His face had stiffened into what I can only describe as an expression of overwhelming sadness-a sort of universal sadness, if you know what I mean-something remote or impersonal, a Wehmut or Weltschmerz, or whatever the Germans call it.

他的脸已经僵硬成一种我只能形容为压倒性悲伤的表情——一种普遍的悲伤，如果你明白我的意思——某种遥远的或非个人的，一种 Wehmut 或 Weltschmerz，或德国人所说的任何东西。