Chinese · Episode 44
Tea, Far from Home
Spoken by 晓星
Tea with 小雨 on Earth, and not knowing how much of 晓航 to report.
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小雨约我在上海喝茶,选了一家很小的店。 Xiaoyu invited me to tea in Shanghai and picked a very small shop.
一进门就闻到叶子的味道,我忍不住多闻了一下。 The moment I walked in I smelled the leaves and couldn't help taking another whiff.
跟家里的花园不一样,可还是觉得亲切。 It was different from the garden at home, but it still felt familiar.
坐下来没多久,她就问:“你哥哥最近怎么样?” Not long after we sat down, she asked, "How's your brother been lately?"
我说他还好,最近挺忙,石头一直在往望城送。 I said he was fine, pretty busy lately—still shipping rock to Wangcheng.
她笑了一下:“他每次也是这么跟我说的。” She smiled a little: "That's what he tells me every time too."
我拿着杯子,不知道还能说什么。 I held my cup, not sure what else to say.
哥哥在外面干活,我知道的其实也不比她多。 My brother's working out there; I don't really know any more than she does.
有时候我想告诉她,哥哥很想她,可是这种话, Sometimes I want to tell her my brother really misses her, but words like that—
还是让他自己说吧。 better let him say them himself.
小雨又问我,在地球住得习不习惯。 Xiaoyu asked again whether I was used to living on Earth.
我说:“身体还在慢慢改,走路累, I said, "My body's still adjusting little by little. Walking tires me out,
连这个杯子都觉得重。” even this cup feels heavy."
她听了就笑,说自己每次从月亮回来, She laughed and said that every time she comes back from the Moon,
也得花一点时间才能习惯。 it takes her a while to get used to it too.
她一年有一半时间在这边,一半在月亮上。 She spends half the year here and half on the Moon.
我才来一个学期,什么都觉得新鲜。 I've only been here one semester, so everything still feels new.
后来我们说到海。我告诉她,小美老是问, Later we talked about the sea. I told her Xiaomei keeps asking,
可我还没去看。 but I still haven't gone to see it.
她说:“还有时间呢, She said, "There's still time.
不用一到地球就把所有地方看完。” You don't have to see every place the moment you get to Earth."
我们又坐了一会儿,茶喝完了,也没再说哥哥。 We sat a while longer. The tea was finished, and we didn't bring up my brother again.
出门时,小雨让我有空再找她。我说好, When we left, Xiaoyu told me to find her again when I had time. I said okay,
这次是真的觉得可以去找她了。 and this time I really felt I could go find her.
我把手放进口袋,碰到了妈妈给的那片叶子。 I put my hand in my pocket and touched the leaf Mom gave me.
叶子已经干了,拿近一点,还能闻到一点香味。 The leaf was already dry; holding it closer, I could still catch a little of its scent.