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But he gave a kind of soft moan, and taking her hand he held it to his cheek.
但是他只是輕輕地悲嘆了一聲，拉起了她的手貼在自己的面頰上。
Because I know I am going to love you too much. And I shall suffer so terribly, Vera, because you never, never will love me.
“因?yàn)槲抑牢視?huì)深深地愛上你，為此我會(huì)痛苦不堪，薇拉，因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn)，永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)愛上我的。”
He was certainly far better looking now than he had been then. He had lost all that dreamy vagueness and indecision. Now he had the air of a man who has found his place in life. He must have made money, too. His clothes were admirable, and at that moment he pulled a Russian cigarette case out of his pocket.
毫無疑問，現(xiàn)在的他跟昔日相比已經(jīng)判若兩人了。他已經(jīng)不再愛空想，不再糊里糊涂，優(yōu)柔寡斷了。如今他看上去像個(gè)男人了，在生活中找到了屬于自己的位置。他一定也賺了不少錢，他的衣著十分考究。就在這時(shí)，他從口袋里掏出了一盒俄國(guó)香煙。
Won't you smoke?
“你抽煙嗎？”
Yes, I will, she hovered over them. "They look very good."
“嗯，我抽，”她仔細(xì)地研究了一下那盒香煙，“這煙看上去不錯(cuò)。”
I get them made for me by a little man in St James's Street. I don't smoke very much, but when I do, they must be delicious. Smoking isn't a habit with me; it's a luxury—like perfume. Are you still so fond of perfumes? Ah, when I was in Russia...
“我找圣詹姆斯街上的一個(gè)矮個(gè)子男人定做的。我不怎么抽煙，但是當(dāng)我抽時(shí)，煙必須是香醇味美的。抽煙對(duì)我來說不是一種習(xí)慣；它是一種奢侈品——就像香水。你還是很喜歡香水嗎？啊，當(dāng)我在俄國(guó)時(shí)……”
She broke in: "You've really been to Russia?"
她打斷道：“你真的去過俄國(guó)？”
Oh, yes. I was there for over a year. Have you forgotten how we used to talk of going there?
“哦，是的。我在那待了一年多。你忘了以前我們是如何談?wù)撘ツ莾旱膯幔俊?/div>
No, I've not forgotten.
“不，我沒忘。”
He gave a strange half laugh and leaned back in his chair.
他奇怪地似笑非笑了一下，往后靠到了椅背上。
Isn't it curious? I have really carried out all those journeys that we planned. In fact, I have spent the last three years of my life traveling all the time. Spain, Siberia, Russia, Egypt. The only country left is China, and I mean to go there, too, when the war is over.
“多么不可思議啊？我真的實(shí)現(xiàn)了我們計(jì)劃過的所有旅程。事實(shí)上，在過去的三年中我一直在旅行。西班牙、西伯利亞、俄國(guó)、埃及，唯一沒去過的國(guó)家就是中國(guó)了。我打算等戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束后去那兒一趟。”
As he spoke, so lightly, tapping the end of his cigarette against the ashtray, she felt the strange beast that had slumbered so long within her bosom stir,
他輕描淡寫地說著，并時(shí)不時(shí)輕輕地在煙灰缸上彈掉煙灰。她覺得自己胸中沉睡已久的怪獸驚醒了，
