双语美文之似水流年 （85）追忆似水年华(2)
I would sit huddled into the wet mud, terrified, as the hails of bullets and mortars crashed down around me. I would clutch my rifle tightly to my heart, and think again of that very first day we met. I would cry out in fear, as the noise of war beat down around me. But, as I thought of you and saw you smiling back at me, everything around me would be become silent, and I would be with you again for a few precious moments, far from the death and destruction. It would not be until I opened my eyes once again, that I would see and hear the carnage of the war around me.
我蜷缩在稀泥中，身边是枪林弹雨，弥漫硝烟，我把步枪紧紧地攥在胸前，一颗惊恐不安的心，还是想起了我们初识的那一天。身旁战火呼啸，恐惧让我想要大声呼叫，直到想起你，仿佛见到你在我身后盈盈浅笑，战场忽然沉寂下来，在这珍贵的瞬间，我觉得自己暂时远离了毁灭和死亡，飞向你的身旁。我拼命想留住这美好，直到睁开眼，周围却依然是血与火的生死战场。
I cannot tell you how strong my love for you was back then, when I returned to you on leave in the September, feeling battered, bruised and fragile. We held each other so tight I thought we would burst. I asked you to marry me the very same day and I whooped with joy when you looked deep into my eyes and said "yes" to being my bride.
九月休假回到你身边，我疲惫而脆弱，没能再告诉你战火纷飞时我对你的爱有多深。我们只能紧紧拥抱在一起，仿佛要把对方挤碎。也就在那天，面对我的求婚，你深深凝望我的眼睛，答应做我的新娘，而我早已欢喜地大喊大叫。
I'm looking at our wedding photo now, the one on our dressing table, next to your jewellery box. I think of how young and innocent we were back then. I remember being on the church steps grinning like a Cheshire cat, when you said how dashing and handsome I looked in my uniform. The photo is old and faded now, but when I look at it, I only see the bright vibrant colors of our youth. I can still remember every detail of the pretty wedding dress your mother made for you, with its fine delicate lace and pretty pearls. If I concentrate hard enough, I can smell the sweetness of your wedding bouquet as you held it so proudly for everyone to see.我现在正看着我们的结婚照片，总是放在妆台上的那张，就在你的首饰盒旁。那时候，我们多么年轻，多么纯真。我记得我们站在教堂的台阶上，开心得像一对甜蜜的鸳鸯，你还说我穿着制服多么英武俊朗。照片已经旧得泛黄了，但我看到的，却只有当年青春的明媚姿彩。我仍然记得你母亲为你做的那件新娘礼服，那些精致的花边和漂亮的珠饰。让我再想一想，我还能闻到那婚礼花束的甜香，你那么骄傲地捧着花，让每一个人分享你的幸福时光。
马塞尔普鲁斯特
20世纪法国最伟大的小说家之一，意识流文学的先驱与大师。也是20世纪世界文学史上最伟大的小说家之一。普鲁斯特出生于一个非常富有的家庭，自幼体质孱弱、生性敏感、富于幻想，这对他文学禀赋早熟起了促进作用。中学时开始写诗，为报纸写专栏文章。后入巴黎大学和政治科学学校钻研修辞和哲学，对柏格森直觉主义的潜意识理论进行研究，尝试将其运用到小说创作中，可以说柏格森、弗洛伊德成了他一生文艺创作的导师。1984年6月，法国《读书》杂志公布了由法国、西班牙、联邦德国、英国、意大利王国报刊据读者评选欧洲十名“最伟大作家”，所排名次，普鲁斯特名列第六。
1.pout v. 撅嘴
If you get upset, ticked off, cry, pout you don't appear as confident.
当你气馁，被责骂，哭泣，撅嘴时，你看上去并不自信。
Women, don't banish your man to the couch or stomp off to pout in the sparebedroom.
女人不要把你的男人打发到沙发上去或生气离开到另一个卧室里去睡。
2.hazy a. 朦胧的；模糊的
I jumped up and washed and hurried on my clothes, but in a hazy and half awakecondition.
我跳下床来,洗脸漱口,赶快穿上衣服,可是这时我是在一种朦胧的、半睡半醒的状态中。
As we often discuss, a big part of the juggle is finding the balance between ourwork and our private lives, but the dividing line can be hazy sometimes.
正如我们常常讨论的一样，这个专栏很大程度上是要找到工作和生活之间的平衡，不过这条分界线有时可能很模糊。
3.vibrant adj.振动的；充满生气的
This one provides some vibrant colors.
此操作提供一些鲜明的色彩。
I guess it depends on the meaning of the word “vibrant.
我猜这个词应该作它“振动的、战栗的”词义解读。
4.chase vt. 追逐；追捕
Whatever you do, do not chase yield.
不管怎样，不要追逐高收益。
The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.
警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。
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