Hey!

嘿

How many were there before me?

在我之前有幾個?

What do you mean?

什麼意思?

How many girls did you love before me?

在我之前 你愛過幾個女生?

Love

愛過的女生?

Five.

五個

I loved five women before you.

在你之前 我愛過五個女生

What were their names?

她們叫什麼名字?

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

她們的名字為 人 事 時 地 因

Can you tell me about them?

能跟我說說她們的事嗎?

Who I loved was a girl from college.

人 是我大學時 愛過的一個女孩

I wasn’t exactly close to her, but...

我跟她其實不太熟 但…

with some superficial facts and a few interactions over a semester,

因為一些膚淺因素和偶爾的互動

you know, like most guys fantasizing over a girl they barely know,

就像小夥子暗戀一個不太熟的女孩那樣

I filled in the blanks like a fairy tale author.

我像童話作者般 自己幻想了一些情節

And who she became in my head, was probably more than the reality.

她在我腦中的形象 可能與現實大相逕庭

She was a third year.

她當時三年級

Sorority girl.

是那種常聯誼的女生

Yeah, and I was an infatuated freshman, sure, but...

當時只是小大一的我 深深為她著迷

the several times we got to spend together outside of class,

我們在課堂外相處過幾次

it really allowed me to see she also had a good heart and a bright spirit.

我發現 她其實人很好 活潑熱情

The only problem was, so did just about every other guy.

問題是 其他男生也是這樣看她的

And while she turned me down nicely,

後來她客氣地拒絕了我

I swear there were times when it seemed like the cliche sorority girl

我發誓 有幾次 這位萬人迷公主

may have felt something for the typical, awkward freshman.

似乎對我這愚蠢的小大一有點感覺

What I loved was an old friend,

事 是我一個老朋友

but she was much more than just a friend.

但她並不只是個朋友

We met early in college, kept in touch through the years after.

我們大學就認識了 保持聯繫了幾年

We saw each other grow and change

見證了彼此的改變與成長

and through multiple relationships.

也經歷了彼此幾段感情

I saw her different boyfriends come and go.

我看著她的數任男友來來去去

She was also there for every girlfriend.

我交女朋友時 她一直在那裡

and breakup of mine.

分手時 她也都在

Personality, humor, taste, it was all there.

個性幽默 有品味 她完全是我的菜

Her and I were almost perfect.

我們完全契合

The only thing that wasn’t perfect was our timing.

唯一的問題是 時機

We were never single at the same time.

我們從沒同時單身過

What we loved about each other was never enough to leave who we were with.

我們沒相愛到願意為對方分手

This is something we eventually had to face and accept,

最後 我們只得正視這問題 並且接受

and we had to leave behind...

我們只能分開…

what we had.

放棄曾有過的情愫

When I loved was my first girlfriend in high school.

時 是我第一個女友 高中時交的

It’s a bit unfair because...

其實這有點不公平 因為…

she embodies the combination of both love and youth.

那時 青春與愛情融為一體

The feeling of young love is unique and impossible to replace or replicate

青澀的戀情 既獨特 又無可取代

because we can only be that age once.

我們只能年輕一次

High school was a time of innocence, discovery, and adventure.

高中時代有三要素 純真 探索 冒險

We shared these three elements together in things like our first kiss,

我們共享了許多初體驗 像是初吻

late night sneaking out,

半夜偷溜出去冒險

and matinee movies,

還有看早場電影

all of which now have become...

這些經驗全都成為了

a nostalgic love,

一種懷舊式的愛情

preserved in a time neither of us can touch, but know was there.

這種愛 無法重現 只能追憶

Even though we were just kids,

當時我們雖然還小

there’s not a doubt in my mind that when we were there,

但我毫不懷疑 當時的我們

we were in love.

是相愛的

Where I loved was the girl I met in Los Angeles.

地 是我在洛杉磯愛上的女孩

I never intended to stay there that long.

原本我不打算在那待這麼久

It was just a six month internship after graduating.

畢業後 原本只要在那實習六個月

But it all changed when I met her.

可是遇見她後 計畫改變了

Soon, a year had passed, and somehow, another year after that.

很快 不知怎的 兩年過去了

I couldn’t leave the city.

我離不開那城市

I couldn’t leave her.

也離不開她

Maybe it was my desire to be on my own

也許是因為我渴望獨立自主吧

or prove something to everyone back at home,

或是想向家鄉的人證明些什麼

but she helped me accomplish it over there

她陪我度過了這段時光

with a relationship reflective of the city we were in,

這段發生在洛杉磯的戀情

an new energy, new experiences,

是種新的能量 新的體驗

that really pushed me to mature more than anyone or anywhere else.

使我成熟許多

When people ask what city I love the most,

有人問我 我最喜歡哪個城市

I say...

我會回答

LA.

洛杉磯

The city where I loved the most.

我曾在這城市愛得轟轟烈烈

Why I loved was a close friend of mine who passed away.

因 是個已過世的紅粉知己

She told me after she was diagnosed that

她知道自己病情後 告訴我

death was not what saddened her the most,

她最難過的 不是即將死亡

but the fact that she never really felt like she had fallen in love.

而是她不曾愛過

She wouldn’t get to have those emotions, good and bad,

她沒有體驗過那些感情 好的 壞的

of being hurt and of being held.

感到受傷 或是受到呵護

After she passed, those words stuck with me the most,

她過世之後 這些話震撼了我

teaching me to see that one of the great gifts we have of being alive is

她使我知道 我們活著 最珍貴的禮物是

the ability to give and receive and even lose love.

能夠給予 接受 甚至失去愛情

There are so many like her,

有很多人 像她一樣

whose lives end before having any of those experiences.

在死之前 從未擁有過愛情

What a waste if we don’t strive to love in our lives.

是多麼的可惜 活著 而不努力去愛

She made me understand why.

她讓我了解到

Why waste this life not loving?

要努力去愛 別虛度人生

I understand now.

我現在懂了

You’re the sixth.

你是第六個

Sixth, so which one am I then?

第六個 那我是她們之中的誰?

You’re none of them

妳就是妳

because you’re all of them.

妳是他們的總合

You are who I love; the girl on the pedestal,

妳是我愛的人 眾人追捧的女孩

the fantasy, the make-believe things that are actually true.

是真實存在的童話公主

You are what I love;

妳就是我愛的一切

the depth, the inside jokes, the best friend.

有深度 又幽默 是愛人 也是最好的朋友

You are when I love;

我愛與妳共度的時光

a new history is being started with you.

和妳在一起後 人生開啟新的一頁

We are the young lovers our older selves will someday reminisce about.

等我們都老了 會懷念這段年輕的愛

You are where I love:

我愛任何有妳在的地方

because I’d go anywhere, just to be with you.

哪裡都可以 只要跟妳在一起

You are why I love

妳是我愛的理由

because before you, I didn’t truly understand what I was looking for.

遇見妳之前 我不知道我要什麼

Now that we found each other,

現在 我們找到了彼此

you’ve given my past and future meaning.

我的過去與未來 妳賦予了意義

You are the sixth.

妳是第六個

You are the last.

也是最後一個

So, how many were there before me?

那麼 我之前有幾個?

Five as well.

也是五個

What were their names?

他們叫什麼?

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

他們的名字叫 人 事 時 地 因