The Next StepThree Long Months

Ben:
Ben：
No more looking back
不再回望过去
Only facing forward,
一心期待未来
Watch as the horizon gets closer.
向远处的地平线前进
Nothing can go wrong.
一切都会很完美
If it takes us long to walk the mile,
即使前路漫长
Years to run the distance
多年后才能到达我们的目的地
That's how long it takes, but we'll make it.
也总会成功的
Don't lose faith in me.
别失去对我的信心
'Cause this is our journey,
因为这是我们的旅途
One big adventure,
一场刺激的冒险
Why stand and watch it pass by from the side?
怎能站在那等机会溜走？
It's time to get going
该出发啦
And yes there's no knowing
的确，我们不知道
The dangers ahead.
路上潜藏着怎样的危险
How can you fly with your feet on the floor
可如果将来会更好
When what comes after is better than before?
又何必一定要脚踏实地呢
It'll be fine, I promise.
会很好的，我保证
As long as you're sharing it with me.
只要你和我在一起
Can we please agree that we walk the same direction?
我们能否约定，会朝着同一个方向努力？
Take a little comfort in moving ahead as one.
放心吧，我和你一起前行
Each and every bend in the road that we follow
路上的每一场艰难险阻
Will lead us further, on and on
都会把我们带去向往的远方
But I cannot do this alone.
但我不能一个人走
We made a promise to stick by each other.
我们约定了彼此依靠
For once, thanks to you,
只要你在我身边
There's no hilltop that's too big to climb.
没有越不过去的困难
Ami:
Ami:
It's not the greatest area, is it?
这屋子的地段不算太好吧？
Ben:
Ben:
It's on its way up! Come on, take a look at the flat. I know you're going to fall in love.
会变好的！快来，看看我们的公寓。你会爱上这的
I've spent thirty years drifting place to place.
三十年了，我走过了那么多地方
If something got hard then I'd quit to save face.
为了保全面子，遇到困难就退却
Only me, drifting by all alone.
独自一人，四处漂泊
I never had a father who called me each day
从没有家人常常联系我
From foster home to foster home was always the way
辗转那么多寄养家庭，都是一个样
But now I've ended here,
但如今，我到了这里
We're finally here.
终于，我们到了这里
What do you think? Come on, be completely honest.
你觉得怎么样？来吧，完完全全讲真话
Ami:
Ami:
Well...
呃……
Ben:
Ben:
All right, not completely.
好吧，不用那么完全
Ami:
Ami:
I like that stain.
我觉得那片脏乎乎的东西不错
It's very Marc Chagall.
像Marc Chagall的画风
Ben:
Ben:
Oh come on, Chagall's brushwork is much more self-contained...
不是吧，Chagall的笔法要自成一体得多
And I now realise that the important thing is that there's a stain over there.
我知道重点是那里有片脏东西啦
I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's got four solid walls!
这屋子不够完美，但至少有四面结实的墙！
Ami:
Ami:
Don't lean on that one.
别靠那面墙
I did and nearly went straight through.
我刚才一靠，它差点塌了
Ben:
Ben:
Three and a half solid walls, then, and a roof over our heads.
那就三面半，再加上头顶上的天花板
Ami:
Ami:
I can smell gas!
我闻到了煤气味
Ben:
Ben:
That's not gas!
那不是煤气
It's mice!
是老鼠！
Look beyond the cracks
透过这裂缝看看
Sure it isn't perfect.
当然，这一切并不完美
Nothing ever is,
没有什么是完美的
But believe me
但相信我
Beauty can be found.
总有好的地方
Ami:
Ami:
Is that water coming in?
这屋子能通水吗？
Ben:
Ben:
Only when it rains?
只有下雨的时候能！
Take a look around,
环顾四周
This place has charm - just like you, it's quirky -
这地方有种魅力——就像你一样
Needs a little work,
它有点怪怪的，需要再装修一下
But I love it.
但我喜欢极了
Build a home with me.
陪我一起建一个家吧
Ami:
Ami:
Ben, the carpet is the colour of sick.
Ben，这地毯的颜色像呕吐物
Ben:
Ben:
We can change the carpet.
我们可以换个地毯呀
Ami:
Ami:
This place is a dump.
这地方简直是个垃圾场
Ben:
Ben:
Yes, but it's our dump!
对，但这是我们的垃圾场！
I want a family
我渴望温暖的家
I want a future,
渴望美好的未来
I want to wake each day in your arms
渴望每天在你的怀抱醒来
Where no one will find us
在这，没人能找到我们
Break or unbind us...
没人能拆散我们……
I bet there are amazing floorboards under this carpet. And we can salvage furniture from the local tip!
这地毯下一定会有很棒的地板。还有，我们可以去淘一些别人不要的家具！
Ami:
Ami:
What?
啥？
Ben:
Ben:
I'll learn wiring and plumbing
我会学电工，学修水管
And this place will be just right:
把我们的屋子修整得完美无瑕
A home of our own full of joy and laughter!
只属于我们的家，充满欢声笑语！
You are the best part of me.
你是我生命中最好的一面
You are the one thing I need in my life.
你是我所求的唯一
All of these dreams fall apart at the seams without you.
如果没有你，一切梦想都会破碎
Ami:
Ami:
Why do I keep falling for this?
真不明白我怎么总被你这些话骗到
Ben:
Ben:
I don't know, but I am so glad that you do.
我也不知道，但还好你会被我骗到
Ami:
Ami:
Maybe what comes after is
也许将来会更美好
Better than before
比过去更好
Better than before
比过去更好
Ben:
Ben:
Better than before
比过去更好
Ami:
Ami:
Better than before
比过去更好
What comes after is better than -
也许将来会更美好
Ben:
Ben:
- before you leave and walk out the door
在你走之前
Take a moment and marvel at what we've achieved.
再花点时间，为我们完成的杰作惊叹一下吧
Ami:
Ami:
No time!
没空啦！
Ben:
Ben:
Three long months of cleaning and scrubbing.
整整三个月，擦擦洗洗
Three long months of plaster and paint.
整整三个月，刷漆涂墙
Three long months of dust and debris in our hair.
整整三个月，灰头土脸
Now we're finally there
我们终于到了这一步
And it's better than perfect,
一切完美至极
Finally there
终于到了这一步
As I dreamt it would be.
和梦想中一模一样
You, standing there, next to our new décor,
你站在我们的装饰旁边
Proves that what comes after is better than before.
证明着，将来会更好
Well, except for the tap that won't stop dripping, upstairs and their taste in music, and the bastard who stole my bike.
啊，除了不断滴水的水龙头，音乐品味奇特的楼上邻居，还有那个偷了我自行车的傻X
Ami:
Ami:
****! I'm going to be late!
次奥！我要迟到了！
Ben:
Ben:
Have a good day. Love you.
拜拜，爱你
Ami:
Ami:
Love you too.
我也爱你
Three long months of being so tired.
整整三个月，筋疲力尽
Three long months of asleep at my desk.
整整三个月，困得不行
Three long months of working all day and night.
整整三个月，日夜不停
Something's not right.
有什么地方不对
Yes, the flat is perfect
公寓很完美
But something's not right with me...
但我自己身上有什么地方不对……
"Jonathan". Oh god. Not again. Don't answer it, Ami. But I have to! It will be bad and you'll regret it, you know you will. But I have to! I can't stop thinking about what he said.
“Jonathon”，天啊，怎么又来了。别接，Ami。但我必须接！你知道接了电话你会后悔的。但我必须接！我一刻不停地在想他说的话
Why can't it all go away
为什么这些烦恼不能消失呢
And I can just think about Ben instead?
这样我就可以只一心想着Ben了
I wish I could -
要是能这样——
I can't ignore it, I'll miss my chance. Imagine never seeing him again, never holding him again.... Jonathan. Hello... Yes, I'm sorry... No this isn't a bad time. So this is serious...
我不能不接，会错过这个机会的…想想吧，再也见不到他，再也不能拥抱他…嗨，Jonathan…对，抱歉…不，我现在很方便…这事很严重…