《這不是告別》作為全美媒體和讀者的年度之選,一出版就迅速橫掃《紐約時報》暢銷書榜長達45周,席卷全球三十多國。故事講述了一頭紅發(fā)、穿著肥大男款襯衫的Eleanor,與沉默寡言、沉迷于音樂和漫畫世界的Park之間的故事。
She remembered her books today, and she was wearing fresh clothes. She'd had to wash her jeans out in the bathtub last night, so they were still kind of damp… But altogether, Eleanor felt a thousand times better than she had yesterday. Even her hair was halfway cooperating. She'd clumped it up into a bun and wrapped it with a rubber band. It was going to hurt like crazy trying to tear the rubber band out, but at least it was staying for now.
今天她沒有忘記帶課本,也穿了干凈衣服。昨晚,她不得不在澡盆里洗牛仔褲,所以現(xiàn)在還有點濕嗒嗒的。但是總體上,埃莉諾的心情比昨天好一千倍。就連她的頭發(fā)也開始合作了。她把頭發(fā)攏成了一個髻,用橡皮筋綁了起來。扯掉橡皮筋肯定會非常痛,但至少現(xiàn)在她的頭發(fā)定住了。
# Eleanor #
#埃莉諾#
There was something about the music on that tape. It felt different. Like, it set her lungs and her stomach on edge. There was something exciting about it, and something nervous. It made Eleanor feel like everything, like the world, wasn't what she'd thought it was. And that was a good thing. That was the greatest thing.
磁帶里的音樂很有意思。與眾不同,好像會攪動她的心肝肺,令人既興奮又緊張不安。埃莉諾覺得眼前的整個世界都跟她原來想象的不同了。這是好事,是最好不過的事。
When she got on the bus that morning, she immediately lifted her head to find Park. He was looking up too, like he was waiting for her. She couldn't help it, she grinned. Just for a second.
那天她一上校車就馬上抬頭尋找帕克。他也抬起頭,似乎一直在等她。她微笑了,一秒鐘而已。
Best of all, she had Park's songs in her head -- and in her chest, somehow.
最棒的是,帕克給她的音樂回蕩在她腦海里,甚至胸懷里。