1.
To face history and self squarely:A brief analysis of When We Were Orphans;
正视历史 正视自我——简评石黑一雄新作《当我们是孤儿时》
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We thought it our duty to take care of the orphans.
我们认为照顾这些孤儿是我们的职责。
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I left the orphanage when I was about fourteen.
当我十四岁左右时我就离开那孤儿院了。
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I left the orphanage I grew up in at the age of 18.
我是在孤儿院长大的, 十八岁时我离开了那儿。
5.
But when the driver heard that Dick was a homeless orphan,
但当他听到迪克是个无家可归的孤儿时，
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Nkosi was an orphan;
Nkosi是个孤儿；
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"Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend."
你们想为孤儿拈阄，以朋友当货物。
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You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.
27你们想为孤儿拈阄，以朋友当货物。
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Thither we used to repair there for hours at a time.
当时，我们常常成群结队地去那儿，而且每次一玩就是几个小时。
10.
"Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you.
“你们母女俩以前已经在这儿站过了，可是我当时没和你们在一起。
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We watched them working the land together.
我们当时看着他们一块儿种地。
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We are alone, with no excuses.
我们是孤独的，无言可辩。
13.
We went to the cinema on the off chance of seeing Paul there.
我们没说定约在哪天，但是当我们路过时，我们希望能到你那儿见面，这是个不易有的机会。
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I wanted to tell the "white" face that I had run off from an orphan home and that Miss Simon ran it.
我想跟那“白”脸说，我是孤儿院里跑出来的，孤儿院是西蒙小姐办的。
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Where is the nanny state when you need it?
当我们需要婆婆政府的时候，他在哪儿？
16.
Then he wrote a note to us, asking us to go there.
当时他给我们写了一封短信，要我们到那儿去。
17.
Can I enlist your help in collecting money for the orphans?
我们为那些孤儿募集钱,你能出一点吗?
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We all chipped in for the benefit of the orphans.
我们大家凑钱帮助这些孤儿。