They're both convinced
that a sudden passion joined them.
Such certainty is beautiful,
but uncertainty is more beautiful still.

他们彼此深信
是瞬间迸发的热情让他们相遇。
这样的确定是美丽的，
但变幻无常更为美丽。

"Love at First Sight" 第一段

-- 摘译自辛波丝卡(Wislawa Szymborska)

That winter was extremely cold.
The damp rain mantled the whole city.
Gray sky, and no sunshine.
Inexplicably depressed.
Sometimes, tears just can’t help trickling down
while walking on the street…

那年的冬天特别寒冷，
整个城市笼罩在阴湿的雨里。
灰蒙蒙的天空，迟迟见不着阳光，
让人感到莫名的沮丧，
常常走在街上就有一种落泪的冲动…

In the same apartment building…

在同一栋公寓里…

She lives in an old apartment in the city suburb.
Every time, wherever she goes, she is used to turning left.

她住在城市郊区的一栋旧公寓大楼里，
每次出门，不管去哪里，总是习惯性的先向左走。

He lives in an old apartment in the city suburb.
Every time, wherever he goes, he is used to turning right.

他住在城市郊区的一栋旧公寓大楼里，
每次出门，不管去哪里，总是习惯性的先向右走。

Oct.15. The sun is covered occasionally by the cloud. Bright followed by dark inside. He never meets her.

10月15日 阳光被不断飘过的云朵遮住，屋内的光线忽明忽暗。 他从不曾遇见她。

Oct.28. Sunshine.
He is not doing well these days.
Sometimes, he goes to the restaurant to make some tips by playing his violin.

10月28日 天气晴。
他近来不是过得很好，
晚上偶尔会到城市中的上流餐厅拉琴赚点外快。

Nov.7. Cloudy and wet, a thin layer of sadness of winter.
He likes wandering outside when he does not practice his violin.
Gives food to the doves in the park, always sits idly for the whole afternoon.

11月7日 天气阴湿，有一种冬天来时，淡淡忧郁情绪。
不练琴时，他喜欢在外面闲晃，绕到城里的公园去喂鸽子，常常呆坐整个下午。

Nov.11. Afternoon, chilly wind.
Sometimes, he feels empty and weak.

11月11日 午后，开始刮起一阵阵的冷风。
有时候他会觉得空虚无力。

Nov.19. Winter sunshine lengthens the shadow.
She is used to walking on the left.
He is used to walking on the right.
They never meet.

11月19日 冬天的阳光将影子拉得好长好长。
她习惯向左走，
他习惯向右走，
他们始终不相遇。

Nov.23. Dark early.
She is translating a sad novel,
which makes her always feel the whole world is sad and gray.

11月23日 天色暗的很快，五点不到天就黑了。
她正在翻译一本悲惨的小说，
让她常常觉得世界一片灰暗。

Dec.2. The thick clouds float slowly at the corner of the sky.
When free, she likes to have a coffee downtown,
walk along the street, watch the people pass by, talk to the homeless cat.

12月2日 厚重的云层在远方缓慢的移动。
不工作时，她喜欢逛到城里喝杯咖啡，
在街上散步，看来往的行人，和路边的野猫说话。

Dec. 10. Sunshine. Very damp in the room.
Sometimes, she feels life is boring.

12月10日 太阳出来了，屋内却感到特别潮湿。
有时候她会感到人生乏味。

Dec.17. Sunny.
She is used to riding on the left. He is used to riding on the right. They never meet.

12月17日　天气晴。
她习惯向左走，他习惯向右走，他们始终不曾相遇。

Dec.20. Cloudy to rain.
Like most people in the city, they know nothing about each other while living together…

12月20日 好像又要下雨了。
就像城市里的大多数人一样，一辈子也不会认识，却一直生活在一起…