He is a bipolar disorder sufferer
The shadow that the sick golem could not shake off was trailing behind him for many years
He had no friends in his life
His father was his best confidant and assistant
He had a genius for translation
People who have seen his translations have this to say:
The text is delicate and better than the original text
His name is Jin Xiaoyu
Before January 17, 2022
In addition to the covers of 22 published books
His humble name was printed on the translator's desk
People don't know more of his story —
His suffering, his struggle, his talent
And the great father and mother behind him
(The father called Jin Xiaoyu "Xiaoyu", hereinafter unified as "Xiaoyu")
A group photo of Jin Xiaoyu with his father when he was a teenager
01
The trick of fate, as long as you live
At the age of 6, Xiaoyu played with his playmates
A needle is shot out of the opponent's toy pistol
Hit one of his eyes, causing blindness
Xiao Yu has always been the top student in the class
I could have entered a good university and had an unlimited number of futures
However, he suddenly became bored with school in high school and later dropped out of school
Mood rage, diagnosed with manic-depressive disorder
His father, Jin Sexyong, was an honest intellectual
Watching his son's world derail and collapse little by little
He found a lot of mental illness books to flip through
An American psychiatrist wrote:
"Patients with bipolar disorder
Some will be extraordinary in the spiritual realm
Even shows genius creativity."
Kim Hyo-woo's father, Kim Ho Yong
Will Xiaoyu be that "genius"?
Jin Sex Yong didn't think about it
How many patients can become geniuses like Van Gogh and Newton
None of this matters compared to life
Even if Xiaoyu does not study or work due to illness, he will not be able to make a family
Being a father is also acceptable
As long as Xiaoyu lives, live
02
"How many novels have you read?"
"I finished reading all the foreign language novels in the library."
Xiaoyu after dropping out of school
Under the turnover of his father, he worked as a bookstore salesman
Worked as a worker in an exhaust fan factory
All of them got into an argument with someone and were dismissed from their home within a few days
He lay in bed and "completely changed as a person"
He was like being held captive by a demon, regardless of the ground
Tear down refrigerators, washing machines, tables, bookshelves in your home...
"Is he crazy?"
Father and mother became more desperate than ever
But again and again he caught his mania and destruction
Guard him, soothe him, wait until he has a seizure
Re-pack up the broken home little by little
There is also a glimmer of light in the endless pain
Xu is a talent, Xu is a hobby
Xiao Yu, who was ill, still maintained the habit of reading
Father at his request
I bought more than 200 books in English, Japanese, ancient Chinese, and Go
And at the risk of being smashed, in the 90s
The family's financial hardship is the most difficult time
Spend twelve thousand dollars
Added a computer to Xiaoyu
Xiaoyu does not play games and uses it to do only two things:
Teach yourself a foreign language and watch an acoustic movie
Xiaoyu's computer
He took six years
Taught myself German, Japanese and English
When you go out, you can borrow books from the Zhejiang Library
He prides himself on his ability to create literature
The father asked hesitantly:
03
Translation does not make money
But it was the tonic when his life was hanging on the line
Genius or not
But the opportunity must be left to those who are prepared
If the mental problem is a monster that is out of control
Long entangled and tortured Xiaoyu
Translation is like a light in this abyss of suffering
Lit the flame of his life
His calmness
All buried in the translations like "hills"
Those distant authors who have never met
The world of ideas created in the book
The emotions that made him crazy were found
A tranquil habitat
What followed was a burst of talent
Ten years, translating 22 books, seven million words
Spanning novels, films, music, and philosophy
There are secrets that decrypt the crow's origins
There is a story about the literary life of Dublin
There is a history of popularized rock music
There are legends that record the life of the master of art
……
Translations by Jin Xiaoyu
In the eyes of many translators, there are so many categories involved
A large, professional reserve of knowledge is required
But Xiaoyu accepted the next step
Whether it is English or Japanese translation
His works can be accurate
"Not a single typo, sentence error, mistranslation"
This is not easy, he explains:
"I'm very careful, a note has to be taken from
Plucked from the Encyclopædia Britannica,
There is basically nothing wrong with the annotations. ”
"If there is a problem with my translation,
Smash your own rice bowl. ”
04
"I was able to translate books to my mother's credit."
Xiaoyu has the opportunity to contact the translation industry
Rely on self-reliance to take a bite of your rice bowl
Inseparable from his mother, Cao Meizao
Cao Meizao is an intellectual woman who graduated from NTU
At a classmate meeting
Alumni learned about her family situation
Asked," could you please ask your son to do the translation at home?" ”
Cao Mei algae should come down:
"My son speaks English and Japanese very well.
Please give him a chance to try. ”
Family photo of Jin Xiaoyu when he was a teenager
As a result, Xiaoyu received the first translation task in his life:
A short story in a foreign language, "Ship Fever"
He did a good job
I was successively invited to translate by the publisher
Just when life is getting better
The shadow of fate once again fell into this family
Cao Meizao was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
From being bedridden to being unable to take care of yourself
Until the memory of a loved one is lost
Mom was demented and trapped in time
That's a mother who never bowed her head in the face of suffering
Xiao Yu was very sad, even though he was still a patient
But he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother
Feeding, caring, not abandoning
Each time the publisher sends back the translated sample book
He also took it to his mother's bedside and read it to her
Even during a manic episode
He also refused to lose his temper with his mother in bed
The sewing machine that refuses to destroy mom's livelihood
In his heart
Always remember your mother's kindness
Jin Xiaoyu's first translation of "Ship Fever"
05
A father's story
In the winter of 2021, Cao Meizao is gone
Xiaoyu lost her mother
Also in this winter
He had been stable for a long time
Precursors to another episode of mania
He was sent to a mental hospital
Father Jin Sexyong looked at his wife's urn in the funeral home
Pull out your elderly phone
Dialed the media phone copied from the newspaper
He said:
"Can you write my son's story?"
My son is a genius,
He is now in a mental hospital. His mother just left today. ”
Family photo of Jin Xiaoyu in his childhood
In his narration
The ups and downs, struggles, pride and humility of an ordinary family
Entered the public's vision
A gifted teenager who suffers from mental illness but translates his body
Be seen, be noticed, be recognized
Countless netizens are in this sad story
Saw the gritty love
Saw the struggle between human will and fate
06
Will tomorrow be better?
Some people say
This is the Chinese version of "Beautiful Mind"
This is after a duty family has been hit hard
An epic that almost capsizes but continues to move forward
Others say
These are two generations in extreme circumstances
In the same boat, still choose the story of love and companionship
Life is fragile at times
But it can also burst out of transcendent power
Suffering often ensues
But those that did not bring people down
They will only become hard armor
Let us be stronger, more fearless, more glorious
After the confrontation was desperate, he stood up
Walk through the dark alley and then get the light
After being seriously injured, he welcomed a new life
It is our indomitable appearance of life
Kim Woo woo and his father
Will life be better tomorrow?
We believe that:
"This little boat can finally be
A huge harbor to find a place to stay,
There will be a stable life. ”
Jin Xiaoyu helped his father walk
(CCTV News "Night Reading" comprehensive "Hangzhou Daily")