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A caption to love
給愛加個說明
When the caravan captain captured Lucy he had no idea
車隊隊長俘虜露西的時 候他可不知道這
that she would soon become the top candidate to be his wife.
位姑娘很快會成為隊長 妻子的最佳人選.
She was the casualty of a small battle over cargo
他為貨物的事與別人發 生了一場小小的沖突 露西則是當時的受害者
that he had had at the last town.
在上一個城鎮.
He had killed those who had fought with him.
他把反抗的人都殺了.
carving them up into little pieces
把他們切成小塊.
to be fed to the carnivores that always followed his train.
喂了那些總是跟在他們 火車后面的食肉動物.
Casting his eyes to the horizon he had seen them coming already.
放眼向地平線望去. 他看到他們已經來了.
When he looked back he noticed
回頭一看.他發現
the former grocery store cashier hiding behind a pile of canes.
雜貨店原來那個收銀員 躲在一堆藤條后面.
He pulled out his canteen to offer her water.
拿出水壺給她水喝.
when she came out to accept he grabbed her.
她出來接水壺時卻 被他一把抓住.
She had been his captive ever since.
從那以后露西就成 了他的俘虜.
As they rode away he watched the animals eat the meat of the dead.
騎馬離開時.他看到食 肉動物正在吃死者身上 的肉.
Some.in their hunger for meat.even cannibalized some of their own.
由于太想吃肉了.有些 動物甚至吃掉了一些自 己的同類.
They were capable of anything.the captain thought.just as I am.
它們可真是無所不能. 隊長心想.就像我一樣
He catalogued this thought in his head
他把這個想法記在了 腦子里.
like an entry in a capsule to be viewed at another time.
就像是一條以后再看 的要點.
The caption he placed in his head under this thought was.
他在腦子里給這個想 法寫下的說明是：
'animals with unlimited capacity'.
"能力無限的動物."
Then he looked at Lucy.
然后他看了看露西.
She was beautiful
她很美.
and over the last several weeks of traveling across the desert
經過過去幾個星期 的沙漠旅行.
he saw that she had a truly carefree spirit.
他發現她真的是無憂 無慮.
This attracted him and he canceled his ownership of her to make him his wife.
這一點兒吸引了他. 于是他取消了自己對她 的主人身份.娶她為妻
Lucy loved him in return.
露西同樣也愛著隊長.
The captain's caption for Lucy was "capacity to forgive and love her captor"
隊長對露西的說明是 "寬恕及熱愛俘獲者 的能力".
It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
一段美滿的姻緣 從此開始了.
