新潮文庫的孟祥森、徐進夫(《禪天禪地》、《禪門公案密傳》.....)等人翻譯的禪的相關書籍十來本，很有參考價值

 為了17日的胡適紀念會。昨天拿出徐進夫翻譯的《禪天禪地》、《禪門公案密傳》。我跟曹永洋先生說，新潮文庫的孟祥森、徐進夫等人翻譯的禪的相關書籍十來本，很有參考價值。

曹先生談起了徐進夫，也說《死的況味》原是徐進夫編的，曹永洋編本保留其5篇......他談起徐先生.....
我翻《死的況味》中徐先生翻譯一篇 (頁243-45) Because I could not stop for Death ：

Text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_I_could_not_stop_for_Death

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Because I could not stop for Death - He kindly stopped for me - The Carriage held but just Ourselves - And Immortality. We slowly drove - He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility - We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess - in the Ring - We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain - We passed the Setting Sun - Or rather - He passed Us - The Dews drew quivering and Chill - For only Gossamer, my Gown - My Tippet - only Tulle - We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground - The Roof was scarcely visible - The Cornice - in the Ground - Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity -

THE CHARIOT Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound. Since then 'tis centuries; but each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses' heads Were toward eternity.