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Life Story
生活的故事
Tennessee Williams
田納西·威廉斯
After you’ve been to bed together for the first time,
這是你們第一次一床同眠,共剪西窗燭
without the advantage or disadvantage of any prior acquaintance,
而事先沒有相互之間帶有偏愛或偏見的相知相識
the other party very often says to you,
你們一中的一個伙伴總是會和你說
Tell me about yourself, I want to know all about you,
和我聊聊你自己吧,我對你的一切都有濃厚興趣
what’s your story?
你的經歷是什么呢?
And you think maybe they really and truly do sincerely want to know your life story,
然后你覺得他們可能真的真的想要了解你的往事,既然他們這么真誠地想要了解你的生命歷程,
and so you light up a cigarette and begin to tell it to them,
所以你就點燃一支煙然后開始向他們講述你的故事
the two of you lying together in completely relaxed positions
你和你的伙伴翻身調整到了一個特別舒服的位置,
like a pair of rag dolls a bored child dropped on a bed.
你們就像一個身處無聊的小孩扔在床上的一對布娃娃
You tell them your story, or as much of your story
你告訴他們你的往事,或者說你的整個過去,
as time or a fair degree of prudence allows,
出于時間的流逝或者一種彬彬有禮,謹慎處事的教養,
and they say,Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
他們說嗯,嗯,嗯,嗯,嗯