落叶知冬

字幕原文

Soapy shifted uneasily on his bench in Madison Square. 苏比在麦迪逊广场的长椅上不安地挪了挪身子。

When wild geese honk high in the night, 当大雁在夜空中发出长鸣，

and when women without warm fur coats grow suddenly kind to their husbands, 当没有暖和皮大衣的女人突然对丈夫体贴起来，

you know winter is near. 你就知道冬天快到了。

A dead leaf fell into Soapy's lap. 一片枯叶落在了苏比的腿上。

That was Jack Frost's calling card. 那是严冬递来的名片。

It was time to make plans. 是时候做打算了。

His ambitions were modest. 他的要求并不高。

He didn't dream of sunny southern cruises. 他可没指望去阳光明媚的南方坐游轮度假。

Three months on the Island was all he wanted: 他想要的无非就是在岛上待三个月：

three months of guaranteed meals and a bed, 三个月管吃管住，

safe from the north wind and the police. 既吹不到冷飕飕的北风，也不用躲警察。

For years, the city jail on Blackwell's Island had been his winter home. 多年来，布莱克威尔岛上的市立监狱一直是他的过冬根据地。

Charity? 接受施舍？

Soapy hated it. 苏比最讨厌这个了。

Every free bed came with a bath, 蹭一张免费的床铺就得被逼着洗个澡，

and every free loaf with a lecture. 领一口免费的面包就得听上一顿训话。

Some men would rather be locked up than looked down on. 有的人宁可被关进大牢，也不想被人瞧不起。

So Soapy had a simple plan: get himself arrested. 所以苏比的计划很简单：让自己被抓进去。