四,

三1三十一, 三2六十二, 逢3进一, 逢6进2, 逢9进3

四1二十二, 四2添作五, 四3七十二, 逢4进一, 逢8进二,

五1添作二, 五2添作四, 五3添作六, 五4添作八, 逢5进一,

六1下加四, 六2三十二, 六3添作五, 六4六十四, 六5八十二, 逢6进一,

七1下加三, 七2下加六, 七3四十二, 七4五十五, 七5七十一, 七6八十四, 逢7进一,

八1下加二, 八2下加四, 八3下加六, 八4添作五, 八5七十四, 八6六十二, 八7八十六, 逢8进一,

九1下加一, 九2下加二, 九3下加三, 九4下加四, 九5下加五, 九6下加六, 九7下加七, 九8下加八, 逢9进一

见1无除作九一, 见2无除作九二, 见3无除作九三, 见4无除作九四, 见5无除作九五, 见6无除作九六, 见7无除作九七, 见8无除作九八, 见9无除作九九

无除退1下还一, 无除退2下还二, 无除退3下还三, 无除退4下还四, 无除退5下还五, 无除退6下还六, 无除退7下还七, 无除退8下还八, 无除退9下还九

隔位归除法：

总诀：本档不计：
“添作”句（“改作”）添在前一档； “进”句，隔位进在前一档； 下加句加本档前一档商，余在本档下一档； 商几余几句（如三1三十一， 又作三1三余一， 其它类推），商在本档前一档，余在本档下一档；“作九几句”，商九在本档前一档， 余几在本档下一档；退几下还几句， 还在本档下一档。

My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.  I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.  The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace.  Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.  At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been.  So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood.  Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.  Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.  Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered.  Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics.  Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. 

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real.  They are serious and they are many.  They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.  But know this, America -  they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things.  The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation:  the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given.  It must be earned.  Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less.  It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.  Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life.  They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today.  We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth.  Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began.  Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year.  Our capacity remains undiminished.  But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed.  Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done.  The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.  We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.  We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost.  We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.  And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.  All this we can do.  And all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans.  Their memories are short.  For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply.  The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.  Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward.  Where the answer is no, programs will end.  And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill.  Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.  The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.  Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.  Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience’s sake.  And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born:  know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.  They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please.  Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy.  Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations.  We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan.  With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet.  We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.  We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers.  We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.  To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.  To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.  And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world’s resources without regard to effect.  For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains.  They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.  We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.  And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.  It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.  It is the firefighter’s courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent’s willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new.  The instruments with which we meet them may be new.  But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old.  These things are true.  They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.  What is demanded then is a return to these truths.  What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled.  In the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river.  The capital was abandoned.  The enemy was advancing.  The snow was stained with blood.  At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

“Let it be told to the future world…that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive…that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it].“

America.  In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words.  With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come.  Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.