但是你没有...
But You Didn't
本诗是以为普通美国妇女写给其在越战中阵亡的丈夫的，字句间饱含深切的爱意与思念。为等待丈夫，作者终身守寡，直至去世，其深情感动了无数人。
翻译
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it? I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.
还记得那天我借了你的新车，把它装凹了，我还以为你会杀了我，但是你没有。
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did. I thought you'd say, "I told you so." But you didn't.
还记得有一次我拉着你去海滩，你说要下雨了，果然下雨了。我以为你会说：“我早就告诉过你了”。但是你没有。
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were? I thought you'd leave, but you didn't.
还记得有一次我故意和别的男人调情惹你妒忌，我以为你会离开我，但是你没有。
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't.
还记得那次我把草莓酱弄得车地毯上到处都是，我以为你会打我，但是你没有。
Do you remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans? I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.
还记得那次我忘记了告诉你那是个正式得舞会，你穿着牛仔裤就来了，我以为你会丢下我，但是你没有。
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do. But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.
是的，有很多事你没做，你容忍我，爱我，保护我。
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.
等你从越南回来的时候，我有很多事要为你做，补偿你。
But you didn't.
但是你没有。。。
生词统计
| 单词 | 音标 | 翻译 |
|---|---|---|
| borrow | 'bɑro | v. 借、借用 |
| dent | dɛnt | n. 凹陷、削弱、减少； v. 产生凹陷、凹进去 |
| flirt | flɝt | v. 调情、玩弄、摆动、轻率的对待； n. 急扔、调情的人 |
| jealous | 'dʒɛləs | adj. 妒忌的、猜疑的、戒备的 |
| Vietnam | vjɛt'næm | n. 越南（东南亚国家） |
原文阅读
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it? I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did. I thought you'd say, "I told you so." But you didn't.
Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were? I thought you'd leave, but you didn't.
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't.
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans? I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do. But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.
There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam. But you didn't.