Chapter 2: Adam Goes to Darpur
第二章：亚当去达尔普尔
I washed and dressed carefully. I put on my best clothes and I carried my best stick. I put the money order carefully in my pocket and I said goodbye to Martha.
我仔细地洗漱并穿好衣服。我穿上了最好的衣服，带上了最好的手杖。我把汇款单小心地放进口袋，然后跟玛莎道别。
I walked ten miles to the main road. I sat down at the main road and ate my breakfast.
我走了十英里来到大路上。我在大路旁坐下吃了早餐。
The next morning I got up very early. It was dark and everyone was asleep. But I was going to Darpur.
第二天早上我起得很早。天还黑着，大家都在熟睡。但我要去达尔普尔了。
I waited for the bus. I waited for two hours. Then the bus came and I got on.
我等公共汽车。我等了两个小时。然后车来了，我上了车。
It is a long way to Darpur. The bus takes three hours. I arrived in Darpur and walked to the Post Office immediately.
去达尔普尔的路很远。公交车要开三个小时。我一到达尔普尔就立刻步行去了邮局。
I do not often go to Darpur. I only know the market, and one shop. This is the shop of Rick. I buy things for my farm from Rick.
我不常去达尔普尔。我只认识市场和一家商店。那是里克的店。我从里克那里买农场用的东西。
There were a lot of people in the Post Office. I asked about money orders. A man showed me the queue. There was a long line of people and I waited at the back.
邮局里有很多人。我问了关于汇款的事。一个人指给我看排队的地方。队伍很长，我排在最后面等着。
Finally it was my turn; I was at the front of the queue. But the official did not serve me.
终于轮到我了；我排到了队伍的最前面。但那个职员没有接待我。
‘Excuse me,’ I said. ‘It’s my turn. I’m next.’
“打扰一下，”我说，“轮到我了。我是下一个。”
‘You are next? Old man, I’m very busy,’ the official said. ‘Look at my papers. Look at all these people. I am very busy. And you must wait.’
“你是下一个？老头子，我很忙，”那个职员说，“看看我的文件。看看这么多人。我非常忙。你必须等着。”
So I waited. Finally the official looked at me.
于是我就等。最后那个职员看了我一眼。
‘What do you want?’ he asked.
“你想要什么？”他问。
‘I gave him my money order. ‘This is my money order for one hundred dollars,’ I replied.
我把汇款单递给他。“这是我的一百美元汇款单，”我回答。
‘Give me my money. Give me my one hundred dollars,’ I said.
“把钱给我。把我的一百美元给我，”我说。
‘Old man, I’m very busy and you’re very stupid,’ the official said. ‘Who are you? Where is Minta?’
“老头子，我很忙，而你很蠢，”那个职员说，“你是谁？明塔在哪里？”
‘I can’t give you any money for this money order. First I must see your Identity Card. Your Identity Card gives your name and your address. Your Identity Card describes you. There is a photograph of you in your Identity Card. I don’t know you. Who are you?’ The official was a little angry.
“我不能凭这张汇款单给你钱。首先我必须看你的身份证。你的身份证上有你的名字和地址。你的身份证描述了你的特征。你的身份证里有你的照片。我不认识你。你是谁？”那个职员有点生气了。
‘What is an Identity Card?’ I asked.
“什么是身份证？”我问。
But I was also angry. ‘Who am I?’ I said. ‘Everyone knows me. I am Adam of the village of Minta. I haven’t got an Identity Card and I don’t need an Identity Card.’
但我也生气了。“我是谁？”我说，“所有人都认识我。我是明塔村的亚当。我没有身份证，我也不需要身份证。”
The official looked angry and said, ‘Show me your Identity Card. I don’t know you.’
那个职员看起来很生气，说道：“出示你的身份证。我不认识你。”
The official held out his hand. ‘Identity Card,’ he said.
那个职员伸出手来。“身份证，”他说。
‘Your Identity Card,’ the official said again. ‘Give me your Identity Card.’
“你的身份证，”那个职员又说了一遍，“把你的身份证给我。”
‘Excuse me. I don’t understand,’ I replied.
“抱歉，我不明白，”我回答。
The official gave back my money order and he turned away.
那个职员把我的汇款单退了回来，转过身去不再理我。
‘Where can I buy an Identity Card?’ I asked the official. He did not speak to me. He did not answer.
“我在哪里可以买到身份证？”我问那个职员。他不跟我说话。他没有回答。
‘Go to the Ministry of the Interior,’ a man said. He was standing in the queue. And he told me the way.
“去内政部吧，”一个男人说。他正站在队伍里。他告诉了我怎么走。
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