来自美洲的信

字幕原文

A ship's captain brought it. 是一位船长带过来的。

Jules wrote that he was about to leave on a long trip to South America, 于勒在信里说，他马上要出远门去南美洲了，

and might not write for years. 可能好几年都没法来信。

"My dear Philippe," the letter said, "don't worry about me. 信上写道：“亲爱的菲利普，别为我担心。

I'm in good health, and business is going well. 我身体很好，生意也顺风顺水。

I'll come back one day, rich, 总有一天我会发大财回来的，

and then we'll all live happily together." 到时候大家就能一起过好日子了。”

That letter became our family's bible. 那封信成了我们家的“圣经”。

My mother read it at every opportunity, and showed it to everyone. 我母亲一逮着机会就拿出来念，还到处给人看。

For ten years, we heard nothing more from Uncle Jules. 整整十年，我们再也没有于勒叔叔的半点消息。

But every year, my father's hope only grew stronger. 可每过一年，我父亲的希望就更强烈一分。

And my mother would often say, 我母亲也常常念叨：

"When that good Jules comes back, things will be different. “等好心的于勒回来了，日子可就大变样了。

There's a man who knew how to get ahead!" 那才是个懂得怎么出人头地的人！”

Hope is a strange kind of wealth; 希望真是一种奇妙的财富；

it costs nothing, and you can spend it forever. 它不花一分钱，你却能永远挥霍下去。