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152页before sunset 爱在日落余晖时英文台词1Do you consider the book to beautobiographical?2Well, I mean,is anything autobiographical?3We all see the world throughour own tiny keyhole, right?4I mean, I always think ofThomas Wolfe, you know,5if you ever seen that littleone page note to reader6in the front of "Look Homeward, Angel",you know what I'm talking about?7Anyway, he says that we arethe sum of all the moments of our lives,8and that anybody who sits down to write9is gonna use the clay of their own mind,10that you can't avoid that.11So when I look at my own life,12you know, I have to admit,right...that I've...13I've never been arounda bunch of guns, or violence.14You know, not really.15No political intrigue or...helicopter crash, right?16But my life, from my own point of view,has been full of drama, right?17And, so, I thought thatif I could write a book that...18...that could capture whatit's like to really meet somebody19I mean the most exciting thingthat's ever happened to me20is to really meet somebody,21make that connection,and if I could...22...make that valuable,23you know, to capture that,24that would be the attempt or...25Did I answer your question?26I'll try to be more specific...27Were there ever a French youngwoman on the train you met,28and... spent an evening with?29See, to me, that...30that's not important, you know?31So that's a "yes".32All right, since I'm in France33and this is last stop inmy book tour,34"yes".35Mr. Wallace,36the book ends on anambiguous note.37We don't know!38Do you think they get backtogether in six months,39like they promise each other?40Like they promised, uh...41I think I answered that. You know, it's...42It's a good test.43Right? If you're a romanticor a cynic.44I mean, you think...you think they get back together,45you don't, for sure,46and you hope they do,but, you know, you?re not sure47so you're asking the question.48And... do you thinkthey get back together?49I mean, did you, in real life?50Did I real...51Look, see, in the wordsof my grandfather, ok...52to answer that,53would take the pissout of the whole thing.54Oh, no...55We just have the timefor one last question.56What is your next book?57I don't know, man,I don't know...58I've been...59I've been thinking about this...60Well, I always kind of wantedto write a book61that all took place withinthe space of a pop song,62you know, like 3 or 4 minutes long.63The story, the idea is that...64there's this guy.65And...66he's totally depressed!67I mean, his great dream was to be68a lover, an adventurer,69you know, riding motorcyclesthrough South America,70and instead he's sittingat a marble table,71eating lobster,72and he's got a good joband a beautiful wife, right.73You know, everything that he needs.74But that doesn't matter,75'cause what he wantsis to fight for meaning.76You know, happiness is in the doing,not in the...77getting what you want.78So, he's sitting there,79and just at a second,80his little five year old daughter81hops up on the table.82And he knows thatshe should get down83'cause she could get hurt,84but she's dancing to thispop song,85in a summer dress.86And he looks down,87and all of a sudden,he is sixteen.88And... his high school sweetheart89is dropping him off, at home.90And they've just lost their virginity,91and she loves him,92and the same song isplaying on the car radio,93and she climbs up and startsdancing on the roof of the car.94And now,now he's worried about her!95And she is beautiful, with a...96a facial expressionjust like his daughters'.97In fact, you know, maybe that'swhy he even likes her98You see, he knows he's notremembering this dance,99he's there.100He's there in bothmoments simultaneously.101And just like for an instance,102all his life is just folding into itself103and it's obvious to himthat time is a lie...104that's it's all happening all the time105and inside every momentis another moment, all...106You know, happening simultaneously.107And, anyway, that's kind ofthe idea... anyway108Well, our author has to begoing to the airport soon,109so he'll thank you all very muchfor coming here this afternoon.110And a special thanks to Mr. Wallacefor being with us.111We hope to see you again hereon your next book!112Merci a toutes et a tousqu'etre venus.113Comme vous voyez y a du champagne,y a des petites choses,114donc servez vous.115Thank you all.116How much longer beforeI have to go to the airport?117Oh, you should leave at 7:30.1187:30 at the very latest!119Ok120Hi121Hello122How are you?123Good, and you?124I'm good, yeah,I'm great, I'm...125Do you want...126maybe get a cup of coffee?127Didn't you just say youhave a plane to catch?128Uh, yeah...129but, I mean, I have a little time.130Okay131I'll meat you outside, okay.132I'm just gonna go out,get a cup of coffee,133Did you sign all this?134Yeah, I sure did.135Well, get your driver Philippe's card136so that you can call on the cellphone if you're running late.137And we will put your bags in the car13。












