On the stair leading up into the disinfectant-smelling twilight of a

在楼梯上顺着住房里混有消毒水味道的月光
rooming house, she saw an old man huddled,

她看到一位年迈的老人蜷缩在那里
shaking with grief she couldn't hear.

以一种她听不到的忧伤颤抖着
Both hands, smoke white, covered his face.

两只手和白烟遮住了他的脸
On the back of the left hand she made out the post horn

她看到老人左手手背上的邮号角
tattooed in old ink now beginning to blur and spread.

印在苍老的皮肤上如今开始模糊散开
Fascinated, she came into the shadows and ascended creaking steps,

被深深吸引的她来到阴暗处上楼发出咯吱咯吱的脚步声
hesitating on each one.

每一步都犹豫着
When she was three steps from him the hands flew apart and his wrecked

离老人三步远的时候他移开手他病态的
face and the terror of eyes gloried in burst veins stopped her.

脸和恐怖傲慢的双眼青筋暴露吓得她停了下来
"Can I help?"

需要帮忙吗
She was shaking, tired. "My wife's in Fresno," he said.

她疲惫的颤抖着他说我妻子在夫勒斯诺市