双语畅销书|《这不是告别》第四章

　　《这不是告别》作为全美媒体和读者的年度之选，一出版就迅速横扫《纽约时报》畅销书榜长达45周，席卷全球三十多国。故事讲述了一头红发、穿着肥大男款衬衫的Eleanor，与沉默寡言、沉迷于音乐和漫画世界的Park之间的故事。

# Eleanor #

#埃莉诺#

She got home that afternoon before all the little kids, which was good because she wasn't ready to see them again. It had been such a freak show when she'd walked in last night…

埃莉诺到家时，孩子们都还没回来。很好，因为她还不想看到他们。昨晚踏进这屋子的第一幕简直就是一场闹剧…

Eleanor had spent so much time thinking about what it would be like to finally come home and how much she missed everybody -- she thought they'd throw her a ticker-tape parade. She thought it would be a big hugfest.

之前，埃莉诺常想，如果她终于回家，场面会是怎样的？她想死了每个人。她以为家人会朝她扔彩带，她以为会有激动拥抱的场面。

Ben just glanced at her, and Maisie -- Maisie was sitting on Richie's lap. Which would have made Eleanor throw right up if she hadn't just promised her mom that she'd be on her best behavior for the rest of her life.

班恩瞄了她一眼。梅西呢——居然坐在了雷奇的大腿上。要不是答应过妈妈，只要妈妈还活着，她都要表现良好，埃莉诺真的可以当场吐出来。

Only Mouse ran to hug Eleanor. She picked him up gratefully. He was five now, and heavy.

只有鼠鼠跑来拥抱她，她感激地抱起了他。鼠鼠五岁了，重得很。

But when Eleanor walked in the house, it was like her siblings didn't recognize her.

但是埃莉诺踏进门时，弟弟妹妹们好像当她是陌生人。

"Look, Dad, it's Eleanor," Mouse said, jumping down. "Do you know Eleanor?"

“爸爸，看，是埃莉诺，”鼠鼠蹦蹦跳跳地说，“你认识埃莉诺吗？”

"Hey, Mouse," she said. They'd called him that since he was a baby, she couldn't remember why. He reminded her more of a big, sloppy puppy -- always excited, always trying to jump into your lap.

“嗨，鼠鼠。”埃莉诺说。鼠鼠还是个小婴儿时他们这就么叫他，埃莉诺不记得为什么了。鼠鼠让她联想起胖胖的、懒散的小狗，永远那么兴奋，永远想跳到你的腿上。