聽譯：Superluva Sweetie Ryosuke
青春誓言
改編自薇拉布裏頓回憶錄
1918年11月 休戰紀念日
四年前
We used to swim here when we were children 小時候我們常在這裏游泳
hope Vera hasn』t gone in yet 希望薇拉還沒跳進水裏
I completely forgot about the rats 我都忘了有老鼠這回事兒
rats?! 老鼠？
a big nest of them apparently 有一大窩的老鼠
we』ll be alright on the shallows 在淺灘上我們肯定安全
but we definitely shouldn』t go over there... 但是一定不要去那裏…
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 維克多
there』s no rats in here 這裏沒有老鼠
wait 等等
you idiot 你個白癡
so, what about you and Victor? 你和維克多怎麼樣了？
what about us? 什麼怎麼樣？
come on 說嘛
he』s sweet 他很溫柔
sweet! 溫柔！
all the attention』s making you arrogant 他對你的注意力都讓你開始變得傲慢自大了啊
stop it 別鬧了
I』m a block of ice! 我凍得就跟一塊冰似的！
here 給
come on 快點
we should be getting back 我們應該回去了
do we have to? 真的要回去嗎？
mother and father are expecting us 老爸老媽在等我們
they』re always expecting us! 他們老在等我們！
they』re driving me mad 快把我逼瘋了
give him a chance Vera, alright? 薇拉，給他一個機會好不好？
I mean it 我說真的
I』ll try 我試試吧
better have 最好是這樣
come on, Vera 快點，薇拉
I』m sorry, Victor 對不起啊，維克多
I expected a little panic 我只是想嚇嚇你
I didn』t expect that folly eventually led you into the lake 沒想到最後把你騙進湖裏去了
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給你買一台了
you colluded with them 你和他們串通好的
Vera, it』s just a piano 薇拉，就是台鋼琴而已啊
Vera, come to see your surprise 薇拉，過來看看給你的驚喜
Darling, I』ve been so dying to tell you 寶貝，我一直想告訴你
then, um, I just couldn』t 可是又不能說漏嘴
Miss Ellinger』s been in on the secret 艾琳格爾小姐對鋼琴的事也保密了
and she』s come to hear you play 瞧她來這兒聽你彈鋼琴來了
perfect 棒極了
she』s an absolutely beauty, so I』m told 他們跟我說這台鋼琴非常好
well, come on, darling 快來，寶貝
give us a taste of what we can look forward to 快來讓我們聽聽這架鋼琴彈出的曲子到底有多美妙
oh, dear 哦，天啊
Vera 薇拉
come back and apologize now 快點回來立馬給我道歉
if you can』t show me the respect I deserve 就算不尊重我
then at least show some for our guests 至少也尊重一下我們的客人吧
I don』t want a piano 我不想要鋼琴
you knew I didn』t want one and still you bought it 你知道我不想要，但是你還是買了
I won』t be bullied by you 我不會任由你欺負的
Oh, I buy the most expensive gift of her life 哦，我給她買了她這輩子能收到的最貴重的禮物
but no, I』m bullying 但是她卻說我在欺負她
your father hoped you』d be happy, dear 孩子，你爸爸是想讓你開心開心
that piano could pay for a whole year at Oxford 那台鋼琴都抵得上牛津一整年的學費了
oh, here we go 又來了
and all this time you said you couldn』t afford for me to go 你一直說你沒錢，供不起我上學
no, I can』t afford to waste money, no 不是，我是說供不起你浪費錢
no, Arthur 別這麼說，亞瑟
Vera, I, I didn』t mean… 薇拉，我的意思不是…
Vera, come back here now 薇拉，快點下來
I』ve thrown my work out 我把我看的書都扔出去了
you can take it to your paper factory and pulp it for all I care 你把它們帶到你的造紙廠去搗成紙漿都跟我沒關係
now stop it 住口
I』m simply concerned you』re turning yourself into a bluestocking 我只是擔心你會變成一個女學究
that』s no way to find a husband 那樣就找不到丈夫了
I don』t want a husband 我不想要丈夫
how many times do I have to spell it out 到底要我說多少遍
I』m sorry you didn』t have a daughter who』s sole purpose in life 你沒生出個人生唯一目標就是找男人結婚的女兒
is to hitch herself to a man 我感到很抱歉
there it is 話都說到這份上了
I』m not getting married 我是不會結婚的
not now, not ever 現在不會，將來也不會
well, that』s clear then 說的非常清楚啊
Ted 泰德
Roland 羅蘭
good to see you 見到你太好了
welcome 歡迎歡迎
Vic 維克
great to see you 很高興見到你
hello, Mr. Brittain 你好，布裏頓先生
Roland, we』ve heard great things about you 羅蘭，我們聽聞過很多你的事跡
can I help? 有什麼我能幫你的嗎？
you frightened me 你嚇到我了
no, thanks 不用了，謝謝
please, I』d rather be by myself 我寧願自己一個人呆著
it』s the books I』m worried about 我是擔心這些書啊
I』ve never seen anyone beat them up that way 我還從來沒見過誰這麼糟蹋書的
Wordsworth, Shirley, poor Byron 華茲華斯，雪萊，還有可憐的拜倫
all these romantics aren』t good for you, you know 這些浪漫主義者都不太適合你
don』t worry, they have very little influence 別擔心，他們對我起不了什麼大影響
so I saw earlier… 那我早些時候看見…
I』m sorry about the badly timed arrival, by they way 順便道個歉，我今天來的不是時候
I can see this is all highly amusing for you 我看得出來這些對你來說有趣至極
no 不是這樣的
yes 就是
you』re already polishing up the anecdote for your friends back at school 你肯定已經在想要怎麼跟學校裏的朋友講這些趣事了
I』m sorry 對不起
I was so caught up in myself 我剛才太以自我為中心了
I didn』t think what this must be like for you 都不知道這樣對你會造成什麼影響
she certainly didn』t deserve the treatment you gave her 你剛才真得不應該那麼對她
well, I got you your piano 那我好歹給你要來了鋼琴
that』s something to be happy about at least 至少這件事還是非常值得高興的
you can thank me for that 你得謝謝我
well, Ted, the Ash Grove 泰德，彈白蠟林
-the Ash Grove -yes, the Ash Grove -白蠟林 -好的，彈白蠟林
ready? 準備好了嗎？
very good 彈得很好
hello 嗨
you』re studying 你在學習
what of it? 什麼事
nothing, I… 沒有，我…
look, I』ve done the Oxford entrance exam 我考過牛津的入學考試
it』s all about technique 考試技巧很重要
I could help you 我可以幫你
once you』ve learned it you』ll sail through, I』m sure 一旦你學會了肯定能輕鬆過關，我保證
Like a masonic secret, passed from teacher to boy 這個就像共濟會秘密那樣，從老師傳到學生
actually my teachers weren』t that good 其實我的老師都沒那麼好
I worked it out for myself 我是自己搗鼓出來的
then so will I 那我也能
it』s just three years of study, father 爸爸，就只讀三年
you know women don』t even get degrees at Oxford 你也知道女人在牛津是拿不到學位的
what』s the point of her going then? 那她上學還有什麼意義呢？
it』s all she』s ever wanted 那是她的心願
she』s set her mind on it 她都決定好了
with that three years of extra expense 那這三年的額外支出？
I』d share my allowance with her, that would help 她用我的生活費，這樣或多或少能有點幫助
what about the entrance exam? 那入學考試怎麼辦？
don』t you need tuition for such a thing? 難道不需要一些指導什麼的嗎？
she』 s teaching herself 她現在在自學
I wouldn』t feel right about going myself if Vera didn』t have a chance 如果薇拉沒機會上的話，我一個人去總感覺對不起她
she』s always so bright 她一直那麼聰明伶俐
Vera 薇拉
very well, then you can sit the wretched thing if you want to 好吧，既然你想選這條艱難的路，那你就去吧
thank you, daddy 謝謝你，爸爸
you』re just sitting it, mind! 記住你剛剛做了這個選擇
then we』ll see 那我們拭目以待吧
now play me some of that piano 現在給我彈首曲子吧
god, it』s beautiful here 天啊，這裏好美
you』re so lucky 你真幸運
um, except we』re nearly back at school 嗯，如果不把我們快要回學校這件事算上的話
we』re here now Ted, come on 我們現在可是在這裏，泰德
live in the moment a little 偶爾活在當下一回
one more term and it』ll all be over 再讀一個學期就要畢業了
sort of daunting 真有點讓人害怕
seeing your whole life stretched out in front of you 看著人生在自己面前就這樣展開
at least you won』t be buried alive in Buxton 至少你不會被「活埋」在巴克斯頓
do we have a suffragette on hand? 我們這兒有婦女參政論者嗎？
I would be, given the chance 如果有機會的話，我會成為其中之一
I suppose that shocks you 你肯定感到很吃驚吧
you』re talking to the wrong man, Vera 薇拉，說這話你可找錯對象了
Roland』s a supporter 羅蘭可是婦女參政的支持者
well, my mother does admire them 我媽媽非常欽佩這些人
she』s a novelist and she writes for the papers 她是個小說家，而且還給報紙供稿
she supports the whole family in fact 實際上，是她在養活整個家庭
I hope you don』t mind me saying 希望我說這些你別介意
not now seeing Vera』s face 看到薇拉現在的表情，我一點不介意
I had no idea 我不知道內情
perhaps you』ve jumped to conclusions about me 恐怕你已經給我下了個輕率的結論
I think that』s mutual 我覺得我們彼此都給對方下了輕率的結論
oh, no 不
no, I』ve researched you quite thoroughly 我對你進行過徹底的研究
I even found a poem in the garden, in fact, and took the liberty 我甚至還在花園裏找到了一首詩，實際上我還擅自讀了讀
poem? you』ve kept that very quiet, let』s have a look 詩？你保密得很好嘛，快讓我看看
give it back 還給我
it』s nothing, it』s a stupid thing 沒什麼，就是首傻不愣登的詩
well, I don』t know about anyone else but 我不知道你們怎麼樣
I could do with a drink of something 但是我現在想去喝點什麼
yes 同意
let』s get back to the house 我們回去吧
I didn』t know you kept it secret 我不知道你一直對寫詩保密
I kept it quiet because I was moved by it 我沒說是因為我被這首詩打動了
I found it beautiful 我覺得寫得很棒
and you seem an impossible person to say that to 你看起來一點都不像個擅長寫詩的人
I』m not 我確實看起來不像
no 不像
what if I told you I want to be a writer? 但是要是我告訴你我想成為一名作家呢？
and I even dream of earning a living by it 我甚至還夢想著要以此為生
I want to write too as it happens 碰巧這也是我的夢想
but I am a little in my mother』s shadow 但是我有點活在我媽媽的陰影下
is she good? 她寫得好嗎？
how』s she done it? 她是怎麼做到的？
sheer pig-headedness. you should meet her, you』d get on 絕對的堅持不懈，你應該見見她，這樣你就能有動力前進了
you must write 你一定要繼續寫作
really 真的
no one has ever said that to me before 從來沒有人對我說過那樣的話
come on, you』ll miss the train 快點，你會趕不上火車的
we』re leaving 我們要走了
I don』t want you to go 我不想你離開
we will have the whole summer 還有一整個夏天等著我們呢
.. must be late …肯定要遲到啦
I』ll be back in a minute 我等等就來
Good bye 再見
good bye 再見
Victor, come on 維克多，快點
I wish you weren』t going so soon 我真希望你能再多待一段時間
did you read the poem? 你讀過那首詩了嗎？
of course 當然
and? 然後？
It』s well-crafted 非常細緻
but? 但是？
It was a little dry 有點枯燥
as though you were holding back 好像你一直在克制自己
I couldn』t find 「you」 in it 我在裏面找不到「你」
well, I can assure you it』s mine 我可以保證這首詩是我寫的
-of course, I.. I didn't mean -Roland, come on, we』re late 當然，我…我的意思不是 羅蘭，快點，我們要遲到了
Vera, come on, Vera 薇拉，快來，薇拉
come on, darling 快來，寶貝
let』s go 我們走吧
bye 再見
bye, mother 媽媽，再見
thank you 謝謝你
Edward 愛德華
please send me news of Roland Leighton 跟我說說羅蘭雷頓的消息吧
tell him how much I enjoyed meeting him, will you? 告訴他我很高興認識他，好嗎？
I think I offended him, Edward 我覺得我可能冒犯到了他，愛德華
you know I can be my own worst enemy 你知道我總能成為自己最強勁的敵人
oh, really 真的嗎
Edward assures me you won』t mind me writing direct 愛德華跟我保證你不會介意我直接回復你
you set me a challenge, you see 你給我設了一個挑戰
and I』ve done my best to meet it 我已經盡了自己的最大努力來迎接它
I hope you find more feelings in this one 希望在這首詩裏你能感受到更多的情感
Down the long white road we walked together 在我們同行的白色長路上
Down between the grey hills and the heather 在那灰色的山巒和石南之間
you seemed all brown and soft 蜜色的你帶著柔和的氣息
just like a linnet 仿若一隻紅雀
your errant hair had shadowed sunbeams in it 你游離的髮絲間藏著帶著陰影的日光光線
and there shone all April in your eyes 在你的雙眸中照亮整個四月
Oxford, next stop 下一站，牛津
Uh, the famous Radcliffe Camera stone, yes 著名的拉德克利夫圓樓
very beautiful 很美
yes 是啊
this is the right word, dear 這句話說的對，親愛的
nothing like what we』ve got in Buxton 跟我們在巴克斯頓看到的都不一樣
huge together 都非常宏偉
Broad Street down there, just down the bottom 牛津寬街就在那裏
do be careful, these bicycles are everywhere 小心，這裏到處都是自行車
Vera, dear ,this 薇拉，親愛的，這邊
there is the horse coming now 有輛馬車來了
it looks very secretive, doesn』t it? 這裏看起來很神秘，對吧？
this way dear 這邊
what? 什麼？
come along 快來
I know you』re only staying two nights 我知道你只住兩晚
but Oxford can get chilly 但是牛津有時候會特別冷
I bought you an extra nightie, just in case 以防萬一我給你多買了件睡衣
aunt, please 阿姨，求你別說了
I promised you mother 我跟你媽媽發過誓
I keep a proper eye on you 要把你照看好
she does worry 她很擔心你
bedsocks is my final word 我就說最後一句，記得睡覺要穿保暖襪子
I』m sorry, are you lost? 請問你迷路了嗎？
I』m here for the exam 我是來考試的
oh, the porter』s lodge is there 門房在那邊
they will direct you 他們會給你帶路的
thank you 謝謝
I』m Vera』s aunt Belle 我是薇拉的阿姨貝爾
I should be staying nearby 我就在附近
Is it an entrance exam we are holding or a debutante』s ball? 我們這裏是要舉辦入學考試還是社交舞會？
It』s the Latin essay I』m dreading 我擔心的是拉丁作文
my tutor convinced Virgil will come up 我老師說肯定會出維吉爾的題目
I hope he』s right 希望他能命中
Essay? 作文？
you may begin 你們可以開始了
excuse me 請問一下
about the Latin paper 有關拉丁作文
what is it？ 什麼事？
I didn』t know an essay was required 我不知道考試內容裏要求寫作文
It』s stated quite clearly 題目說得很清楚
I must have missed it 我肯定落看了
I didn』t have a tutor 我沒有老師
I』ve prepared for this by myself 都是自己準備的考試
you seem to be busy writing miss… 你考試的時候看起來都在奮筆疾書，你叫…
Brittain 布裏頓
I wrote it in German instead 文章我改用德語寫了
German? 德語？
perhaps where you come from German and Latin can be equated 可能你的家鄉德語等同於拉丁語
but not here I』m afraid 但是恐怕這裏不行
you』ve judged me already? 你現在就已經在對我進行評判了？
you think I』m frivolous 你覺得我很無聊
a provincial upstart, but I』m not 是個從小地方來的自命不凡的人，但是我不是
I think you』re keen to stand out 我認為你很渴望能變得出類拔萃
Yes 是的
Good day, Miss Brittain 那麼日安，布裏頓小姐
our next gathering will be on Wednesday 我們下次聚會安排在星期三
It was a disaster, Edward 這簡直就是場災難，愛德華
all my dreams are over 我所有的夢想都終結了
I will never escape Buxton now 我永遠也逃不出巴克斯頓了
and Roland hasn』t answered my last letter 而且羅蘭也沒有回復我上一封信
perhaps he sets second thoughts 可能他改變主意了
thank goodness, I have someone I can confide in 謝天謝地，我還有個能說說心裏話的人
Vera, hurry, hurry 薇拉，快點，快點
strict instructions from Edward 愛德華嚴格指示
we mustn』t be late for his parade 他的閱兵式我們絕對不能遲到
Gracious, it』s only a school speech day 天啊，這不就是個學校授獎演講日嘛
I am not sure if these are going to be nice enoguh 我不知道穿這套夠不夠好看
of course they are 當然好看
no 這帽子不搭
what』s in the letter, dear? 寶貝，信裏寫了什麼？
oh come on, Vera, you can』t go hiding things from me 快說呀，你能瞞得了我什麼事
it』s from Oxford 牛津寄來的
oh, I though it might be from a boy 我還以為是哪個男孩給你寫的呢
don』t tell father 別告訴爸爸
right 好了
there, that』s the one, perfect 這個好，完美極了
what do you think, dear? 你覺得怎麼樣，親愛的？
daddy 爸爸
what? 什麼？
oh, yes, perfect 啊，對，很完美
was that the right answer? 這個答案對嗎？
another year, another school speech day 新的一年，新的授獎演講日
and as we send up our proud cadets onto life』s stage 當我們將引以為豪的後補軍官送到人生的舞台上時
we say as always 如往日所言
be strong, be loyal, be brave 你們要堅強，忠誠，勇敢
loyal to yourselves, loyal to kith and kin 忠於自我，忠於親朋好友
but above all else 但最重要的是
loyal to your homeland 忠於你的國家
ready always to serve the glory of the empire 時刻準備為大英帝國的榮光而效力
you will go out into the wide world 你們將踏入一個廣闊的世界
enriching the values about things of our school 你們將豐富在學校中學到的價值
use those values to make your contribution to our nation 並運用這些價值觀為我們的祖國做貢獻
many of you will now be going on to university 你們當中的許多人將會踏入大學的校門
your masters and I look forward to seeing you excel there 你們的導師和我都非常期待你們能在那裏變得出類拔萃
and we expect you to uphold what stand here…. 而且我們也期待你們能夠高舉...
letters from Oxford 牛津寄來的
come on 來這邊
no one will disturb us here 這裏沒人會打擾我們
I know what it』s going to say 我知道裏面會說些什麼
Shall I ? 那我打開了？
you got in 你被錄取了
but it says you need to work on your Latin 但是上面說在拉丁語方面你還要多花點功夫
damn 去你的
you better tell Roland 你最好把這個消息告訴羅蘭
do you think…? 你真的這麼想？
go on 去吧
mother, father, this is Edward』s sister Vera 媽媽，爸爸，這是愛德華的姐姐
-well, how do you do -nice to meet you -你好 -很高興認識你
I didn』t know Edward had a sister, nice to meet you dear 我都不知道愛德華還有個姐姐，親愛的很高興認識你
you look happy about something 你看起來有什麼值得高興的事
I just heard, I got a place at Somerville 我剛剛才知道我被薩默維爾學院錄取了
Congratulation 恭喜
Now, suddenly she'd become a very intriguing young lady, don』t you think Roland 突然之間她就成了一位非常迷人的年輕女士，是不是羅蘭？
Excuse me, I must tell my parents 不好意思，我得先去告訴我的父母
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? 我們可以單獨談會兒話嗎？
please! 求你了！
It』s a such good news about Oxford 被牛津錄取真的是個好消息
you don』t have to say that 你不用說這句話
no, I know, Somerville』s quite… 我知道，薩默維爾學院真的…
look, if it』s the friendship you want that』s fine with me 聽著，如果你只想和我做朋友，我沒關係
I prefer clarity, that』s all 我只是想讓我們之間的關係清楚明瞭，僅此而已
no, it』s been a busy term 不是的，上個學期真的很忙
exams and ending school is quite time-consuming business as it turns out 要考試，畢業也要花上一些時間
your mother didn』t even know I exist 你媽媽甚至都不知道有我這個人
no ,that, that is self-protection 不是，那是為了自我保護
I』ve been carrying it around with me 我一直隨身帶著這些信
so why didn』t you write back? 那你為什麼不回信？
A little nervous perhaps 可能我有點緊張
not good with words 而且文筆不太好
for someone who wants to be a writer? 這是一個想當作家的人說的話？
we'll all be in Oxford 我們都會去牛津
we will be able to see each other everyday 這樣就可以天天見面了
I』ll be concentrating on my work 我可是要專心致志學習的人
you』ll need fresh air surely 那你肯定也要呼吸下新鮮空氣吧
and a chaperone? 那陪護人呢？
Lapdog? 寵物狗？
humble slave? 一個低聲下氣的奴隸？
Vera, let』s agree no more fear 薇拉，我們都不要再心存恐懼
no more fear 不再心存恐懼
Vera 薇拉
what』s on the earth is going on? 到底發生了什麼事？
this isn』t the way to go about it 這事兒可不行
I』d like permission to see Vera again, Mrs. Brittain 布裏頓太太，請您允許我能再見到薇拉
Fully chaperoned, of course 當然，在她陪護人的全權監督下
we』ll see 再說吧
Mr. Leighton 布裏頓先生
slow down, you two 你們走慢點
excuse me 不好意思
I think we lost her 我覺得我們把她甩掉了
you』ve been very bad, you know 你真的太壞了
We』re going to get a very terrible report 她肯定會回去打報告的
mother won』t be surprised 我媽才不會感到驚訝呢
she thinks she has a very odd daughter 她一直覺得她的女兒脾氣古怪
not odd 不是古怪
just interesting 是有趣
I』ve never known where I fit 我從來都不知道哪裏才適合自己
does it need to be a place? 「哪裏」一定要是個地方嗎？
well, I don』t know what to say to the pair of you, really I don』t 我真的對你們兩個無話可說了
my feet are hurting 我的腳好酸
we better call it a day 今天就到底為止吧
a newspaper 來一份報紙
GERMANY — ULTIMATUM TO WAR 德國-開戰的最後通牒
my boys will be the first to sign up 我的幾個兒子一定會是最先報名參軍的
and there would be a long queue 報名參軍肯定要排起長龍了
I think there isn』t a lad in the country doesn』t want to go and thrash that bloody Kaiser 我覺得我們國家人人都想去參軍宰了那個該死的德國皇帝
I think the war will be over very quickly if it happens at all 但是我覺得如果開戰的話，戰爭肯定很快就能結束
yes 請進
I need your help 我需要你的幫助
tell me 說吧
I』ve been talking to father about signing up 我跟爸爸說了要報名參軍的事
already? 已經說了？
this is what we trained for 這正是我們接受訓練的目的
I』m an officer cadet 我是一名預備軍官
father was his usual calm self 爸爸還是跟平常一樣很冷靜
said he』d rather put a gun to his head than let me go 他說他寧願用槍指著自己的腦袋也不會讓我去
it』s all happening so fast 這場戰爭來得太快了
there are boys from town who』ve signed up already 一些城裏的男孩都已經報名了
how will it look if I』m not among them? 如果我不參加他們會怎麼看我？
I』ll talk to him 我去跟他說說
calmly, I promise 我保證，絕對心平氣和
what』s making you so cheerful? 什麼事讓你那麼開心？
I』m not 沒有啊
I don』t think Roland will go 我覺得羅蘭不會去
don』t go losing your head over him 別被他謎的神魂顛倒
why not 為什麼不
no, no, no, no, no 別，別，別，別，別
no, I said no 我說過了，我不會答應的
all the papers are saying it』ll be short and fast 所有的報紙都說這場戰爭不會持續很久，應該很快就能結束
I know a little more of war than you do, young lady 這位年輕的小姐，我對打仗瞭解的可比你多了那麼一點
I can assure you, it』s never short and it』s never fast 我敢肯定，這戰會持續很久，不會很快就結束
If we believe that from the outset 如果我們一開始就這麼以為的話
it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, doesn』t it 這就會成為一個能自我應驗的預言了，不是嗎
he might not even see any fighting 他可能連參加戰鬥的機會都沒有呢
he』s only eighteen 他才十八歲
what』s he going to say when everyone around him is signing up and he isn』t? 如果他身邊的人都報名了而他沒有，他要怎麼跟別人解釋呢？
let him be a man 讓他成為一個真正的男人吧
he won』t forgive you if you don』t 如果你不讓他去，他是不會原諒你的
dear Roland, now we』re a nation at war 親愛的羅蘭，如今我們的國家正處於戰爭之中
is it terrible of me to be so excited about Oxford 我卻還在為牛津的事而激動萬分，是不是很過分？
I』ll be catching the two-twenty train on Tuesday , I』ll be travelling alone 我會單獨坐星期二的220班次火車
could you meet me at Leicester? 你可以和我在萊斯特見面嗎？
where』s your luggage? 你的行李呢？
sit down, I have something to tell you 先坐下，我有事要告訴你
what is it? 什麼事？
I』m not coming to Oxford, Vera 薇拉，我去不了牛津了
you』ve signed up?! 你報名參軍了？！
a commission with the Fourth Norfolks, I』m joining them tomorrow 福諾克斯第四軍的任命，我明天就要去報道了
tomorrow? how? 明天？怎麼會這樣？
Edward』s still waiting, everybody is 愛德華都還在等通知，每個人都還在等
my uncle Theo』s a military man. He pulled some strings 我的叔叔西奧是個軍人，動用了一點關係
did he push you to it? 是他強迫你去的嗎？
no, no, I asked him to 不，不是，是我要求的
Vera, I have to go 薇拉，我必須要去
how many generations get a chance to be involved in something like this 能有幾代人能有機會參與戰事呢？
I can』t let others do my duty for me 我不能眼睜睜地看著別人去替我履行職責
I』ll be in Norwich, it』s not even active service 我會在諾維奇，那裏還不算戰時服役
you wouldn』t want me no to? 你不會不想讓我去的對嗎？
there』ll be months of training 會有幾個月的訓練
by which point they could all be over 到某個時間可能一切都會結束
me and Ted will be coming to Oxford with you in the new year 新年的時候我會和泰德跟你一起去牛津
Isn』t it strange？ 這是不是很怪？
that I am the one going to Oxford without Edward or you 我沒有和你或者和愛德華，而是自己一個人去了牛津
ah, Miss. Brittain 啊，布裏頓小姐
surprised to be here no doubt 你肯定對自己被錄取感到很吃驚吧
considering I have no tuition 是啊，考慮到我並沒有接受任何指導
yes, and how it showed 對啊，還考慮到在沒有接受任何指導下你的表現
luckily you also displayed an original mind 幸運的是你展現出了一個具有原創思維的頭腦
although whether you can bring any discipline to bear on it is another matter 雖然你能不能學好就是另外一回事兒了
Oxford is everything we dreamed of, and more 牛津是我們夢寐以求的，甚至更甚
if only you were here to share it with me, Roland 如果你能在這裏和我一起分享就好了，羅蘭
I want to ask you to leave the army 我想讓你離開軍隊
but I can』t do that, I won』t 但是我不能這麼做，也不會這麼做
Victor』s been turned down because his poor eyesight 維克多因為視力不佳被軍隊勸退
but Edward』s joining the Sherwood Foresters soon 但是愛德華很快就加入了捨伍德福利斯特軍
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 我的弟弟突然間就那麼成熟了
how are you, darling? 最近好嗎，親愛的姐姐？
look at you 看看你
-nearly the Oxford student -it』s been a while,how are you -都快成一副牛津學生樣了 -有一段時間了，你好嗎
I』m very well 我很好
at least I have the comfort of knowing you』re all safe on English soil 至少知道你現在呆在英國的土地上一切安全，還是讓我感到安慰的
the engine, can we take that this afternoon? 我們下午能不能拿到引擎？
Leave for France Thursday, 星期四出發前往法國
Charing Cross, half past one 查令十字車站，一點半
Please confirm can come 如果能來請確認
Roland 羅蘭
we can』t have students gallivanting off to London 我們不能讓學生和異性閒逛到倫敦去
it』s not a gallivant 這不是和異性閒逛
we have to work twice as hard as the man, Miss Brittain 布裏頓小姐，我們必須要比男人付出多一倍的努力
we have to be twice as good 要比他們多一倍的優秀
otherwise what is the point of us fighting all these years 否則這麼多年來為了證明我們配得上自己的學位
to prove we』re worthy of the degrees? 不停地抗爭還有什麼意義呢？
it』s to say good-bye to someone going to the front 我只是和要去前線的人告別
you already have someone there perhaps 可能你已經有認識的人在那兒了
my brother 我的弟弟
not where my abilities are best expressed, socks 織襪子實在不是我的強項
but then that』s war for you, isn』t it? 但是這就是我們的戰爭，不是嗎？
the men go off to fight and we stay behind and knit 男人去打仗，我們呆在後方織東西
you will be back within the day? 你今天之內就能回來嗎？
yes 是的
of course you』ll have a chaperone? 你一定會有陪護人跟著去的吧？
yes 是的
thank you 謝謝您
how long do we have? 我們還剩下多少時間？
about an hour 大概一個小時
you told me weren』t going to France yet 你跟我說過你還不會去法國的
I asked for a transfer 我申請了調任
you』re so eager to face death, aren』t you? 你是不是很想嘗試死亡的滋味，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，求你別再說這樣的話
you』re sick, you』ve got a fever 你生病了，你在發燒
I can』t even be angry with you now 我現在連對你生氣都生不出來了
doesn』t he look handsome in that uniform 他穿著這身制服是不是很帥
take these, dear 喝點這個，孩子
they will bring the fever right down 喝了這個很快就能退燒
thank you 謝謝
oh no, no, no 別，別，別
don』t you move 你別動
I』ll go and get it 我去拿
I』m sorry 對不起
I didn』t mean to be harsh 我不是故意要對你那麼嚴厲
I』ve let you down 我讓你失望了
no 沒有
now it』s here I have a dust-and-ashes feeling about it 在這裏我感到很失望
do take sugar, dear 加點糖，孩子
influenza is ripping through the troops 現在軍隊裏流感橫行
I read about it in the newspaper 我在報紙上看到的
they called it 「Spanish Flu」 他們把這個叫做西班牙流感
it seems that you get a very high temperature 你發燒發得厲害
oh, I』m sorry, this one is taken 不好意思，這間有人了
I am coming back 我會回來的
Already! 已經要出發了！
Roland 羅蘭
Vera 薇拉
Roland 羅蘭
Vera 薇拉
Roland 羅蘭
Vera 薇拉
write 記得給我寫信
yes 好的
write 千萬要寫信
I'll wirte 我會寫信的
I love you 我愛你
Vera 薇拉
Victor 維克多
Roland asked me to come 羅蘭讓我來的
he thought you』d need a friendly face 他說你需要見見朋友
-Thank you -come on, sit down -謝謝 -來，這邊坐吧
how are you 你最近怎麼樣
what a mess 一團糟
I can』t stay, not now, I have to do something 我現在不能呆在這裏，我要做點什麼
what? 做什麼？
I don』t know 我不知道
nurse? 護士吧
there』s a call for volunteers 他們在招志願者
Look, Roland won』t die young 羅蘭不會英年早逝的
he was born to make his mark on the world 他注定生來要在世上有所作為
do you think? 你真這麼想？
I』m sure of it 我敢肯定
thank you for being here 謝謝你來陪我
I』m so sorry if you were hurt 如果傷害了你我很抱歉
no 沒有
-no -it』s fine -沒有 -沒關係
There』s no need to 沒必要…
in fact, I』ve met a girl 實際上，我遇到了一個女孩
that』s wonderful 那真是太好了
I』m so happy for you 我為你由衷的開心
what』 her name？ 她叫什麼名字？
Molly 莫莉
she』s keen 她是個很敏銳的人
she has you here with her 她還有你在身邊
she』s a luckier girl than I am 比我幸運多了
telegram for Miss Lorimer, From Somerville College 有薩默維爾學院洛裏默女士的電報
thank you, miss 謝謝你，小姐
yes,I understand your concerns but I』m sure if you... 我明白你們的擔憂，但是我相信如果你們...
you will find it extremely helpful 你們會受益匪淺
thank you, miss Lorimer 謝謝，洛裏默女士
not at all 不客氣
thank you, miss 謝謝你，小姐
Fallen in Combat 戰爭傷亡名單
nursing? 去護理？
what a nurse for? 護士是幹嘛的？
they need volunteers 他們需要志願者
and I』m sure there are plenty of eager young women out there 我確定外面還有一大群年輕的女性渴望去當志願者
who are not involved in promising careers in Oxford 而她們並沒有像你一樣在牛津，前途一片光明
I need to do something 我需要做點什麼
I can』t stay here buried in books, not now 我不能呆在這裏埋頭苦讀，起碼不是現在
you don』t own the truth about how we get through this, Miss Brittain 你對我們是如何度過難關真的是一無所知，布裏頓小姐
your opinion is just that, an opinion 你的想法，僅僅只是個想法
you』d do well to remember it 你最好記住這點
I』m sorry I didn』t mean… 對不起，我的意思不是…
this crisis needs people who can step back and reflect 應對這場危機也需要能後退一步，進行反思的人
how can you think of giving up a golden opportunity that you』ve worked so hard for? 你怎麼能放棄這個千辛萬苦得來的絕佳機會呢？
so your mind』s completely made up? 所以你現在是已經做好決定了嗎？
yes, it is 是的
I know what visions have brought you here 我知道你們都是帶著怎樣的憧憬來到這裏的
and I』m happy they』ve carried you to our door 我也很高興它們能把你們帶到我們這裏來
but that』s where you leave them 但是在經過那扇門之後你們就要把那些想法拋之腦後
you are not Angles of Mercy swooping down 你們不是仁慈的天使降臨人間
to mop the brows of grateful man 來為心存感激的人們擦拭面龐的
you are workers 你們只是工人
and you』ll do whatever you』re asked 讓你做什麼，你就做什麼
no matter how dirty, no matter how dull 不管多髒，多無趣
do I make myself clear? 都聽清楚了嗎？
yes, Sister 是的，修女
hands 拿出手來
airs and graces will not be tolerated 這裏不允許你們端著優雅的姿態
especially for those who come down from an ivory tower 特別是那些從象牙塔裏下來的人
if you have any doubts, the door』s there, you can leave now 如果你有疑問，門就在那裏，你可以馬上離開
your duties commence at seven a.m. sharp 你們的工作從七點整開始
you do not sit down in the wards ever 而且永遠不要在病房裏給我閒坐著
who sterilized the instruments? 這些器具都是誰消毒的？
I did, Sister 是我，修女
and would you say you』ve done a good job? 你覺得你做得好嗎？
I think so 我認為是的
you think so, really? 你真得那麼覺得嗎？
what about these? 那這些呢？
I forgot 我忘記了
you forgot?! 你忘記了？！
and what if someone had used them not realizing? 如果有人不知道這些沒消毒拿去用了怎麼辦？
I』m sorry 對不起
It』s human life that couldn't be put at risk 決不能把人命當兒戲
and I thought you were supposed to be intelligent 我原本以為你是個聰明人
the nurses here know I』ve come from Oxford, Roland 羅蘭，這裏的護士都知道我是從牛津來的
and they』re determined to break me 她們鐵了心要讓我崩潰
little do they know 可是她們不知道
the harder they push, the more grateful I am 她們對我越是嚴厲，我對她們就越是感激
anything to stop me thinking and to fill the hours between news of you 這樣就能讓我停止胡思亂想，讓我在沒有你的消息的日子裏充實起來
one of my men has just been killed 我的一個同伴剛剛戰死了
the first 他是頭一個
I』ve been taking the things out of his pockets 我從他的口袋裏找出了很多東西
and tying them in his handkerchief 然後把它們都用他的手帕裹了起來
to be sent back somewhere 這些東西會被送到某個地方
to someone who will see in them more than a torn letter 送到某個人身邊，這些對那個「某人」來說不僅僅是一封撕碎的信件
a pencil 一支鉛筆
and a piece of shell 一片彈片
please don』t keep things back from me Roland 羅蘭，請不要為了讓我不擔驚受怕
with an idea of spare my feelings 而對我有所隱瞞
I shall never be afraid to confront the real 我必須勇於面對現實
Ready! 預備！
the imagined holds far great terror for me 胡思亂想只會讓我更膽戰心驚
Fancy sending him over in this state 這人精神錯亂了
we』re seeing more and more of it 最近這樣的事我們見得越來越多了
you』re so eager, Brittain 布裏頓，既然你那麼想做
you sponge him down 你來給他擦身子
Vera 薇拉
what did you say? 你剛才說什麼？
Sister 修女
you look exhausted 你看起來一副筋疲力盡的樣子
what are they doing to you here? 他們對你做了什麼？
I』m alright 我很好
Vera, Geoffrey Thurlow 薇拉，這位是傑弗瑞瑟羅
a friend from the battalion 是我軍營裏的一個朋友
you are not leaving for France? 你不會現在就要出發去法國了吧？
not yet 還沒有
I』m sorry, forgive me 對不起，請原諒我
no, no, no 不，不，不
the relief is all mine 我才是鬆了一口氣
a peace-loving solider 真是一個愛好和平的戰士
or a cowardly one ,perhaps 恐怕也可以說是一個懦夫
nonsense, Geoffrey was about to train as a priest, that takes courage 胡說八道，傑弗瑞即將要接受訓練成為一名牧師了，這需要很大的勇氣
saved by the War, imagine that 想像一下因為戰爭而得到救贖
so, shall we go? 那麼，我們現在可以出發了嗎？
where? 去哪兒？
didn』t he write and tell you? 他沒寫信告訴你嗎？
Roland』s home on leave 羅蘭休假回家了
yeah, he walked through the door yesterday 他昨天才剛剛回來
slept for twenty hours straight 一到家就連續睡了二十個小時
hardly said a word 一句話也沒說
say he』s a.. he』s.. down there, by the sea 呃，他現在在那裏，在海邊
if you excuse me, I』ll go and see him 如果你們不介意的話，我想先去看看他
let』s…let』s just give them a moment, shall we? 我們給他們一會獨處的時間，好嗎？
Roland 羅蘭
I have to go back in three days 我三天後就要回去了
gosh, look at that view 天啊，看看這裏的景色
well, well, the officer returns 哎喲，哎呦，我們的大軍官回來了
Vic 維克
hello 哈嘍
Roland 羅蘭
good to see you 見到你真好啊
very good to see you 很高興見到你
Geoffrey Thurlow 傑弗瑞瑟羅
it』s a pleasure 能見到你是我的榮幸
good shot 射得真準
the worst is when you have to go out and repair the wire 最糟糕的事情就是去外邊兒修電線
boot polish on the face, crawling on your belly in the mud and rain 臉上抹著鞋油，你還得在泥濘和大雨裏匍匐前進
I was out one night with an officer called Harrison 有一個晚上我和一個名叫哈里森的軍官在外面
we were so close to the Germans we could hear them whispering in their trench 德國兵近在咫尺，我們都可以聽到他們在戰壕裏竊竊私語
Hast du feuer? 你有火嗎？
were you scared? 你害怕嗎？
you don』t think about it, really 說真的，當時完全想不到害怕這回事兒
he』s a good man, Harrison 哈里森是個好人
I invited him to stay 我請他在這裏住幾天
but he』s not interested in home leave 但是他對探親假一點不感興趣
says it makes a man soft 說這會讓人變得軟弱
God forbid any of you should be soft 上帝不許你們之中的任何一個人變得軟弱
if I could get out here 如果我能從這裏離開的話
I don』t think I』d want to come back 我覺得我不會再想回來
you don』t know the fist thing about it 你什麼都不知道
let』s get some tea 我們去喝茶吧
that was unnecessary 你剛才沒必要那麼說
then talk to me 那你跟我說啊
otherwise how can I understand?! 要不然我怎麼能理解？！
perhaps you can』t 恐怕你永遠不會理解
I sent you some poems a while ago 前段時間我給你送了很多詩
I don』t know if you got them 我不知道你有沒有收到
I don』t think so 我想我沒收到
have you written any yourself? 那你自己有寫詩嗎？
poems?! 寫詩？！
for god』s sake 天啊，你還有空談詩
Roland 羅蘭
I』m sorry 對不起
Roland 羅蘭
Roland,here 羅蘭，看這兒
look at me 看著我
this is the real 這是真的
feel it 感受一下
this, this part of you 這一部分真實的你
don』t destroy it 不要毀了它
it might be gone already 可能這部分的我早就死了
no 不
it』s not 沒有
I promise 我保證
Harrison』s brother came back from leave engaged his fiance 哈里森的弟弟探親的時候和未婚妻訂了婚回來的
within ten minutes he struck his head at the parapet 然後十分鐘內他就撞牆自殺了
and got his brains blown out 撞得腦漿迸裂
I was next to him when it happened 這一切發生的時候我正好在他旁邊
home leave makes you soft 探親真的會讓一個人變得軟弱
we don』t have to get married or engaged 我們不必結婚或者訂婚
perhaps we should 我覺得我們應該這麼做
it』s not either of us wanted 這些不是我們想要的
imagine it, though 想像一下
you in a white dress 你穿著白裙子
a sunny day, an old church 晴朗的天氣，一座老教堂
everybody we love 所有我們愛的人
champagne 香檳
cake 蛋糕
does it get any better than cake? 還有比蛋糕更好的嗎？
marry me, Vera, next time I』m home 薇拉，下次我回家的時候就嫁給我好嗎
right 好的
yes 我答應你
you look so handsome 你看起來英氣十足
Thank you, mother 謝謝你，爸爸
Good luck 祝你好運
Good-bye Geoffrey 再見傑弗瑞
You will be safe now 你要平平安安的
I will be, don』t worry 我會的，別擔心
take care, see you soon 保重，很快我們就能再見面的
Geoffrey, dear boy, do take care of yourself 傑弗瑞，親愛的孩子啊，一定要照顧好自己
I will do 我會的
I nearly forgot, my music 哦，我都快忘了，我的曲子
look after for me 幫我保管好
father 爸爸
son 兒子
good luck 祝你好運
train is ready to depart, all aboard 火車準備出發了，各位乘客請上車
take care 保重
good luck, Edward 祝你好運，愛德華
you will be alright, daring, won』t you 親愛的，你會平平安安的，對嗎？
of course 當然
Vera, could you go to tell your father to hurry up 薇拉，去叫你爸爸快點兒
daddy 爸爸
move it, move it 快，快
two hundred extra beds by lunchtime, hurry now 午飯之前要騰出兩百張床位，快點
good news, my Charismas leave has been approved 好消息，我的聖誕節休假已經得到批准
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 而且我還要給你一個驚喜，你一定會喜歡的
you』ll see when we meet 等我們見面你就知道了
I』ve been posted to company headquarters, three miles behind lines 我現在已經被調任到了連隊總部，距離前線三英里的地方
I』ll be here until my leave 到休假開始的這段時間我都會呆在這裏
I』m safe, Vera 我很安全，薇拉
safe 安全
darling 寶貝
how do I look? 我看起怎麼樣？
positively bridal 完全就是個新娘子
such a shame that Edward can』t get leave to be best man 愛德華不能請假回來當伴郎真是太可惜了
here she is 她來了
you look lovely 你看起來真漂亮
half an hour to go 還有一個小時
we』re meeting Mr. Leighton at church 我們會在教堂裏和雷頓先生碰面
he would have a long journey 他長途跋涉的
he would be tired 肯定會很累
Miss Vera Brittain 薇拉布裏頓小姐
yes? 什麼事？
a telegraph call for you miss 有電話找您
must be him 一定是他打來的
I hope it』s not going to be late 希望不是他要遲到
just here, miss 在這裏，小姐
Roland? 羅蘭？
Hello 你好
Vera 薇拉
Roland 羅蘭
Roland』s dead 羅蘭死了
Roland』s dead, Vera 羅蘭死了，薇拉
this is from an officer in his company 是他連隊的軍官送來的
died of wounds at Louvencourt clearing station 於盧旺庫爾醫療救護站因傷逝世
what was he doing at the front? 他在前線做什麼？
wasn』t he meant to be behind the lines 他不是呆在後方嗎？
suddenly sent there apparently for a big push 顯然是因為軍隊要進行大規模進攻，突然之間就被送到那兒去了
there was nothing in the papers 報紙上什麼也沒提啊
he was there mending wire 他當時在維修電線
shot by a sniper at 2 am while bravely carrying out duties 凌晨兩點在勇敢執行任務時受到狙擊手狙擊
taken straight to Louvencourt, died late afternoon 直接被送到盧旺庫爾，在傍晚時分逝世
noble and painless death 死得偉大且安詳
that』s a long time after he was shot, what happened? 從他受傷到去世還有很長一段時間，其間發生了什麼？
painless? I suppose the man would know 安詳？我覺得寫信的人應該知道
he loved this piece 他愛聽這首曲子
why there's no message for us? 為什麼裏面沒有給我們的遺言？
no further details about Lieutenant Leigton』s death 關於雷頓中尉的死訊沒有更多詳情
unable to help 對此我們無能為力
excuse me, where can I find George Catlin? 請問，我在哪兒能找到喬治卡特林？
he's just come here 他才剛到
thank you 謝謝
excuse me, I』m Vera Brittain, fiance to Roland Leighton 打擾一下，我是薇拉布裏頓，羅蘭雷頓的未婚妻
the officer』s not receiving visitors today 今天這位軍官不見客
I did write to you, Miss Brittain 布裏頓小姐，我已經給你寫過信了
yes and I thank you for that 是的，您能寫那封信我很感激
I』m sorry for the solicitation 我對我的懇求感到非常抱歉
there』s really nothing more I can add 我真的沒什麼可奉告的了
but you did see Roland at the clearing station that day 但是當時你的確在醫療救護站看到了羅蘭
comfort yourself that it was a quick and painless end 請你寬心，他去世時沒受什麼折磨，走得很安詳
everyone keeps saying that 每個人都這麼說
but he lived for hours after he was shot 但是從他受傷到他去世之間還有一段時間
I』m sorry for your loss 請節哀順變
I understand 我明白
you』re afraid I』ll make a scene 你害怕我會大吵大鬧
and why should you be the messenger of some terrible end to a family you』ve never met 而且你也肯定想問為什麼是你去給那些素未謀面的逝者家屬送去那麼慘痛的消息
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 這是我能為他做的唯一一件事了
would you mind for this? 您可以讓我們單獨談談嗎？
It was a messy wound low down in the abdomen 他腹部受的傷很棘手
they operated, they did their best 醫生們盡全力給他進行了手術
I was in the bed next to him 我當時就躺在他旁邊的床上
he didn』t stand a chance 他已經完全沒有存活的希望了
did he say anything? 他有說什麼嗎？
was there a message? 有什麼遺言嗎？
the pain was too great, Miss Brittain 布裏頓小姐，他當時痛得厲害
it made anything else impossible 無論做什麼都是不可能的任務
I see 我知道了
Yes 是的
that explains it 這就說明了一切
did he suffer a great deal? 他受了很多苦嗎？
they were waiting for morphine stocks 他們那時候在等嗎啡
did some arrive? 最後有運到嗎？
he got a dose near the end 在他去世之前，他們給他注射到了一劑嗎啡
were there any words? 他有說什麼嗎？
please 求求你了
he said 「lying on this hillside for six days has made me very stiff.」 他說「在山腰上躺了六天讓我全身僵硬」
I』m sorry 對不起
none of it makes any sense 他說的這些話沒一句能讓人聽明白
you are very kind 你真的是個好心腸的人
I won』t forget it 我不會忘記這份恩情的
Dear Victor 親愛的維克多
I met the officer in question 我去見了那個軍官
he…he confirmed what Roland』s colleague told us 他…他證實了羅蘭同事所說的一切
It was a painless and noble death 羅蘭死得安詳且偉大
please comfort yourself with this as you leave for France 在你前往法國的時候希望這能對你所慰藉
Roland』s kit 羅蘭的衣服
they』ve sent it back to us 他們把它還回來了
why did they send us that? 他們為什麼要給我們送這些東西？
take it out 快拿出去
wait 等等
for Vera 致薇拉
violets from Plug Street Wood 普拉格街樹林的紫羅蘭
sweet I send you oversea 可愛的小東西，我將你遠渡重洋
it is strange they should be blue 這真是奇怪，它們竟是藍色的
blue when his soaked blood was red 一片藍色襯著他浸濕的鮮紅血液
for they grew around his head 因為它們長在他的頭邊
it is strange they should be blue 這真是奇怪，它們竟是藍色的
violets from Plug Street Wood 普拉格街樹林的紫羅蘭
think what they have meant to me 想想它們於我的意義
life and hope and love and you 是生命，是希望，是愛和你
and you did not see them grow where his mangled body lay 你不曾見過它們生長，在那地方躺著他血肉模糊的屍體
hiding horror from the day 那花躲著日間種種的可怖
sweetest it was better so 但它是如此芬芳馥郁
violets from oversea 遠洋而來的紫羅蘭
to your dear, far, forgetting land 致你那至愛的，遙遠且被遺忘的土地
these I send in memory 我以記憶之箋將其送達
knowing you will understand 因為我知道你會瞭解
you have to believe, dear sister 姐姐，你要相信
that his life was not needlessly thrown away 他的生命並不是像無用之物般被丟棄的
that the wire he was working on that night had to be mended by someone 那個晚上他維修的電線一定是要有人來修的
and how typical of Roland to be the first to volunteer 總是第一個自薦是羅蘭的一貫作風
nurse Brittain, someone』s asking for you 布裏頓護士，有人找人
who』s there, who is it? 誰在哪裏，是誰？
Victor 維克多
I didn』t know 我不知道你在這兒
what a fix, eh 真讓我鬆了一口氣
this blanket is driving me mad, it』s far too itchy 這條毯子都快把我逼瘋了，太癢了
I』ll take care of it 我來幫你
does Molly know? 莫莉知道嗎？
would you like me to contact her for you? 你想讓我聯繫她嗎？
there』s no Molly there 其實並沒有莫莉這個人
none never was 從來沒有過
couldn』t have you feeling sorry for me, could I? 我不能讓你對我有愧疚感，不是嗎？
so I』 m getting a visit from an officer 有個軍官會來看我
who lost both eyes at the start of the war 他在戰爭開始的時候就失去了雙眼
he』s going to tell me about Braille 他會來給我講盲文
that』s the Victor I know, always the optimist 這就是維克多，你啊，總是那麼樂觀開朗
yes, inspirational stories for the damned 是啊，我就是專給悲慘人士準備的勵志故事
what about you? are you still writing? 你怎麼樣？你現在還在寫作嗎？
Writing! 寫作？！
that belongs to another life 那是上輩子的事了
I』ve been thinking and I want to look after you 我想我現在想要照顧你
we belong together now, don』t we? 我們是一個整體，不是嗎？
you』re going to need someone, and I, well, Roland would like it 你需要人照顧，而我…羅蘭會喜歡這樣的安排
poor Vera 可憐的薇拉
are you proposing to me now? 你現在在向我求婚嗎？
yes 對啊
yes I am 我是在求婚
then I must turn you down 那麼我就一定要拒絕你了
Brittain 布裏頓
you』re wanted 有人找你
he called for us about an hour ago 一個小時前他跟我們說
said there was a loud clicking noise in his head 自己的腦袋裏有很響的卡噠聲
it was very quick and sudden 然後突然之間他就猝死了
I』m sorry 節哀順變
I』m so glad you were near 我很高興你在他身邊
and saw him so nearly at the end 在他生命的最後能這麼近距離地看著他
we share a memory of both of them, dear Vera 我們共同享有對他們的記憶，親愛的薇拉
that is worth all the rest of the world 這份記憶價值千金
and the sun of that memory never sets 而這記憶的太陽永不西沉
and you know that I love you 你知道，我愛你
and I will do anything in the world in my power should you ask it 如果你開口，世上任何事只要我力所能及，我都會去做
and that I am your servant as well as your brother 我是你的奴僕，也是你的胞弟
my mind』s made up 我已經做好決定了
France? 法國？
that』s the front 那裏是前線啊
that』s so dangerous 太危險了
I』ll be behind the lines 我會呆在後方
It』s as close to Edward as I can get 這是我能去到的離愛德華最近的地方了
I need to be there 我必須要去那裏
well, I』ve been gathering you some things 我一直在給你收拾東西
I suppose you can take them to France, too 我希望你能把這些帶到法國去
that』s cook』s last jar 這是廚子做的最後一罐果醬
and, oh, cream, stop these hands from getting chapped 還有乳霜，可以讓你的手遠離皸裂
why was I ever disappointed you weren』t a boy? 為什麼我以前會因為你不是個男孩而失望呢？
伊塔普雷斯，法國，1917年八月
Excuse me, I』m to report to C section 打擾一下，我要去C區報道
hut 327, you』re under Sister Milroy, good luck 327號營房，隸屬米爾羅伊修女，祝你好運
that』s about thirty men to a hut 一個營房大概有三十個人
some of them are an absolute mess 其中一些情況非常糟糕
they』re supposed to pass through the clearing stations 本來他們不應該在醫療救護站停留
but that』s not saying much anymore 但是後來上頭的指示又沒有下文了
the theatre』s through there 去手術室要經過這裏
we』re short on everything, including surgeons 我們什麼東西都短缺，包括外科醫生
had to saw this chappie』s arm off myself yesterday 我昨天不得不親自上陣把這個小伙子的手臂給鋸下來
quite a job 真是費了一番功夫
it』s not ideal but then, of course, this is war 雖然情況不太理想，但是這是在打仗啊
Schwester! Wasser, wasser bitte! 護士！水，請給我水！
oh, didn』t I mention? 我剛才沒說嗎？
these are all Huns 這些都是德國鬼子
I find it best to number them, much quicker 我發現給他們標上數字會更好更快一些
Fist Hun, second, third, fourth 這是德國鬼子一號，二號，三號，四號
keep an eye on him if I were you 如果我是你的話就會照看好他
he』s only got few hours left 他沒多少時間了
Ich Sterbe! Hasst du kein hertz? 我都快了！你都沒有心嗎？
well, that』s it, best to get stuck in right away, I find 介紹就到這裏，我們還是快點開始工作吧
what about the British huts? 那英國兵的營房呢？
over to you, then 那麼這裏就交給你了
plenty of time to change later 以後還有大把的時間可以換地方
slip it down when you can 可以的話就把他放下來吧
are there some beds left? 有沒有空床？
uh, gangrene 長了壞疽
Brittain 布裏頓
get some antiseptic on this filthy Hun 給這個髒兮兮的德國鬼子塗點消毒劑
here I am, dear Edward 親愛的愛德華
fighting to save German soldiers that just a few miles away 我在這裏為拯救德國士兵而奮鬥著
you』re risking your life to kill 而幾英里之外你們卻在冒著生命的危險與他們戰鬥
it makes you wonder 這實在是讓人深感不解
Brittain, over here 布裏頓，快過來
really, it does 真的，讓人不解
I waited for you again on Sunday 星期天的時候我又在等你了
I』ll be here every week until you can come 每個星期我都會在這裏，直到你來為止
Brittain 布裏頓
It』s hopeless, get the screen 他沒希望了，去把醫用豎屏拿來
Liever Gott…Nicht so 上帝啊...不是這樣....
alright old boy…alright 好了，老夥計，好了
Nicht so! Nicht hier! 不是這樣！不是這裏！
Meine augen! Ich sehe nichts! 我的眼睛！我看不見了！
calm down, old chap 冷靜點，老夥計
Hilf mir! 幫幫我！
Sei Still! Alles in ordnung 保持平靜！一切正常
Klara….?Klara, bist du』s? 克拉拉？克拉拉是你嗎？
Ja ….ja, ich bin da 是…是我，我在這兒
Keine angst .. 不要害怕
Verzeihe mir Klara…Bitter verzeihe mir… 原諒我，克拉拉…請原諒我…
Naturlich, Ich bin hier 當然，我在這裏
to let his soul escape 讓他的靈魂逃出去
control your mind, it』s the only way 克制自己，這是唯一的辦法
deep breaths, that』s it 深呼吸，就是這樣
I need some help here 我需要幫助
I』m fine, thank you 我很好，謝謝你
I feel it bitterly to have been moved further away from you, dear sister 一想到離你更遠了，我就痛苦萬分，親愛的姐姐
all these months without being able to come to see you 這幾個月來我都不能去看你
last Sunday we marched past Louvencourt 上個星期天我們經過盧旺庫爾的時候
and I was able to escape to visit Roland』s grave 我從隊伍裏溜了出去，去看了羅蘭的墓
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 但是在那裏我並沒有感受到他的存在
perhaps he's where he belongs instead, with you 可能他回到了屬於他的地方，和你一起
there』s a big push coming 我們即將開展大規模進攻
German』s getting closer 德國人離我們越來越近了
nurse 護士
yes? 什麼事？
I』m cold 我很冷
I』ll get you a blanket 我去給你拿條毯子
Mustard gas 是芥子毒氣
One of the boys was insisting he knew you 其中一個男孩一直堅持說他認識你
probably delirium, seen it before 可能是精神錯亂，以前也有這樣的例子
where? 在那裏？
we had to take him round the back 我們不得不把他帶到後方來
he said his name was Edward, I think 他說他的名字叫愛德華
what? 什麼？
Edward 愛德華
No 不
Edward 愛德華
he』s alive! 他還活著!
help me! 誰來幫幫我！
Bring him here 把他抬到這裏來
quick 快
Edward? 愛德華？
wound』s infected, we need to sterilized it 傷口感染了，需要消毒
wait 等等
Edward 愛德華
Edward, come back to me 愛德華，快醒醒
Edward,Edward, it』s Vera 愛德華，愛德華，我是薇拉啊
I dreamt an angel played me music 我夢到一個天使在給我放音樂
we were back at the lake together 我們一起回到了那片湖
All of us 大家一起
Remember the day victor dived in? 還記得維克多跳進湖裏的那天嗎？
I told him there were rats 我告訴他湖裏有老鼠
oh, god 天啊
shhh… 噓噓噓…
you』re back now 你現在回來了
I found this in your pocket last night 昨天晚上我在你口袋裏發現了這個
from Geoffrey 傑弗瑞寫的
I didn』t read it 我沒讀
keep it with me 把它放在我身邊
I want you to hear his voice 我想讓你聽聽他的聲音
no, don』t move 別，你別動
we walked back to the barracks last night 昨天晚上我們走回了軍營
all of us thoroughly exhausted 每個人都筋疲力盡
it was a scene of devastation 那真是一片生靈塗炭的場景
and yet, as I looked at it 然而當我看著這場景的時候
a strange feeling came over me 心裏卻升起了一種奇怪的感覺
the setting sun had lit up the water in the shell holes 夕陽照亮了彈坑裏的積水
so they looked like pools of gold 看起來就像一小池一小池的金子
and I felt a presence there 我感受到了一種東西的存在
greater than all this 遠勝過這一切
such peace, Edward 如此的平靜，愛德華
and I thought of you, dear friend 我想起了你，親愛的朋友
and I knew I』d see you again 我知道我們一定會再見的
either in this world, or the hereafter 不是今生，便是來世
I wish you didn』t have to leave 我多希望你別離開
but I』m glad it』s Italy you』re going to 但是我很高興你去的是意大利
the fighting is lighter there 那裏的戰事不那麼激烈
when it』s over, let』s travel together 等到一切結束，我們一起去旅行吧
exotic places 去外國
like Italy? 比如意大利？
promise me you go back to Oxford, Vera 薇拉，答應我一定要回到牛津
do what you've always wanted to do 做你一直想做的事
I can』t imagine that any more 我已經無法想像這種事了
are you coming, sir? 先生，你上車嗎？
do it 一定要做到
only if you come too 除非你也來
come home immediately, Vera, mother in crisis 薇拉，速歸，母親病危
domestic duties beckon 家裏有事讓你回去啊
oh, Vera, what a relief 哦，薇拉，看到你我真是鬆了一口氣
mother? 媽媽？
I felt a terrible turn 這裏情況非常糟糕
cook left, you know 你知道嗎，廚子走了
you can』t get anything in the shops 商店裏買不到任何東西
there』s no meat, there』s no butter, I mean no eggs 沒有肉，沒有黃油，沒有雞蛋
what are we going to cook for Edward? 我們拿什麼給愛德華做飯？
I thought it was an emergency 我還以為是有什麼緊急情況
I thought maybe we could make him a proper meal 我覺得我們要給他做頓像樣的飯
yes, I』ve been in bed for weeks 我確實在床上躺了幾個禮拜
nothing』s been done in the house 什麼家務事也沒做
the whole situation is quite dreadful 現在的情況真的太糟了
oh, Vera, it』s lovely to see you 哦，薇拉，見到你真好
time to find a cook 是時候去找個廚子了
there』s household chores too, if you don』t mind 還有一些家務活，如果你不介意的話
and mountains of ironing 還有一堆衣服等著要熨
I have to go at five, I』ve got a dance 五點之前我得離開，有個舞會要參加
they still have those, do they? 現在還有人舉辦舞會，是嗎？
Beautiful, dear 這花真美，寶貝
it』s over 一切都結束啦
the armistice』s been signed 休戰協議也簽好了
uh, Miss Brittain 布裏頓小姐
back at last 你終於回來了
yes 是的
so Chaucer this term 這學期學喬叟
you』ve certainly got some catching up to do 當然你還要補上那些落下的功課
hello, I』m Winifred Holtby 你好，我叫威妮弗雷德霍爾特比
I just found out we』re tutorial partners this term 我剛剛才知道這學期我們是學習夥伴
I heard that you want to be a writer 我聽說你想成為一個作家
me too 我也是
we could look at each other』s work, if you like 如果你喜歡的話，我們可以讀讀彼此的作品
look, I really must get on 那個，我現在真的必須開始學習了
of course 當然
Vera, goodness, are you alright? 薇拉，天啊，你還好嗎？
can somebody give me a hand here? 這裏能有人幫把手嗎？
you alright? 你還好嗎？
you alright? 還好嗎？
I brought some more books for you 我給你多帶了一些書
did you manage to read the last ones? 上次的書你讀了嗎？
I saved my brother』s life over there, you know, in France 我在法國救了我弟弟的命
and the war still got him 但是他還是死在了戰爭的手裏
I was there for the last few months 戰爭的最後幾個月我也在那裏
I volunteered to a signals station in Abbeville 在阿布維爾的信號站當志願者
I didn』t know 我不知道…
all of us were surrounded by ghosts 我們都被那些幽靈所纏繞
now we need to learn how to live with them 如今我們要學會如何與它們共同生活
and we start at the beginning 從頭開始
get up, get dressed, eat 起床，穿好衣服，吃飯
spring is out there, waiting 春天正在外頭等著我們
the German foreign minister dare to suggest that we are all responsible for the war 德國外交部長竟敢宣稱我們對戰爭都負有責任
and so jointly pay the price 所以我們要一起付出代價
to which we say to him 「who started it?」 對這番言論我們不得不問「是誰挑起戰爭？」
Yes! 說的對！
There』s nothing the Kaiser can do to compensate the men and women of this country 雖然德國皇帝無法補償這個國家的人民所受到的損失
but still the Germans must pay 但是德國人必須付出代價
yes, pay, must 對，必須付出代價
the philosophy of en eye for en eye, and a tooth for a tooth is a dangerous one 以牙還牙，以眼還眼是一個非常危險的觀點
-the whole cycle could be repeated -we just let them walk all over? -冤冤相報何時了 -那我們難道就讓他們這麼輕易地打敗我們嗎？
look her in the eye sir and tell her to love the German 這位先生，請看著她的眼睛，告訴她去愛德國人
they killed my eldest stepson 他們殺了我最年長的繼子
and my next one Harry 然後又奪走了我的二兒子哈利
terrible 太慘了
you stand here and defend them 你卻站在這裏為他們辯護
Miss. Brittain 布裏頓小姐
Officer 長官
George, please, George Catlin 請叫我喬治，喬治卡特林
the lady has something to say 這位女士有話要說
speak up 快說吧
I was a nurse at the front 我曾經是前線的護士
Good on you, miss 好樣的，小姐
Is there anyone else who would like to share anything that… 還有其他人想要分享…
no, I haven』t finished 我還沒說完
I, for a time I looked after a hut of German officers 有一段時間我是在照顧德國軍官
not too well, I hope, miss 小姐，這不太好吧
as you were speaking 在您說話的時候
I was remembering one of them 我想起了其中的一個軍官
I held his hand as he was dying 在他臨死之前我握著他的手
he cried out for a woman he loved 他叫喊著愛人的名字
he faced the end of his life by asking her forgiveness 在生命的最終，祈求著她的原諒
I lost a brother in the war 這場戰爭讓我失去了我的弟弟
and my fiance 還有我的未婚夫
I can』t make sense of it, either 我對這一切也無法理解
Except when I held the hand of that German 除了在那個時候，當我握著那名德國軍官的手
It was their hands too that I was holding 好像也在握著我的弟弟和未婚夫的手
their pain was the same pain 他們承受著和我們一樣的痛苦
their blood, the same blood 他們的血，同我們的一樣
our grief is the grief of the hundreds of thousands of German women and men 我們的哀慟也是千千萬萬德國男女的哀慟
no, don』t listen 別聽她胡說
I 我
I speak to those of us who were left behind 這番話我是對那些被留下的人而說的
the mothers, sisters, women 母親，姐妹，女人
we send our men to war 我們將自己的男人送到戰場上
I fought my father to let my brother go 為了讓弟弟參戰我還和父親吵過架
because we think it』s the right thing 因為我們認為這麼做是正確的
the honorable thing 是光榮的
but all I can do is stand here and ask you 但是我現在能做的就是站在這兒，向你們發問
is it? 是嗎？
is it right? 這麼做對嗎？
can I find the courage to accept there might be another way? 我能找到勇氣去接受對這場戰爭的另一種解釋嗎？
perhaps their deaths have meaning only if we stand together now and say no 可能只有當我們站在一起，說不的時候，他們的死才有意義
No to killing 對殺戮說不
No to war 對戰爭說不
No to the endless cycle of revenge 對冤冤相報說不
I say no more of it 我說，不要再讓這一切發生
No more 不再發生
The sunshine on the long white road 陽光灑在幽長的白色小徑上
That ribboned down the hill 那小徑彷彿緞帶一般，從山巒上蜿蜒而下
The velvet clematis that clung 紫色的丁香花
Around your windowsill 簇擁在你的窗台前
Are waiting for you still 安靜的等待著你的歸來
Again the shadow pool shall break 影子的池塘再一次被打碎
In dimples at your feet… 在你腳下泛起陣陣漣漪
And when the thrush sings in your wood 當畫眉在你的樹林裏歌唱時
Unknowing, you may meet 它大約不知
Another stranger, sweet 親愛的，你會遇見另一個陌生人
It will be better so 如此甚好
though I want to forget you 雖然我想忘記你們
though I want to meet "forget" 雖然我想與「遺忘」會面
but I can』t 但是我不能這麼做
I won』t 我也不會這麼做
this is my promise to you now 這是我對你們的誓言
All of you 對大家的誓言
薇拉布裏頓將自己的戰時經歷寫成了青春誓言 出版後立即成為了暢銷書，這本書也宣傳著那一代人的聲音
1925年薇拉嫁給了喬治卡特林並有了兩個孩子 她成為了一名成功作家，並且是二十世紀領頭的和平主義者之一
青春誓言如今仍在印刷出版 被譽為最具有影響力的戰爭回憶錄之一
紀念
羅蘭 雷頓 1895-1915
維克多 理查森 1895-1917
傑弗瑞 瑟羅 1895-1917
愛德華 布裏頓 1895-1918