【译文】Tom专稿《时尚芭莎》“在线下生存”之日记中英文对照

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。

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