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Chinese Short Story 心锁 Lock of The Heart [Elementary Level]
心锁 29
一百公里外的咖啡厅里。 In the coffee shop one hundred kilo meters away.
yī băi gōnglĭ wài de kāfēitīng lĭ。  
罗致远问林琳，
＂你那个时候为她催眠，
没有完全抹去她的记忆吗？＂		 Luo Zhiyuan asked Lin Lin,
“At that time when you treated her with hibernation,
did you helped her wipe out the whole block of memories?”
luózhì yuăn wèn lín lín，
＂ nĭ nàge shíhou wéi tā cuīmián，
méiyŏu wánquán mŏqù tā de jìyì ma？＂		  
“没有，我所做的，
只是打乱她对事故的记忆，
让它变成没有关联的碎片。
但在一定条件下，
她是可以恢复那些记忆的。＂		 “No. All I did
was to fragment her memories of the incident.
It became a mess of unrelated pieces.
However, under certain circumstances,
it is possible to piece them together again.”
“ méiyŏu， wŏ suŏ zuò de，
zhĭshì dăluàn tā duì shìgù de jìyì，
ràng tā biànchéng méiyŏu guānlián de suìpiàn。
dàn zài yīdìng tiáojiàn xià，
tā shì kěyĭ huīfù nàxiē jìyì de。＂		  
“如果她真想起来了…＂
罗致远不敢再往下想。		 “If she does remember now … ”
Luo Zhiyuan dared not to continue on those thoughts.
“ rúguŏ tā zhēn xiăngqilai le…＂
luózhì yuăn bù găn zài wăng xià xiăng。 		 
   
心锁 30
小吉从卧室走向厨房，
穿梭在时光的隧道里。		 Xiaoji walked out from the bedroom and headed ahead to the kitchen,
passing through the time tunnel.
xiăojí cóng wòshì zŏuxiàng chúfáng，
chuān-suō zài shíguāng de suìdào lĭ。		  

原来是地窖的地方，
草草钉上了一块大木板。

 A big piece of wood plank was nailed down
on top of the cellar door.
yuánlái shì dìjiào de dìfang，
căocăo dīng shàng le yīkuài dà mùbăn。		  
她从旁边找来工具，
费劲地撬开木板。
底下露出方形的木门，
和梦中的一样。		 She found a tool from aside
and laboriously plied open the wood plank.
A square wooden door revealed itself from under.
It appeared exactly the same as in her dream.
tā cóng pángbiān zhăo lái gōngjù，
fèijìn de qiàokāi mùbăn。
dĭxia lùchū fāngxíng de mù mén，
hé mèngzhōng de yīyàng。		  
门并没锁。 The door was not locked.
mén bìng méi suŏ。  
她环顾四周，没发现那把金色的锁。
但在碗柜的底部，她发现了一些纸张。		 She looked around and didn’t see the golden lock.
However, she did find some paper sheets under the dish cabinet.
tā huángù sìzhōu， méi fāxiàn nà bă jīnsè de suŏ。
dàn zài wănguì de dĭbù， tā fāxiàn le yīxiē zhĭzhāng。		  
她把它们抽出来。那是几张泛黄的纸，
上面是稚嫩的画。		 She took them out. Those paper sheets had turned yellowish.
On them was the drawing by a child.
tā bă tāmen chōu chūlái。 nàshi jĭ zhāng fàn huáng de zhĭ，
shàngmian shì zhìnèn de huà。		  
每张纸上画的，居然都是一个场景。 The drawings were repetitively about one scene.
měi zhāng zhĭ shàng huà de， jūrán dōu shì yī gè chăngjĭng。  
心锁 31
一个女孩子抱着一个魔法公主，
魔法公主的手杖上发出光芒，
照射到地上的一个方形的东西。
方形的东西上有个大大的锁！		 A girl was holding a magic princess.
Her magic wand was beaming at a square object on the ground.
There was a big lock attached to the square!
yī gè nǚháizi bào zhe yī gè mófă gōngzhŭ，
mófă gōngzhŭ de shŏuzhàng shàng fāchū guāngmáng，
zhàoshè dào dìshang de yī gè fāngxíng de dōngxi。
fāngxíng de dōngxi shàng yŏu gè dàdà de suŏ！		  
方形的底下躺着一个长发的女人。
不用说，那就是妈妈！		 A woman with long hair lied under the square.
Needless to say, that was Mom!
fāngxíng de dĭxia tăng zhe yī gè cháng fā de nǚrén。
bùyòng shuō， nà jiùshì māma！		  
恍惚间，小吉的手在画纸上游走。
她的感知进入了另一个世界，
一个她丟失了很久的世界！		 In a flash second, Xiaoji found her fingers were moving about on the paper.
She felt that her feelings entered a different world,
a world that she had lost for a long time!
huănghū jiān， xiăo jí de shŏu zài huà zhĭ shàng yóuzŏu。
tā de gănzhī jìnrù le lìngyī gè shìjiè，
yī gè tā diūshī le hěn jiŭ de shìjiè！		  
小吉瘫坐在地上，她找到了！
她找到了她曾丟失的记忆。		 Xiaoji clasped to the floor when she realized what she just found!
She got the memories back that were lost for a long time!
xiăo jí tān zuò zài dìshang， tā zhăo dàoliăo！
tā zhăo dàoliăo tā céng diūshī de jìyì。		  

都想起来了！
把地窖门锁住的，
其实，就是她自己！

 She remembered everything now!
The person who locked the cellar
was actually HERSELF!
dōu xiăngqilai le！
bă dìjiào mén suŏzhù de，
qíshí， jiùshì tā zìjĭ！		  
   
心锁 32
“小吉去的就是安亚家。
她说她在她们家过夜，明天回来。＂
罗致远一边说，
一边焦虑地看着林琳。		 “It was Anya’s home that Xiaoji went.
She said she were having a sleepover and would be back home tomorrow.”
Luo Zhiyuan replied with a worrying look at Lin Lin.
“ xiăo jí qù de jiùshì ān yà jiā。
tā shuō tā zài tāmen jiā guòyè， míngtiān huílai。＂
luózhì yuăn yībiān shuō，
yībiān jiāolǜ de kàn zhe lín lín。		  
“你给安亚的父母打过电话吗？
她们不会在小吉面前提那件事吧？＂
林琳也担心起来。		 “Have you called Anya’s parents?
Will they mention it in front of Xiaoji?”
Lin Lin started to have an uneasy feeling.
“ nĭ gěi ān yà de fùmŭ dă guò diànhuà ma？
tāmen bùhuì zài xiăo jí miànqián tí nà jiàn shì ba？＂
lín lín yě dānxīn qilai。		  
她的这句话提醒了罗致远。 Her words reminded Luo Zhiyuan.
tā de zhè jù huà tíxĭng le luózhì yuăn。  
“我这就给她们家打电话。＂ “Let me call them now.”
“ wŏ zhè jiù gěi tāmen jiā dădiànhuà。＂  
一通电话下来，罗致远脸色大变。 When he finished the call, his face turned pale.
yī tōng diànhuà xiàlai， luózhì yuăn liănsè dàbiàn。  
“安亚的妈妈说，
她俩今早坐车去柳镇了。
我现在得开车过去。
十年来我都没敢带她回去。＂		 “Anya’s Mom said
that the two of them went to Liu Town by bus this morning.
I’m afraid that I have to drive there now.
All the ten years I haven’t had the courage to bring her back there.”
“ ān yà de māma shuō，
tā liă jīn zăo zuòchē qù liŭ zhèn le。
wŏ xiànzài děi kāichē guòqu。
shí niánlái wŏ dōu méi găn dài tā huíqu。＂		  
“让我和你一起去吧！＂林琳恳求。 “Please let me go with you.” Lin Lin pleaded.
“ ràng wŏ hé nĭ yīqĭ qù ba！＂ lín lín kěnqiú。  
   
心锁 33
小去往柳镇大约有两小时的车程。 It was about two hours drive to Liu Town.
xiăo qù wăng liŭ zhèn dàyuē yŏu liăng xiăoshí de chēchéng。  
一路上，罗致远虽然为女儿担心，
但心里却多了份踏实。		 Along the road, despite of his worries for his daughter,
he felt more peace than before.
yīlù shàng， luó zhì yuăn suīrán wéi nǚ’ér dānxīn，
dàn xīn lĭ què duō le fèn tāshi。		  
那种踏实来自身边，
来自身边那个危难时
总能给予他力量的女人。		 The peace came from beside,
from the woman who had always been able to give him strength
when he had needed it most.
nàzhŏng tāshi láizì shēnbiān，
láizì shēnbiān nàge wēinàn shí
zŏngnéng jĭyŭ tā lìliang de nǚrén。		  
他和她相遇，是因为女儿，
他和她重逢，也是因为女儿。
难道，命运自有安排？		 They met for the first time because of his daughter,
they reunited because of her again.
Was all of this the plan of God?
tā hé tā xiāngyù， shì yīn wéi nǚ’ér，
tā hé tā chóngféng， yě shì yīn wéi nǚ’ér。
nándào， mìngyùn zìyŏu ānpái？		  
红灯路口，他侧过头。 At the traffic light, he glanced to his side.
hóngdēng lùkŏu， tā cè guòtóu。  
她的秀发被风吹起，显得格外美丽。 With her silky hair flew in the air, she looked so beautiful.
tā de xiùfà bèi fēng chuī qĭ， xiănde géwài měilì。  
他对她轻轻说，＂谢谢你！＂ He whispered to her, “Thank you!”
tā duì tā qīngqīng shuō，＂ xièxie nĭ！＂  
她没说话，只是看着他，微微点头。 She said nothing but glanced back at him and nodded lightly as a reply.
tā méi shuōhuà， zhĭshì kàn zhe tā， wēiwēi diăntóu。  
   
心锁 34
当他再次踩下油门时，女人问，
“你一直一个人？＂		 When he stepped on brake again she asked,
”Haven’t you re-married over the years?”
dāng tā zàicì căi xià yóumén shí， nǚrén wèn，
“ nĭ yīzhí yīgèrén？＂		  
“嗯。你呢？＂ “No. What about you?”
“ èn。 nĭ ne？＂  
“一样。＂ “Same.”
“ yīyàng。＂  
男人会心地笑了。 He gave her a meaningful smile.
nánrén huì xīnde xiào le。  
女人心头一热。
多年来恩恩怨怨，
到头来仍孤身一人。		 She felt her heart warmed up all of a sudden.
After all the relationships she had been through over the years,
she was still alone.
nǚrén xīntóu yī rè。
duōniánlái ēn ēnyuàn yuàn，
dàotóulái réng gūshēn yī rén。		  
也许，风雨后的彩虹已不遥远。 Maybe, rainbow is not too far away when all the storms are gone.
yěxŭ， fēngyŭ hòu de căihóng yĭ bù yáoyuăn。  
也许，冥冥中，
有一种缘分，它就叫“等待＂。		 Maybe,
she was destined to wait for this day.
yěxŭ， míng míng zhōng，
yŏu yīzhŏng yuánfèn， tā jiù jiào“ děngdài＂。