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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)

罪恶有痕 1 Traces of Sin
南方的盛夏,
闷热得连一丝凉风都没有。
In the midsummer of the southern cities,
it was so hot and damp that there wasn’t even the hint of a breeze.
nánfāng de shèngxià,
mēnrè dé lián yī sī liáng fēng dōu méiyŏu。
 
屋里的电风扇一边转,
一边发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。
当人的思维在高速运转时,
大概也会发出这样的声音。
The fan in the room kept spinning tirelessly in a cracking tone.
It’s probably true that when our brain works in full power,
it would make a cracking sound just like that.
wū lĭ de diànfēngshàn yībiān zhuàn,
yībiān fāchū gāzhī gāzhī de shēngyīn。
dāng rén de sīwéi zài gāosù yùnzhuăn shí,
dàgài yě huì fāchū zhèyàng de shēngyīn。
 
窗边坐着的女人有一头染成棕黄色的卷发。
她盯着窗沿的某个地方,
努力回想着当天早晨发生的事情。
The woman sitting beside the window had curly hair that dyed in Brown.
She stared into a certain spot on the window sill,
trying her best to recall all that had happened in the early morning.
chuāng biān zuò zhe de nǚren yŏu yītóu rănchéng zōnghuángsè de juănfà。
tā dīng zhe chuāng yán de mŏu gè dìfang,
nŭlì huíxiăng zhe dàngtiān zăochén fāshēng de shìqing。
 
旁边一个男人提示她,”你不用害怕,
我们会对你的个人情况绝对保密.
在这起持枪抢劫案里,
你很可能是唯一看清嫌犯模样的人。
A man on her side reassured her, “Don’t worry,
we will keep your identity absolutely confidential.
As for this armed robbery,
you probably are the only person who witnessed the robbers’ look.
pángbiān yī gè nánrén tíshì tā,” nĭ bùyòng hàipà,
wŏmen huì duì nĭ de gèrén qíngkuàng juéduì băomì.
zài zhè qĭ chíqiāng qiăngjié’àn lĭ,
nĭ hěn kěnéng shì wéiyī kànqīng xiánfàn múyàng de rén。
 
我们虽然已经做了一遍笔录,
你不妨再叙述一遍经过,
这样做对你的回想会有帮助。”
Although we’ve just finished our interview,
you might as well run through the whole event again
to help you recall all the details.”
wŏmen suīrán yĭjīng zuò le yībiàn bĭlù,
nĭ bùfáng zài xùshù yībiàn jīngguò,
zhèyàng zuò duì nĭ de huíxiăng huì yŏubāngzhù。”
 
女人点了点头. 这是一个聪明镇静的女人。
一份推销保险的职业, 虽然不太讨人喜欢,
但却培养了她对人过目不忘的能力。
The woman nodded. She’s smart and calm.
A job of an insurance agent, not that much of a likable occupation,
had trained her to remember people’s appearance extremely well.
nǚren diăn le diăntóu. zhè shì yī gè cōngming zhènjìng de nǚren。
yī fèn tuīxiāo băoxiăn de zhíyè, suīrán bù tài tăorénxĭhuan,
dàn què péiyăng le tā duì rén guòmùbùwàng de nénglì。
 
“因为客户住得远, 我今天很早就出门了.
天刚朦朦亮, 我就开上131国道。”
“Due to the far location of my client, I had to get out very early this morning.
Before dawn, I’ve already driven onto highway 131.”

“ yīnwèi kèhù zhù de yuăn, wŏ jīntiān hěn zăojiù chūmén le.
tiān gāng méng méng liàng, wŏ jiù kāi shàng131 guódào。”

 
“当时路上车多不多?”
提问的男人一边问, 一边在纸上记着。
“Were there many cars on the road at that time?”
the man asked her while taking down notes.
“ dāngshí lùshang chē duō bù duō?”
tíwèn de nánrén yībiān wèn, yībiān zài zhĭ shàng jì zhe。
 
“车很少, 星期天那条路都很好开。” “Not really. It’s always an easy drive on that road in Sundays.”
“ chē hěn shăo, Xīngqītiān nà tiáo lù dōu hěn hăo kāi。”  
“请继续说.” “Go ahead please.”
“ qĭng jìxù shuō.”  

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