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「Eric開始有一種奇怪的發自內心的刺痛感他變得有一些迷茫了」
一位名叫Eric的男子正在遛他的狗 Nova
A man named Eric is on a walk with his dog, Nova.
遛著遛著 Nova走丟了
While on the walk, Eric loses Nova
因為當他們經過灌木叢時 突然蹦出來一隻兔子
after she pulls the leash from his hand
Nova為了追趕這隻兔子
in pursuit of a rabbit
掙脫了Eric手上的狗繩
that happens to jump out of a bush as they pass by it.
Eric緊追在Nova之後
Eric chases after Nova
但這只會刺激她跑得更快
but this only inspires her to run faster,
最終她徹底消失在Eric的視線中
until she completely eludes Eric’s vision
Nova繼續追捕著那隻兔子
continuing on her pursuit of the rabbit, that has,
目前 那隻兔子藏在另一方向的某個地方
by now,hidden somewhere in the other direction.
就這樣過了很久
After a great deal of time passes,
顯然 Nova已經迷失了方向
it becomes clear that Nova has outrun her sense of orientation
就這麼走丟了
and is now lost.
那天之後 Eric便一直在尋找Nova
Eric spends the rest of the day and the days following searching for Nova.
他通知了鄰居 向親朋好友尋求幫助
He notifies neighbors, enlists friends and family to help,
還粘貼了尋狗啟示等等
puts up signs, and so on.
一周過去了 還沒有找到Nova
A week goes by, nova is still missing
Eric悲痛異常
Eric is devastated beyond comprehension
他在想到底是有多麼倒黴
he thinks about how horriblyunluckyit was
使得這隻兔子恰好在錯誤的時間蹦出來
that the rabbit jumped out at just the wrong time
而他的手又恰好放錯了地方
and that his hand position was just in the wrong place
從而讓Nova掙脫了狗繩
to allow Nova to pull the leash from it
又過了一周
About another week later,
一個女人出現在Eric的門前
a woman shows up at Eric’s front door,
她牽著Nova
she has Nova.
Eric和Nova就這樣重逢了
After nova and Eric reconnect in a chaotic,
這一幕讓人百感交集又暖人心房
heart-warming display of affection,
隨後Eric向女人表達了謝意
Eric thanks the woman.
她做了個自我介紹 告訴Eric 她叫Vanessa
She introduces herself and tells Eric her name is Vanessa.
她很漂亮 和Eric同歲
She’s beautiful, and about Eric’s same age.
Eric和Vanessa聊了一會 兩人似乎一見如故
Eric and Vanessa talk for a little while and seem to hit it off,
在接下來的幾周裡 他們出去逛了幾次
In the following weeks they hang out several times
一切都很順利 不久他們開始約會
and things goes so well, they soon begin dating.
Eric發現她極其迷人 善良 有趣 聰明 率真……
Eric finds her to be absolutely gorgeous, kind, funny, smart, spontaneous…
她能具備小說中對於完美伴侶的所有描述
all the right buzzwords for a perfect romantic partner in a story.
不久 Eric和Vanessa便墜入了愛河
Soon, Eric and Vanessa fall in love,
這段關係看似已發展到如你所想的那般功成圓滿
the relationship is everything one could reasonably hope a relationship to be.
Eric心想 自己是多麼幸運
Eric thinks about howluckyit was
才會讓Vanessa出現
that Vanessa was who happend
在恰當的時間和地點
to be in the right place at the right time
找到Nova並把她帶回來
to find and return Nova.
數月後的一天 Eric開車去接Vanessa
A couple months go by, Eric is driving on his way to pick up Vanessa.
在經過一個交叉路口時 Eric全速前進
While driving through an intersection, Eric is T-boned at full speed
這時一位大意闖了紅燈的司機
by a driver who distractedly runs a red light
直接從那條垂直小路上直衝上來
coming from the perpendicular side street.
Eric被撞得失去了意識
Eric is knocked unconscious
連車帶人都翻滾了1080度
as he and his car are sent in a thrashing 1080° spin.
大約一個小時後 Eric發現自己在醫院裡
An hour or so later, Eric finds himself in a hospital.
醫生告知Eric發生了什麼
A doctor informs Eric of what has happened,
並向他解釋 他的頭部遭到了重創
and explains that he has suffered a severe head injury,
他們需要儘快進行一些檢查和腦部掃描
and that they will need to run some immediate tests as well as a brain scan
來確定受創的嚴重程度
to determine the severity,
以及是否有可能存在永久腦損傷或顱內出血
and if there’s any chance of permanent brain damage or internal bleeding.
隨著他的意識逐漸恢復
As his consciousness begins to more clearly return to him,
Eric心想 我是有多麼不幸
Erick thinks about howunluckyhe was
才會在去接Vanessa的路上
to have been going to get Vanessa
恰好在那個時間出現在那個方向
in the exact direction at the exact time
他對這種巧合感到憤怒
因為他的人生可能就此被毀
Eric在醫院裡住了一夜
Eric is held overnight at the hospital.
第二天 醫生來到Eric的病房
The next day, the doctor comes in into Eric’s room,
醫生問道 「Eric 感覺怎麼樣？」
the doctor asks,
Eric回答 「沒事 可能頭腦有點迷糊」
Eric replies,
醫生說道 「我能想像得到 你被撞得很慘」
they doctor says. ,
Eric回答道 「是這樣的」
Eric responds.
醫生接著說 「好吧 我看了你的CT圖
我有一些不好的消息
但我也有好的消息要告訴你」
Eric非常疑惑地說 「好吧 那我先聽壞消息」
Eric says: , says the doctor. ,
醫生說 「好吧 實際上他們算是同一個消息」
「這是什麼意思？」 Eric 更加疑惑和不解地問
Eric asks with an escalating level of concern and confusion.
醫生說 「壞消息是 我們在你的大腦裡發現疑似神經膠質瘤」
醫生停頓了一下
The doctor pauses for a moment,
Eric滿臉不解地看著他
and Eric looks at him unaware of what this means.
「這是一個腫瘤 」醫生接著說
「It’s a tumor」, the doctor goes on to saying ,
「不過 好消息是我們在你的大腦裡發現了疑似神經膠質瘤。」
「你是什麼意思？這怎麼會是個好消息呢？」
Eric問道
Eric asks,」
「這個腫瘤和你的這次意外並沒有什麼關係
實際上 你在這次事故並沒有受傷
但正因為你的這次事故
我們做了腦補掃描 也正因為這次掃描
we ran the brain scan. Because of the brain scan
我們發現了腫瘤
we found the tumor.
而通常我們只有在特定的情況下才能發現腫瘤
Normally we only catch a tumor like this 「…
比如 在某人意識到自己身體不適後
察覺到了一些症狀 但往往總是發現得太晚了
然而 正是因為我們現在發現了這個腫瘤
Because we found the tumor right now, though,
我們可以在它良性的時候切除它 以免它惡化
we cut it while it’s still benign before it became malignant
並長到大腦的其它地方
and grew into any other areas of your brain,
而那種情況大多數時候是致命的
which in almost all cases becomes fatal.
既然它仍然處於良性階段
Since it’s still in this stage, though,
我們就能完全沒有任何困難地去除這個腫瘤
we should be able to remove it almost entirely without any issue. ,
Eric 雖然聽起來奇怪 但是從本質上來說這一次的車禍拯救了你的生命
所以呢 這次好消息偽裝成了壞消息」
醫生總結道
the doctor concludes.
Eric開始有一種奇怪的發自內心的刺痛感
Eric starts to feel a weird, visceral tingling sensation
他變得有一些迷茫了
and becomes slightly disoriented.
這種迷茫 也許來自於頭上的傷 也許來自於當下所產生的情感
也許來自於醫生從根本上把同一件事說了兩次
但是Eric卻經歷了兩種完全不同的心路歷程
也許它來自於所有這些事
不管如何 Eric環顧著這個房間
Regardless, Eric looks around at the room.
他認為他是如此幸運
He thinks about howluckyhe was
能在這個地點這個時間去接Vanessa
to having going to get Vanessa in the exact direction at that exact time.
他認為他是如此幸運地遭遇了這次車禍
He thinks about how lucky he was to have gotten in the car accident.
他又認為這麼想非常奇怪
He thinks about how weird it is to think this.
是禍偏認為是福 是福卻又認為是禍
在這一瞬間 Eric突然意識到他對世事本質的無知
In this moment, Eric realizes how little he knows about what anything actually is.
他未曾知道 也永遠不會知道
That he has never and can never know
發生在他身上或因他而起的事情背後的另一面
what exists on the other side of anything that happens to him or because of him,
無論它看起來有多好或是多壞 多幸運或是多不幸
no matter how good or bad, lucky or unlucky any of it might seem.
Eric產生了一種奇怪又矛盾的感受既無助又解脫
Eric feels a strange, paradoxical sense of helplessness and liberation.
大約一周之後 Eric進行了腦部手術移除了腫瘤
About a week later, Eric undergoes brain surgery to remove the tumor.
手術非常成功
The surgery is successful.
Eric如獲新生
Eric is mostly as good as new,
除了從頭皮一側向下的傷疤
with exception to a scar running down the side of his scalp
幾日後 他得以離開醫院
Several days later, after being released from the hospital,
Eric和Vanessa一起待在家裡養傷
Eric is at home with Vanessa, recovering.
為了呼吸新鮮空氣 他會溜溜Nova
To get some fresh air, he takes Nova out for a walk.
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感謝譯者 杜若 審核員Y