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J. D. Salinger

The Heart of a Broken Story

Esquire XVI, September 1941, Page 32, 131-133

I haven’t been unhappy since I came to New York four years ago, but neither have I been happy. Rather, I can best describe myself as having been one of the thousands of young men in New York who simply exist.

自我四年前来到纽约城以来我就没有不开心过，但也没开心过。更准确地说，我把自己描述为上千个纽约城里只是单纯地活着的年轻人之一。

Loving you is the important thing, Miss Lester. There are some people who think love is sex and marriage and six o’clock-kisses and children, and perhaps it is, Miss Lester. But do you know what I think? I think love is a touch and yet not a touch.

爱你才是我重要的事，莱斯特小姐。有些人认为爱是性、婚姻、清晨六点的吻和孩子，也许是这样，莱斯特小姐。但你知道我怎么想的吗？我认为爱是永远无法成立的触碰。

If my love for you has only led me to a new and great sorrow, only I am to blame.

如果我对你的爱只是把我引向新的悲痛，那也只能怪我。

＊渣自译，无文采。