My dearest one

我最親愛的人

I've just heard the news that all the army men

我剛剛聽到的消息是，所有的軍隊人員

who were held POW are to return to their homes

被關押的戰俘將返回家園。

Because of the shipping situation

由於運輸情況

we may not commence to go before the end of February

我們可能在2月底之前不會開始走。

but can probably count on being in England sometime in March

但大概可以指望在3月的某個時候在英國。

It may be sooner

可能會更快

It has made me very warm inside

它讓我心裡很溫暖

It is terrific

厲害了

Wonderful

妙不可言

Shattering

碎裂

I don't know what to say, and I cannot think

我不知道該說些什麼，我也想不起來

The delay is nothing

耽誤的時間不算什麼

The decision is everything

決定就是一切

I must spend the first days at home

我必須在家裡度過最初的日子

I must consider giving a party somewhere

我必須考慮在某個地方開個派對

Above all, I must be with you

最重要的是，我必須和你在一起

I must warm you, surround you, love you

我一定要溫暖你，包圍你，愛你。

and be kind to you

對你有恩

I would prefer not to get married

我寧願不結婚

but want you to agree on the point

但希望你能同意我的觀點

In battle, I was afraid

在戰場上，我害怕

for you, for my mother, for myself

為了你，為了我的母親，為了我自己

Wait we must

等等，我們必須

my lover, my darling

我的夫妻，我的夫妻

Let us meet

讓我們見面

Let us be, let us know

讓我們成為，讓我們知道

but do not let us now make any mistakes

但不要讓我們現在犯任何錯誤

How good for us to see each other before I am completely bald

在我還沒有完全禿頂之前，我們能再見面多好啊

I've some fine little wisps of hair on the top of my head

我的頭頂上有一些細小的毛髮

It's not much good me trying to write about recent experiences

我想寫下最近的經歷也沒什麼好處

now that I know I should be able to tell you everything myself

現在我知道我應該可以親自告訴你一切了

within such a short time

短時間內

What I have my eye on now

我現在看中的是

is the first letter from you saying that you know I am alright

這是你寫的第一封信，說你知道我很好

and the next saying you know I am coming to you

下一句話你就知道我要來找你了。

Plan a week somewhere, not Boscombe or Bournemouth

計劃一個星期的地方，而不是Boscombe或伯恩茅斯。

and think of being together

並想著在一起

The glory of you

你的榮耀

I hoped that you will not start buying any clothes

我希望你不要再買衣服了。

if you have any coupons left

如果你有剩餘的優惠券

because you think you must look nice for me

因為你覺得你一定要為我好看

Just carry on as near as possible to normal

儘可能接近正常的進行就可以了

I shall tell my family I hope to spend

我將告訴我的家人，我希望在這裡度過

a week away with you somewhere during my leave

趁我休假時和你一起去一個星期

My counsel to you is to tell as few people as possible

我給你的建議是，儘量少告訴別人。

to avoid preening yourself, and saying much

戒驕戒躁，多嘴多舌

That is my advice

這是我的建議

not anything but that

無非

I hope you understand

我希望你能明白

I do not ever want it to be anything but our affair

我只希望我們之間的關係能持續下去。

Do not permit any intrusion

不允許任何入侵

I don't know how long leave I shall get

我不知道我還能休多久的假。

I could get as little as 14 days, and I may get as much as a month

我可能只得到14天，也可能得到一個月的時間

I'm wondering how I shall tell you I'm in England

我不知道該怎麼告訴你我在英國

Probably it's still quicker to send a telegram than a letter

大概還是發電報比寫信快吧。

And I hope to send you one announcing that I am on the same island

我希望能給你寄一張，告訴你我在同一個島上。

I will send another one, I'm actually soon to get on the London-bound train

我會再發一個，我'實際上很快就會得到在倫敦的火車上

and you can ring Lee Green 0509 when you think I have arrived there

如果你認為我到了那裡，你可以打電話給李格林0509。

It's a strange thing, because I cannot seem to get going

這是一件很奇怪的事情，因為我似乎無法繼續下去了

and write very freely

揮毫潑墨

All I am thinking about is "I am going home! I am going to see her!"

我心裡想的是"我要回家了！"。我要去看她！&quot。

It's a fact, a real thing

這是一個事實，一個真實的事情。

an impending event like Shrove Tuesday, Christmas Day, or the Lord Mayor's Banquet

即將到來的事件，如Shrove Tuesday，聖誕節，或市長大人的宴會。

You have to be abroad, you have to be hermetically sealed off

你要在國外，你要被密封起來。

from your intimates, from your home

從你的朋友，從你的家

to realize what a gift this going home is

要知道這次回家是多麼大的禮物

The few letters of yours that I had on me

我身上帶著你的幾封信。

I burned, the day previous to our surrender

在我們投降的前一天，我燒燬了。

So no one but myself has read your words

所以，除了我自己，沒有人讀過你的話

It is a pity that the winter weather will not be kind to us out of doors

可惜冬天的天氣不會對我們這些出門在外的人有好感

but it will be nice sitting next to you in the pictures

但它將是很好的坐在你旁邊的圖片。

no matter what may be on the screen

熒屏之上

It will be grand to know we have each other's support and sympathy

知道我們有彼此的支持和同情，這將是偉大的。

Won't it be wonderful to be together

如果能在一起就好了

really together, in the flesh

真正在一起

Not just to know that a letter is all we can send

不僅僅是知道一封信就能寄出去了

I love you

我愛你

- Chris

- 克里斯