双语畅销书|《这不是告别》第十章

　　《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 picked them up and sat down. He was already reading.

她捧起书坐下。他已经在看漫画了。

The next morning, when Eleanor got on the bus, there was a stack of comics on her seat.

第二天早上埃莉诺踏上校车时，座位上已经摆了一摞漫画。

That night, after her brothers and sister fell asleep, Eleanor turned the light back on so she could read. They were the loudest sleepers ever. Ben talked in his sleep, and Maisie and the baby both snored. Mouse wet the bed -- which didn't make noise, but still disturbed the general peace. The light didn't seem to bother them though.

那天晚上，孩子们都睡着后，她开灯读起了漫画。这些家伙连睡觉都吵得很，班恩会说梦话，梅西和小婴儿会打呼，鼠鼠会尿床，虽然不吵，但也破坏安宁。不过灯光倒不会干扰他们。

Eleanor put the comics between her books and stared at the window. For some reason, she didn't want to read in front of him. It would be like letting him watch her eat. It would be like… admitting something.

埃莉诺把漫画插在课本里，望着窗外。不知道为什么，她不想当着他的面翻这些漫画。这就像让他看见她吃东西的模样，就像…承认了某些东西。

But she thought about the comics all day, and as soon she got home, she climbed onto her bed and got them out. They were all the same title -- Swamp Thing.

但是她一整天都在想那些漫画，回到家，她马上爬上床，拿出漫画，全是同一个系列——《沼泽异形》。

Eleanor ate dinner sitting cross-legged on her bed, extra careful not to spill anything on the books because every issue was in pristine condition; there wasn't so much as a bent corner. (Stupid, perfect Asian kid.)

埃莉诺盘腿坐在床上吃完晚餐，特别小心不让晚餐滴到漫画书上，因为每一本都保存得很完美，连书角折痕都没有。（愚蠢而完美的亚洲男孩啊。）