1984 (Première Partie / Part One)

Il ?tait d?j? mort, pensa-t-il

He was already dead, he reflected

Il lui semblait que ce n'?tait que maintenant qu'il avait fait le pas d?cisif

It seemed to him that it was only now that he had made the decisive step

Il avait enfin commenc? ? ?tre capable de formuler ses pens?es

he had finally begun to be able to formulate his thoughts

Les cons?quences de chaque acte sont incluses dans l'acte lui-m?me

The consequences of every act are included in the act itself

Winston a ?crit dans son journal:

Winston wrote in his diary:

Le crime de pens?e n'implique pas la mort; pens?ecrime, c'est la mort.

"Thoughtcrime does not entail death; thoughtcrime IS death."

Il s'?tait reconnu comme un homme mort

he had recognized himself as a dead man

Maintenant, il est devenu important de rester en vie le plus longtemps possible

now it became important to stay alive as long as possible

Deux doigts de sa main droite ?taient tach?s d'encre

Two fingers of his right hand were inkstained

C'?tait exactement le genre de d?tail qui pourrait vous trahir

It was exactly the kind of detail that might betray you