Day 35–39 · 上周回顾 | Last Week Review
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Day 35 · 高考前的电话 | The Call Before Gaokao
1. Listen, my nephew called me this weekend.
听我说, 我侄子这周末给我打电话.
2. He told me his gaokao starts tomorrow morning.
他说他高考明天就要开始了.
3. And he wanted me to give him a pep talk.
他想要我给他鼓劲.
4. Honestly, I was kind of touched.
说真的, 我有点动容.
5. He thought of me at a moment like this.
他在这种时候居然想到我.
6. But I didn't really know what to say.
但我一时不知道该说什么.
7. I mean, it's the gaokao.
我是说, 这可是高考啊.
8. I just wanted him to take it easy.
我就是想让他别太紧张.
9. So I said, I'm so glad you called me.
所以我说, 我真的很高兴你给我打这通电话.
10. You've really grown these past three years.
这三年你真的成长了好多.
11. I genuinely like who you've become.
我是真的喜欢现在的你.
12. To me, you already aced your gaokao.
对我来说, 你已经把这场高考考漂亮了.
13. Then we started joking about his freshman year. So rebellious.
然后我们就开始聊他高一. 那叫一个叛逆.
14. His junior-year crush. His senior-year all-nighter.
他高二的暗恋, 高三的熬夜.
15. He laughed. I could feel him relax.
他笑了. 我能感觉他放松下来.
16. We talked a little longer, then hung up.
我们又聊了一会儿就挂了电话.
Day 36 · 那年高考 | The Gaokao Year
1. This morning, the streets felt unusually quiet.
今天早上, 街道安静得有点反常.
2. No one was honking. No one rushing.
没人按喇叭. 没人赶路.
3. It hit me. Today is the day.
那一瞬间我意识到. 今天是高考.
4. I drove past a school on my way to work.
我上班路上经过一个学校.
5. Parents were everywhere, holding flowers.
家长站满路边, 手里全是鲜花.
6. And just like that, I was eighteen again.
那一瞬间, 我又回到了十八岁.
7. And just like that, I was back in that exam room.
一下子, 我又回到了那间考场.
8. My pencil was shaking.
我的铅笔在抖.
9. My heart was pounding.
我的心跳得厉害.
10. Part of me just wanted it over.
一半的我只想赶紧考完.
11. And part of me wished I had more time.
另一半却希望时间能再多一点.
12. Honestly, that was almost twenty years ago.
说真的, 那已经快二十年前了.
13. But it still feels so close.
可那种感觉还那么近.
14. Time really does fly.
时间过得真快.
15. I hope they ace it. Every single one of them.
希望他们都考好. 每一个都考好.
Day 37 · 散伙饭夜 | The Class Dinner Night
1. It just turned Wednesday. I'm thinking about them again.
刚到周三. 我又在想他们.
2. Today is their last day of gaokao. Probably their only one ever.
今天是他们最后一天高考. 大概率也是人生唯一一次.
3. Just one more exam. English. They'll walk out of that exam room by five. All over.
再考一科. 英语. 五点他们就走出那间考场. 一切结束.
4. And just like that, they're free. Free from high school.
那一瞬间, 他们就解放了. 终于从高中里解放.
5. They'll try to keep their cool. And head home to check their answers.
他们会试着保持最后一点冷静. 然后回家对答案.
6. Within an hour, the group chats will blow up.
一小时之内, 同学群就会炸.
7. Their last class dinner is tonight.
今晚就是他们最后一次班级散伙饭.
8. They'll sing their class song first.
他们会先唱班歌.
9. Then someone will put on a pop song.
然后有人放一首流行歌.
10. Some girls crying. Some boys way too loud.
有的女孩哭. 有的男孩会非常闹腾.
11. They'll pretend to drink like grown-ups.
他们会装作大人模样喝酒.
12. Please. Take a million photos.
拜托. 一定要拍很多照片啊.
13. This is what youth looks like.
这就是青春.
Day 38 · 想问就问吧 | Just Ask
1. Yesterday was the last day of gaokao. Today, the house is too quiet.
昨天是高考最后一天. 今天家里安静得反常.
2. He came home past midnight. From the class dinner. With a hangover.
他半夜才到家. 班级散伙饭回来的. 喝多了第二天宿醉.
3. It's almost noon. He's still sleeping in. Door closed.
都快中午了. 他还在睡懒觉. 房门紧闭.
4. There's no rushing this morning. No alarm. No backpack by the door.
没有了往日的争分夺秒. 没有闹钟. 门口没有书包.
5. Mom keeps walking past his door. Listening for any sound.
妈妈一遍遍走过他房门. 听里面有没有动静.
6. She wants to knock. But doesn't. He wants to ask. But doesn't.
她想敲门. 但没敲. 他想开口问. 但没问.
7. It's not the kind of morning you see on TV. No tears. No big hugs.
不是电视剧里那种早晨. 没有眼泪. 也没有抱头痛哭.
8. Finally, his door opens. He walks out. His hair is a mess.
终于, 他的房门开了. 走了出来. 头发乱糟糟.
9. They eat in silence. Nobody mentions yesterday. Nobody asks the question.
一家人沉默地吃饭. 没人提昨天. 没人问那个问题.
10. Then he says it. Just ask. Probably 420. Enough for a third-tier university.
然后他自己开口了. 想问就问吧. 大概 420 分. 够上本三的.
11. And just like that. Mom and Dad finally let out a breath.
那一瞬间. 爸妈终于松了口气.
Day 39 · 兼职还是穷游? | Part Time or Travel?
1. My nephew called me Thursday afternoon and said his gaokao went good.
我侄子周四下午给我打电话, 说他高考还行.
2. He said: I want to do part-time as a delivery guy this summer. Then I can save up for university.
他说: 我想暑假做兼职送外卖. 这样能攒点钱大学用.
3. Actually, I was so proud, and it reminded me of my own summer long time ago.
其实, 我特别欣慰, 让我想起我自己很多年前那个暑假.
4. I was handing out flyers on the street the whole summer.
我那整个暑假都在马路上发传单.
5. Honestly, I always envied my classmates who got to travel after graduation.
说实话, 我一直羡慕我那些毕业能去旅游的同学.
6. So I told him. If you don't mind, I have an offer for you.
所以我跟他说. 你不介意的话, 我有个 offer 给你.
7. I can cover 200 yuan a day. You can use it to backpack across China.
我每天给你 200 块. 你可以用来把中国穷游一遍.
8. Only one condition. Study on my TingMate app one hour a day, two whole months. And send me a recording every day.
就一个条件. 每天一小时学我的 TingMate app, 整两个月. 每天给我发录音.
9. He paused. Then said he never thought about traveling. But it sounds kind of cool.
他停顿了一下. 说从来没想过去旅游. 但感觉挺酷.
10. Less than an hour later, I got tons of messages from him. RedNote travel guides. Backpacking routes.
不到一小时, 我就收到他一堆消息. 小红书旅游攻略. 穷游路线.
11. He even sent me one. How university students can travel to America.
他甚至还发了我一条. 大学生怎么去美国旅游.
12. And the most surprising one is his first English recording. I laughed. Haha.
最让我惊讶的是, 还有他第一段英语录音. 我笑了. 哈哈哈.
