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傍晚的故事发生在小镇边上的沙德勒韦尔斯剧院
Evening takes place at Sadler's Wells Theatre on the edge of town
一个年轻的家庭,想要逃脱城市的拥挤和燥热
A young family's attempts to escape the crush and heat of the city have ended
却落得疲惫沮丧
ironically, in exhaustion and frustration
最后 贺加斯将我们带到了查令十字街头的夜晚
Finally, Hogarth takes us at night to Charing Cross
有人从楼上的窗户向下倒夜壶
A chamber pot is emptied out of a high window
夜壶里的东西洒到了一个醉酒回家的石匠身上
Its contents fall towards a drunk freemason as he staggers home
他手里的灯照亮了一群无家可归的孩童
His light illuminates a group of homeless children
他们聚在墙边 正要入睡
who huddle against a wall trying to sleep
他们头上方外科医生的窗台上
Balanced precariously above their heads
正摆着一碗碗鲜血
- bowls of fresh blood on the barber surgeon's windowsill
(中世纪欧洲的外科医生常作为医生替病人放血治疗)
贺加斯用酒为这座城市的街道重新命名
Hogarth renamed the very streets of the city
正是这些酒 助长了这种放荡与享乐的风气
after the alcoholic drinks that were fuelling such debauchery and cheer
这既是警告杜松子酒的缺陷
A warning of the evils of gin
又是宣扬啤酒有助健康的特性
and a celebration of the healthy properties of beer
有一种味道我十分不喜欢
Well, there's one particular smell I don't like
就是每当周末结束
It's this dampness that comes at the end of the weekend
清理餐馆后面的垃圾时那种潮湿的气味
at the back of these restaurants where everything's been removed
那是一种 我也不知道该怎么形容
It's a sort of... I don't know how to describe it
就像不新鲜的油脂和食物的气味
like a stale grease, food
这种气味很难闻 你明白吧？
It's a very depressing smell, you know what I mean?
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