走在死亡与爱情前面的声音（诺奖作品双语选读）_美文

走在死亡与爱情前面的声音（诺奖作品双语选读）

我们才刚结婚，连到商店买东西都还会牵手。我告诉他：“我爱你。”但当时我不知道自己有多爱他，我不知道……我们住在消防局的二楼宿舍，和三对年轻夫妇共享一间厨房，红色的消防车就停在一楼。那是他的工作，我向来知道他发生了什么事——他人在哪里，他好不好。

One night I heard a noise. I looked out the window. He saw me. "Close the window and go back to sleep. There's a fire at the reactor. I'll be back soon."

那天晚上我听到声响，探头望向窗外。他看到我就说：“把窗户关上，回去睡觉。反应炉失火了，我马上回来。”

I didn't see the explosion itself. Just the flames. Everything was radiant. The whole sky. A tall flame. And smoke. The heat was awful. And he's still not back.

我没有亲眼看到爆炸，只看到火焰。所有东西都在发亮。火光冲天，烟雾弥漫，热气逼人。他一直没回来。

The smoke was from the burning bitumen, which had covered the roof. He said later it was like walking on tar. They tried to beat down the flames. They kicked at the burning graphite with their feet...They weren't wearing their canvas gear. They went off just as they were, in their shirt sleeves. No one told them. They had been called for a fire, that was it.