My Small Village
我的小村庄
(中文在后面)
I loved my small village at first sight. It was founded in 1237. Today it has 800 inhabitants. It lies near Hanover, on the small river Aller. It has two old churches, the first of them was built in 1237, and the other one was built in 1866. It had a small shop, which closed, bit it still has a restaurant. Although we moved here only several years ago and I'm alone so much, I don't think I've ever once felt lonely. Working, reading, music, dancing, writing and gardening are my life. My fascination of nature and enjoying the ownership of a piece of land gave me satisfaction. I could not live without my daily tour admiring my garden and looking at all the lovely flying birds and green lawns and meadows and not without touching every leaf, bush and tree, which are all my buddies.
This small village inspired my respect for human life and culture, and it inspires my thinking.
In summer our mayor and our neighbours operate a small ferry boat on which you can cross the river Aller. Then a lot of people wait for their little ferry boat with a handmade mechanical old rudder, in order to be taken to the other side of the river. A lot of lovely couples, tourist with bicycles, were among them. They look like having great expectations for their lives. The farmers celebrate their annual harvest and marksmen festivals passionately, their wedding anniversaries and birthday parties. The most impressing property of this village is its natural beauty, in particular its oak trees and bushes. It`s unforgettable how a deer, two summers ago, was running quickly through my garden. I have the spectacular view of a red sun setting behind the river Aller, and a view of handsome horses, which I can see across the street, through my windows, who leisurely walk around, eat grass, play and even pose for photographs. Recently the news magazine Der Spiegel reported about a lonesome wolf named Kurti who tours our region, and who has already been seen in our village.
At summer mornings my breath was often taken away by the awe inspiring friendly beauty of the scene. It had a gaiety, with the joyful singing of birds in the trees, which I had never expected in my life. Around my house are the neighbour’s houses and a dense green forest with large old trees. In the distance across the street there stretches a flat green land as far as the eye could see. I had no sense of confinement nor of gloom, but rather of openness and a boundless flat space where the exultant fantasia could wander with delight. Here exists a natural authority. Life here follows natural rules.
The green glittering land and my warm hearted neighbours, especially my neighbour Hanna, offered me a smiling welcome to this beautiful village in the north of Germany. Very soon it has become my village, my sweet home.
我的小村子
位於北德漢諾威附近，阿拉河邊， 隻有約800人口的小村子。沒想到我一見如故的小村子成了我最溫馨的家鄉。該村建於1237年，有兩個教堂，新教堂建於1866， 老教堂建於1237， 有約近300個漂亮的私人花園，一個微超市,最近也關了，一家小飯店。 三公裡之外才有超市及日常所需設施。我特別喜歡的是老教堂夏天的古典音樂會，無邊無際可散步的大草原。 特景是可以從我的書桌就可以看到的，在晴空萬裡的草原活奔亂跳的駿馬，最難忘的是有一天從我身邊突然穿跑的，漂亮的鹿。夏晨心曠神怡的鳥的歌聲， 還用古式的手動船載著歡樂的人群去河的對岸。最近明鏡周刊海登載了，我們周圍有狼，村民已看見了。這裡好象被時間遺忘了，人們按照大自然的節奏生存，這裡沒有權力斗爭，沒有貪污腐化， 人們按照大自然的規律行事。這裡的權威也很突出，這種權威是由自然性與歷史性形成的， 這種權威是當地人們感到驕傲的，帶有自己文化的權威。
做夢也沒想到我這輩子愛上了一個小村子--我美麗的家園！
