双语畅销书|《这不是告别》第十二章

　　《这不是告别》作为全美媒体和读者的年度之选，一出版就迅速横扫《纽约时报》畅销书榜长达45周，席卷全球三十多国。故事讲述了一头红发、穿着肥大男款衬衫的Eleanor，与沉默寡言、沉迷于音乐和漫画世界的Park之间的故事。

She stopped at their seat and looked down at the pile of stuff he'd left for her. (Where were her schoolbooks? He wondered) Then she picked everything up, careful as ever, and sat down.

她站在座位前，盯着座位上的那堆东西。（她的课本呢？）一如平日，她小心翼翼地捡起每样东西，坐了下来。

# Park #

#帕克#

When she got on the bus a few minutes later, Park could tell that something was wrong. She got on like she was lost and ended up there. She was wearing the same thing she'd worn yesterday -- which wasn't that weird, she was always wearing a different version of the same thing -- but today was different. Her neck and wrists were bare, and her hair was a mess -- a pile, an all-over glob, of red curls.

几分钟后她上车了，帕克马上看出事情不对。她一副迷路了才上车的模样。她的衣服和昨天一样，不算太怪，因为她的穿着总是同一主题的变奏。但是今天不同，她的脖子和手腕上没戴任何东西，她的头发乱七八糟，简直像一大坨红色毛球。

When Park got on the bus, he set the comics and Smiths tape on the seat next to him, so they'd just be waiting for her. So he wouldn't have to say anything.

帕克上了校车就把漫画和“史密斯乐队”的磁带放在旁边的座位上等她。这样他就不用说话了。

Park wanted to look at her face, but he couldn't. He stared at her wrists instead. She picked up the cassette. He'd written "How Soon is Now and More" on the thin white sticker.

帕克想看她的脸，但是看不到，只好改看她的手腕。她拿起那盘磁带。帕克用白色小贴纸写着：《现在到底要多久？》以及其他。

She held it out to him.

她把磁带递给他。

"Thank you…" she said. Now that was something he'd never heard her say before. "But I can't."

“谢谢你…”哇，他可从未听她说过这三个字，“但是我不能要。”