里昂夜讀英語美文[297]:破碎故事之心
Dear Miss Lester:
親愛的萊斯特小姐：
I hope a few lines will not annoy or embarrass you.
我希望我的話不會(huì)讓你煩惱或?qū)擂巍?/p>
I'm writing, Miss Lester, because I'd like you to know that I am not a common thief.
我寫下這些，萊斯特小姐，是因?yàn)槲蚁胱屇阒溃也皇菍こＲ饬x上的小偷。
I stole your bag, I want you to know, because I fell in love with you the moment I saw you on the bus.
我想讓你知道，我偷你的包，是因?yàn)槲以诠卉嚿蠈?duì)你一見鐘情。
I could think of no way to become acquainted with you except by acting rashly - foolishly, to be accurate.
我想不出任何辦法來認(rèn)識(shí)你，除了做出這輕率的——確切地說也是愚蠢的舉動(dòng)。
But then, one is a fool when one is in love.
可你知道，戀愛中的人總是愚蠢的。
I loved the way your lips were so slightly parted.
我愛上你雙唇微啟的樣子。
You represented the answer to everything to me.
你為我揭開了萬物的謎底。
I haven't been unhappy since I came to New York four years ago, but neither have I been happy.
自從我四年前來到紐約，我從來沒有不開心過，但也沒有開心過。
Rather, I can best describe myself as having been one of the thousands of young men in New York who simply exist.
說起來，我和紐約成千上萬的年輕人沒什么區(qū)別，都只是活著罷了。
Loving you is the important thing, Miss Lester.
愛你是我唯一重要的事，萊斯特小姐。
There are some people who think love is sex and marriage and six o' clock-kisses and children, and perhaps it is, Miss Lester.
有人認(rèn)為愛是性，是婚姻，是清晨六點(diǎn)的吻，是一堆孩子，也許真是這樣的，萊斯特小姐。
But do you know what I think?
但你知道我怎么想嗎？
I think love is a touch and yet not a touch.
我覺得愛是想觸碰又收回的手。
I suppose it's important to a woman that other people think of her as the wife of a man who is either rich, handsome, witty or popular.
我想對(duì)于一個(gè)女人來說，嫁給一個(gè)外人看來是富有、英俊、聰明或者受歡迎的男人是很重要的。
I'm not even popular. I'm not even hated.
我連受歡迎都談不上。甚至沒有人討厭我。
I'm just -- I'm just -- Justin Horgenschlag.
我只是--我僅僅是賈斯汀·霍根施拉格。
I never make people gay, sad, angry, or even disgusted.
我從沒讓人感到愉快、難過、生氣，哪怕厭煩。
I think people regard me as a nice guy, that's all.
我想人們覺得我是個(gè)好人，僅此而已。
When I was a child no one pointed me out as being cute or bright or good-looking.
我小時(shí)候從來沒人說過我可愛、陽光或是好看。
If they had to say something they said I had sturdy little legs.
如果非得說他們說過些什么，他們說我的腿雖然短還蠻結(jié)實(shí)的。
I don't expect an answer to this letter, Miss Lester.
我不指望你會(huì)回信，萊斯特小姐。
I would like an answer more than anything else in this world, but truthfully I don't expect one.
雖然你的回信是我在這個(gè)世界上最想要的東西，但坦白說我真的不指望。
I merely wanted you to know the truth.
我只想讓你知道實(shí)情。
If my love for you has only led me to a new and great sorrow, only I am to blame.
如果我對(duì)你的愛只是把我?guī)蛐碌某镣?，那也是我活該?/p>
Perhaps one day you will understand and forgive your blundering admirer.
也許有一天你會(huì)理解并且原諒我這個(gè)笨拙的仰慕者。
Justin Horgenschlag
賈斯汀·霍根施拉格
