《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 重走梵高自杀之路

Dear father,

亲爱的父亲

I'm still waiting to see the doctor.

我还在等着与医生会面

I could've just given the letter to the housekeeper¹ or his daughter,

其实我可以把信直接交给他的管家或女儿

but something happened with Vincent in that house.

在医生家里肯定是出了什么事

I can tell.

我能感觉出来

I want to ask the doctor about it.

我想跟医生问问清楚

I've decided² to retrace³ the path that Vincent took with his easel that day.

我决定重走一遍文森特开枪那天带着画架走过的路

because what I've been told doesn't add up.

因为他们讲的都不太说得通

And, strange things are happening to me too,

而我也遇上了一些怪事

but don't worry, nothing that I can't handle.

不过放心 我一切都能处理好

People here are on edge about Vincent,

这里的人一提文森特的事

about what happened to him.

就不禁有话要说

Everyone has a different story.

但每个人的说法都不太一样

Tanguy, the paint supplier, said that Vincent shot himself in the fields,

颜料供应商唐吉老爹说文森特是在麦田里开的枪

so does the girl from the inn.

旅馆那个女孩也是这么说

It seems a very long way for him

当时文森特受了重伤

to have walked with a mortal⁴ would,

这段路对他来说也太长了

and I wonder if he wanted to kill himself,

我也怀疑他当时是不是真想自杀

why didn't He just pick up the gun and finish the job?

否则为什么不把枪捡起来再补一枪呢

Did he change his mind?

他是不是后悔了

Did he want to live after all?

最后是不是他还想活着

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 retrace   

v.折回；追溯，探源

参考例句：

• He retraced his steps to the spot where he'd left the case.他折回到他丢下箱子的地方。
• You must retrace your steps.你必须折回原来走过的路。

4 mortal   

adj.终有一死的，致命的，不共戴天的；n.人

参考例句：

• He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.战争开始后不久，他就受到了致命的重伤。
• They are our mortal enemies.他们是我们不共戴天的仇敌。