我译《瓦西里·焦尔金》,是近三十年前的事了。当年我在部队做训练工作,大部分时间是在训练场上、行军途中度过的。高度紧张而又热气腾腾的部队生活,战士们英勇顽强而又淳朴开朗的精神面貌,使我对《瓦西里·焦尔金》这部描写普通战士的名著产生了亲近感。本来,在全国解放前,我是学外国文学专业的,对外国诗有广泛的爱好,但是走上翻译介绍外国诗的道路,我还需要一个直接的推动,需要一种催化的触媒,需要一本和我“对口”的诗,——《瓦西里·焦尔金》正是我期待着的这本诗。与焦尔金交上了朋友后,我于1955年决心把这部诗译出来,把自己的感受表达出来。诗,是我的业余爱好,可是部队工作却没有业余的闲暇可言。从清晨的起床号到晚上的熄灯 I translated “Vasilyej Gorkin” as it was nearly thirty years ago. When I was in the army to do the training work, most of the time is in the training ground, marched on the way. The highly tense and steaming army life, the heroic and cheerful spirit of warriors, made me feel close to the masterpiece of General Soldier named Vasilye Gokurin. Originally, before the liberation of the country, I was a foreign literature major and had a wide range of interests in foreign poems. However, as I embarked on the path of translating foreign poems, I needed a direct push, a catalytic catalyst, and a The poem “Opposites” to me, “Vasily the Gorkin,” is exactly what I am looking forward to. After handing over friends with Djokirin, I decided in 1955 to translate this poem and express my feelings. Poetry is my hobby, but there is no spare time for army work. From the morning wake up number to turn off the lights at night