听译：Superluva Sweetie Ryosuke
青春誓言
改编自薇拉布里顿回忆录
1918年11月 休战纪念日
四年前
We used to swim here when we were children 小时候我们常在这里游泳
hope Vera hasn’t gone in yet 希望薇拉还没跳进水里
I completely forgot about the rats 我都忘了有老鼠这回事儿
rats?! 老鼠？
a big nest of them apparently 有一大窝的老鼠
we’ll be alright on the shallows 在浅滩上我们肯定安全
but we definitely shouldn’t go over there... 但是一定不要去那里…
oh, no, Vera! 哦，不是吧，薇拉！
Vera! 薇拉！
get out of the water, rats! 快上岸，有老鼠！
Vera 薇拉
wait for me 等等我
Victor 维克多
there’s no rats in here 这里没有老鼠
wait 等等
you idiot 你个白痴
so, what about you and Victor? 你和维克多怎么样了？
what about us? 什么怎么样？
come on 说嘛
he’s sweet 他很温柔
sweet! 温柔！
all the attention’s making you arrogant 他对你的注意力都让你开始变得傲慢自大了啊
stop it 别闹了
I’m a block of ice! 我冻得就跟一块冰似的！
here 给
come on 快点
we should be getting back 我们应该回去了
do we have to? 真的要回去吗？
mother and father are expecting us 老爸老妈在等我们
they’re always expecting us! 他们老在等我们！
they’re driving me mad 快把我逼疯了
give him a chance Vera, alright? 薇拉，给他一个机会好不好？
I mean it 我说真的
I’ll try 我试试吧
better have 最好是这样
come on, Vera 快点，薇拉
I’m sorry, Victor 对不起啊，维克多
I expected a little panic 我只是想吓吓你
I didn’t expect that folly eventually led you into the lake 没想到最后把你骗进湖里去了
you knew about this! 你早就知道了！
I knew father wanted you to have one 我知道老爸老早就想给你买一台了
you colluded with them 你和他们串通好的
Vera, it’s just a piano 薇拉，就是台钢琴而已啊
Vera, come to see your surprise 薇拉，过来看看给你的惊喜
Darling, I’ve been so dying to tell you 宝贝，我一直想告诉你
then, um, I just couldn’t 可是又不能说漏嘴
Miss Ellinger’s been in on the secret 艾琳格尔小姐对钢琴的事也保密了
and she’s come to hear you play 瞧她来这儿听你弹钢琴来了
perfect 棒极了
she’s an absolutely beauty, so I’m told 他们跟我说这台钢琴非常好
well, come on, darling 快来，宝贝
give us a taste of what we can look forward to 快来让我们听听这架钢琴弹出的曲子到底有多美妙
oh, dear 哦，天啊
Vera 薇拉
come back and apologize now 快点回来立马给我道歉
if you can’t show me the respect I deserve 就算不尊重我
then at least show some for our guests 至少也尊重一下我们的客人吧
I don’t want a piano 我不想要钢琴
you knew I didn’t want one and still you bought it 你知道我不想要，但是你还是买了
I won’t be bullied by you 我不会任由你欺负的
Oh, I buy the most expensive gift of her life 哦，我给她买了她这辈子能收到的最贵重的礼物
but no, I’m bullying 但是她却说我在欺负她
your father hoped you’d be happy, dear 孩子，你爸爸是想让你开心开心
that piano could pay for a whole year at Oxford 那台钢琴都抵得上牛津一整年的学费了
oh, here we go 又来了
and all this time you said you couldn’t afford for me to go 你一直说你没钱，供不起我上学
no, I can’t afford to waste money, no 不是，我是说供不起你浪费钱
no, Arthur 别这么说，亚瑟
Vera, I, I didn’t mean… 薇拉，我的意思不是…
Vera, come back here now 薇拉，快点下来
I’ve thrown my work out 我把我看的书都扔出去了
you can take it to your paper factory and pulp it for all I care 你把它们带到你的造纸厂去捣成纸浆都跟我没关系
now stop it 住口
I’m simply concerned you’re turning yourself into a bluestocking 我只是担心你会变成一个女学究
that’s no way to find a husband 那样就找不到丈夫了
I don’t want a husband 我不想要丈夫
how many times do I have to spell it out 到底要我说多少遍
I’m sorry you didn’t have a daughter who’s sole purpose in life 你没生出个人生唯一目标就是找男人结婚的女儿
is to hitch herself to a man 我感到很抱歉
there it is 话都说到这份上了
I’m not getting married 我是不会结婚的
not now, not ever 现在不会，将来也不会
well, that’s clear then 说的非常清楚啊
Ted 泰德
Roland 罗兰
good to see you 见到你太好了
welcome 欢迎欢迎
Vic 维克
great to see you 很高兴见到你
hello, Mr. Brittain 你好，布里顿先生
Roland, we’ve heard great things about you 罗兰，我们听闻过很多你的事迹
can I help? 有什么我能帮你的吗？
you frightened me 你吓到我了
no, thanks 不用了，谢谢
please, I’d rather be by myself 我宁愿自己一个人呆着
it’s the books I’m worried about 我是担心这些书啊
I’ve never seen anyone beat them up that way 我还从来没见过谁这么糟蹋书的
Wordsworth, Shirley, poor Byron 华兹华斯，雪莱，还有可怜的拜伦
all these romantics aren’t good for you, you know 这些浪漫主义者都不太适合你
don’t worry, they have very little influence 别担心，他们对我起不了什么大影响
so I saw earlier… 那我早些时候看见…
I’m sorry about the badly timed arrival, by they way 顺便道个歉，我今天来的不是时候
I can see this is all highly amusing for you 我看得出来这些对你来说有趣至极
no 不是这样的
yes 就是
you’re already polishing up the anecdote for your friends back at school 你肯定已经在想要怎么跟学校里的朋友讲这些趣事了
I’m sorry 对不起
I was so caught up in myself 我刚才太以自我为中心了
I didn’t think what this must be like for you 都不知道这样对你会造成什么影响
she certainly didn’t deserve the treatment you gave her 你刚才真得不应该那么对她
well, I got you your piano 那我好歹给你要来了钢琴
that’s something to be happy about at least 至少这件事还是非常值得高兴的
you can thank me for that 你得谢谢我
well, Ted, the Ash Grove 泰德，弹白蜡林
-the Ash Grove -yes, the Ash Grove -白蜡林 -好的，弹白蜡林
ready? 准备好了吗？
very good 弹得很好
hello 嗨
you’re studying 你在学习
what of it? 什么事
nothing, I… 没有，我…
look, I’ve done the Oxford entrance exam 我考过牛津的入学考试
it’s all about technique 考试技巧很重要
I could help you 我可以帮你
once you’ve learned it you’ll sail through, I’m sure 一旦你学会了肯定能轻松过关，我保证
Like a masonic secret, passed from teacher to boy 这个就像共济会秘密那样，从老师传到学生
actually my teachers weren’t that good 其实我的老师都没那么好
I worked it out for myself 我是自己捣鼓出来的
then so will I 那我也能
it’s just three years of study, father 爸爸，就只读三年
you know women don’t even get degrees at Oxford 你也知道女人在牛津是拿不到学位的
what’s the point of her going then? 那她上学还有什么意义呢？
it’s all she’s ever wanted 那是她的心愿
she’s set her mind on it 她都决定好了
with that three years of extra expense 那这三年的额外支出？
I’d share my allowance with her, that would help 她用我的生活费，这样或多或少能有点帮助
what about the entrance exam? 那入学考试怎么办？
don’t you need tuition for such a thing? 难道不需要一些指导什么的吗？
she’ s teaching herself 她现在在自学
I wouldn’t feel right about going myself if Vera didn’t have a chance 如果薇拉没机会上的话，我一个人去总感觉对不起她
she’s always so bright 她一直那么聪明伶俐
Vera 薇拉
very well, then you can sit the wretched thing if you want to 好吧，既然你想选这条艰难的路，那你就去吧
thank you, daddy 谢谢你，爸爸
you’re just sitting it, mind! 记住你刚刚做了这个选择
then we’ll see 那我们拭目以待吧
now play me some of that piano 现在给我弹首曲子吧
god, it’s beautiful here 天啊，这里好美
you’re so lucky 你真幸运
um, except we’re nearly back at school 嗯，如果不把我们快要回学校这件事算上的话
we’re here now Ted, come on 我们现在可是在这里，泰德
live in the moment a little 偶尔活在当下一回
one more term and it’ll all be over 再读一个学期就要毕业了
sort of daunting 真有点让人害怕
seeing your whole life stretched out in front of you 看着人生在自己面前就这样展开
at least you won’t be buried alive in Buxton 至少你不会被“活埋”在巴克斯顿
do we have a suffragette on hand? 我们这儿有妇女参政论者吗？
I would be, given the chance 如果有机会的话，我会成为其中之一
I suppose that shocks you 你肯定感到很吃惊吧
you’re talking to the wrong man, Vera 薇拉，说这话你可找错对象了
Roland’s a supporter 罗兰可是妇女参政的支持者
well, my mother does admire them 我妈妈非常钦佩这些人
she’s a novelist and she writes for the papers 她是个小说家，而且还给报纸供稿
she supports the whole family in fact 实际上，是她在养活整个家庭
I hope you don’t mind me saying 希望我说这些你别介意
not now seeing Vera’s face 看到薇拉现在的表情，我一点不介意
I had no idea 我不知道内情
perhaps you’ve jumped to conclusions about me 恐怕你已经给我下了个轻率的结论
I think that’s mutual 我觉得我们彼此都给对方下了轻率的结论
oh, no 不
no, I’ve researched you quite thoroughly 我对你进行过彻底的研究
I even found a poem in the garden, in fact, and took the liberty 我甚至还在花园里找到了一首诗，实际上我还擅自读了读
poem? you’ve kept that very quiet, let’s have a look 诗？你保密得很好嘛，快让我看看
give it back 还给我
it’s nothing, it’s a stupid thing 没什么，就是首傻不愣登的诗
well, I don’t know about anyone else but 我不知道你们怎么样
I could do with a drink of something 但是我现在想去喝点什么
yes 同意
let’s get back to the house 我们回去吧
I didn’t know you kept it secret 我不知道你一直对写诗保密
I kept it quiet because I was moved by it 我没说是因为我被这首诗打动了
I found it beautiful 我觉得写得很棒
and you seem an impossible person to say that to 你看起来一点都不像个擅长写诗的人
I’m not 我确实看起来不像
no 不像
what if I told you I want to be a writer? 但是要是我告诉你我想成为一名作家呢？
and I even dream of earning a living by it 我甚至还梦想着要以此为生
I want to write too as it happens 碰巧这也是我的梦想
but I am a little in my mother’s shadow 但是我有点活在我妈妈的阴影下
is she good? 她写得好吗？
how’s she done it? 她是怎么做到的？
sheer pig-headedness. you should meet her, you’d get on 绝对的坚持不懈，你应该见见她，这样你就能有动力前进了
you must write 你一定要继续写作
really 真的
no one has ever said that to me before 从来没有人对我说过那样的话
come on, you’ll miss the train 快点，你会赶不上火车的
we’re leaving 我们要走了
I don’t want you to go 我不想你离开
we will have the whole summer 还有一整个夏天等着我们呢
.. must be late …肯定要迟到啦
I’ll be back in a minute 我等等就来
Good bye 再见
good bye 再见
Victor, come on 维克多，快点
I wish you weren’t going so soon 我真希望你能再多待一段时间
did you read the poem? 你读过那首诗了吗？
of course 当然
and? 然后？
It’s well-crafted 非常细致
but? 但是？
It was a little dry 有点枯燥
as though you were holding back 好像你一直在克制自己
I couldn’t find “you” in it 我在里面找不到“你”
well, I can assure you it’s mine 我可以保证这首诗是我写的
-of course, I.. I didn't mean -Roland, come on, we’re late 当然，我…我的意思不是 罗兰，快点，我们要迟到了
Vera, come on, Vera 薇拉，快来，薇拉
come on, darling 快来，宝贝
let’s go 我们走吧
bye 再见
bye, mother 妈妈，再见
thank you 谢谢你
Edward 爱德华
please send me news of Roland Leighton 跟我说说罗兰雷顿的消息吧
tell him how much I enjoyed meeting him, will you? 告诉他我很高兴认识他，好吗？
I think I offended him, Edward 我觉得我可能冒犯到了他，爱德华
you know I can be my own worst enemy 你知道我总能成为自己最强劲的敌人
oh, really 真的吗
Edward assures me you won’t mind me writing direct 爱德华跟我保证你不会介意我直接回复你
you set me a challenge, you see 你给我设了一个挑战
and I’ve done my best to meet it 我已经尽了自己的最大努力来迎接它
I hope you find more feelings in this one 希望在这首诗里你能感受到更多的情感
Down the long white road we walked together 在我们同行的白色长路上
Down between the grey hills and the heather 在那灰色的山峦和石南之间
you seemed all brown and soft 蜜色的你带着柔和的气息
just like a linnet 仿若一只红雀
your errant hair had shadowed sunbeams in it 你游离的发丝间藏着带着阴影的日光光线
and there shone all April in your eyes 在你的双眸中照亮整个四月
Oxford, next stop 下一站，牛津
Uh, the famous Radcliffe Camera stone, yes 著名的拉德克利夫圆楼
very beautiful 很美
yes 是啊
this is the right word, dear 这句话说的对，亲爱的
nothing like what we’ve got in Buxton 跟我们在巴克斯顿看到的都不一样
huge together 都非常宏伟
Broad Street down there, just down the bottom 牛津宽街就在那里
do be careful, these bicycles are everywhere 小心，这里到处都是自行车
Vera, dear ,this 薇拉，亲爱的，这边
there is the horse coming now 有辆马车来了
it looks very secretive, doesn’t it? 这里看起来很神秘，对吧？
this way dear 这边
what? 什么？
come along 快来
I know you’re only staying two nights 我知道你只住两晚
but Oxford can get chilly 但是牛津有时候会特别冷
I bought you an extra nightie, just in case 以防万一我给你多买了件睡衣
aunt, please 阿姨，求你别说了
I promised you mother 我跟你妈妈发过誓
I keep a proper eye on you 要把你照看好
she does worry 她很担心你
bedsocks is my final word 我就说最后一句，记得睡觉要穿保暖袜子
I’m sorry, are you lost? 请问你迷路了吗？
I’m here for the exam 我是来考试的
oh, the porter’s lodge is there 门房在那边
they will direct you 他们会给你带路的
thank you 谢谢
I’m Vera’s aunt Belle 我是薇拉的阿姨贝尔
I should be staying nearby 我就在附近
Is it an entrance exam we are holding or a debutante’s ball? 我们这里是要举办入学考试还是社交舞会？
It’s the Latin essay I’m dreading 我担心的是拉丁作文
my tutor convinced Virgil will come up 我老师说肯定会出维吉尔的题目
I hope he’s right 希望他能命中
Essay? 作文？
you may begin 你们可以开始了
excuse me 请问一下
about the Latin paper 有关拉丁作文
what is it？ 什么事？
I didn’t know an essay was required 我不知道考试内容里要求写作文
It’s stated quite clearly 题目说得很清楚
I must have missed it 我肯定落看了
I didn’t have a tutor 我没有老师
I’ve prepared for this by myself 都是自己准备的考试
you seem to be busy writing miss… 你考试的时候看起来都在奋笔疾书，你叫…
Brittain 布里顿
I wrote it in German instead 文章我改用德语写了
German? 德语？
perhaps where you come from German and Latin can be equated 可能你的家乡德语等同于拉丁语
but not here I’m afraid 但是恐怕这里不行
you’ve judged me already? 你现在就已经在对我进行评判了？
you think I’m frivolous 你觉得我很无聊
a provincial upstart, but I’m not 是个从小地方来的自命不凡的人，但是我不是
I think you’re keen to stand out 我认为你很渴望能变得出类拔萃
Yes 是的
Good day, Miss Brittain 那么日安，布里顿小姐
our next gathering will be on Wednesday 我们下次聚会安排在星期三
It was a disaster, Edward 这简直就是场灾难，爱德华
all my dreams are over 我所有的梦想都终结了
I will never escape Buxton now 我永远也逃不出巴克斯顿了
and Roland hasn’t answered my last letter 而且罗兰也没有回复我上一封信
perhaps he sets second thoughts 可能他改变主意了
thank goodness, I have someone I can confide in 谢天谢地，我还有个能说说心里话的人
Vera, hurry, hurry 薇拉，快点，快点
strict instructions from Edward 爱德华严格指示
we mustn’t be late for his parade 他的阅兵式我们绝对不能迟到
Gracious, it’s only a school speech day 天啊，这不就是个学校授奖演讲日嘛
I am not sure if these are going to be nice enoguh 我不知道穿这套够不够好看
of course they are 当然好看
no 这帽子不搭
what’s in the letter, dear? 宝贝，信里写了什么？
oh come on, Vera, you can’t go hiding things from me 快说呀，你能瞒得了我什么事
it’s from Oxford 牛津寄来的
oh, I though it might be from a boy 我还以为是哪个男孩给你写的呢
don’t tell father 别告诉爸爸
right 好了
there, that’s the one, perfect 这个好，完美极了
what do you think, dear? 你觉得怎么样，亲爱的？
daddy 爸爸
what? 什么？
oh, yes, perfect 啊，对，很完美
was that the right answer? 这个答案对吗？
another year, another school speech day 新的一年，新的授奖演讲日
and as we send up our proud cadets onto life’s stage 当我们将引以为豪的后补军官送到人生的舞台上时
we say as always 如往日所言
be strong, be loyal, be brave 你们要坚强，忠诚，勇敢
loyal to yourselves, loyal to kith and kin 忠于自我，忠于亲朋好友
but above all else 但最重要的是
loyal to your homeland 忠于你的国家
ready always to serve the glory of the empire 时刻准备为大英帝国的荣光而效力
you will go out into the wide world 你们将踏入一个广阔的世界
enriching the values about things of our school 你们将丰富在学校中学到的价值
use those values to make your contribution to our nation 并运用这些价值观为我们的祖国做贡献
many of you will now be going on to university 你们当中的许多人将会踏入大学的校门
your masters and I look forward to seeing you excel there 你们的导师和我都非常期待你们能在那里变得出类拔萃
and we expect you to uphold what stand here…. 而且我们也期待你们能够高举...
letters from Oxford 牛津寄来的
come on 来这边
no one will disturb us here 这里没人会打扰我们
I know what it’s going to say 我知道里面会说些什么
Shall I ? 那我打开了？
you got in 你被录取了
but it says you need to work on your Latin 但是上面说在拉丁语方面你还要多花点功夫
damn 去你的
you better tell Roland 你最好把这个消息告诉罗兰
do you think…? 你真的这么想？
go on 去吧
mother, father, this is Edward’s sister Vera 妈妈，爸爸，这是爱德华的姐姐
-well, how do you do -nice to meet you -你好 -很高兴认识你
I didn’t know Edward had a sister, nice to meet you dear 我都不知道爱德华还有个姐姐，亲爱的很高兴认识你
you look happy about something 你看起来有什么值得高兴的事
I just heard, I got a place at Somerville 我刚刚才知道我被萨默维尔学院录取了
Congratulation 恭喜
Now, suddenly she'd become a very intriguing young lady, don’t you think Roland 突然之间她就成了一位非常迷人的年轻女士，是不是罗兰？
Excuse me, I must tell my parents 不好意思，我得先去告诉我的父母
yes 好的
excuse me, sorry 不好意思，我失陪一下
Vera, wait 薇拉，等等
can we talk alone? 我们可以单独谈会儿话吗？
please! 求你了！
It’s a such good news about Oxford 被牛津录取真的是个好消息
you don’t have to say that 你不用说这句话
no, I know, Somerville’s quite… 我知道，萨默维尔学院真的…
look, if it’s the friendship you want that’s fine with me 听着，如果你只想和我做朋友，我没关系
I prefer clarity, that’s all 我只是想让我们之间的关系清楚明了，仅此而已
no, it’s been a busy term 不是的，上个学期真的很忙
exams and ending school is quite time-consuming business as it turns out 要考试，毕业也要花上一些时间
your mother didn’t even know I exist 你妈妈甚至都不知道有我这个人
no ,that, that is self-protection 不是，那是为了自我保护
I’ve been carrying it around with me 我一直随身带着这些信
so why didn’t you write back? 那你为什么不回信？
A little nervous perhaps 可能我有点紧张
not good with words 而且文笔不太好
for someone who wants to be a writer? 这是一个想当作家的人说的话？
we'll all be in Oxford 我们都会去牛津
we will be able to see each other everyday 这样就可以天天见面了
I’ll be concentrating on my work 我可是要专心致志学习的人
you’ll need fresh air surely 那你肯定也要呼吸下新鲜空气吧
and a chaperone? 那陪护人呢？
Lapdog? 宠物狗？
humble slave? 一个低声下气的奴隶？
Vera, let’s agree no more fear 薇拉，我们都不要再心存恐惧
no more fear 不再心存恐惧
Vera 薇拉
what’s on the earth is going on? 到底发生了什么事？
this isn’t the way to go about it 这事儿可不行
I’d like permission to see Vera again, Mrs. Brittain 布里顿太太，请您允许我能再见到薇拉
Fully chaperoned, of course 当然，在她陪护人的全权监督下
we’ll see 再说吧
Mr. Leighton 布里顿先生
slow down, you two 你们走慢点
excuse me 不好意思
I think we lost her 我觉得我们把她甩掉了
you’ve been very bad, you know 你真的太坏了
We’re going to get a very terrible report 她肯定会回去打报告的
mother won’t be surprised 我妈才不会感到惊讶呢
she thinks she has a very odd daughter 她一直觉得她的女儿脾气古怪
not odd 不是古怪
just interesting 是有趣
I’ve never known where I fit 我从来都不知道哪里才适合自己
does it need to be a place? “哪里”一定要是个地方吗？
well, I don’t know what to say to the pair of you, really I don’t 我真的对你们两个无话可说了
my feet are hurting 我的脚好酸
we better call it a day 今天就到底为止吧
a newspaper 来一份报纸
GERMANY — ULTIMATUM TO WAR 德国-开战的最后通牒
my boys will be the first to sign up 我的几个儿子一定会是最先报名参军的
and there would be a long queue 报名参军肯定要排起长龙了
I think there isn’t a lad in the country doesn’t want to go and thrash that bloody Kaiser 我觉得我们国家人人都想去参军宰了那个该死的德国皇帝
I think the war will be over very quickly if it happens at all 但是我觉得如果开战的话，战争肯定很快就能结束
yes 请进
I need your help 我需要你的帮助
tell me 说吧
I’ve been talking to father about signing up 我跟爸爸说了要报名参军的事
already? 已经说了？
this is what we trained for 这正是我们接受训练的目的
I’m an officer cadet 我是一名预备军官
father was his usual calm self 爸爸还是跟平常一样很冷静
said he’d rather put a gun to his head than let me go 他说他宁愿用枪指着自己的脑袋也不会让我去
it’s all happening so fast 这场战争来得太快了
there are boys from town who’ve signed up already 一些城里的男孩都已经报名了
how will it look if I’m not among them? 如果我不参加他们会怎么看我？
I’ll talk to him 我去跟他说说
calmly, I promise 我保证，绝对心平气和
what’s making you so cheerful? 什么事让你那么开心？
I’m not 没有啊
I don’t think Roland will go 我觉得罗兰不会去
don’t go losing your head over him 别被他谜的神魂颠倒
why not 为什么不
no, no, no, no, no 别，别，别，别，别
no, I said no 我说过了，我不会答应的
all the papers are saying it’ll be short and fast 所有的报纸都说这场战争不会持续很久，应该很快就能结束
I know a little more of war than you do, young lady 这位年轻的小姐，我对打仗了解的可比你多了那么一点
I can assure you, it’s never short and it’s never fast 我敢肯定，这战会持续很久，不会很快就结束
If we believe that from the outset 如果我们一开始就这么以为的话
it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, doesn’t it 这就会成为一个能自我应验的预言了，不是吗
he might not even see any fighting 他可能连参加战斗的机会都没有呢
he’s only eighteen 他才十八岁
what’s he going to say when everyone around him is signing up and he isn’t? 如果他身边的人都报名了而他没有，他要怎么跟别人解释呢？
let him be a man 让他成为一个真正的男人吧
he won’t forgive you if you don’t 如果你不让他去，他是不会原谅你的
dear Roland, now we’re a nation at war 亲爱的罗兰，如今我们的国家正处于战争之中
is it terrible of me to be so excited about Oxford 我却还在为牛津的事而激动万分，是不是很过分？
I’ll be catching the two-twenty train on Tuesday , I’ll be travelling alone 我会单独坐星期二的220班次火车
could you meet me at Leicester? 你可以和我在莱斯特见面吗？
where’s your luggage? 你的行李呢？
sit down, I have something to tell you 先坐下，我有事要告诉你
what is it? 什么事？
I’m not coming to Oxford, Vera 薇拉，我去不了牛津了
you’ve signed up?! 你报名参军了？！
a commission with the Fourth Norfolks, I’m joining them tomorrow 福诺克斯第四军的任命，我明天就要去报道了
tomorrow? how? 明天？怎么会这样？
Edward’s still waiting, everybody is 爱德华都还在等通知，每个人都还在等
my uncle Theo’s a military man. He pulled some strings 我的叔叔西奥是个军人，动用了一点关系
did he push you to it? 是他强迫你去的吗？
no, no, I asked him to 不，不是，是我要求的
Vera, I have to go 薇拉，我必须要去
how many generations get a chance to be involved in something like this 能有几代人能有机会参与战事呢？
I can’t let others do my duty for me 我不能眼睁睁地看着别人去替我履行职责
I’ll be in Norwich, it’s not even active service 我会在诺维奇，那里还不算战时服役
you wouldn’t want me no to? 你不会不想让我去的对吗？
there’ll be months of training 会有几个月的训练
by which point they could all be over 到某个时间可能一切都会结束
me and Ted will be coming to Oxford with you in the new year 新年的时候我会和泰德跟你一起去牛津
Isn’t it strange？ 这是不是很怪？
that I am the one going to Oxford without Edward or you 我没有和你或者和爱德华，而是自己一个人去了牛津
ah, Miss. Brittain 啊，布里顿小姐
surprised to be here no doubt 你肯定对自己被录取感到很吃惊吧
considering I have no tuition 是啊，考虑到我并没有接受任何指导
yes, and how it showed 对啊，还考虑到在没有接受任何指导下你的表现
luckily you also displayed an original mind 幸运的是你展现出了一个具有原创思维的头脑
although whether you can bring any discipline to bear on it is another matter 虽然你能不能学好就是另外一回事儿了
Oxford is everything we dreamed of, and more 牛津是我们梦寐以求的，甚至更甚
if only you were here to share it with me, Roland 如果你能在这里和我一起分享就好了，罗兰
I want to ask you to leave the army 我想让你离开军队
but I can’t do that, I won’t 但是我不能这么做，也不会这么做
Victor’s been turned down because his poor eyesight 维克多因为视力不佳被军队劝退
but Edward’s joining the Sherwood Foresters soon 但是爱德华很快就加入了舍伍德福利斯特军
my heart lurched at the sight of him 一看到他我的心就打趔趄
my little brother suddenly so grown-up 我的弟弟突然间就那么成熟了
how are you, darling? 最近好吗，亲爱的姐姐？
look at you 看看你
-nearly the Oxford student -it’s been a while,how are you -都快成一副牛津学生样了 -有一段时间了，你好吗
I’m very well 我很好
at least I have the comfort of knowing you’re all safe on English soil 至少知道你现在呆在英国的土地上一切安全，还是让我感到安慰的
the engine, can we take that this afternoon? 我们下午能不能拿到引擎？
Leave for France Thursday, 星期四出发前往法国
Charing Cross, half past one 査令十字车站，一点半
Please confirm can come 如果能来请确认
Roland 罗兰
we can’t have students gallivanting off to London 我们不能让学生和异性闲逛到伦敦去
it’s not a gallivant 这不是和异性闲逛
we have to work twice as hard as the man, Miss Brittain 布里顿小姐，我们必须要比男人付出多一倍的努力
we have to be twice as good 要比他们多一倍的优秀
otherwise what is the point of us fighting all these years 否则这么多年来为了证明我们配得上自己的学位
to prove we’re worthy of the degrees? 不停地抗争还有什么意义呢？
it’s to say good-bye to someone going to the front 我只是和要去前线的人告别
you already have someone there perhaps 可能你已经有认识的人在那儿了
my brother 我的弟弟
not where my abilities are best expressed, socks 织袜子实在不是我的强项
but then that’s war for you, isn’t it? 但是这就是我们的战争，不是吗？
the men go off to fight and we stay behind and knit 男人去打仗，我们呆在后方织东西
you will be back within the day? 你今天之内就能回来吗？
yes 是的
of course you’ll have a chaperone? 你一定会有陪护人跟着去的吧？
yes 是的
thank you 谢谢您
how long do we have? 我们还剩下多少时间？
about an hour 大概一个小时
you told me weren’t going to France yet 你跟我说过你还不会去法国的
I asked for a transfer 我申请了调任
you’re so eager to face death, aren’t you? 你是不是很想尝试死亡的滋味，是不是?
no 不是
yes, you are 是，你就是
you must be 你一定就是
Vera, please 薇拉，求你别再说这样的话
you’re sick, you’ve got a fever 你生病了，你在发烧
I can’t even be angry with you now 我现在连对你生气都生不出来了
doesn’t he look handsome in that uniform 他穿着这身制服是不是很帅
take these, dear 喝点这个，孩子
they will bring the fever right down 喝了这个很快就能退烧
thank you 谢谢
oh no, no, no 别，别，别
don’t you move 你别动
I’ll go and get it 我去拿
I’m sorry 对不起
I didn’t mean to be harsh 我不是故意要对你那么严厉
I’ve let you down 我让你失望了
no 没有
now it’s here I have a dust-and-ashes feeling about it 在这里我感到很失望
do take sugar, dear 加点糖，孩子
influenza is ripping through the troops 现在军队里流感横行
I read about it in the newspaper 我在报纸上看到的
they called it “Spanish Flu” 他们把这个叫做西班牙流感
it seems that you get a very high temperature 你发烧发得厉害
oh, I’m sorry, this one is taken 不好意思，这间有人了
I am coming back 我会回来的
Already! 已经要出发了！
Roland 罗兰
Vera 薇拉
Roland 罗兰
Vera 薇拉
Roland 罗兰
Vera 薇拉
write 记得给我写信
yes 好的
write 千万要写信
I'll wirte 我会写信的
I love you 我爱你
Vera 薇拉
Victor 维克多
Roland asked me to come 罗兰让我来的
he thought you’d need a friendly face 他说你需要见见朋友
-Thank you -come on, sit down -谢谢 -来，这边坐吧
how are you 你最近怎么样
what a mess 一团糟
I can’t stay, not now, I have to do something 我现在不能呆在这里，我要做点什么
what? 做什么？
I don’t know 我不知道
nurse? 护士吧
there’s a call for volunteers 他们在招志愿者
Look, Roland won’t die young 罗兰不会英年早逝的
he was born to make his mark on the world 他注定生来要在世上有所作为
do you think? 你真这么想？
I’m sure of it 我敢肯定
thank you for being here 谢谢你来陪我
I’m so sorry if you were hurt 如果伤害了你我很抱歉
no 没有
-no -it’s fine -没有 -没关系
There’s no need to 没必要…
in fact, I’ve met a girl 实际上，我遇到了一个女孩
that’s wonderful 那真是太好了
I’m so happy for you 我为你由衷的开心
what’ her name？ 她叫什么名字？
Molly 莫莉
she’s keen 她是个很敏锐的人
she has you here with her 她还有你在身边
she’s a luckier girl than I am 比我幸运多了
telegram for Miss Lorimer, From Somerville College 有萨默维尔学院洛里默女士的电报
thank you, miss 谢谢你，小姐
yes,I understand your concerns but I’m sure if you... 我明白你们的担忧，但是我相信如果你们...
you will find it extremely helpful 你们会受益匪浅
thank you, miss Lorimer 谢谢，洛里默女士
not at all 不客气
thank you, miss 谢谢你，小姐
Fallen in Combat 战争伤亡名单
nursing? 去护理？
what a nurse for? 护士是干嘛的？
they need volunteers 他们需要志愿者
and I’m sure there are plenty of eager young women out there 我确定外面还有一大群年轻的女性渴望去当志愿者
who are not involved in promising careers in Oxford 而她们并没有像你一样在牛津，前途一片光明
I need to do something 我需要做点什么
I can’t stay here buried in books, not now 我不能呆在这里埋头苦读，起码不是现在
you don’t own the truth about how we get through this, Miss Brittain 你对我们是如何度过难关真的是一无所知，布里顿小姐
your opinion is just that, an opinion 你的想法，仅仅只是个想法
you’d do well to remember it 你最好记住这点
I’m sorry I didn’t mean… 对不起，我的意思不是…
this crisis needs people who can step back and reflect 应对这场危机也需要能后退一步，进行反思的人
how can you think of giving up a golden opportunity that you’ve worked so hard for? 你怎么能放弃这个千辛万苦得来的绝佳机会呢？
so your mind’s completely made up? 所以你现在是已经做好决定了吗？
yes, it is 是的
I know what visions have brought you here 我知道你们都是带着怎样的憧憬来到这里的
and I’m happy they’ve carried you to our door 我也很高兴它们能把你们带到我们这里来
but that’s where you leave them 但是在经过那扇门之后你们就要把那些想法抛之脑后
you are not Angles of Mercy swooping down 你们不是仁慈的天使降临人间
to mop the brows of grateful man 来为心存感激的人们擦拭面庞的
you are workers 你们只是工人
and you’ll do whatever you’re asked 让你做什么，你就做什么
no matter how dirty, no matter how dull 不管多脏，多无趣
do I make myself clear? 都听清楚了吗？
yes, Sister 是的，修女
hands 拿出手来
airs and graces will not be tolerated 这里不允许你们端着优雅的姿态
especially for those who come down from an ivory tower 特别是那些从象牙塔里下来的人
if you have any doubts, the door’s there, you can leave now 如果你有疑问，门就在那里，你可以马上离开
your duties commence at seven a.m. sharp 你们的工作从七点整开始
you do not sit down in the wards ever 而且永远不要在病房里给我闲坐着
who sterilized the instruments? 这些器具都是谁消毒的？
I did, Sister 是我，修女
and would you say you’ve done a good job? 你觉得你做得好吗？
I think so 我认为是的
you think so, really? 你真得那么觉得吗？
what about these? 那这些呢？
I forgot 我忘记了
you forgot?! 你忘记了？！
and what if someone had used them not realizing? 如果有人不知道这些没消毒拿去用了怎么办？
I’m sorry 对不起
It’s human life that couldn't be put at risk 决不能把人命当儿戏
and I thought you were supposed to be intelligent 我原本以为你是个聪明人
the nurses here know I’ve come from Oxford, Roland 罗兰，这里的护士都知道我是从牛津来的
and they’re determined to break me 她们铁了心要让我崩溃
little do they know 可是她们不知道
the harder they push, the more grateful I am 她们对我越是严厉，我对她们就越是感激
anything to stop me thinking and to fill the hours between news of you 这样就能让我停止胡思乱想，让我在没有你的消息的日子里充实起来
one of my men has just been killed 我的一个同伴刚刚战死了
the first 他是头一个
I’ve been taking the things out of his pockets 我从他的口袋里找出了很多东西
and tying them in his handkerchief 然后把它们都用他的手帕裹了起来
to be sent back somewhere 这些东西会被送到某个地方
to someone who will see in them more than a torn letter 送到某个人身边，这些对那个“某人”来说不仅仅是一封撕碎的信件
a pencil 一支铅笔
and a piece of shell 一片弹片
please don’t keep things back from me Roland 罗兰，请不要为了让我不担惊受怕
with an idea of spare my feelings 而对我有所隐瞒
I shall never be afraid to confront the real 我必须勇于面对现实
Ready! 预备！
the imagined holds far great terror for me 胡思乱想只会让我更胆战心惊
Fancy sending him over in this state 这人精神错乱了
we’re seeing more and more of it 最近这样的事我们见得越来越多了
you’re so eager, Brittain 布里顿，既然你那么想做
you sponge him down 你来给他擦身子
Vera 薇拉
what did you say? 你刚才说什么？
Sister 修女
you look exhausted 你看起来一副筋疲力尽的样子
what are they doing to you here? 他们对你做了什么？
I’m alright 我很好
Vera, Geoffrey Thurlow 薇拉，这位是杰弗瑞瑟罗
a friend from the battalion 是我军营里的一个朋友
you are not leaving for France? 你不会现在就要出发去法国了吧？
not yet 还没有
I’m sorry, forgive me 对不起，请原谅我
no, no, no 不，不，不
the relief is all mine 我才是松了一口气
a peace-loving solider 真是一个爱好和平的战士
or a cowardly one ,perhaps 恐怕也可以说是一个懦夫
nonsense, Geoffrey was about to train as a priest, that takes courage 胡说八道，杰弗瑞即将要接受训练成为一名牧师了，这需要很大的勇气
saved by the War, imagine that 想象一下因为战争而得到救赎
so, shall we go? 那么，我们现在可以出发了吗？
where? 去哪儿？
didn’t he write and tell you? 他没写信告诉你吗？
Roland’s home on leave 罗兰休假回家了
yeah, he walked through the door yesterday 他昨天才刚刚回来
slept for twenty hours straight 一到家就连续睡了二十个小时
hardly said a word 一句话也没说
say he’s a.. he’s.. down there, by the sea 呃，他现在在那里，在海边
if you excuse me, I’ll go and see him 如果你们不介意的话，我想先去看看他
let’s…let’s just give them a moment, shall we? 我们给他们一会独处的时间，好吗？
Roland 罗兰
I have to go back in three days 我三天后就要回去了
gosh, look at that view 天啊，看看这里的景色
well, well, the officer returns 哎哟，哎呦，我们的大军官回来了
Vic 维克
hello 哈喽
Roland 罗兰
good to see you 见到你真好啊
very good to see you 很高兴见到你
Geoffrey Thurlow 杰弗瑞瑟罗
it’s a pleasure 能见到你是我的荣幸
good shot 射得真准
the worst is when you have to go out and repair the wire 最糟糕的事情就是去外边儿修电线
boot polish on the face, crawling on your belly in the mud and rain 脸上抹着鞋油，你还得在泥泞和大雨里匍匐前进
I was out one night with an officer called Harrison 有一个晚上我和一个名叫哈里森的军官在外面
we were so close to the Germans we could hear them whispering in their trench 德国兵近在咫尺，我们都可以听到他们在战壕里窃窃私语
Hast du feuer? 你有火吗？
were you scared? 你害怕吗？
you don’t think about it, really 说真的，当时完全想不到害怕这回事儿
he’s a good man, Harrison 哈里森是个好人
I invited him to stay 我请他在这里住几天
but he’s not interested in home leave 但是他对探亲假一点不感兴趣
says it makes a man soft 说这会让人变得软弱
God forbid any of you should be soft 上帝不许你们之中的任何一个人变得软弱
if I could get out here 如果我能从这里离开的话
I don’t think I’d want to come back 我觉得我不会再想回来
you don’t know the fist thing about it 你什么都不知道
let’s get some tea 我们去喝茶吧
that was unnecessary 你刚才没必要那么说
then talk to me 那你跟我说啊
otherwise how can I understand?! 要不然我怎么能理解？！
perhaps you can’t 恐怕你永远不会理解
I sent you some poems a while ago 前段时间我给你送了很多诗
I don’t know if you got them 我不知道你有没有收到
I don’t think so 我想我没收到
have you written any yourself? 那你自己有写诗吗？
poems?! 写诗？！
for god’s sake 天啊，你还有空谈诗
Roland 罗兰
I’m sorry 对不起
Roland 罗兰
Roland,here 罗兰，看这儿
look at me 看着我
this is the real 这是真的
feel it 感受一下
this, this part of you 这一部分真实的你
don’t destroy it 不要毁了它
it might be gone already 可能这部分的我早就死了
no 不
it’s not 没有
I promise 我保证
Harrison’s brother came back from leave engaged his fiancé 哈里森的弟弟探亲的时候和未婚妻订了婚回来的
within ten minutes he struck his head at the parapet 然后十分钟内他就撞墙自杀了
and got his brains blown out 撞得脑浆迸裂
I was next to him when it happened 这一切发生的时候我正好在他旁边
home leave makes you soft 探亲真的会让一个人变得软弱
we don’t have to get married or engaged 我们不必结婚或者订婚
perhaps we should 我觉得我们应该这么做
it’s not either of us wanted 这些不是我们想要的
imagine it, though 想象一下
you in a white dress 你穿着白裙子
a sunny day, an old church 晴朗的天气，一座老教堂
everybody we love 所有我们爱的人
champagne 香槟
cake 蛋糕
does it get any better than cake? 还有比蛋糕更好的吗？
marry me, Vera, next time I’m home 薇拉，下次我回家的时候就嫁给我好吗
right 好的
yes 我答应你
you look so handsome 你看起来英气十足
Thank you, mother 谢谢你，爸爸
Good luck 祝你好运
Good-bye Geoffrey 再见杰弗瑞
You will be safe now 你要平平安安的
I will be, don’t worry 我会的，别担心
take care, see you soon 保重，很快我们就能再见面的
Geoffrey, dear boy, do take care of yourself 杰弗瑞，亲爱的孩子啊，一定要照顾好自己
I will do 我会的
I nearly forgot, my music 哦，我都快忘了，我的曲子
look after for me 帮我保管好
father 爸爸
son 儿子
good luck 祝你好运
train is ready to depart, all aboard 火车准备出发了，各位乘客请上车
take care 保重
good luck, Edward 祝你好运，爱德华
you will be alright, daring, won’t you 亲爱的，你会平平安安的，对吗？
of course 当然
Vera, could you go to tell your father to hurry up 薇拉，去叫你爸爸快点儿
daddy 爸爸
move it, move it 快，快
two hundred extra beds by lunchtime, hurry now 午饭之前要腾出两百张床位，快点
good news, my Charismas leave has been approved 好消息，我的圣诞节休假已经得到批准
I’ll be home to make you my wife 我就要回家娶你做我的妻子了
and I have a surprise, something I think will please you 而且我还要给你一个惊喜，你一定会喜欢的
you’ll see when we meet 等我们见面你就知道了
I’ve been posted to company headquarters, three miles behind lines 我现在已经被调任到了连队总部，距离前线三英里的地方
I’ll be here until my leave 到休假开始的这段时间我都会呆在这里
I’m safe, Vera 我很安全，薇拉
safe 安全
darling 宝贝
how do I look? 我看起怎么样？
positively bridal 完全就是个新娘子
such a shame that Edward can’t get leave to be best man 爱德华不能请假回来当伴郎真是太可惜了
here she is 她来了
you look lovely 你看起来真漂亮
half an hour to go 还有一个小时
we’re meeting Mr. Leighton at church 我们会在教堂里和雷顿先生碰面
he would have a long journey 他长途跋涉的
he would be tired 肯定会很累
Miss Vera Brittain 薇拉布里顿小姐
yes? 什么事？
a telegraph call for you miss 有电话找您
must be him 一定是他打来的
I hope it’s not going to be late 希望不是他要迟到
just here, miss 在这里，小姐
Roland? 罗兰？
Hello 你好
Vera 薇拉
Roland 罗兰
Roland’s dead 罗兰死了
Roland’s dead, Vera 罗兰死了，薇拉
this is from an officer in his company 是他连队的军官送来的
died of wounds at Louvencourt clearing station 于卢旺库尔医疗救护站因伤逝世
what was he doing at the front? 他在前线做什么？
wasn’t he meant to be behind the lines 他不是呆在后方吗？
suddenly sent there apparently for a big push 显然是因为军队要进行大规模进攻，突然之间就被送到那儿去了
there was nothing in the papers 报纸上什么也没提啊
he was there mending wire 他当时在维修电线
shot by a sniper at 2 am while bravely carrying out duties 凌晨两点在勇敢执行任务时受到狙击手狙击
taken straight to Louvencourt, died late afternoon 直接被送到卢旺库尔，在傍晚时分逝世
noble and painless death 死得伟大且安详
that’s a long time after he was shot, what happened? 从他受伤到去世还有很长一段时间，其间发生了什么？
painless? I suppose the man would know 安详？我觉得写信的人应该知道
he loved this piece 他爱听这首曲子
why there's no message for us? 为什么里面没有给我们的遗言？
no further details about Lieutenant Leigton’s death 关于雷顿中尉的死讯没有更多详情
unable to help 对此我们无能为力
excuse me, where can I find George Catlin? 请问，我在哪儿能找到乔治卡特林？
he's just come here 他才刚到
thank you 谢谢
excuse me, I’m Vera Brittain, fiancé to Roland Leighton 打扰一下，我是薇拉布里顿，罗兰雷顿的未婚妻
the officer’s not receiving visitors today 今天这位军官不见客
I did write to you, Miss Brittain 布里顿小姐，我已经给你写过信了
yes and I thank you for that 是的，您能写那封信我很感激
I’m sorry for the solicitation 我对我的恳求感到非常抱歉
there’s really nothing more I can add 我真的没什么可奉告的了
but you did see Roland at the clearing station that day 但是当时你的确在医疗救护站看到了罗兰
comfort yourself that it was a quick and painless end 请你宽心，他去世时没受什么折磨，走得很安详
everyone keeps saying that 每个人都这么说
but he lived for hours after he was shot 但是从他受伤到他去世之间还有一段时间
I’m sorry for your loss 请节哀顺变
I understand 我明白
you’re afraid I’ll make a scene 你害怕我会大吵大闹
and why should you be the messenger of some terrible end to a family you’ve never met 而且你也肯定想问为什么是你去给那些素未谋面的逝者家属送去那么惨痛的消息
I want to know the truth 我只是想知道真相
It’s the one thing left that I can do for him 这是我能为他做的唯一一件事了
would you mind for this? 您可以让我们单独谈谈吗？
It was a messy wound low down in the abdomen 他腹部受的伤很棘手
they operated, they did their best 医生们尽全力给他进行了手术
I was in the bed next to him 我当时就躺在他旁边的床上
he didn’t stand a chance 他已经完全没有存活的希望了
did he say anything? 他有说什么吗？
was there a message? 有什么遗言吗？
the pain was too great, Miss Brittain 布里顿小姐，他当时痛得厉害
it made anything else impossible 无论做什么都是不可能的任务
I see 我知道了
Yes 是的
that explains it 这就说明了一切
did he suffer a great deal? 他受了很多苦吗？
they were waiting for morphine stocks 他们那时候在等吗啡
did some arrive? 最后有运到吗？
he got a dose near the end 在他去世之前，他们给他注射到了一剂吗啡
were there any words? 他有说什么吗？
please 求求你了
he said “lying on this hillside for six days has made me very stiff.” 他说“在山腰上躺了六天让我全身僵硬”
I’m sorry 对不起
none of it makes any sense 他说的这些话没一句能让人听明白
you are very kind 你真的是个好心肠的人
I won’t forget it 我不会忘记这份恩情的
Dear Victor 亲爱的维克多
I met the officer in question 我去见了那个军官
he…he confirmed what Roland’s colleague told us 他…他证实了罗兰同事所说的一切
It was a painless and noble death 罗兰死得安详且伟大
please comfort yourself with this as you leave for France 在你前往法国的时候希望这能对你所慰藉
Roland’s kit 罗兰的衣服
they’ve sent it back to us 他们把它还回来了
why did they send us that? 他们为什么要给我们送这些东西？
take it out 快拿出去
wait 等等
for Vera 致薇拉
violets from Plug Street Wood 普拉格街树林的紫罗兰
sweet I send you oversea 可爱的小东西，我将你远渡重洋
it is strange they should be blue 这真是奇怪，它们竟是蓝色的
blue when his soaked blood was red 一片蓝色衬着他浸湿的鲜红血液
for they grew around his head 因为它们长在他的头边
it is strange they should be blue 这真是奇怪，它们竟是蓝色的
violets from Plug Street Wood 普拉格街树林的紫罗兰
think what they have meant to me 想想它们于我的意义
life and hope and love and you 是生命，是希望，是爱和你
and you did not see them grow where his mangled body lay 你不曾见过它们生长，在那地方躺着他血肉模糊的尸体
hiding horror from the day 那花躲着日间种种的可怖
sweetest it was better so 但它是如此芬芳馥郁
violets from oversea 远洋而来的紫罗兰
to your dear, far, forgetting land 致你那至爱的，遥远且被遗忘的土地
these I send in memory 我以记忆之笺将其送达
knowing you will understand 因为我知道你会了解
you have to believe, dear sister 姐姐，你要相信
that his life was not needlessly thrown away 他的生命并不是像无用之物般被丢弃的
that the wire he was working on that night had to be mended by someone 那个晚上他维修的电线一定是要有人来修的
and how typical of Roland to be the first to volunteer 总是第一个自荐是罗兰的一贯作风
nurse Brittain, someone’s asking for you 布里顿护士，有人找人
who’s there, who is it? 谁在哪里，是谁？
Victor 维克多
I didn’t know 我不知道你在这儿
what a fix, eh 真让我松了一口气
this blanket is driving me mad, it’s far too itchy 这条毯子都快把我逼疯了，太痒了
I’ll take care of it 我来帮你
does Molly know? 莫莉知道吗？
would you like me to contact her for you? 你想让我联系她吗？
there’s no Molly there 其实并没有莫莉这个人
none never was 从来没有过
couldn’t have you feeling sorry for me, could I? 我不能让你对我有愧疚感，不是吗？
so I’ m getting a visit from an officer 有个军官会来看我
who lost both eyes at the start of the war 他在战争开始的时候就失去了双眼
he’s going to tell me about Braille 他会来给我讲盲文
that’s the Victor I know, always the optimist 这就是维克多，你啊，总是那么乐观开朗
yes, inspirational stories for the damned 是啊，我就是专给悲惨人士准备的励志故事
what about you? are you still writing? 你怎么样？你现在还在写作吗？
Writing! 写作？！
that belongs to another life 那是上辈子的事了
I’ve been thinking and I want to look after you 我想我现在想要照顾你
we belong together now, don’t we? 我们是一个整体，不是吗？
you’re going to need someone, and I, well, Roland would like it 你需要人照顾，而我…罗兰会喜欢这样的安排
poor Vera 可怜的薇拉
are you proposing to me now? 你现在在向我求婚吗？
yes 对啊
yes I am 我是在求婚
then I must turn you down 那么我就一定要拒绝你了
Brittain 布里顿
you’re wanted 有人找你
he called for us about an hour ago 一个小时前他跟我们说
said there was a loud clicking noise in his head 自己的脑袋里有很响的咔哒声
it was very quick and sudden 然后突然之间他就猝死了
I’m sorry 节哀顺变
I’m so glad you were near 我很高兴你在他身边
and saw him so nearly at the end 在他生命的最后能这么近距离地看着他
we share a memory of both of them, dear Vera 我们共同享有对他们的记忆，亲爱的薇拉
that is worth all the rest of the world 这份记忆价值千金
and the sun of that memory never sets 而这记忆的太阳永不西沉
and you know that I love you 你知道，我爱你
and I will do anything in the world in my power should you ask it 如果你开口，世上任何事只要我力所能及，我都会去做
and that I am your servant as well as your brother 我是你的奴仆，也是你的胞弟
my mind’s made up 我已经做好决定了
France? 法国？
that’s the front 那里是前线啊
that’s so dangerous 太危险了
I’ll be behind the lines 我会呆在后方
It’s as close to Edward as I can get 这是我能去到的离爱德华最近的地方了
I need to be there 我必须要去那里
well, I’ve been gathering you some things 我一直在给你收拾东西
I suppose you can take them to France, too 我希望你能把这些带到法国去
that’s cook’s last jar 这是厨子做的最后一罐果酱
and, oh, cream, stop these hands from getting chapped 还有乳霜，可以让你的手远离皲裂
why was I ever disappointed you weren’t a boy? 为什么我以前会因为你不是个男孩而失望呢？
伊塔普雷斯，法国，1917年八月
Excuse me, I’m to report to C section 打扰一下，我要去C区报道
hut 327, you’re under Sister Milroy, good luck 327号营房，隶属米尔罗伊修女，祝你好运
that’s about thirty men to a hut 一个营房大概有三十个人
some of them are an absolute mess 其中一些情况非常糟糕
they’re supposed to pass through the clearing stations 本来他们不应该在医疗救护站停留
but that’s not saying much anymore 但是后来上头的指示又没有下文了
the theatre’s through there 去手术室要经过这里
we’re short on everything, including surgeons 我们什么东西都短缺，包括外科医生
had to saw this chappie’s arm off myself yesterday 我昨天不得不亲自上阵把这个小伙子的手臂给锯下来
quite a job 真是费了一番功夫
it’s not ideal but then, of course, this is war 虽然情况不太理想，但是这是在打仗啊
Schwester! Wasser, wasser bitte! 护士！水，请给我水！
oh, didn’t I mention? 我刚才没说吗？
these are all Huns 这些都是德国鬼子
I find it best to number them, much quicker 我发现给他们标上数字会更好更快一些
Fist Hun, second, third, fourth 这是德国鬼子一号，二号，三号，四号
keep an eye on him if I were you 如果我是你的话就会照看好他
he’s only got few hours left 他没多少时间了
Ich Sterbe! Hasst du kein hertz? 我都快了！你都没有心吗？
well, that’s it, best to get stuck in right away, I find 介绍就到这里，我们还是快点开始工作吧
what about the British huts? 那英国兵的营房呢？
over to you, then 那么这里就交给你了
plenty of time to change later 以后还有大把的时间可以换地方
slip it down when you can 可以的话就把他放下来吧
are there some beds left? 有没有空床？
uh, gangrene 长了坏疽
Brittain 布里顿
get some antiseptic on this filthy Hun 给这个脏兮兮的德国鬼子涂点消毒剂
here I am, dear Edward 亲爱的爱德华
fighting to save German soldiers that just a few miles away 我在这里为拯救德国士兵而奋斗着
you’re risking your life to kill 而几英里之外你们却在冒着生命的危险与他们战斗
it makes you wonder 这实在是让人深感不解
Brittain, over here 布里顿，快过来
really, it does 真的，让人不解
I waited for you again on Sunday 星期天的时候我又在等你了
I’ll be here every week until you can come 每个星期我都会在这里，直到你来为止
Brittain 布里顿
It’s hopeless, get the screen 他没希望了，去把医用竖屏拿来
Liever Gott…Nicht so 上帝啊...不是这样....
alright old boy…alright 好了，老伙计，好了
Nicht so! Nicht hier! 不是这样！不是这里！
Meine augen! Ich sehe nichts! 我的眼睛！我看不见了！
calm down, old chap 冷静点，老伙计
Hilf mir! 帮帮我！
Sei Still! Alles in ordnung 保持平静！一切正常
Klara….?Klara, bist du’s? 克拉拉？克拉拉是你吗？
Ja ….ja, ich bin da 是…是我，我在这儿
Keine angst .. 不要害怕
Verzeihe mir Klara…Bitter verzeihe mir… 原谅我，克拉拉…请原谅我…
Naturlich, Ich bin hier 当然，我在这里
to let his soul escape 让他的灵魂逃出去
control your mind, it’s the only way 克制自己，这是唯一的办法
deep breaths, that’s it 深呼吸，就是这样
I need some help here 我需要帮助
I’m fine, thank you 我很好，谢谢你
I feel it bitterly to have been moved further away from you, dear sister 一想到离你更远了，我就痛苦万分，亲爱的姐姐
all these months without being able to come to see you 这几个月来我都不能去看你
last Sunday we marched past Louvencourt 上个星期天我们经过卢旺库尔的时候
and I was able to escape to visit Roland’s grave 我从队伍里溜了出去，去看了罗兰的墓
I stood before it 我站在他的墓前
and prayed the time I live to be worthy of his friendship 祈求我的人生能配得上他的友情
but I didn’t feel his presence there 但是在那里我并没有感受到他的存在
perhaps he's where he belongs instead, with you 可能他回到了属于他的地方，和你一起
there’s a big push coming 我们即将开展大规模进攻
German’s getting closer 德国人离我们越来越近了
nurse 护士
yes? 什么事？
I’m cold 我很冷
I’ll get you a blanket 我去给你拿条毯子
Mustard gas 是芥子毒气
One of the boys was insisting he knew you 其中一个男孩一直坚持说他认识你
probably delirium, seen it before 可能是精神错乱，以前也有这样的例子
where? 在那里？
we had to take him round the back 我们不得不把他带到后方来
he said his name was Edward, I think 他说他的名字叫爱德华
what? 什么？
Edward 爱德华
No 不
Edward 爱德华
he’s alive! 他还活着!
help me! 谁来帮帮我！
Bring him here 把他抬到这里来
quick 快
Edward? 爱德华？
wound’s infected, we need to sterilized it 伤口感染了，需要消毒
wait 等等
Edward 爱德华
Edward, come back to me 爱德华，快醒醒
Edward,Edward, it’s Vera 爱德华，爱德华，我是薇拉啊
I dreamt an angel played me music 我梦到一个天使在给我放音乐
we were back at the lake together 我们一起回到了那片湖
All of us 大家一起
Remember the day victor dived in? 还记得维克多跳进湖里的那天吗？
I told him there were rats 我告诉他湖里有老鼠
oh, god 天啊
shhh… 嘘嘘嘘…
you’re back now 你现在回来了
I found this in your pocket last night 昨天晚上我在你口袋里发现了这个
from Geoffrey 杰弗瑞写的
I didn’t read it 我没读
keep it with me 把它放在我身边
I want you to hear his voice 我想让你听听他的声音
no, don’t move 别，你别动
we walked back to the barracks last night 昨天晚上我们走回了军营
all of us thoroughly exhausted 每个人都筋疲力尽
it was a scene of devastation 那真是一片生灵涂炭的场景
and yet, as I looked at it 然而当我看着这场景的时候
a strange feeling came over me 心里却升起了一种奇怪的感觉
the setting sun had lit up the water in the shell holes 夕阳照亮了弹坑里的积水
so they looked like pools of gold 看起来就像一小池一小池的金子
and I felt a presence there 我感受到了一种东西的存在
greater than all this 远胜过这一切
such peace, Edward 如此的平静，爱德华
and I thought of you, dear friend 我想起了你，亲爱的朋友
and I knew I’d see you again 我知道我们一定会再见的
either in this world, or the hereafter 不是今生，便是来世
I wish you didn’t have to leave 我多希望你别离开
but I’m glad it’s Italy you’re going to 但是我很高兴你去的是意大利
the fighting is lighter there 那里的战事不那么激烈
when it’s over, let’s travel together 等到一切结束，我们一起去旅行吧
exotic places 去外国
like Italy? 比如意大利？
promise me you go back to Oxford, Vera 薇拉，答应我一定要回到牛津
do what you've always wanted to do 做你一直想做的事
I can’t imagine that any more 我已经无法想象这种事了
are you coming, sir? 先生，你上车吗？
do it 一定要做到
only if you come too 除非你也来
come home immediately, Vera, mother in crisis 薇拉，速归，母亲病危
domestic duties beckon 家里有事让你回去啊
oh, Vera, what a relief 哦，薇拉，看到你我真是松了一口气
mother? 妈妈？
I felt a terrible turn 这里情况非常糟糕
cook left, you know 你知道吗，厨子走了
you can’t get anything in the shops 商店里买不到任何东西
there’s no meat, there’s no butter, I mean no eggs 没有肉，没有黄油，没有鸡蛋
what are we going to cook for Edward? 我们拿什么给爱德华做饭？
I thought it was an emergency 我还以为是有什么紧急情况
I thought maybe we could make him a proper meal 我觉得我们要给他做顿像样的饭
yes, I’ve been in bed for weeks 我确实在床上躺了几个礼拜
nothing’s been done in the house 什么家务事也没做
the whole situation is quite dreadful 现在的情况真的太糟了
oh, Vera, it’s lovely to see you 哦，薇拉，见到你真好
time to find a cook 是时候去找个厨子了
there’s household chores too, if you don’t mind 还有一些家务活，如果你不介意的话
and mountains of ironing 还有一堆衣服等着要熨
I have to go at five, I’ve got a dance 五点之前我得离开，有个舞会要参加
they still have those, do they? 现在还有人举办舞会，是吗？
Beautiful, dear 这花真美，宝贝
it’s over 一切都结束啦
the armistice’s been signed 休战协议也签好了
uh, Miss Brittain 布里顿小姐
back at last 你终于回来了
yes 是的
so Chaucer this term 这学期学乔叟
you’ve certainly got some catching up to do 当然你还要补上那些落下的功课
hello, I’m Winifred Holtby 你好，我叫威妮弗雷德霍尔特比
I just found out we’re tutorial partners this term 我刚刚才知道这学期我们是学习伙伴
I heard that you want to be a writer 我听说你想成为一个作家
me too 我也是
we could look at each other’s work, if you like 如果你喜欢的话，我们可以读读彼此的作品
look, I really must get on 那个，我现在真的必须开始学习了
of course 当然
Vera, goodness, are you alright? 薇拉，天啊，你还好吗？
can somebody give me a hand here? 这里能有人帮把手吗？
you alright? 你还好吗？
you alright? 还好吗？
I brought some more books for you 我给你多带了一些书
did you manage to read the last ones? 上次的书你读了吗？
I saved my brother’s life over there, you know, in France 我在法国救了我弟弟的命
and the war still got him 但是他还是死在了战争的手里
I was there for the last few months 战争的最后几个月我也在那里
I volunteered to a signals station in Abbeville 在阿布维尔的信号站当志愿者
I didn’t know 我不知道…
all of us were surrounded by ghosts 我们都被那些幽灵所缠绕
now we need to learn how to live with them 如今我们要学会如何与它们共同生活
and we start at the beginning 从头开始
get up, get dressed, eat 起床，穿好衣服，吃饭
spring is out there, waiting 春天正在外头等着我们
the German foreign minister dare to suggest that we are all responsible for the war 德国外交部长竟敢宣称我们对战争都负有责任
and so jointly pay the price 所以我们要一起付出代价
to which we say to him “who started it?” 对这番言论我们不得不问“是谁挑起战争？”
Yes! 说的对！
There’s nothing the Kaiser can do to compensate the men and women of this country 虽然德国皇帝无法补偿这个国家的人民所受到的损失
but still the Germans must pay 但是德国人必须付出代价
yes, pay, must 对，必须付出代价
the philosophy of en eye for en eye, and a tooth for a tooth is a dangerous one 以牙还牙，以眼还眼是一个非常危险的观点
-the whole cycle could be repeated -we just let them walk all over? -冤冤相报何时了 -那我们难道就让他们这么轻易地打败我们吗？
look her in the eye sir and tell her to love the German 这位先生，请看着她的眼睛，告诉她去爱德国人
they killed my eldest stepson 他们杀了我最年长的继子
and my next one Harry 然后又夺走了我的二儿子哈利
terrible 太惨了
you stand here and defend them 你却站在这里为他们辩护
Miss. Brittain 布里顿小姐
Officer 长官
George, please, George Catlin 请叫我乔治，乔治卡特林
the lady has something to say 这位女士有话要说
speak up 快说吧
I was a nurse at the front 我曾经是前线的护士
Good on you, miss 好样的，小姐
Is there anyone else who would like to share anything that… 还有其他人想要分享…
no, I haven’t finished 我还没说完
I, for a time I looked after a hut of German officers 有一段时间我是在照顾德国军官
not too well, I hope, miss 小姐，这不太好吧
as you were speaking 在您说话的时候
I was remembering one of them 我想起了其中的一个军官
I held his hand as he was dying 在他临死之前我握着他的手
he cried out for a woman he loved 他叫喊着爱人的名字
he faced the end of his life by asking her forgiveness 在生命的最终，祈求着她的原谅
I lost a brother in the war 这场战争让我失去了我的弟弟
and my fiancé 还有我的未婚夫
I can’t make sense of it, either 我对这一切也无法理解
Except when I held the hand of that German 除了在那个时候，当我握着那名德国军官的手
It was their hands too that I was holding 好像也在握着我的弟弟和未婚夫的手
their pain was the same pain 他们承受着和我们一样的痛苦
their blood, the same blood 他们的血，同我们的一样
our grief is the grief of the hundreds of thousands of German women and men 我们的哀恸也是千千万万德国男女的哀恸
no, don’t listen 别听她胡说
I 我
I speak to those of us who were left behind 这番话我是对那些被留下的人而说的
the mothers, sisters, women 母亲，姐妹，女人
we send our men to war 我们将自己的男人送到战场上
I fought my father to let my brother go 为了让弟弟参战我还和父亲吵过架
because we think it’s the right thing 因为我们认为这么做是正确的
the honorable thing 是光荣的
but all I can do is stand here and ask you 但是我现在能做的就是站在这儿，向你们发问
is it? 是吗？
is it right? 这么做对吗？
can I find the courage to accept there might be another way? 我能找到勇气去接受对这场战争的另一种解释吗？
perhaps their deaths have meaning only if we stand together now and say no 可能只有当我们站在一起，说不的时候，他们的死才有意义
No to killing 对杀戮说不
No to war 对战争说不
No to the endless cycle of revenge 对冤冤相报说不
I say no more of it 我说，不要再让这一切发生
No more 不再发生
The sunshine on the long white road 阳光洒在幽长的白色小径上
That ribboned down the hill 那小径仿佛缎带一般，从山峦上蜿蜒而下
The velvet clematis that clung 紫色的丁香花
Around your windowsill 簇拥在你的窗台前
Are waiting for you still 安静的等待着你的归来
Again the shadow pool shall break 影子的池塘再一次被打碎
In dimples at your feet… 在你脚下泛起阵阵涟漪
And when the thrush sings in your wood 当画眉在你的树林里歌唱时
Unknowing, you may meet 它大约不知
Another stranger, sweet 亲爱的，你会遇见另一个陌生人
It will be better so 如此甚好
though I want to forget you 虽然我想忘记你们
though I want to meet "forget" 虽然我想与“遗忘”会面
but I can’t 但是我不能这么做
I won’t 我也不会这么做
this is my promise to you now 这是我对你们的誓言
All of you 对大家的誓言
薇拉布里顿将自己的战时经历写成了青春誓言 出版后立即成为了畅销书，这本书也宣传着那一代人的声音
1925年薇拉嫁给了乔治卡特林并有了两个孩子 她成为了一名成功作家，并且是二十世纪领头的和平主义者之一
青春誓言如今仍在印刷出版 被誉为最具有影响力的战争回忆录之一
纪念
罗兰 雷顿 1895-1915
维克多 理查森 1895-1917
杰弗瑞 瑟罗 1895-1917
爱德华 布里顿 1895-1918