【译文】Tom专稿《时尚芭莎》“在线下生存”之日记中英文对照

On Sunday 7th April through to Thursday11th April 2013, the actor Tom Hiddleston spent five days living on foodand drink, which cost less than £1 per day. He did this in support of theinitiative, Live Below The Line, which launched this week, and which aims toraise money for charities including UNICEF UK. In particular it aims to helppeople gain a deeper understanding of the circumstances of the men, women andchildren who have to survive on £1 a day – every single day. Tom haswritten an exclusive account about that week, for Bazaar UK –here are his memories of the challenges and his thoughts from that week
2013年从4月7日星期天到4月11日星期四，演员Tom Hiddleston以每天少于1英镑的饮食开支度过5天。他以行动支持于本周开展的“在线下生存”活动，力图募捐给如联合国儿童基金会英国部这样的慈善组织。特别意向于帮助人们更加深刻地了解关于那些每天被迫靠1磅以下的资源来生存的男女和儿童们的生活情形。Tom专稿撰写关于那一周的报告，给《时尚芭莎》英国——这就是他在那一周参加活动的回忆与感触
“I took on thechallenge of living on £1 a day out of compassion and a desire to understandthe constraints and conditions of those less fortunate, who don’t have a choice.For me it was about voluntarily experiencing even the smallest fraction of thehunger, as well as the discipline required, to subsist on such a small amount.The world’s poorest families, all over the world, face such malnutrition thattheir growth and development is held back.
我参与每天一英镑生存的活动是处于同情以及对于理解那些不幸，而又无从选择人们所受的限制与约束的一种渴望。对于我来说，是完全自愿去体验哪怕是最轻微的丝缕饥饿的，亦如依靠微薄花销度日时所需的自律。世上最贫穷的家庭，遍布全世界，面临营养不良，使他们生养受到阻碍。
Here’s thething. I haven’t really ever lived below the line - not below the poverty line.I still live in a nice house in London, with running water and a roof over myhead, with gas and electricity. Clean drinking water comes rushing out of thekitchen tap. My surroundings are still comfortable. But the children who livebelow the poverty line have none of these things.
重点于此。我并非真正“在线下生存”——所谓低于贫困线。我依然住在伦敦漂亮的宅子里，有自来水，有瓦蔽雨，还有供气，供电。洁净的饮用水直接从我厨房水龙头里流出来。我的环境依然舒适。而那些生存在贫困线之下的孩子们是完全不会有这些的。

Conversely, Ilive a very active, very blessed life. It wasn’t always thus: everyone startsat the bottom. I have worked hard since I left school to get to where I am now.But even that statement alone is a declaration of good fortune. My parents hadsufficient income, not only to feed me regularly and to feed me well, but alsoto send me to good schools. To state the obvious: education is power. It alwayshas been; it always will be. I’ve been very, very lucky. It has given mean emotional and physical strength, which anyone who has lived below the line,for a long time, doesn’t have.
反之，我的生活非常活跃而幸福。其实也并非一直如此：每个人都是从零开始的。我毕业后都一直非常努力的工作才有今天。然而仅此一点也是好运的证明。我父母的收入殷实，不仅能将我养活养精，而且让我享受名校教育。显著的声明：教育是力量。亘古不变。我都好幸运。这赋予我精神与身体上的力量，而那些长期生存在贫困线下的人们是不可能有的。
Most of us arephysically active. I am propelled through my life by an unceasing supply ofenergy: three square meals of nutritious food (eggs, oats, meat, fish), butalso coffee, tea, bananas, smoothies, organic vegetables, fresh fruit,chocolate, biscuits. If ever I feel drained there is always energy within easyreach. Like most people, I rush about. I dash in and out of town for meetings.I’m on the move all the time. When I am working as an actor, it is first andforemost a physical act, on stage or on set. I was lucky, that when Itook this challenge on, I wasn’t doing physical action, stunts and battlesequences.
我们绝大多数都相当活跃。我的生命是依靠不断摄入能量来推动的：一餐中的四分之三都是营养食品（蛋，燕麦，肉，鱼），更有咖啡，茶，香蕉，思木西，无公害蔬菜，新鲜水果，巧克力，饼干。任何时候如果我感到倦怠，能量一向是可以信手拈来的。与大多数人类似，我总在奔波。为了会晤来去匆匆。我每时每刻都在行动。作为演员我在工作中，首要以及根本的即是肢体的表演，舞台上亦如拍摄中。我很幸运，我在参加此活动过程中，无需做任何肢体动作，特技甚至打斗场面。

Live Below TheLine made me think about food in an entirely different way. I had to planbetter, to budget better. I didn’t waste a penny, or a crumb. It was a test ofmind and will power. It was a test, simply because I am unused to being hungry.In order to stay within my budget I had to think carefully, and pay moreattention when cooking my own meals. I had to cook my own meals and not buyfood on the go. When you only have a 1 kg bag of rice, you take care notto burn it. When you only have two eggs per day, you take care to cook themright.
“在线下生存”令我以一种完全不同的方式来考虑食品。我必须更加精心计划，更精心预算。我没有浪费一分一厘，或者一渣一屑。这是对意志与愿力的考验。说是考验，只是因为我不惯于饥饿。为使我的支出不超标我必须考虑得十分周到，并且在烹调时更加在意。我必须自己做饭而不能随时买来吃。如果你只有1公斤大米，煮饭时你会小心不烧糊掉。如果每天只有2个鸡蛋，你会在意把他们做到恰到好处。
I enjoyedcooking during my Live Below The Line week more than I ever have. I enjoyed themeals I made for myself, more than I enjoy the food I would normally buy on thego – a coffee, a sandwich, lunch at a café, or a take-away.
在“在线下生存”过程中我比其他时候都享受烹调。我享受我自制的饭菜，超过任何其他买来的咖啡，三明治，街边咖啡屋的午餐或者外卖。
Through thischallenge I learned the importance of preparing food carefully. I learnedto be grateful for every single mouthful. I understood how wasteful I used tobe.
通过这次活动，我认识到了精心准备食物的重要性，我认识到享受每一口的愉快。我意识到我曾是多么浪费。
I realised thatI have an addiction to caffeine and coffee. For most of the morning on thefirst few days I found it very hard to concentrate on simple tasks, without acup of coffee. This won’t come as news to anyone who has ever tried to go coldturkey - and to stop taking a substance they are addicted to. But after a fewdays, my head cleared, and I found a more sustainable equilibrium.
我发现自己对咖啡因和咖啡上瘾。在开始几天的早上大部分时间，我发现没有咖啡，我很难集中精神做即使简单的工作。这对于戒毒或者其他戒断上瘾东东的人来说不算什么新闻。但过了几天，我的头脑清晰了，而我也找到了更持久的平静。

后记：
本文到此结束。
一直家境殷实，环境优越的他，平生第一看到了哀鸿遍野，满目荒夷……被深深地感触到了，希望靠自己的切身努力可以帮助改变。
支持他的抉择。
希望大家喜欢本文。谢谢观看。

有爱心的tom。
笑得好迷人啊

”通过这次活动…”--小学生作文？--惊了…（吐槽结束）抖森果真有文化，文字很恳切、动人，当然，他所参与的活动也是非常值得倡导的。要是明星大腕们都这么积极参与这类活动，无疑是极好的社会效益~~~抖森开了个好头--大爱

首先，谢谢楼主~让我这个英语渣很是感激~
抖森真不愧为有爱的瓶子~天下大同是瓶子最大的理想哦...在抖森身上淋漓尽致的体现了~
抖森也是一个语言帝哦，对这个的经历和感触真是娓娓道来，而且用词非常真诚，赞哦~
再有，前久看到抖森参与这个“线下生存”活动的时候，就非常的感触，也一直在想，要自己也体验一下...奈何最近一直都忙得像个疯子...但总是要参加的~只是觉得对于我这样一个随时处于九分饱状态的人来说，真心挑战...
加油~司令带头了，我们不能落下~

才看到，把之前的也看了。抖森是好人，越了解越喜欢！我能感到楼主也是个大好人~