“前智能手機(jī)時(shí)代”等人時(shí)做的20件事

Legend has it that back in the day， when people waited， they learned the real meaning of the word “patience”. The reason? Smartphones weren’t invented yet!

聽說(shuō)很久很久以前，當(dāng)我們等人的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)領(lǐng)悟“耐心”這個(gè)詞的真諦。為什么？因?yàn)槟莻€(gè)時(shí)候智能手機(jī)還沒(méi)有誕生唄！

Here are 20 things we used to do — pre-smartphone — when we were waiting in line for a movie to start or for the food to come.

下面是我們?cè)凇扒爸悄苁謾C(jī)時(shí)代”常常會(huì)做的：當(dāng)我們?cè)陔娪霸洪T口排著隊(duì)等待購(gòu)買電影票時(shí)，或在餐廳里等待上菜時(shí)……

1. Smile politely at other people in the same situation.

給處境相同的人一個(gè)禮貌的微笑。

2. Read the newspaper you were carrying under your arm.

拿出夾在胳膊下的報(bào)紙來(lái)讀。

3. Pay too much attention to other people’s conversations.

注意別人的談話。

4. Watch the rain or snow attentively.

專注地看著雨或雪。

5. Read shampoo bottles or anything else with words in the bathroom.

在洗手間讀洗發(fā)液瓶子上的字或其他帶字的東西。

6. Tap your fingers on the table.

用手指敲桌子。

7. Observe people around you.

觀察周圍的人。

8. Keep folding whatever paper is in your pocket until it can’t be folded anymore.

從口袋里隨便掏出一張紙，不停地對(duì)折直至不能再折下去。

9. Walk back and forth.

來(lái)回踱步。

10. Update your agenda or write it on paper.

更新日程表，或者把行程寫在紙上。

11. Smile all the time to show everyone what a great time you’re having.

保持微笑，讓每個(gè)人知道你過(guò)得很快樂(lè)。

12. Make eye contact with people in the same situation.

和你處境相同的人交流眼神。

13. Close your eyes.

閉目養(yǎng)神。

14. Look compulsively at your watch.

不停地看表。

15. Look forward to seeing your friends to tell them what you’d been doing.

想著見小伙伴，告訴他們你最近的情況。

16. Live on the edge， never knowing when the other person was going to arrive (remember: there were no cell phones to call to check or receive a cancellation)

坐立不安，不知道對(duì)方到底什么時(shí)候才到。（記住：那個(gè)時(shí)候沒(méi)有手機(jī)，沒(méi)辦法確認(rèn)對(duì)方到達(dá)的時(shí)間，也沒(méi)辦法知道對(duì)方不來(lái)了。）

17. Get sick of wondering where everyone else is.

抓狂地想知道其他人到底去哪兒了。

18. Experience the meaning of the word “patience”.

體味“耐心”這個(gè)詞的真諦。

19. Decide to think for a while.

決定沉思一下。

20. Do nothing was always an option.

什么都不做也是選擇之一。

Vocabulary

attentively adv. 聚精會(huì)神地

tap v. 輕敲；輕打

update v. 更新

agenda n. 日常工作事項(xiàng)

contact v. 接觸；聯(lián)系

compulsively adv. 強(qiáng)制地；強(qiáng)迫地

on the edge 坐立不安

get sick of 對(duì)……厭惡

option n. 選擇