I Don't Know His Name

Ritter：You belong to a lonely hearts club？ ！
你加入了孤獨心靈俱樂部？ ！
Amalia：I have never done that sort of thing before.
我之前從沒這樣過。
I’d seen the advertisements in the papers.
我看到了報紙上的廣告。
Ritter：Well,who hasn’t？
嗯，誰沒看見過呢？
“Young man wants young lady,young lady wants young man.”
年輕男士想要年輕姑娘，年輕姑娘想找個年輕男士。
Amalia：But I’ll never taken them seriously.
但我從沒當真過。
Until one day,
直到有一天，
I saw his advertisement.
我看到了他的廣告。
Even then,
即使這樣，
I tired not to answer it,really.
我都盡量的不去回應它，真的。
But it kept calling out to me.
但它一直在呼喚我。
Ritter：He could be seventy-five！
他可能已經75歲了！
Amalia：No.The advertisement says,“young man.”
不會的。廣告上說了，“年輕男士”。
Ritter：You never even asked for a photograph！
你從沒要過他的照片嗎？
Amalia：
I don't know his name or what he looks like,
我不知道他的名字或者他長得什麼樣，
but I have a much more certain guide.
但我有更加準確的嚮導。
I can tell exactly what he looks like,
我可以準確的說出，
Inside.
他內心的模樣。
When I undertook this correspondence,
當我們開始通信時，
little did I know I'd grow so fond.
我幾乎沒想過我會喜歡這樣，
Little did I know our views would so correspond.
我更不知道我們的觀念會如此一致。
He writes me what his feelings are,
他寫給我他的感受，
on Shaw,Flaubert,Chopin,Renoir.
關於蕭伯納，福樓拜，肖邦，雷諾阿。
The more I read,the more I find,
我讀得越多，我越發現，
we’re one in mind and heart.
我們共享著同一個頭腦和內心。
I know the kind of home we'd share,
我知道我們要一起生活的家的樣子，
the books,the prints,the music there.
那裡的書，畫，音樂，
A home,a life,that's warm and full,
那會有充滿了溫暖的家和生活，
and rich in love,
也充滿了愛，
and art.
還有藝術。
I ’don’t need tosee his handsome profile,
我不需要看到他英俊的外形，
I’ don’t need to see his manly frame.
我不需要看到他男子漢的一面。
All I need to know is in each letter,
我所需要知道的都已經在信裡了，
each long,revealing letter,
在那每一封長長的，透露真情的信裡。
I couldn’t know him better,
如果我知道他的名字，
If I knew his name.
我就不會像現在這麼了解他了。
Amalia：Oh,I know him so well,Ilona.
哦，我很了解他，Ilona。
I know that he's a very successful person,
我知道他是一個非常成功的人，
and terribly well-educated,
受過很好的教育，
and he's gentle and kind,and soft spoken.
而且他紳士，善良，說話溫柔。
Ooh！ I know all this about him,and so much more.
哦！我知道他所有的一切，甚至更多。
I’ve just never met him,that’s all.
我只是從沒見過他而已。
Ritter：
If he isn’t too handsome,
如果他長得不好看，
true it doesn’t much matter.
那沒什麼關係。
Amalia：He writes his deepest thoughts to me.
他和我分享最深層次的想法。
Ritter：
But his personal habits are more important than his looks.
但他的個人習慣可比他的長相重要得多。
Amalia：On Swift,Vermeer,and Debussy.
對於斯威夫特，弗美爾和德彪西。
Ritter：
Supposing he snores like a locomotive.
假如他打呼嚕像一台拖拉機。
Supposing he grinds his teeth.
如果他磨牙。
Supposing he’s a knuckle cracker,Amalia.
如果他喜歡掰指關節，Amalia。
Amalia：On Maugham,Remarque,Dumas,
還有毛姆，雷馬克，仲馬，
Ducas,Dufy,Dufay,Defoe.
杜卡斯，杜飛，迪費，笛佛。
Ritter：
Good luck with your books！
希望你的書能解決這些！
And another small detail.
另外還有一點小小的細節，
That you haven't yet mentioned.
你剛才沒提到，
Amalia：He thinks as I, he feels as I.
他像我一樣思考，他有和我一樣的感受。
Ritter：
I am speaking of ***,dear,
我說的是那個，親愛的，
when you and he are all alone.
當你和他獨處的時候，
Amalia：He shares the same ideas as I.
他和我有同樣的想法。
Ritter：
Come to think of it,
想想看，
maybe you’re right.
你可能是對的。
Maybe it doesn't matter at that.
也許這沒什麼關係，
Maybe I'd do much better myself with a library card.
也許我會和我的借書證過得更好。
Amalia：I’ll never find a man who’s so simpatico.
我再也找不到一個如此合我心意的人了。
Ritter：And a gramophone.
還有留聲機。
Amalia：I know.
我知道。
Amalia：I 'don't need to see his handsome profile.
我不需要看到他英俊的外形，
Ritter：I was taken in by someone's profile.
我容易被人的外形欺騙，
Amalia：I' don't need to see his manly frame.
我不需要看到他男子漢的一面，
Ritter：I was taken in by someone's frame.
我容易被人的男子漢的一面所欺騙，
Amalia：All I need to know is in each letter,
我所需要知道的都在信裡面，
Ritter：How I could have used one ,
我怎麼會用的到，
Ritter & Amalia：each long,revealing letter,
那每一封長長的，滿懷真情的信。
Amalia：I couldn't know him better,
要是我知道他的名字，
Ritter：I hope you do much better,
我希望你能過的更好，
Amalia：If I knew his name.
我就不會像現在這麼了解他了。
Ritter：I knew his name.
我知道他的名字，
Ritter & Amalia：What’s in a name？
又有什麼用呢？
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