1) One Month Too Soon
一个月太快 (其实这个标题与正文有啥联系我一直没弄明白 _(:3」∠)_)
Penelope was wakened by the cheers from the agora. She turned to the man in her bed and whispered, "What have I done?"
Penelope 被早晨市集的喧闹声吵醒,她转头俯身向枕边的男人轻声耳语道:我做了什么?
2) Blind Date
相亲
She walks in and heads turn. I'm stunned. This is my setup(感觉这个词没翻译好)? She looks sixteen. Course, it's hard to tell, through the scope.
她走了进来,并向我转过头。我惊呆了。难道这就是我的计划吗?她看上去只有16岁。当然,这很难仅通过眼睛看到的来判断。
3) Dickie
Everyone in town went to the same gynecologist, Dickie. Even Dickie's sister went to Dickie. No one thought this was strange except for the out-of-towners.
小镇上的每一个人生病后都会去找同一个医生,即妇科医生 Dickie,甚至连他的姐妹也是这样。除了外镇的人,没有人对此感到奇怪。(感觉妇科医生与Dickie这个单词可能有什么深意 _(:3」∠)_)
4) Ransom
赎金
Broke and desperate, I kidnapped myself.
Ransom notes were sent to interested parties. Later, I sent hair and fingernails, too.
They insisted on an ear.
破产与绝望,使我绑架了自己。将赎金通知单寄给了亲属,随后,我还寄出了头发和指甲。
但是他们还坚持要见到一只耳朵,方才交赎金。 (恐怖故事吗?)
5) Or Even Longer
甚至更久
Together they throw the dirt, listen to its plunk against wood, a sound so unlike anything else in the world, one you could remember forever.
他们一起铲起泥土,泥土恰好簌簌地散落在树木上,那声音不同于世界上其他任何一种声音,是你永远也不会忘记的声音。
微小说好考验一个人的功力 _(:3」∠)_