Chapter 4: No Photographs
第四章：没有照片
‘He’s out. He’s not here.’ And the woman closed the door.
“他出去了，不在家。”女人说完便关上了门。
I woke up late the next morning. The sun was already high. I did not walk to the main road and catch a bus. All the buses go to Darpur early in the morning.
第二天早上我起晚了，太阳已经升得很高。我没有走到主路去赶公交车，因为所有的公交车都是一大早就发往达尔布尔的。
The school teacher said, ‘Yes, the official is correct. In a Post Office, you always show your Identity Card.’
学校老师说：“是的，那位官员说得对。在邮局办事，你总是要出示身份证的。”
On Thursday I travelled to Darpur again. I walked to the main road and I caught a bus. In Darpur, I walked to the house of the photographer.
周四我又去了一趟达尔布尔。我走到主路搭上了公交车。到了达尔布尔后，我步行去了摄影师的家。
The school teacher filled in my application form for an Identity Card.
学校老师帮我填写了身份证申请表。
So I stayed at home on Wednesday. I was still very tired. I rested and talked to the villagers about the money order. I told them about the Identity Card and the photographer.
所以周三我待在了家里。我仍然很累，便休息了一下，和村民们聊起了汇款单的事。我还跟他们说了办身份证和找摄影师拍照的事。
‘Who are you? What do you want?’ she asked.
“你是谁？你想干什么？”她问道。
‘Your photographs? I have no photographs,’ the woman replied.
“你的照片？我这里没有照片。”女人回答道。
‘I came here on Tuesday. Where is the photographer?’ I asked.
“我周二来过这里。摄影师在哪儿？”我问。
‘Can I have my photographs, please?’ I said.
“请问能把我的照片给我吗？”我说。
I knocked on the door of the house. No one came to the door. I knocked again loudly with my stick. A woman opened the door.
我敲了敲门，没人来开。我又用手杖大声敲门。一个女人打开了门。
‘You didn’t give me a receipt,’ I shouted. ‘Give me my photographs or my money immediately.’ And I hit the photographer hard with my stick. I am old, but I am still strong.
“你没给我收据！”我大喊道，“马上把照片或者钱还给我！”接着我用拐杖狠狠打了摄影师一下。我虽然老了，但依然有力气。
‘Give me my photographs,’ I said. ‘I have waited a long time for you.’
“把我的照片给我，”我说，“我等了你很久了。”
I shouted at her, ‘I’m waiting here for him.’
我冲她喊道：“我就在这儿等他。”
‘My three photographs for my Identity Card. I paid you two dollars for them on Tuesday. Give me my photographs immediately or my money.’
“我要办身份证的三张照片。周二我付了你两美元。马上把照片给我，不然就退钱。”
Lots of people ran out of their houses. I hit the photo-grapher again and two men held me. I could not get away from the two men.
许多人从屋子里跑了出来。我又打了摄影师一下，随后两个男人抓住了我，让我动弹不得。
‘My receipt?’ I asked.
“我的收据？”我问。
After a long time the photographer came back. He looked tired and he smelt of beer.
过了很久，摄影师才回来。他看起来很疲惫，身上还有股啤酒味。
‘Yes. Where is your receipt?’ the photographer asked.
“是啊，你的收据在哪儿？”摄影师问。
The photographer looked at me and said, ‘I don’t know you, old man. What photographs are you talking about?’
摄影师看着我说：“我不认识你，老头子。你说的是什么照片？”
The photographer fell on the ground. He shouted, ‘Help! Help! This old man is killing me.’ And I hit him hard again.
摄影师倒在地上大喊：“救命！救命啊！这老头要打死我了！”我又狠狠打了他一下。
‘Your photographs? Your money? What are you talking about?’ the photographer said. ‘Show me the paper. Show me the receipt for your money.’
“你的照片？你的钱？你在说什么？”摄影师说，“拿凭证出来，把你付钱的收据拿出来看看。”
At the police station, the policeman asked me, ‘Did you hit that man three times?’
在警察局里，警察问我：“你是不是打了那个人三下？”
The photographer was very angry and I was very angry. Lots of people were shouting.
摄影师非常生气，我也非常生气。周围很多人在大声嚷嚷。
‘Show me your Identity Card,’ said the policeman.
“出示你的身份证。”警察说。
The policeman held my arm and said, ‘Come with me to the police station.’ I did not say anything. We walked to the police station.
警察抓住我的胳膊说：“跟我回一趟警局。”我什么也没说，跟着他走到了警察局。
Then a policeman came. The photographer shouted to the policeman, ‘This old man hit me three times with his stick. He’s a thief and a murderer. He wants my money.’
这时一名警察走了过来。摄影师冲着警察大喊：“这个老头用拐杖打了我三下！他是个小偷，是个杀人犯！他想抢我的钱！”
‘Old man,’ said the policeman. ‘Go back to your village. Don’t come here and fight. Keep out of Darpur.’ And he pushed me into the street.
“老人家，”警察说，“回你的村子去吧。别来这里闹事，别再踏进达尔布尔了。”说完就把我推到了街上。
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘he didn’t give me my photographs.’
“是的，”我说，“他没把照片给我。”
‘I am Adam of Minta village,’ I replied, ‘and I haven’t got an Identity Card.’
“我是明塔村的亚当，”我回答，“我没有身份证。”
I went back to my village. I was tired and angry.
我回到了村里，感到既疲惫又愤怒。
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