HillsLikeWhiteElephants原文

HillsLikeWhiteElephants原文Thehillsacrossthevalleyofthe£6厂。1埃布罗河:流经西班牙北部，注入地中海，全长约756公里）werelongandwhite.Onthissidetherewasnoshadeandnotreesandthestationwasbetweentwolinesofrailsinthesun.Closeagainstthesideofthestationtherewasthewarmshadowofthebuildingandacurtain,madeofstrings（绳、线）ofbamboobeadsCW孔的小珠子）,hungacrosstheopendoorintothebar,tokeepoutflies.TheAmericanandthegirlwithhimsatatatableintheshade,outsidethebuilding.Itwasveryhotandthe0*口厂©$$（快车）fromBarcelonawouldcomeinfortyminutes.Itstoppedatthisjunction公路或铁路的连接处）fortwominutesandwentontoMadrid."Whatshouldwedrink?"thegirlasked.Shehadtakenoffherhatandputitonthetable."It'sprettyhot,"themansaid."Let'sdrinkbeer."&“Doscervezas（西班牙语：意为“来两杯啤酒"），"themansaidintothecurtain.“Bigones?"awomanaskedfromthedoorway（'1口）."Yes.Twobigones."Thewomanbroughttwoglassesofbeerandtwofeltpads杯垫）.Sheputthefeltpadsandthebeerglassesonthetableandlookedatthemanandthegirl.Thegirlwaslookingoff（眺望）atthelineofhills.Theywerewhiteinthesunandthecountrywasbrownanddry."Theylooklikewhiteelephants,"shesaid."I'veneverseenone,"themandrankhisbeer."No,youwouldn'thave.""Imighthave,"themansaid.'justbecauseyousayIwouldn'thavedoesn'tproveanything."Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain."They'vepaintedsomethingonit,"shesaid."Whatdoesitsay?".It'sadrink.""AnisdelToro（西班牙语:茴香酒）"Couldwetryit?"Themancalled"Listen"throughthecurtain.Thewomancameoutfromthebar."Fourreales（雷阿尔：旧时西班牙和拉丁美洲国家通用的一种银币）.""WewanttwoAnisdelToro.""Withwater?""Doyouwantitwithwater?""Idon'tknow,"thegirlsaid."Isitgoodwithwater?"It'sallright.""Youwantthemwithwater?"askedthewoman.Yes,withwater.Ittasteslikelicorice（甘草），“thegirlsaidandputtheglassdown."That'sthewaywitheverything（样样东西都是如此）.”"Yes，"saidthegirl."Everythingtastesoflicorice.Especiallyallthethingsyou'vewaitedsolongfor,likeabsinthe（艾酒）.”"Oh,cutitout（别说了）.""Youstartedit,"thegirlsaid."Iwasbeingamused.Iwashavingafinetime.""Well,let'stryandhaveafinetime.""Allright.Iwastrying.Isaidthemountainslookedlikewhiteelephants.Wasn'tthatbright（这比喻难道不妙吗）？""Thatwasbright.""Iwantedtotrythisnewdrink.That'sallwedo,isn'tit--lookatthingsandtrynewdrinks?""Iguessso."Thegirllookedacrossatthehills."They'relovelyhills,"shesaid."Theydon'treallylooklikewhiteelephants.Ijustmeantthecoloringoftheirskinthroughthetrees.""Shouldwehaveanotherdrink?""Allright."Thewarmwindblewthebeadcurtainagainstthetable."Thebeer'sniceandcool,"themansaid."It'slovely,"thegirlsaid.Itsreallyanawfullysimpleoperation（手术），Jig,“themansaid."It'snotreallyanoperationatall."Thegirllookedatthegroundthetablelegsrestedon（桌腿下的地面）."Iknowyouwouldn'tmindit,Jig.It'sreallynotanything.It'sjusttolettheairin."Thegirldidnotsayanything."I'llgowithyouandI'llstaywithyouallthetime.Theyjustlettheairinandthenit'sallperfectlynatural.""Thenwhatwillwedoafterward?""We'llbefineafterward.Justlikewewerebefore.""Whatmakesyouthinkso?""That'stheonlythingthatbothersus.It'stheonlythingthat'smadeusunhappy."Thegirllookedatthebeadcurtain,putherhandoutandtookholdoftwoofthestringsofbeads."Andyouthinkthenwe'llbeallrightandbehappy.""Iknowwewill.Youdon'thavetobeafraid.I'veknownlotsofpeoplethathavedoneit.""SohaveI,"saidthegirl."Andafterwardtheywereallsohappy.""Well,"themansaid,"ifyoudon'twanttoyoudon'thaveto.wouldn'thaveyoudoitifyoudidn'twantto.ButIknowit'sperfectlysimple.""Andyoureallywantto?""Ithinkit'sthebestthingtodo.ButIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'treallywantto.""AndifIdoityou'llbehappyandthingswillbeliketheywereandyou'llloveme?""Iloveyounow.YouknowIloveyou.""Iknow.ButifIdoit,thenitwillbeniceagainifIsaythingsarelikewhiteelephants,andyou'lllikeit?""I'llloveit.IloveitnowbutIjustcan'tthinkaboutit.YouknowhowIgetwhenIworry.""IfIdoityouwon'teverworry?""Iwon'tworryaboutthatbecauseit'sperfectlysimple.""ThenI'lldoit.BecauseIdon'tcareaboutme.""Whatdoyoumean?""Idon'tcareaboutme.""Well,Icareaboutyou.""Oh,yes.ButIdon'tcareaboutme.AndI'lldoitandtheneverythingwillbefine.""Idon'twantyoutodoitifyoufeelthatway."Thegirlstoodupandwalkedtotheendofthestation.Across,ontheotherside,werefieldsofgrainandtreesalongthebanksoftheEbro.Faraway,beyondtheriver,weremountains.Theshadowofacloudmovedacrossthefieldofgrainandshesawtheriverthroughthetrees."Andwecouldhaveallthis,"shesaid."Andwecouldhaveeverythingandeverydaywemakeitmoreimpossible."Whatdidyousay?Isaidwecouldhaveeverything.Wecanhaveeverything."No,wecan't."Wecanhavethewholeworld."No,wecan't.""Wecangoeverywhere.""No,wecan't.Itisn'toursanymore.""It'sours.""No,itisn't.Andoncetheytakeitaway,younevergetitback.Buttheyhaven'ttakenitaway.""We'llwaitandsee."Comeonbackintheshade,"hesaid."Youmustn'tfeelthatway（你不应该有那种想法）.""Idon'tfeelanyway,"thegirlsaid."Ijustknowthings.""Idon'twantyoutodoanythingthatyoudon'twanttodo.""Northatisn'tgoodforme,"shesaid."Iknow.Couldwehaveanotherbeer?""Allright.Butyou'vegottorealize""Irealize,"thegirlsaid."Can'twemaybestoptalking?"Theysatdownatthetableandthegirllookedacrossatthehillsonthedrysideofthevalleyandthemanlookedatherandatthetable."You'vegottorealize,"hesaid,"thatIdon'twantyoutodoitifyoudon'twantto.I'mperfectlywillingtogothroughwithitifitmeansanythingtoyou（我甘心情愿承受到底，如果这对你很重要的话）.""Doesn'titmeananythingtoyou?Wecouldgetalong.""Ofcourseitdoes.ButIdon'twantanybodybutyou.Idon'twantanyoneelse.AndIknowit'sperfectlysimple.""Yes,youknowit'sperfectlysimple.""It'sallrightforyoutosaythat,butIdoknowit.""Wouldyoudosomethingformenow?'"I'ddoanythingforyou.'"WouldyoupleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseStoptalking."Hedidnotsayanythingbutlookedatthebagsagainstthewallofthestation.Therewerelabels（贴着标签）onthemfromallthehotelswheretheyhadspentnights."ButIdon'twantyouto,"hesaid,"Idon'tcareanythingaboutit.""I'llscream,"thegirlsaid.Thewomancameoutthroughthecurtainswithtwoglassesofbeerandputthemdownonthedampfeltpads."Thetraincomesinfiveminutes,"shesaid."Whatdidshesay?"askedthegirl."Thatthetrainiscominginfiveminutes."Thegirlsmiledbrightlyatthewoman,tothankher."I'dbettertakethebagsovertotheothersideofthestation,"themansaid.Shesmiledathim."Allright.Thencomebackandwe'llfinishthebeer."Hepickedupthetwoheavybagsandcarriedthemaroundthestationtotheothertracks.Helookedupthetracksbutcouldnotseethetrain.Comingback,hewalkedthroughthebarroom,wherepeoplewaitingforthetrainweredrinking.HedrankanAnisatthebarandlookedatthepeople.Theywereallwaitingreasonably（宁安毋躁）forthetrain.Hewentoutthroughthebeadcurtain.Shewassittingatthetableandsmiledathim."Doyoufeelbetter?"heasked."Ifeelfine,"shesaid."There'snothingwrongwithme.Ifeelfine."