短暂的自由

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"I'll be honest," Burkin went on. “说实话，”布尔金接着说道。

"Burying people like Belikov is a great pleasure. “埋葬别利科夫这样的人，真是一件大快人心的事。

Walking back from the cemetery, we all wore serious, modest faces. 从墓地走回来的路上，我们个个脸上都摆出一副严肃、庄重的神情。

Nobody wanted to show how pleased they were. 谁都不想让人看出自己心里有多高兴。

It was the same feeling we had as children, long ago, 那种感觉，就像很久以前我们还是孩子的时候，

when the grown-ups went out and we ran around the garden for an hour or two, completely free. 大人一出门，我们就能在花园里自由自在地疯跑上一两个小时。

Ah, freedom! 啊，自由！

Even a hint of it, even a faint hope of it, 哪怕只感受到一点点，哪怕只有一丝渺茫的希望，

gives the soul wings, doesn't it? 也能给人的灵魂插上翅膀，不是吗？

We came home from that funeral in the best of spirits." 参加完那场葬礼回家，我们大家的心情别提有多舒畅了。”

Freedom always feels biggest in the moment right after the fear is gone. 往往在恐惧刚散去的那一刻，自由的感觉最让人心潮澎湃。

Burkin was quiet for a while. 布尔金沉默了一会儿。

Outside, the moon shone on the fields. 窗外，月光静静地洒在田野上。

"But not even a week had passed," “可连一个星期都不到，”

he said, "before life went on exactly as before." 他接着说，“生活就又变得和以前一模一样了。”