译文:The Lost City

【中图分类号】 H05 【文献标识码】 A 【文章编号】 1007-4244（2014）08-284-1

Along the Aihui - Tengchong line， the dividing line between population and natural and historical geography of China， which is discovered and named by Mr. Hu Huanyong in 1935， we see that from the beginning of the long-distance trade， the penetration and dispersion of interest and power has changed the state of the city radically from its fundamental structure： cities in expansion， people in alienation. The words of Alan （Alain） from Lille is still enlightening today： "it is money， not Caesar that is omnipotent."

In ancient Rome， the pillars were divided according to the proportion of people； in the Renaissance， people were regarded as the best measure in the world. In Chinese cities today， the cutoff of river and canals， the expansion of traffic in all directions， and the huge expansion of urban plazas and building facades in order to accommodate more commercial activities， are telling people that it is the power and capital behind the constructions that are true aesthetic standards. Until one day， seeing our children standing in the dusty roads which are spread for vehicle traffic， we finally find that， although the city is big， it just cannot hold a chance to get the kids smile.

The maladies of planning and design do not lie in the pursuit of interest itself， but in the obsession of pursuing interest and power， leaving behind completely all other human needs. The number of cities is increasing， the size of cities is expanding and the urban-rural structure is disintegrating， but the nature and the objective of cities are forgotten： the smartest people no longer know the forms of social life， but the most ignorant people are going to construct the forms of social life.

Cities are bigger， people smaller. The relationship between people and their city is close but incompatible. People cannot get more substantial and more satisfying life means which is contrary to the business world， then they become bystanders， readers， listeners and passive observers. Hence， we are not truly living year after year， but living indirectly far away from inner nature. The inner nature， which is skimming over the silent and confused faces in the photos， is occasionally seen from the flying kites in the sky， and the smile on the faces when children see pigeons.

The separation of people and cities leaves us at loose ends； reassuringly， everybody does not forget to live. As the home of gods at the earliest， city represents the eternal value， comfort and power of gods. The isolation and differences among people in the past will not be able to continue； City is no longer the ultimate expression of the will of deified ruler， but the will of every single individual and the will of the people as a whole； it is no longer the conflict itself， but becomes the container which provides vivid stage for contradictions and conflicts， challenges and embraces of the daily life； art and thought can also shine in the corner of city one day， intertwined with people's lives. Perhaps only to this day， we can truly say that “better city better life”.

原文：城市的迷失

沿着瑗珲―腾冲线，这条1935年由胡焕庸先生发现并命名的中国人口、自然和历史地理的分界线，我们看到，从远距离贸易发展开始的那天起，利益和权力的渗透与分散，已经从根本结构上改变了城市的状态：城市在膨胀，人在疏离。里尔的阿兰（Alain）的话到今天仍然振聋发聩：“金钱万能，不是凯撒万能。”

在古罗马，柱子是按照人的比例划分的；到了文艺复兴时期，人就是世界上最美好的尺度。今天的中国城市里，裁弯取直的河渠，向四面八方扩张的交通，膨胀硕大的以便于接纳更多商业行为的城市广场与建筑立面，都在告诉人们建设背后的权力与资本才是审美标准。直到有一天，回过头来看到自己的孩子站在为车辆交通铺开的、满是尘土的路上，我们才发现，城市的大，却容不下一个让孩子们展开笑颜的机会。

规划和设计的弊病，不在于追求利益这件事情本身，而在于追求利益和权利时的鬼迷心窍，把人类其他的需要都忘记得一干二净。城市数量在变多、规模在扩大、城乡结构在解体，但城市的性质和目的，却被忘却了：最聪明的人不再懂得社会生活的形式，而最无知的人却准备去建设社会生活的形式。

城市大了，人小了。人们和他们的城市息息相关而又格格不入。人们不能获得有悖于商业世界、内容更充实更满意的生活手段，成为了旁观者、读者、听众和消极的观察者。于是，我们年复一年不是真正地生活着，而是间接地生活着，远离内在的本性。这些本性，掠过照片沉默和迷茫的脸孔，偶然从天空飘过的风筝看到，偶然从孩子们看到鸽子时脸上的笑靥看到。

人与城市的分离，让人无所适从；让人欣慰的是，大家都没有忘记要生活这件事。城市最早作为神祗的家园，代表了永恒的价值、安慰和神的力量。过去人与人的隔离与区别，将不能维持下去；城市最终体现的不再是一个神化了的统治者的意志，而是城市每一个个体和全体的意志；它不再是冲突本身，而成为了为日常生活的矛盾与冲突、挑战与拥抱提供生动舞台的容器；艺术与思想有一天也能闪现在城市的角落，与人们的生活相交织。也许到了这一天，我们才能真正说，城市让生活更美好。

作者简介：邬秋月（1989-），女，汉族，山东临沂人，兰州大学外国语学院硕士研究生，研究方向：笔译。