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@ 51280 扎著麻花辮的女孩
接下來我要給大家講個故事，我自己的故事。
jiē xiàlái wǒ yào gěi dàjiā jiǎng ge gùshi, wǒ zìjǐ de gùshi.
Next I'd like to tell you all a story. My story.
我的大學在市郊，週末回家要坐兩個多小時的班車 。一般我都是抱著書包，帶著耳機，半打著瞌睡來消磨這段時光。不過從那天開始，這一切都改變了。
wǒ de dàxué zài shìjiāo, zhōumò huíjiā yào zuò liǎng ge duō xiǎoshí de bānchē . yībān wǒ dōushì bào zhe shūbāo, dài zhe ěrjī, bàn dǎ zhe kēshuì lái xiāomó zhè duàn shíguāng. bùguò cóng nà tiān kāishǐ, zhè yīqiè dōu gǎibiàn le.
My university is in the suburbs and so when I go home on the weekends I need to take a bus for 2 hours. I usually hold my bag, put on my headphones and doze off to kill the time. However, from that one day forward, everything changed.
因為天氣一下子轉涼，任課老師生病沒來，所以週五少了幾節課，而我也能早點離校回家。
yīnwèi tiānqì yīxiàzi zhuǎn liáng, rènkè lǎoshī shēngbìng méi lái, suǒyǐ zhōuwǔ shǎo le jǐ jié kè, ér wǒ yě néng zǎodiǎn lí xiào huíjiā.
Because at the time the weather had suddenly turned cold, many teachers hadn’t been coming to school. That Friday there were a few less classes and I was able to go home early.
我像平時一樣上了班車找了個窗口座位坐下，掏出耳機正準備帶上。不經意間，發現了在我前面，與我隔一個座位，坐著一個女孩。雖然是背對著我，但清秀的背影引起了我對她的無限遐想。特別是她那烏黑的頭髮和麻花辮，還有辮子末端的紅頭繩，非常別緻脫俗。班車過了兩站她就下車了。但這一路上，我睡意全無，連到站下車的時候還在揣測她的樣貌。
wǒ xiàng píngshí yīyàng shàng le bānchē zhǎo le ge chuāngkǒu zuòwèi zuòxia, tāochū ěrjī zhèng zhǔnbèi dàishang. bùjīngyìjiān, fāxiàn le zài wǒ qiánmian, yǔ wǒ gé yī ge zuòwèi, zuò zhe yī ge nǚhái. suīrán shì bèiduì zhe wǒ, dàn qīngxiù de bèiyǐng yǐnqǐ le wǒ duì tā de wúxiàn xiáxiǎng. tèbié shì tā nà wūhēi de tóufa hé máhuābiàn, háiyǒu biànzi mòduān de hóngtóushéng, fēicháng biézhì tuōsú. bānchē guò le liǎng zhàn tā jiù xiàchē le. dàn zhè yīlùshàng, wǒ shuìyìquánwú, lián dàozhàn xiàchē de shíhou hái zài chuǎicè tā de yàngmào.
I boarded the bus as usual and found a window seat. I sat down, got out my earphones and was getting ready to put them in. Then, suddenly, I realized there was a girl sitting one seat ahead of me. Even though I was sitting behind her, just the elegant view of her back was enough to draw me into an unending daydream. In particular, it was her raven-black hair. It was pulled back into a single braid with a red hair-tie fastened onto the end. It was so unique yet refined. After the bus had gone only two stops, she got off. That time around, I couldn't sleep at all. Even until the last stop I still was guessing at what she might look like.
我的第一感覺就是，她一定是大一的新生，長相一定非常漂亮。性格是俏皮還是溫文爾雅？反正一定是我喜歡的那一型。不過沒想到的是，之後連續的兩個週末，我都在回家的班車上看到了她。
wǒ de dì yī gǎnjué jiùshì, tā yīdìng shì dàyī de xīnshēng, zhǎngxiàng yīdìng fēicháng piàoliang. xìnggé shì qiàopí háishi wēnwéněryǎ? fǎnzhèng yīdìng shì wǒ xǐhuan de nà yī xíng. bùguò méixiǎngdào de shì, zhīhòu liánxù de liǎng ge zhōumò, wǒ dōu zài huíjiā de bānchē shàng kàndào le tā.
My first impression was that she was definitely a freshman, and a beautiful one at that. Maybe she had a witty personality, or maybe she was gentle and cultivated, who knew? Either way, it was the type I liked. However, I didn’t even realize that for the next two weekends, I would continue to see her on the way home.
同樣的座位，同樣的衣著，同樣清秀的背影，同樣的紅頭繩和麻花辮。有幾次，我有意側過身想看一下她的臉。但她好像察覺到什麼一樣，把頭轉向另一邊。難道是她發現了我的舉動？我心裡暗暗地在想:下次坐車一定要坐到前面，哪怕沒座位也要站在車前。唉！對了，可以在車站等她啊。而且一定要找機會和她搭訕，問個電話號碼什麼的。
tóngyàng de zuòwèi, tóngyàng de yīzhuó, tóngyàng qīngxiù de bèiyǐng, tóngyàng de hóngtóushéng hé máhuābiàn. yǒu jǐcì, wǒ yǒuyì cèguò shēn xiǎng kàn yīxià tā de liǎn. dàn tā hǎoxiàng chájué dào shénme yīyàng, bǎ tóu zhuǎnxiàng lìng yībiān. nándào shì tā fāxiàn le wǒ de jǔdòng? wǒ xīnli ànàn de zài xiǎng: xiàcì zuòchē yīdìng yào zuò dào qiánmian, nǎpà méi zuòwèi yě yào zhàn zài chē qián. ài! duìle, kěyǐ zài chēzhàn děng tā a. érqiě yīdìng yào zhǎo jīhuì hé tā dāshàn, wèn ge diànhuà hàomǎ shénme de.
The same seat and same clothes. Same delicate view of her back, same red hair-tie and braid. A few times, I tried to pass by her so I could take a look at her face, but she always seemed to know what was up and turn her head to the other side. Is it possible that she knew what I was trying to do? In my head I was secretly thinking: ‘Next time I take the bus, I’ll sit up front. Even if there's no seats, I'll just stand there. Oh, I got it! I can wait for her at the bus stop. Then I'll definitely have an chance to strike up a conversation and ask for her numer or something.'
可以說，遇見她，給我枯燥的大三生活增添了許多活力和憧憬。寢室的室友知道後也一直說我撞桃花，情竇初開了。轉眼間，到了第四個週末。
kěyǐ shuō, yùjiàn tā, gěi wǒ kūzào de dàsān shēnghuó zēngtiān le xǔduō huólì hé chōngjǐng. qǐnshì de shìyǒu zhīdào hòu yě yīzhí shuō wǒ zhuàng táohuā, qíngdòuchūkāi le. zhuǎnyǎnjiān, dào le dì sì ge zhōumò.
You could say, meeting her put a little life into my dull, third-year student existence and gave me something to look forward to. After my rommates found out, they kept saying I'd finally gotten some good luck and that I was really starting to notice the girls. Then, in the blink of an eye, the weekend of the fourth week arrived.
Key Vocabulary
打瞌睡 dǎ kēshuì to doze off
消磨 xiāomó to wear down
任課 rènkè to teach a class
班車 bānchē work/school vehicle
掏出 tāochū to fish out
不經意間 bùjīngyìjiān to inadvertently notice
清秀 qīngxiù elegant, delicate
背影 bèiyǐng view of someone's back
遐想 xiáxiǎng daydream
烏黑 wūhēi jet-black
麻花辮 máhuābiàn braid
辮子 biànzi pulled back hair
末端 mòduān tip
紅頭繩 hóngtóushéng red hair tie
別緻 biézhì unique
脫俗 tuōsú refined
睡意全無 shuìyìquánwú to be unable to sleep
揣測 chuǎicè to guess
長相 zhǎngxiàng appearance
俏皮 qiàopí witty
溫文爾雅 wēnwéněryǎ cultured
察覺 chájué to be aware of
搭訕 dāshàn to strike up a conversation
枯燥 kūzào dull
憧憬 chōngjǐng to long for
撞桃花 zhuàng táohuā to come upon good luck
情竇初開 qíngdòuchūkāi to begin having romantic feelings
Supplementary Vocabulary
馬尾辮 mǎwěi biàn ponytail
暗戀 ànliàn to be secretly in love
桃花運 táohuāyùn luck in romance
詩意全無 shīyì quánwú to be lacking poetic sentiment
酒意全無 jiǔyìquán wú to not want to drink alcohol
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