The End of Out of the Past
| 《漩涡之外》大结局
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(RKO Pictures, 1947)
| (RKO影业公司1947年作品)
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By Jonathan Aaron
| 乔纳森·亚伦
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“I never told you I was anything but what I am,” she says.
| 天色近晚,泰浩湖夕阳壮观美丽,
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Black and white, the sunset behind Lake Tahoe looks spectacular.
| 她说:“我从未告诉你,我不是我自己。”
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She turns an goes upstairs, his chance to light a cigarette
| 她转身上楼,他有机会点支烟,向接线员拨通话机。
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and dial the operator. She slips the pistol into her briefcase,
| 她匆忙将手枪藏进公文包里,
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gives the bathroom a cursory final glance. Moments later,
| 在洗手间大体化化妆,口红轻描几笔。
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sitting on the couch, he hands her a shot of brandy.
| 片刻之后,他坐在沙发上,给她倒了一杯白兰地
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“Thanks,” she says. “Por nada,” he answers, pouring one
| 她向他道谢,他说:“不客气。”
给自己也倒了一杯,一干到底。
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for himself. She says she thinks they both deserve a break. “We deserve
| 她认为他们俩应该休息休息,
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each other,” he replies, and wings his glass into the empty fireplace.
| “我们俩也应该亲热亲热”,他回应,顺手将酒杯扔到壁炉里。
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She’s unperturbed, strictly business, already in Mexico.
| 他们后来逃到了墨西哥,她镇静自若,态度严厉。
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His sleepy expression shows he knows exactly where they’re going.
| 他面容困乏,对他们即将去向已有主意。
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Night has already covered most of the country. The airwaves
| 夜幕降临,笼照大地,
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are vibrating with the strains of “Sentimental Journey,” “Satin Doll,”
| 《情感之旅》、《丝绸娃娃》与《珍珠链》等广播节目飘在风里,
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and “String of Pearls.” As they get into his Chevy station wagon,
| 他们钻进雪佛兰旅行车开始再次飘离,
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I could be five and just waking up from another nightmare.
| 那时我只有五岁,正从噩梦中惊醒哭泣,
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Half the world is lying in ruins.
| 半个世界毁灭在即。
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