雙語暢銷書|《這不是告別》第七章

　　《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。

"Jesus," Park said. "You sound so stupid."

帕克說：“天啊，你聽起來太蠢了。”

"But you got it from Thrasher or something, right?"

“你是從《沖刺者》（16）雜志或者其他什么地方學(xué)來的，是吧？”【注：（16）《沖刺者》（Thrasher），滑板雜志?！?/p>

"Because she's Kim," Park said. "You can't ask her out. Look at her."

帕克說：“因為她是琴恩。你不可能跟她約會。你看看她的樣子?！?/p>

"Look at her," Cal said, "she's a Betty."

凱爾說：“你看看，她可是個靚妞?！?/p>

"She's a Betty," Cal said, nodding at Kim and getting a Slim Jim out of his backpack.

凱爾一邊朝琴恩點頭，叫著：“靚妞！”一邊從背包里掏出瘦吉姆香腸棒來吃。

# Park #

#帕克#

"Why not?" They were sitting in the library, and they were supposed to be looking for poems. Cal had already picked out something short about a girl named Julia and the "liquefaction of her clothes." ("Crass," Park said. "It can't be crass," Cal argued. "It's three-hundred years old.")

“為什么不？”他們在圖書館里選詩。凱爾已經(jīng)選了一首短詩，是關(guān)于某個叫茱莉亞的女孩，以及她“化成水般的衣服”的。（帕克說：“粗俗。”凱爾爭辯說：“怎么會粗俗？那可是三百年前的詩啊?！保?/p>

"I'm going to ask Kim out," Cal said.

“我要約琴恩出來?！眲P爾說。

"That's how people learn new words, Park" -- Cal tapped a book of poetry -- "reading."

凱爾敲了敲手中的詩集：“人們就是這樣學(xué)習(xí)新詞匯的——閱讀?！?/p>

Kim was sitting at the next table over with two other preppy girls.

琴恩跟兩個穿著同樣高雅整齊的女孩坐在隔壁桌。

"What? That's a thing. A Betty is a thing."

凱爾說：“什么？流行著呢?！n妞’這個詞現(xiàn)在可流行了?！?/p>

"Don't ask Kim out," Park said.

“別約她?！迸量苏f。

Park looked at Kim again. She had bobbed blond hair and hard, curled bangs, and she was the only kid in school with a Swatch. Kim was one of those people who never wrinkled… She wouldn't make eye contact with Cal. She'd be afraid he'd leave a stain.

帕克又看了琴恩一眼。她留著金色的短發(fā)，劉海厚而卷，還是全校唯一有斯沃琪手表的。琴恩是那種衣衫筆挺、絕無皺痕的女孩，她才不會跟凱爾有眼神接觸，生怕那樣會玷污了自己。

"You're trying too hard."

“這也太牽強了。”