为你读书：《深夜，你关机了吗》

 

 

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The girl would turn her cell phone off （把手机关闭）and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit had been with her ever since she bought the phone.  

女孩每天临睡前会先关掉手机，然后把它放在写字台自己的相框前，这个习惯从她买手机起就形成了。

The girl had a very close boyfriend. When they couldn't meet they would either（要么……） call or（或者……） send messages to each other. They both liked this type of communication.  

女孩有个很要好的男朋友，两个人不见面的时候，就打打电话或发发短信，大家都喜欢这样的联系方式。

One night, the boy really missed the girl. When he called her, however, the girl's cell phone was off because she was already asleep. The next day, the boy asked the girl to leave her cell phone on （让……打开）at night because when he needed to find her and could not, he would be worried.  

有一天夜里，男孩很想念女孩，打电话过去却已关机，因为女孩已经睡下了。第二天，男孩对女孩说：“以后晚上不要关机，好吗？我想找你的时候找不到你，心会不安。”

From that day forth （从那天起）, the girl began a new habit. Her cell phone was never shut off（关闭）at night. Because she was afraid that she might not be able to（能够……） hear the phone ring in her sleep, she tried to stay very alert （保持警惕）. As days passed （随着时间流逝）, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap began to form between them.  

从那以后，女孩开始了另一种习惯——整夜都不关机。因为害怕电话响时自己会因睡得太沉而听不到，女孩夜夜都很警醒，人便日渐消瘦。慢慢地，两个人之间开始有了裂痕。

 

 

The girl wanted to revive （使……复苏） their relationship. One night, she called the boy. However, what she got was a sweet female voice:“Sorry, the subscriber you dialed （你拨打的号码） is power off.”  

女孩很想挽回即将分手的局面，便在一个深夜给男孩打电话，回答她的却是甜美的女声：“对不起，您拨打的电话已关机。”

The girl knew that her love had just been turned off （关机；某电器关闭）. 

于是女孩知道，她的爱情已经关机。

After a long time, the girl had a new love. No matter （无论如何）how well （有多么好）they got along, the girl refused to （拒绝做某事，后面用动原形）get married. In the girl's heart, she always remembered that boy's words and the night when that phone was power off. 

很久以后，女孩有了另一场爱情。虽然两个人感情很好，但女孩怎么也不肯嫁。女孩的心里还是会想起原来那个男孩的话和那个关机的夜晚。

The girl still kept the habit of （做某事的习惯）leaving her cell phone on all through the night （一整晚）, but not expecting （没有期待，这里用了现在分词表示主动做动作） that it would ring.

女孩还是保持着整夜不关机的习惯，只是不再期待它会响起。 

One night, the girl got ill. In a moment of fluster （在慌忙的时刻）, instead of （而不是……） calling her parents, she dialed the new boyfriend's cell phone. The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.  

一天夜里，女孩身染急症，慌乱之中把本想拨给父母的电话拨到了新男友那里。男孩早已睡下，但手机还开着。 

Later, the girl asked the boy:“Why don't you turn your cell phone off at night?” 

后来女孩问男孩：“为什么深夜还不关机？”

The boy answered:“I m afraid that if you need anything at night and aren't able to find me, you'll worry.” 

男孩说：“我怕你夜里找不到我，会心慌。”

The girl finally married the boy. 

女孩最终嫁给了这个男孩。

Late at night （深夜，也可以用at midnight表示）, do you turn off your cell phone? 

夜深了，你的手机关了吗？