《达摩流浪者》与毛姆的《刀锋》的精神一脉相承。我想象《刀锋》的主人公拉里在抛下爱情和西方文明的方便生活去过印度后,过的正是《达摩流浪者》里贾菲的生活。《刀锋》对拉里基本上是远距离的描写,我们看到这个人脱世绝俗,胸襟仁厚博大,还有一点神秘的治疗力量,使人敬慕向往。《达摩流浪者》里则是近身描写,让读者知道了其实“这里没有你要的好风光”。实际上,NEW AGE 思潮可以溯源到上世纪初西方对东方智慧的兴趣,这在毛姆在《月亮和六便士》及《刀锋》中得到了精彩的呈现。战后“垮掉的一代”继续这种精神追寻,凯鲁亚克的《在路上》和《达摩流浪者》正是对践行这种理想追寻的描写。向往是容易的、美好的,而践行起来是艰苦的,也是孤独的,毕竟这是一条少有人走的道路。
Set fire to your hair 拿火烧头发
Poke a stick at a grizzly bear 拿棍捅熊
Eat medicines that’s out of date 吃过期药
Use your private parts as piranha bait 用私处当鱼饵钓食人鱼
Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die 这么些个蠢蠢的死法
Get your toast out with a fork 拿叉子取吐司
Do your own electrical work 自己楞充电工
Teach yourself how to fly 自学飞行
Eat a two week old unrefrigerated pie 吃放了俩礼拜的没冰藏的馅饼
Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die 这么些个蠢蠢的死法
Invite a psycho-killer inside 把神经病杀手请进屋
Scratch your drug dealer’s brand new ride 刮花了毒贩子的新车
Take your helmet off in outer space 在外太空摘下头盔
Use your clothes dryer as a hiding place 躲猫猫躲进烘干机
Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die 这么些个蠢蠢的死法
Keep a rattlesnake as pet 养条响尾蛇当宠物
Sell both the kidneys on the internet 在网上把自己两个肾都卖了
Eat a tube of superglue 吃上一管万能胶
“I wonder what’s this red button do?” “这个红按钮是神马东东,我想知道知道”
Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die 这么些个蠢蠢的死法
Dress up like a moose during hunting season 狩猎季节穿得像头驼鹿
Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason 闲的难受去捅马蜂窝
Stand on the edge of a train station platform 站在地铁站台边缘
Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing 开车绕过火车前的禁行杆
Run across the tracks between the platforms 穿越站台之间的铁轨
They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly 虽然可能不押韵但是可能是
Dumbest ways to die ie 最蠢的死法哦
Dumbest ways to die
Dumbest ways to die
So many dumb
So many dumb ways to die