在莱文沃斯监狱B座单人牢房边门那儿,大本朝我走来。大家都叫他大本,因为他能轻轻松松地搬动250磅的重东西,而且他真名叫本尼。这个绰号与时间无关,与伦敦那座著名的大本钟也无关,尽管他正在服很长的刑期,30年。“我说,比尔,你懂恼(鸟)儿的事儿吗?”大本问道。“哪一种?”我接上茬,好像这种与那种真有什么分别似的。 At Lewesworth Prison, Block B, in the single cell wing, Big Ben came to me. Everyone calls him Ben because he can easily move 250 pounds of heavy stuff, and his real name is Benny. This nickname has nothing to do with time, and London’s famous Big Ben has nothing to do, although he is serving a very long sentence, 30 years. “I said, Bill, do you know something annoying?” Asked Ben. “Which one?” "I’ll pick it up, as if this is really different from that.