A man and a woman sit near each other, and they do not long

一个男人和一个女人彼此靠近坐着，此刻

at this moment to be older, or younger, nor born

他们不渴求更老，或更年轻，或生在

in any other nation, or any other time, or any other place.

任何其他国家，或其他时间，或其他地方。

They are content to be where they are, talking or not-talking.

他们满足于就在此处，交谈或不交谈。

Their breaths together feed someone whom we do not know.

他们的呼吸一起喂养某个我们不认识的人。

The man sees the way his fingers move;

男人看见他的手指正那样移动。

he sees her hands close around a book she hands to him.

他看见她的手握着一本书，正递给他。

They obey a third body that they share in common.

他们遵从他们共有的第三个身体。

They have promised to love that body.

他们已经发誓爱那个身体。

Age may come; parting may come; death will come!

衰老可能到来；分离可能到来；死亡一定会到来！

A man and a woman sit near each other;

一个男人和一个女人彼此靠近坐着；

as they breathe they feed someone we do not know,

当他们呼吸，他们喂养某个我们不认识的人，

someone we know of, whom we have never seen.

某个我们听说过、从未看见过的人。