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

罪恶有痕 34  
小屋里唯一的窗子被拉上了窗帘.
屋外的亮和屋里的暗形成鲜明对比.
The only window in the small room was covered by curtains.
The room felt even darker against the brightness outside.
xiăowū lĭ wéiyī de chuāngzi bèi lā shàng le chuānglián.
wūwài de liàng hé wū lĭ de àn xíngchéng xiānmíng duìbĭ.
 
百无聊赖,
又坐卧不安的庄立群靠在床上.
电视里放些什么他一点都看不进去.
即将过去的早晨是那样的漫长.
Leaning on his bed, Zhuang Liqun couldn’t find anything to do to cope with the boredom and anxiety.
Whatever was on the TV didn’t attract his attention.
The morning that was passing by was like an eternity.
băiwúliáolài,
yòu zuò wòbù’ān de zhuāng lì qún kào zài chuáng shàng.
diànshì lĭ fàng xiē shénme tā yīdiăn dōu kàn bù jìnqù.
jíjiāng guòqu de zăochén shì nàyàng de màncháng.
 
这让他逐渐对这个狭小的空间失去了耐心.
可一旦想起到手的那比丰厚的”收入”,
他烦躁的心情又平静下来.
He realized that he was losing patience to that dingy place quickly.
The only thing that could comfort him were the thoughts of the big “revenue” he made from the “deal”.
zhè ràng tā zhújiàn duì zhège xiáxiăode kōngjiān shīqù le nàixīn.
kě yīdàn xiăngqĭ dàoshŏu de nà bĭ fēnghòu de” shōurù”,
tā fánzào de xīnqíng yòu píngjìng xiàlai.
 
这只是暂时的, 他对自己说.
这之后, 他开始盘算中午的午饭,
是出去买还是吃方便面.
正犹豫着, 门响了.
“It’ll pass.” He told himself.
Then he began to think about lunch,
whether to pick up something outside, or to cook convenient noodle.
While he was uncertain which one to choose, there was a knock on the door.
zhè zhĭshì zànshí de, tā duì zìjĭ shuō.
zhè zhīhòu, tā kāishĭ pánsuàn zhōngwŭ de wŭfàn,
shì chūqù măi háishi chī fāngbiànmiàn.
zhèng yóuyù zhe, mén xiăng le.
 
庄立群的第一反应就是去摸枪.
他迅速下了床, 站在门边听动静。
His first reaction was to reach to his gun.
He swiftly got off the bed and stood by the door side.
zhuāng lì qún de dìyī fănyìng jiùshì qù mō qiāng.
tā xùnsù xià le chuáng, zhàn zài mén biān tīng dòngjìng。
 
敲门声再次响起,
”里面有人吗?我是房东!”
The knock came again,
”Anybody there? This is the landlord!”
qiāomén shēng zàicì xiăng qĭ,”
lĭ miàn yŏurén ma? wŏ shì fángdōng!”