作者简介:谢科奇,老挝籍,原南京晓庄学院留学生。2013年进入南京晓庄学院海外教育学院学习,现工作于老挝瀚荃集团。

情意浓浓——和同学们在一起

　　想说什么的时候总是有话可说的,就像想去什么地方,总是有方向的。

　　一方土,加上一个人,就是一个故事——我和南京命中注定的一场相遇。

　　我叫谢科奇。老挝是我灵魂着陆的地方。我在沙湾拿吉度过了19个春夏。

　　2013年我飞来南京,开始大一的生活。这算是我人生的另一个开篇。

风驰电掣——在南京地铁站

　　我学工商管理。从小开始学习的汉语为我在南京的适应期打下了基础。专业课有难度,但就像从前一直做的事一样——学难学的课,考难考的试,学习不能不具备的技能,面对不能不面对的生活——所以在南京,我的生命以同样的方式继续。小王子说,他的玫瑰花存在的价值就是他的心意——南京于我也是如此。

　　我有很多朋友——这句话我从未寄予如此的深情。在南京结识的朋友是我这几年积攒的最宝贵的财富。我们一起在体育馆打羽毛球,去球馆当陪练,在操场上踢足球,在篮球场上挥洒汗水——体育总有种神奇的力量,就像皮埃尔德顾拜旦预言的那样。我感谢体育让我们相遇。记得中国历史上当年有兵乓外交,如今有羽毛球、足球、篮球友谊情缘。

　　我也有幸在南京拾遗了上一世的爱情——我相信她就是我的另一半翅膀。就像长久在南京守候上世纪的爱情,我谢谢南京替我安慰并且收留了我的那个她,用南京天地灵气滋养出了一个温婉的她。我来了,所以南京啊你就将她交给了我,我能拿什么回报你,除了我眼里流露,心里流淌,言语却是不能将这种爱表达千万分之一。

　　男子汉是要“征战四方”的,虽然我更喜欢“流浪”这个说法,而现在我在南京的怀抱里驰骋奔腾。在赤道和中国之间生长的我,在来了南京之后才真正感受到了气候的迷人——风和雨都是含情脉脉,阳光都带着温情,凛冽也能如此愉悦。虽然一般见不到彩虹——在沙湾拿吉是可以经常看见的,但是温婉又是另一种妙不可言,两者是不能同日而语的。南京的环境都是抒情性的,写成文章也能柔情四溢。而环境养出来的人于是深情的,就像占芭花一样圣洁,拥有一切美好高尚的品德。

　　我在南京,看每一天的日出日落,迎接每一天的未知;我在南京,看我喜欢看的电影,听我喜欢听的歌,吃我喜欢吃的食物;我在南京,继续我的生命旅程。

　　我在南京。

　　译文

A Wonderful Life in Nanjing

Vongsoupha Phetthavisup (Laos)

Nothing is more gratifying to know that, whenever you need someone to talk to, there is always one there; wherever you want to go, you can always find a way there.

I want to share with you the story about me in Nanjing, a city I am destined to meet.

My name is Vongsoupha Phetthavisup. I was born in Laos, and grew up in Savannakhet until I was 19 years old.

In 2013, I flewto Nanjing to begin my freshman year. This was also a new start ofmy life.

I am majoring in business administration in college. I started to learn Chinese when I was a kid, which has greatly helped me get used to the life and study here. Although it is kind of difficult for me to follow specialized courses, I am a person who is always ready to take challenges. I learn courses that are hard to understand. I take exams that are not easy to pass. I try to get skills that are required to master. I face whatever is in front of me. In Nanjing, I live in the same way as I usually do. As is written in The little Prince: "It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important," and so is Nanjing to me.

I have made loads of friends since I came here, and I have never felt so grateful for this. They are the most precious assets I have had in recent years. We do all kinds of sports together, playing badminton, football, and basketball, doing part-time as practice partners, and so on. Sports is magical, just as Pierre de Coubertin predicted. It is sports that makes all this happen. In the modern history of China, the famous ping-pong diplomacy has played a vital role in the US-China relations. In my case, I make friends through badminton, football, and basketball.

I am also fortunate to find my love here. I believe she is the one for me. She has been here waiting for me a century long. Oh, Nanjing! I want to say thank you for encouraging and raising my beloved one, giving her an elegant look and a kind heart. Now, here I come, and here she is. Oh, Nanjing! How I wish I could do something for you! Can you see my love for you in my eyes? Can you feel it in my heart? Words are far from enough to express how much I love you.

It is said a man should "go and strive" in as many places as he can. I prefer "wander," however. Now I am striving for the best of my own in Nanjing. As I grew up somewhere geographically between the equator and China, it is only after I came here that I truly enjoy the fascination of the climate. The breeze, the drizzle, the sunshine, and even the cold winter is so pleasing. Although seeing rainbows here is not as often as in Savannakhet, Nanjing is uniquely exquisite and graceful. They are incomparable, but both are fascinating. Nanjing held a particular sense of poetry and beauty both in the landscape and in articles written about it. The people raised here are affectionate, as holy as the Plumeria rubra, and with all the noble virtues.

I am here in Nanjing, enjoying every sunrise and sunset, looking forward to every brand new day, and going for my favorite movies, songs, and food. I love living a life of my own in the city.

What a wonderful life in Nanjing!