Chinese · Episode 2
One Last Day Under the Dome
Spoken by 晓星
Before leaving for Earth, Xiaoxing visits familiar people and places. Her friends have one request: remember what the sea is like.
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明天就要去地球了,在上海上一个学期的学。 Tomorrow I'm leaving for Earth, to study for a semester in Shanghai.
可今天早上起来,还是跟平时差不多。 But when I got up this morning, it still felt about the same as usual.
我看见窗外又蓝又亮的地球, I saw the blue, bright Earth outside the window,
照常说了声“早上好”。说完才想到, and said "good morning" like always. Only after I said it did I think,
很快就要站到那上面去了。 I'd soon be standing up there.
到了花园,王奶奶的机器人绿绿正在浇水, In the garden, Grandma Wang's robot Lülü was watering,
手又歪了一点。 its hand a little crooked again.
我帮它调了调,它跟平时一样说:“谢谢,晓星。 I helped adjust it, and it said like always, "Thanks, Xiaoxing.
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王奶奶问:“你走了,这只手怎么办?” Grandma Wang asked, "When you're gone, what about this hand?"
我说它也不是第一次这样,先这么用着, I said it wasn't the first time—just use it like this for now,
等我回来再好好修。 and I'll fix it properly when I'm back.
她笑了:“那你去吧,去看看雨。 She smiled. "Then go on, go see the rain.
绿绿的手可以等。” Lülü's hand can wait."
后来我跟小美、大伟一起走, Later I walked with Xiaomei and Dawei,
小美一路都走得很慢。 Xiaomei walking slowly the whole way.
她让我到了地球一定去看海,是什么样、 She told me that once I got to Earth I had to see the ocean—what it looks like,
什么味道,都要记住。 what it smells like, I had to remember it all.
大伟还想让我问问怎么去火星, Dawei even wanted me to ask how to get to Mars,
小美马上说:“你别烦她,她还没到地球呢。” and Xiaomei said right away, "Don't bother her—she hasn't even reached Earth yet."
我说先让我到上海站稳再说,他们两个都笑了。 I said let me get my footing in Shanghai first, and they both laughed.
中午小美让我再跳一次。我一跳起来, At noon Xiaomei had me jump one more time. The moment I jumped,
她就喊:“晓星,你飞起来了!” she yelled, "Xiaoxing, you're flying!"
这句话听过很多次,那天落地以后, I'd heard that line so many times, but after I landed that day,
我还是在原地多站了一会儿。 I still stood there a little longer.
晚上我们坐在圆顶边上,又说起地球的雨。 In the evening we sat at the edge of the dome and talked about Earth's rain again.
哥哥的女朋友小雨给我发过一段录音, My brother's girlfriend Xiaoyu had sent me a recording,
我拿出来让他们听。 and I played it for them.
她说那只是普通的星期二。我听来听去, She said it was just an ordinary Tuesday. No matter how I listened,
只听见水不停地打在东西上, all I could hear was water hitting things nonstop,
还是想不出人站在里面是什么感觉。 and I still couldn't imagine what it felt like to stand in it.
回家以后,妈妈催我早点睡。我又看了一眼窗外, After I got home, Mom urged me to sleep early. I glanced out the window again,
顺口说了声“早上好”。 and offhandedly said "good morning."
明明已经很晚了。我自己笑了一下,这才去睡觉。 It was clearly already late. I smiled at myself, then went to bed.