《這不是告別》作為全美媒體和讀者的年度之選,一出版就迅速橫掃《紐約時報》暢銷書榜長達45周,席卷全球三十多國。故事講述了一頭紅發(fā)、穿著肥大男款襯衫的Eleanor,與沉默寡言、沉迷于音樂和漫畫世界的Park之間的故事。
1. She could walk home from school. Pros: Exercise, color in her cheeks, time to herself. Cons: She didn't know her new address yet, or even the general direction to start walking.
一、她可以步行回家。好處:能運動,會讓臉色紅潤,有獨處的時間。缺點:她還不知道新家的地址,甚至大致方向。
# Eleanor #
#埃莉諾#
3. She could call her dad. Ha.
三、她可以打電話給爸爸。哈。
Even if Eleanor could avoid the bus today, even if her fairy godmother showed up with a pumpkin carriage, she'd still have to find a way to get back to school tomorrow morning.
就算她的神仙教母此刻現(xiàn)身,變出一輛南瓜馬車,讓她躲過今天的校車之旅,明天上午,她還是得設法來上學。
And it's not like the devil-kids on the bus were going to wake up on the other side of their beds tomorrow. Seriously. It wouldn't surprise Eleanor if they unhinged their jaws the next time she saw them. That girl in the back with the blond hair and the acid-washed jacket? You could practically see the horns hidden in her bangs. And her boyfriend was possibly a member of the Nephilim.
同車的那些小魔頭也不可能一覺醒來就變了個人。老實說,如果下次他們朝埃莉諾齜牙咧嘴,她也不會意外。至于坐在車尾的那個穿褪色牛仔夾克的金發(fā)女孩,你幾乎能看見她劉海下面有兩只角,她的男友還可能是巨人國的一員。
2. She could call her mom and ask for a ride. Pros: Lots. Cons: Her mom didn't have a phone. Or a car.
二、她可以打電話叫媽媽來接她。優(yōu)點:很多。缺點:她媽媽沒電話,也沒車。
Eleanor considered her options:
埃莉諾思索著可能的選擇:
4. She could call her grandma. Just to say hi.
四、她可以打電話給奶奶。純屬問候。
She was sitting on the concrete steps at the front of the school, staring out at the row of yellow buses. Her bus was right there. No. 666.
她坐在校門口的水泥臺階上,望著一整排的黃色校車。她的校車就在那里,666號。