《悲惨世界》的经典英文独白(5)

And I know it’s only in my mind. That I’m talking to myself and not to him, and although I know that he is blind. Still I say there’s a way for us. I love him. But when the night is over, he is gone, the river’s just a river. Without him, the world around me changes. The trees are bare and everywhere, the streets are all full of strangers.

我知道，这不过是我的想象。那些话都是我自言自语，也知道他只会视而不见。但仍觉得，我们还有希望。我爱他，但当黑夜结束，他消失，河又变回了平凡的河。没有他，我周围的一切都变了。到处都是光秃秃的树木，街上都是陌生的目光。

I love him. But every day I’m learning. All my life, I’ve only been pretending. Without him, his world will go on turning. A world that’s full of happiness that I have never known. I love him, but only on my own.

我爱他，但我也日渐明了。这一生，我不过在欺骗自己。没有我，他的世界依然如故。那里满是我从未体会过的幸福。我爱他，但是只是我一厢情愿罢了。