磨刀
——给儿子

将一把新出炉的刀
架到磨石上打磨

先用粗磨石，磨去满身的黑
露出亮色，并磨出刃的雏形
然后用细磨石，一遍又一遍地荡
让刃口的锋利，足以应对生活的硬
甚至被粗磨石划伤的痕迹
也一并细细磨平

学会利用水吧
让磨刀的过程足够润滑
让致命的热及时冷却

最后，一把刀是否适用
就交给日子检验了


Knife sharpening
——To my son
By Fang Shikai

A knife that just came out of the oven
Put It on the grindstone

Use the rough grindstone first，wear away the black iron
Show some bright colors，and honed the shape of the blade
With a fine millstone then，over and over honed again
Let the sharp edge of the blade，enough to deal with the hard life
Even a scratch from a grindstone
It's also finely smooth out

Learn to use water
Let the sharpening process is lubricated enough
Take away the deadly heat

Finally，whether or not a knife is appropriate
Life can test it only

（方世开  译）

磨刀
——给儿子

将一把新出炉的刀
架到磨石上打磨

先用粗磨石，磨去满身的黑
露出亮色，并磨出刃的雏形
然后用细磨石，一遍又一遍地荡
让刃口的锋利，足以应对生活的硬
甚至被粗磨石划伤的痕迹
也一并细细磨平

学会利用水吧
让磨刀的过程足够润滑
让致命的热及时冷却

最后，一把刀是否适用
就交给日子检验了


Knife sharpening
——To my son
By Fang Shikai

A knife that just came out of the oven
Put It on the grindstone

Use the rough grindstone first，wear away the black iron
Show some bright colors，and honed the shape of the blade
With a fine millstone then，over and over honed again
Let the sharp edge of the blade，enough to deal with the hard life
Even a scratch from a grindstone
It's also finely smooth out

Learn to use water
Let the sharpening process is lubricated enough
Take away the deadly heat

Finally，whether or not a knife is appropriate
Life can test it only

（方世开  译）