
ONE DAY, I was already old, in the entrance of a public place a man came up to me.
我已经老了。
有一天，
在一处公共场所的大厅里，
有一个男人向我走来。
He introduced himself and said:
他主动介绍自己，他对我说：
I've known you for years.
Every-one says you were beautiful when you were young,
我认识你，永远记得你。
那时候，你还很年轻，人人都说你很美。
but I want to tell you I think you're more beautiful now than then.
现在，我是特地来告诉你，
对我来说，
Rather than your face as a young woman,
I prefer your face as it is now.
我觉得现在你比年轻的时候更美，
那时你是年轻女人，
与你那时的面貌相比，
我更爱你饱经沧桑的容颜。
from 玛格丽特·杜拉斯《情人》