晚上在学校食堂吃完饭后,我就上街买盗版碟片看,这些碟片都很便宜。当然,盗版碟的质量也参差不齐——有的是用照相机摄像头在电影院拍的,前面要是没人站起来的话,也还能凑合着看。反正,看碟片好歹能让我逃避在中国的现实问题。我想家想得要命,一直跟自己说:“只要熬过这一年,你就能回家了。”
When Thanksgiving came around, I decided it'd be easiest if I just ignored it. In China, this isn't difficult; unlike Christmas, which many Chinese people commemorate with decorations, music, and festivities, Thanksgiving slips past unnoticed—it's just another Thursday.
快到感恩节时,我告诉自己:只要不去想它就没啥大不了的。反正身在中国,这没什么。又不像圣诞节,中国人还会搞点装饰、音乐和活动以示庆祝。这里感恩节就像某个寻常的星期四,会悄无声息滑过。
And so it was. I walked to school, taught my classes, did some lesson planning, and came home. But as I sat on my sofa, watching the next film from the James Bond box set I bought for $12 at a local shop, I felt a sense of shame. What was I doing? It was Thanksgiving, damn it. I needed to have a proper Thanksgiving dinner.
事实也确实这样。我去学校上课、备课,然后回家。可当我坐在沙发上准备看一部花12美元在当地商店买的詹姆斯•邦德影片时,突然感到一阵羞愧:我这是在干嘛呀?今天是感恩节,靠!我怎么也得吃顿像样的感恩节晚餐吧。
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