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可乐的微笑ACokeandaSmile

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  I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service station across the busy street. A street that I was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult, or at the very least, an older sibling.

  我现在知道,35年前那个炎热夏夜和我坐在破旧的木楼梯上的老人并不高大,但对一个5岁的孩子来说,他却是一个巨人。我们并排坐着,看着太阳落在繁忙的街对面那个老德克萨克加油站的背后。除非有大人或至少一个哥哥或姐姐陪着,我从未被允许穿过那条街。

  Cherry-scented smoke from Grampy‘s pipe kept the hungry mosquitoes at bay while gray, wispy swirls danced around our heads. Now and again, he blew a smoke ring and laughed as I tried to target the hole with my finger. I, clad in a cool summer nightie, and Grampy, his sleeveless T-shirt, sat watching the traffic. We counted cars and tried to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner.

  从祖父烟斗里喷出的白色烟雾在我们脑袋周围上下旋绕,它们散发的樱桃香味使贪婪的蚊子不敢靠近。他不时地喷出一串烟圈,在我试着将手指插入烟圈时他放声大笑。我穿着凉爽的小睡衣,祖父穿着他的无袖T恤,坐在那儿观看繁忙的交通。我们数着过往的车辆,并猜想着下一辆拐过街角的汽车的颜色。

  Once again, I was caught in the middle of circumstances. The fourth born of six children, it was not uncommon that I was either too young or too old for something. This night I was both. While my two baby brothers slept inside the house, my three older siblings played with friends around the corner, where I was not allowed to go. I stayed with Grampy, and that was okay with me. I was where I wanted to be. My grandfather was baby-sitting while my mother, father and grandmother went out.

  我又一次陷于两头都够不上的中间境遇,作为6个孩子中的老四,很多事情对于我来说不是因为年龄太小,就是太大而不合适。那天夜里就是这样。我的两个小兄弟在屋里睡觉,我的另外3个长兄和姐姐在拐角与小伙伴们玩,而我是不允许去那里的。我与祖父呆在一起,这也挺好,正是我想呆的地方。在父母和祖母外出时,祖父就在家看孩子。

  Thirsty?“ Grampy asked, never removing the pipe from his mouth.

  ” Yes,“ was my reply.” How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get yourself a bottle of Coke?“

  I couldn’t believe my ears. Had I heard right? Was he talking to me? On my family‘s modest income, Coke was not a part of our budget or diet. A few tantalizing sips was all I had ever had, and certainly never my own bottle.

  ” Okay,“ I replied shyly, already wondering how I would get across the street. Surely Grampy was going to come with me.

  ”渴吗?“祖父烟斗不离口地问我。

  ”是的。“我回答说。”跑到街对面的加油站去给你自己买瓶可乐怎么样?“

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