■ 爱情不关机　Late at Night◎ AnonywousToday, my friend asked me a question.

At night, do you turn off[78] your cell phone?

If you don’t, whom do you leave it on for?

朋友今天问了我一个问题。

深夜，你的手机会关机吗？

如果不关，那是为谁而开呢？

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.

我通常都不关机。

为什么？

我不清楚。

但读完这篇文章后，我似乎有所了解：只为那一丝牵挂。

现在，就让我与你一起分享这个故事。

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.

每晚睡觉前，女孩都会关掉手机，把它放在桌上的照片旁。

从她买手机起，就一直保持着这个习惯。

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.

女孩有个亲密的男朋友。

不见面时，他们会打电话或发信息给对方。

他们都喜欢这种交流方式。

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.

一天晚上，男孩很挂念女孩。

但他给她打电话时，女孩关机了，因为她已经睡着了。

次日，男孩对女孩说，希望她晚上不要关机，因为他想找她时却找不到，他会很担心。

From that day forth, the girl began a new habit.

Her cell phone 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 alert[79] .

As days passed, she became thinner and thinner.

Slowly, a gap began to form between them.

从那天起，女孩开始了新的习惯，晚上不关手机。

因为她害怕他打来电话，而自己睡觉又听不到，于是女孩经常保持警惕。

日子一天天过去了，她也日渐消瘦。

渐渐地，他们之间出现了隔阂。

The girl wanted to revive[80] their relationship.

One night, she called the boy.

However, what she got was a sweet female voice, “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off.

”女孩想要维系他们的关系。

一天晚上，她给男孩打电话，却听到了一个甜美的女声：“对不起，您所拨打的电话已关机。

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

女孩明白了，她的爱也关机了。

After a long time, the girl had a new love.

No matter how well they got along, the girl, however, 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，女孩有了新的爱情。

但无论他们相处得有多好，女孩还是拒绝结婚。

在她心中，还会时常想起那个男孩的话，还有那个关机的夜晚。

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

女孩仍然保持着整夜开机的习惯，但是不再期待它会响起。

One night, the girl caught ill.

In a moment of fluster, instead of calling her parents, she dialed the new boyfriend’s cell phone.

The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.

一天晚上，女孩生病了。

慌乱中，本想给父母打电话，却打到了新男友那里。

男孩已经睡了，但手机依旧开着。

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

”后来，女孩问男孩：“为什么整晚开着手机？

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

”男孩回答说：“我担心你晚上有需要时找不到我，会着急。

”The girl finally married the boy.

最终，女孩嫁给了这个男孩。

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

深夜，你的手机开着吗？

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