《至爱梵高·星空之谜》精讲 梵高的死因

So how did Vincent die?

那文森特是怎么死的

He shot¹ himself

开枪自杀

in the fields above Auvers

在奥维尔附近的麦田里

by his easel doing what he loved painting to the end.

就在画架边上 开枪前就一直沉浸在自己最爱的绘画里

Do you know why?

你知道他自杀的原因吗

No.

不知道

Theo thought his unhappiness went right back to childhood.

提奥认为文森特的心病可以追溯到他的童年时期

He tried so hard to fit into his family.

他很努力地融入家庭

But, he never succeeded in this.

但他就是做不到

Vincent told me he was the oldest,

文森特告诉我 他虽然是长子

but not the first.

但不是父母的第一个孩子

There was another Vincent, a stillborn older brother.

他哥哥也叫文森特 只是还没出生就夭折了

He thought that boy was the perfect Vincent

他觉得那个孩子才是最完美的文森特

that he could never measure up to in his mother's eyes.

在他母亲眼里 他永远也比不上那个孩子

1 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。