双语有声阅读：深夜,你关机了吗?

 Late At Night, Do You Turn Off Your Cell¹ Phone?

 

深夜,你关机了吗？

Late At Night, Do You Turn Off Your Cell Phone? Today, my friend asked me a question. At night, do you turn off your cell phone? If you don't, whom do you leave it on for?

 

今天，朋友问我一个问题，晚上的时候你的手机关机吗？如果不关机，那你是为谁开着的呢？

I usually do not turn off my cell phone. Why? I have no idea. After reading an article, I seemed to understand a little bit: for that little bit of caring. I am now sharing this story with you.

我一向不关机，但是为了什么呢？我不知道。看过一篇文章后，我有点儿明白了，只为了那丝牵挂。现在我把它拿出来与大家分享。

 

The girl would turn her cell phone off and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit had been with her ever since she bought the phone.

 

女孩每天临睡前会先关掉手机，然后把它放在写字台自己的相框前，这个习惯从她买手机起就形成了。

The girl had a very close boyfriend. When they couldn't meet they would either call or send messages to each other. They both liked this type of communication.

女孩有个很要好的男朋友，两个人不见面的时候，就打打电话或发发短信，大家都喜欢这样的联系方式。

One night, the boy really missed the girl. When he called her, however, the girl's cell phone was off because she was already asleep. The next day, the boy asked the girl to leave her cell phone on at night because when he needed to find her and could not, he would be worried.

有一天夜里，男孩很想念女孩，打电话过去却已关机，因为女孩已经睡下了。第二天，男孩对女孩说：“以后晚上不要关机，好吗？我想找你的时候找不到你，心会不安。”

From that day forth², the girl began a new habit. Her cell phone was never shut down at night. Because she was afraid that she might not be able to hear the phone ring in her sleep, she tried to stay very alert³. As days passed, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap⁴ began to form between them.

从那以后，女孩开始了另一种习惯——整夜都不关机。因为害怕电话响时自己会因睡得太沉而听不到，女孩夜夜都很警醒，人便日渐消瘦。慢慢地，两个人之间开始有了裂痕。

The girl wanted to revive⁵ their relationship. One night, she called the boy. However, what she got was a sweet female⁶ voice:“Sorry, the subscriber⁷ you dialed is power off.”

女孩很想挽回即将分手的局面，便在一个深夜给男孩打电话，回答她的却是甜美的女声：“对不起，您拨打的电话已关机。”

The girl knew that her love had just been turned off.

于是女孩知道，她的爱情已经关机。

After a long time, the girl had a new love. No matter how well they got along, the girl refused to get married. In the girl's heart, she always remembered that boy's words and the night when that phone was power off.

很久以后，女孩有了另一场爱情。虽然两个人感情很好，但女孩怎么也不肯嫁。女孩的心里还是会想起原来那个男孩的话和那个关机的夜晚。

The girl still kept the habit of leaving her cell phone on all throughout⁸ the night, but not expecting that it would ring.

女孩还是保持着整夜不关机的习惯，只是不再期待它会响起。

One night, the girl got ill.In a moment of fluster⁹, instead of calling her parents, she dialed the new boy's cell phone. The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.

一天夜里，女孩身染急症，慌乱之中把本想拨给父母的电话拨到了新男友那里。男孩早已睡下，但手机还开着。

Later, the girl asked the boy:“Why don't you turn your cell phone off at night?”

后来女孩问男孩：“为什么深夜还不关机？”

The boy answered:“I m afraid that if you need anything at night and aren't able to find me, you'll worry.”

男孩说：“我怕你夜里找不到我，会心慌。”

The girl finally married the boy.

女孩最终嫁给了这个男孩。

Late at night, do you turn off your cell phone?

夜深了，你的手机关了吗？

1 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 alert   

adj.机警的，活泼的，机灵的；vt.使...警觉

参考例句：

• Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.驾驶员必须密切注意交通信号。
• The rabbIt'seems to be very alert all its life.兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼，十分警觉。

4 gap   

n.缺口；间隔；差距；不足，缺陷

参考例句：

• We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
• There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。

5 revive   

v.（使）复苏，（使）重振活力，恢复生机，复兴

参考例句：

• These flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。
• They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.他们通过心脏按压使受伤的司机苏醒了过来。

6 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

7 subscriber   

n.用户，订户；（慈善机关等的）定期捐款者；预约者；签署者

参考例句：

• The subscriber to a government loan has got higher interest than savings. 公债认购者获得高于储蓄的利息。 来自辞典例句
• Who is the subscriber of that motto? 谁是那条座右铭的签字者？ 来自辞典例句

8 throughout   

adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
• Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。

9 fluster   

adj.慌乱，狼狈，混乱，激动

参考例句：

• She was put in a fluster by the unexpected guests.不速之客的到来弄得她很慌张。
• She was all in a fluster at the thought of meeting the boss.一想到要见老板，她就感到紧张。