致碧翠丝

by Lemony Snicket，于《雷蒙·斯尼奇的不幸历险》(A Series of Unfortunate Events)一共13本书的每一本的前言。
十分感动。
感人至深。
唔。
唯一的问题，就是碧翠丝是作者虚构出来的平行世界里已故的女友……
哈，哈，哈。
To Beatrice –
darling, dearest, dead.
致碧翠丝——
我珍爱的，最爱的，已故的人。
For Beatrice –
My love for you shall live forever.
You, however, did not.
致碧翠丝——
我对你的爱将永存。
但你，却没能为我永存。
For Beatrice –
I would much prefer it if you were alive and well.
致碧翠丝——
只愿你能重返人间。
To Beatrice –
My love flew like a butterfly
Until death swooped down like a bat
As the poet Emma Montana McElroy said:
"That's the end of that."
致碧翠丝——
（懒了不翻了睡觉去了）
For Beatrice –
You will always be in my heart,
In my mind,
And in your grave.
For Beatrice –
When we met my life began,
Soon afterward, yours ended.
For Beatrice –
When we were together I felt breathless.
Now you are.
For Beatrice –
Summer without you is as cold as winter.
Winter without you is even colder.
For Beatrice –
Our love broke my heart,
and stopped yours.
For Beatrice –
When we first met, you were pretty, and I was lonely.
Now I am pretty lonely.
致碧翠丝——
初见时，你美丽非常，我孤苦伶仃
如今，我孤苦非常
For Beatrice –
Dead women tell no tales.
Sad men write them down.
For Beatrice -
No one could extinguish my love,
or your house.
For Beatrice -
I cherished, you perished.
The world's been nightmarished.
致碧翠丝——
我曾深爱，你却已逝
世界如被梦靥笼罩