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父亲是一个胖子，走过去自然要费事些。我本来要去的，他不肯，只好让他去。我看见他戴着黑布小帽，穿着黑布大马褂，深青布棉袍，蹒跚地走到铁道边，慢慢探身下去，尚不大难。可是他穿过铁道，要爬上那边月台，就不容易了。他用两手攀着上面，两脚再向上缩；他肥胖的身子向左微倾，显出努力的样子。这时我看见他的背影，我的泪很快地流下来了。我赶紧拭干了泪，怕他看见，也怕别人看见。我再向外看时，他已抱了朱红的橘子望回走了。

fùqin shì yī gè pàngzi ，zǒu guòqù zìrán yào fèishì xiē 。wǒ běnlái yào qù de ，tā bù kěn ，zhǐhǎo ràng tā qù 。wǒ kànjiàn tā dài zhe hēibù xiǎomào ，chuān zhe hēibù dà mǎguà ，shēnqīng bù miánpáo ，pánshān de zǒu dào tiědào biān ，mànmàn tàn shēn xiàqu ，shàng bù dà nán 。kěshì tā chuānguò tiědào ，yào pá shàng nàbiān yuètái ，jiù bù róngyì le 。tā yòng liǎng shǒu pān zhe shàngmian ，liǎng jiǎo zài xiàng shàng suō ；tā féipàng de shēnzi xiàng zuǒ wēi qīng ，xiǎn chū nǔlì de yàngzi 。zhè shí wǒ kànjiàn tā de bèiyǐng ，wǒ de lèi hěnkuài de liú xiàlai le 。wǒ gǎnjǐn shìgān le lèi ，pà tā kànjiàn ，yě pà biérén kànjiàn 。wǒ zài xiàngwài kàn shí ，tā yǐ bào le zhūhóng de júzi wàng huí zǒu le 。

My father's a big guy, to get there would be quite a bit of effort for him. I wanted to go instead, but he just wouldn't let me. I just had to give into my insistent father. I looked over at my father, in his black cloth cap, black knee-length robe and dark green cotton-padded jacket, teetering his way toward the railway and lowering his way down there, which wasn't too difficult. Yet, the difficult part was climbing up to the platform after crossing the tracks. He tightly placed his hands on the top of the platform, shrinking back his legs, his heavy body tilted slightly to the left. The sight was of a many trying his very best. As I took this scene in, looking at his back, my tears rushed down my face. I rushed to wipe away my tears, afraid of being seen by him, or by any others. When I look out again, he was already on his way back, carrying those bright tangerines.

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过铁道时，他先将橘子散放在地上，自己慢慢爬下，再抱起橘子走。到这边时，我赶紧去搀他。他和我走到车上，将橘子一股脑儿放在我的皮大衣上。于是扑扑衣上的泥土，心里很轻松似的，过一会说，“我走了；到那边来信！”我望着他走出去。他走了几步，回过头看见我，说，“进去吧，里边没人。”等他的背影混入来来往往的人里，再找不着了，我便进来坐下，我的眼泪又来了。

guò tiě dào shí ，tā xiān jiāng júzi sànfàng fàng zài dìshang ，zìjǐ mànmàn pá xià ，zài bào qǐ júzi zǒu 。dào zhèbiān shí ，wǒ gǎnjǐn qù chān tā 。tā hé wǒ zǒu dào chēshang ，jiāng júzi yīgǔnǎor fàng zài wǒ de pídàyī shàng 。yúshì pūpū yī shàng de nítǔ ，xīnli hěn qīngsōng shìde ，guò yīhuì shuō ，“wǒ zǒu le ；dào nàbiān lái xìn ！”wǒ wàng zhe tā zǒu chūqù 。tā zǒu le jǐ bù ，huí guò tóu kànjiàn wǒ ，shuō ，“jìnqù ba ，lǐbiān méi rén 。”děng tā de bèiyǐng húnrù láiláiwǎngwǎng de rén lǐ ，zài zhǎo bù zháo le ，wǒ biàn jìnlai zuòxia ，wǒ de yǎnlèi yòu lái le 。

As he was crossing the tracks, he first placed the tangerines on the platform. He then slowly lowered himself to the tracks and picked the tangerines back up to walk over. When he got to my side of the track, I rushed to help him. As he and I got back onto the train, he placed all the tangerines on my fur coat. He patted the dirt off his jacket, and looked very satisfied. After a moment, he said to me: ”I am leaving now. Remember to write to me! ”. I looked over as he walked out. After just a few steps, he looked back at me and said "Go back in, your things are unattended". Once he disappeared into the bustling crowd and I could find him no more, I came in and sat down. My tears came again.

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我北来后，他写了一信给我，信中说道，“我身体平安，惟膀子疼痛利害，举箸提笔，诸多不便，大约大去之期不远矣。”我读到此处，在晶莹的泪光中，又看见那肥胖的青布棉袍，黑布马褂的背影。唉！我不知何时再能与他相见！

wǒ běi lái hòu ，tā xiě le yī xìn gěi wǒ ，xìn zhōng shuō dào ，“wǒ shēntǐ píng ān ，wéi bǎngzi téngtòng lìhài ，jǔ zhù tí bǐ ，zhūduō bùbiàn ，dàyuē dàqù zhī qī bù yuǎn yǐ 。”wǒ dú dào cǐchù ，zài jīngyíng de lèiguāng zhōng ，yòu kànjiàn nà féipàng de qīngbù miánpáo ，hēibù mǎguà de bèiyǐng 。ài ！wǒ bùzhī héshí zài néng yǔ tā xiāngjiàn ！

After I settled in the north, he wrote a letter to me saying that: “I am well except for the pain in my shoulders. The pain makes eating and writing a little difficult. I think the end of my life is not too distant.” As I read this, thru my glistening eyes, I again see my father’s heavy figure in that dark blue turquoise robe. I sigh. I wonder when I shall see him again.

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我与父亲不相见已二年余了，我最不能忘记的是他的背影。那年冬天，祖母死了，父亲的差使也交卸了，正是祸不单行的日子，我从北京到徐州，打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。到徐州见着父亲，看见满院狼藉的东西，又想起祖母，不禁簌簌地流下眼泪。父亲说，“事已如此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路！”

wǒ yǔ fùqin bù xiāngjiàn yǐ èr nián yú le ，wǒ zuì bù néng wàngjì de shì tā de bèiyǐng 。nànián dōngtiān ，zǔmǔ sǐ le ，fùqin de chāishi yě jiāoxiè le ，zhèngshì huòbùdānxíng de rìzi ，wǒ cóng Běijīng dào Xúzhōu ，dǎsuàn gēn zhe fùqin bēnsāng huíjiā 。dào Xúzhōu jiàn zhe fùqin ，kànjiàn mǎnyuàn lángjí de dōngxi ，yòu xiǎng qǐ zǔmǔ ，bùjīn sùsù de liú xià yǎnlèi 。fùqin shuō ，“shì yǐ rúcǐ ，búbì nánguò ，hǎozài tiānwújuérénzhīlù ！”

It's been over two years since I last saw my father and the picture that has been burned into my memory is the silhouette of his back. That winter, my grandmother passed away and my father was let off from his job. Those really were times where bad things came in pairs. I travelled from Beijing to Xu Zhou to meet up with my father, so that we could travel home together to attend the funeral. When I saw my father in Xu Zhou and the house in totally disarray, memories of my grandmother came flooding back. Tears stream down my face. My father said: "It is what is is. There's no need to be sad. There's always a way out."

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我悻悻地回到寝室，心里想，要在那么多人里找寻一个背影，真的像大海捞针一样。或许，桃花运真的还没来......

wǒ xìngxìng de huí dào qǐnshì ，xīnli xiǎng ，yào zài nàme duō rén lǐ zhǎoxún yī ge bèiyǐng ，zhēnde xiàng dàhǎi lāo zhēn yīyàng 。huòxǔ ，táohuā yùn zhēnde hái méi lái ......

Resentfully, I went back to my dormitory. I thought to myself that searching for this vision of a girl in such a sea of people really was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Perhaps my lucky chance hadn't come after all...

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不知怎的，当我走到学校湖边的时候，感觉格外地冷。我下意识地裹紧了外套，突然发现，有一个背影在沿着湖边慢慢地走着。一种莫名的冲动驱使着我向这个背影走去。渐渐地，渐渐地，越来越近，竟然是她！那个清秀的背影，那乌黑的头发和麻花辫！当我走近她时，发现她低着头在抽泣。

bùzhīzěnde ，dāng wǒ zǒudào xuéxiào húbiān de shíhou ，gǎnjué géwài de lěng 。wǒ xiàyìshi de guǒ jǐn le wàitào ，tūrán fāxiàn ，yǒu yī ge bèiyǐng zài yánzhe hú biān mànmàn de zǒu zhe 。yīzhǒng mòmíng de chōngdòng qūshǐ zhe wǒ xiàng zhè ge bèiyǐng zǒu qù 。jiànjiàn de ，jiànjiàn de ，yuèláiyuè jìn ，jìngrán shì tā ！nàge qīngxiù de bèiyǐng ，nà wūhēi de tóufa hé máhuābiàn ！dāng wǒ zǒujìn tā shí ，fāxiàn tā dī zhe tóu zài chōuqì 。

I'm not sure why, but when I got the school lake, I felt a weird chill. Subconsciously, I pulled my jacket around tighter. Suddenly, I noticed the back of a girl as she was slowly walking along the lakeside in front of me. A unexplainable impulse came over me and I started walking towards her, gradually getting closer and closer. As I approached, I saw that it was her! That elegant view of her back. That raven-black hair in a braid! Then, when I got closer, I realized her head was hung low and she was sobbing.

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我像平时一样上了班车找了个窗口座位坐下，掏出耳机正准备带上。不经意间，发现了在我前面，与我隔一个座位，坐着一个女孩。虽然是背对着我，但清秀的背影引起了我对她的无限遐想。特别是她那乌黑的头发和麻花辫，还有辫子末端的红头绳，非常别致脱俗。班车过了两站她就下车了。但这一路上，我睡意全无，连到站下车的时候还在揣测她的样貌。

wǒ xiàng píngshí yīyàng shàng le bānchē zhǎo le ge chuāngkǒu zuòwèi zuòxia ，tāochū ěrjī zhèng zhǔnbèi dàishang 。bùjīngyìjiān ，fāxiàn le zài wǒ qiánmian ，yǔ wǒ gé yī ge zuòwèi ，zuò zhe yī ge nǚhái 。suīrán shì bèiduì zhe wǒ ，dàn qīngxiù de bèiyǐng yǐnqǐ le wǒ duì tā de wúxiàn xiáxiǎng 。tèbié shì tā nà wūhēi de tóufa hé máhuābiàn ，háiyǒu biànzi mòduān de hóngtóushéng ，fēicháng biézhì tuōsú 。bānchē guò le liǎng zhàn tā jiù xiàchē le 。dàn zhè yīlùshàng ，wǒ shuìyìquánwú ，lián dàozhàn xiàchē de shíhou hái zài chuǎicè tā de yàngmào 。

I boarded the bus as usual and found a window seat. I sat down, got out my earphones and was getting ready to put them in. Then, suddenly, I realized there was a girl sitting one seat ahead of me. Even though I was sitting behind her, just the elegant view of her back was enough to draw me into an unending daydream. In particular, it was her raven-black hair. It was pulled back into a single braid with a red hair-tie fastened onto the end. It was so unique yet refined. After the bus had gone only two stops, she got off. That time around, I couldn't sleep at all. Until the very last stop I still was guessing at what she might look like.

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同样的座位，同样的衣着，同样清秀的背影，同样的红头绳和麻花辫。有几次，我有意侧过身想看一下她的脸。但她好像察觉到什么一样，把头转向另一边。难道是她发现了我的举动？我心里暗暗地在想:下次坐车一定要坐到前面，哪怕没座位也要站在车前。唉！对了，可以在车站等她啊。而且一定要找机会和她搭讪，问个电话号码什么的。

tóngyàng de zuòwèi ，tóngyàng de yīzhuó ，tóngyàng qīngxiù de bèiyǐng ，tóngyàng de hóngtóushéng hé máhuābiàn 。yǒu jǐcì ，wǒ yǒuyì cèguò shēn xiǎng kàn yīxià tā de liǎn 。dàn tā hǎoxiàng chájué dào shénme yīyàng ，bǎ tóu zhuǎnxiàng lìng yībiān 。nándào shì tā fāxiàn le wǒ de jǔdòng ？wǒ xīnli ànàn de zài xiǎng :xiàcì zuòchē yīdìng yào zuò dào qiánmian ，nǎpà méi zuòwèi yě yào zhàn zài chē qián 。ài ！duìle ，kěyǐ zài chēzhàn děng tā a 。érqiě yīdìng yào zhǎo jīhuì hé tā dāshàn ，wèn ge diànhuà hàomǎ shénme de 。

The same seat and same clothes. Same delicate view of her back, same red hair-tie and braid. A few times, I tried to pass by her so I could take a look at her face, but she always seemed to know what was up and turn her head to the other side. Is it possible that she knew what I was trying to do? In my head I was secretly thinking: ‘Next time I take the bus, I’ll sit up front. Even if there's no seats, I'll just stand there. Oh, I got it! I can wait for her at the bus stop'. Then I'll definitely have an chance to strike up a conversation and ask for her numer or something.

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呵呵，同学，你的书包掉了。”一个漂亮的女孩子出现在我的面前。“哦，不好意思，听音乐听得睡着了。”我捡起了书包，看了看车窗外。“咦？班车还没开啊。”她乐呵呵地说：“是啊，还有三分钟开。”一边说着，一边在我前面隔一个座位坐下了。背影非常清秀，还梳着一个麻花辫。

hēhē ，tóngxué ，nǐ de shūbāo diào le 。”yī ge piàoliang de nǚháizi chūxiàn zài wǒ de miànqián 。“ò ，bùhǎoyìsi ，tīng yīnyuè tīng de shuìzháo le 。”wǒ jiǎn qǐ le shūbāo ，kàn le kàn chēchuāng wài 。“yí ？bānchē hái méi kāi a 。”tā lèhēhē de shuō ：“shì a ，háiyǒu sān fēnzhōng kāi 。”yībiān shuō zhe ，yībiān zài wǒ qiánmian gé yī ge zuòwèi zuòxia le 。bèiyǐng fēicháng qīngxiù ，hái shū zhe yī ge máhuābiàn 。

“Hee hee, hey there. Your backpack fell off.” A beautiful girl appeared in front of me. “Oh, sorry. I was listening to music and fell asleep.” I picked up my bag and looked out the car window. “Huh? The shuttle bus hasn't started.” “There's still 3 minutes.” She giggled and said. As she was speaking, she sat down in the seat in front of me. Looking at her from behind, she was so elegant; her hair pulled back into a single braid.

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