陽光的眼睛·月光的眼睛

薛濤

陽光號小電車和月光號小電車在環城的復線鐵軌上生活，他們的工作是把這里的居民分別送到各自想去的車站，然后頭也不回開往下一個車站。兩列電車的行走方向是這樣的：他們走自己的軌道，總是迎面開來。

Trolley the Sunlight and Trolley the Moonlight live on dual track railways， and they transport people to different stations. There is nowhere to turn around so they just go forward to the next station， and the next and the next. The two trolleys have their own track， but they often meet each other face to face！

是陽光號先注意到了月光號，當時，陽光號正好停在銀河站。陽光號看見月光號像一道藍色的綢帶向遠處飄去，那樣子漂亮極了。

Trolley the Sunlight was the first to notice the existence of the other one. At that moment， Sunlight was drawing near at the Milky Way stop. He saw a blue ribbon blowing away——it was a wonderful sight——it was the Moonlight.

“天底下還有這樣漂亮的電車呢！”陽光號驚呆了，旅客都上來了，他卻遲遲沒有開車。后來，塌鼻子站長來催了，“伙計，該開車了。”

Trolley the Sunlight marveled at the scene， “I never seen a trolley more beautiful！” all passengers got aboard but Sunlight did not start on his way. The station master， a man with a flat nose， yelled to him， “Hey boy！ Its time to go！”

陽光號不情愿地開走了。但是他明白，不久他就能再遇見月光號了，像平時一樣，擦肩而過，就像不認識一樣。果然，不久，陽光號就遠遠地看見那條藍綢帶朝他飄過來。不知為什么，這回，陽光號第一次聽見了自己的心跳，咔嗒嗒，咔嗒嗒——就這樣聽著自己的心跳，月光號從身邊一閃而過。陽光號想，應該打個招呼，于是輕輕地喚了一聲，“嗚——”

Trolley the Sunlight started down his track reluctantly. He knew he would meet Moonlight soon， but they would pass like strangers as usual. He was correct——the blue ribbon was now floating toward him from the far end. Sunlight heard his own heart beating——katata katata——and saw Moonlight passing by. Sunlight thought a hello would be fine at this moment so he made a gentle sound Ding Ding.

月光號走遠了，沒聽見。月光號沒有回應，陽光號惆悵地行進在鐵軌上。這下，陽光號晚點了，他停在銀河站時足足遲到了5分鐘。塌鼻子站長不高興地看著他，“你怎么搞的？”

塌鼻子站長想，這家伙好像有心事，下回得問問他。

But Moonlight had gone on her way. She didnt hear his greeting. Sunlight went on too， but in a melancholy mood. He was five minutes late when he arrived at Milky Way station. The flat-nosed station master was upset with him， asking， “What is wrong with you？”

There must be something worrying Sunlight， thought the station master， and he decided to find out.

第二天下午，月光號才真正注意陽光號。這次是月光號停在銀河站，陽光號從她身邊開過時，“嗚”地鳴了一下汽笛。月光號驚奇地發現，原來這個經常與自己擦肩而過的伙伴有著火一樣的顏色。喔，是個不錯的同行！月光號便鳴響汽笛回應了一下。陽光號聽見月光號的回應，心里劇烈地跳著，咔嗒嗒，咔嗒嗒——這一次，當他開到銀河站時竟然提前了，利用這段時間塌鼻子站長跟陽光號談心。

The following afternoon， when Moonlight was taking her break at Milky Way， she noticed Sunlight. She noticed him because Sunlight rang his bell when passing her. In surprise， Moonlight found this fellow looked like a flame. Must be a nice colleague！ She rang her bell in response. Sunlight heard her reply and his heart was beating fast——Katata， katata！ This time， he was five minutes earlier when he arrived at the station. The station master took the time to talk with Sunlight.

“伙計，你不太對頭。”

“我，我喜歡上一條藍色的綢帶，她回應了我。她回應了我，這非常重要。”陽光號一抬頭看見了藍藍的天空，于是陽光號就覺得滿世界都掛滿了藍綢帶。

“Hey man. You are not yourself. Youve been acting weird.”

“I...I have a crush on a blue ribbon. She responded to my bell and it meant so much to me！”Sunlight looked up and saw the blue sky but all he saw were blue ribbons.

“是這樣啊！”塌鼻子站長看著陽光號幸福的樣子，很可愛。

陽光號問塌鼻子站長：“我算不算在戀愛呢？”

“Is that so？” The flat-nosed station master felt this was a lovely fellow，look at the happy look on his face！

“Am I in love？”

塌鼻子站長馬上提醒陽光號：“你又不知道人家的心意，人家只是跟你打個招呼罷了。”陽光號覺得心里冷了一下，問：“怎么才能知道對方的心意呢？”

塌鼻子站長回憶了一下自己的戀愛史，馬上告訴他：“看看對方的眼睛就知道了。”

“Not yet. You dont know how she feels about it， right？” the station master reminded him. “It is just a hello， right？”

“Then how can I know her mind？” For a second， Sunlight was disheartened.

The flat-nosed station master recalled his own romance and said， “You can tell her mind by looking straight into her eyes.”

說到這里，塌鼻子站長發現其實他一直清楚地記得她，記得她的眼睛。

Saying this， the flat-nosed station master knew he had never really forgotten her， especially her eyes.

這一天，當月光號鳴著汽笛從身邊開過去時，陽光號沒有回應她，卻有了一個新的念頭：看看月光號的眼睛。一天過去，陽光號明白了，他和月光號行走在兩列鐵軌上，只憑擦肩的剎那，是無論如何也看不見對方的眼睛的。這個發現令陽光號的心情灰頹到了極點。到達銀河站時，他又遲到了。

One day， when Moonlight passed by Sunlight， ringing her bell， Sunlight did not respond. He had a new idea on his mind； he wanted to see her eyes. At the end of the day， Sunlight suddenly discovered that they were on different tracks. They could meet but they would never look straight into each others eyes. This new thought almost brought him to despair and he was late to the station again.

“我明白了，我可能永遠也看不到她的眼睛。”陽光號沮喪地說。

塌鼻子站長想，真不該把自己當年的情形說給面前這位朋友，他的情況跟自己不同，他的太特殊了。

He told the station master dejectedly， “I can never look straight into her eyes！”

Flat-nosed station master began to regret what he had said to Sunlight. This poor guy is such a different case.

“對啊——”塌鼻子站長撓著腦袋。

“你得幫我。”臨走，陽光號對塌鼻子說。

“You are right...” he said as he scratched his head.

“Youve got to help me.” said Sunlight as he rolled into his departure.

于是，差不多一整天，塌鼻子站長都是蹲在站臺上給陽光號想法子。在銀河站上車下車的人都以為站長的神經出了毛病呢，很替他擔心。陽光號停在他身邊問辦法有了沒有，站長說快了快了。陽光號第四次停在銀河站時，塌鼻子站長說：“辦法有了，是個危險的實驗，但也只能這樣了。”然后把這個辦法告訴陽光號。陽光號認為自己的剎車技術沒問題，決定按站長說的試試。

The flat-nosed station master squatted on the platform and buried himself in his thoughts all day， hoping to come up with a good idea for Sunlight. Passengers at the station felt he was off his rocker and were worried. Each time Sunlight click-clacked into the station， he asked the station master if he had an idea yet. Each time he received the reply， “Just one minute. Just one minute.” The fourth time Sunlight arrived at Milky Way station， flat-nosed station master said， “I have an idea， a dangerous one， but it seems to be the only thing we can do.” He told Sunlight about the plan. Sunlight considered himself quite skillful with his brake， so he agreed to the plan.

第二天晚上，兩列電車即將開回停車場休息的時候，車里的乘客都下去了，塌鼻子站長喝干一瓶啤酒，然后跑到兩條鐵軌重疊交叉的部位，在那里做了點兒手腳——陽光號如愿以償駛上了屬于月光號的那條鐵軌。陽光號給站長拉了長長的一聲汽笛，站長說：“你就別張揚啦，我做的事情是嚴重違章啊！平時，我是個規矩人，現在不守規矩了。”

The next evening， the two trolleys were about to return to their resting place after all passengers had gotten off. The flat-nosed station master finished his bottle of beer， went to the place where the two tracks crossed， and tampered with it. Now Sunlight could cross onto Moonlights track！ Sunlight was very excited and rang his bell loud and long to express his thanks！

The station master said， “SHHH！ Lower your voice！ I have broken many rules！ I am not a good station master this night. Ugh ！ ” He hung his head and grunted with displeasure.

陽光號一開走，塌鼻子站長便蹲在站臺上點燃一支煙，狠狠地吸了幾口。站長想，但愿別出什么意外，別出什么意外。

Away went Sunlight on his last trip of the day. Flat-nosed station master squatted on the platform and lit a cigarette， taking a few deep drags. Oh please dont let there be an accident， oh please dont， he said to himself over and over.

誰都沒注意，就在剛才，一個大男孩坐上了陽光號。他跟女同事通過電話了，她已經坐在月光號里，她還告訴他，她是月光號里唯一的乘客，真有點兒寂寞呢。大男孩說他也是如此，所有的乘客都下車了，只剩下他一個人。兩個人約好分別在銀河站下車，然后一起去附近的公司上夜班。明天她就要辭職去海外留學了，所以男孩要在今天與她一起上班。大男孩喜歡他的女同事，但一直沒有說明，只是默默喜歡著。

Nobody noticed the teenage boy boarding Sunlight. He had just hung up with his girl friend， who was on the Moonlight trolley. She told him she was the only passenger and felt kind of lonely. The boy said he was the only passenger too and they decided to meet at the Milky Way station， then walk to work for the night shift. She planned to quit the next day to go abroad for further education. That was why the boy wanted to work with her tonight. He was fond of her but he had not told her.

幾分鐘后陽光號發現了大男孩的存在，陽光號馬上通知大男孩，他們正行走在不屬于自己的軌道上，也就是說，他們走的是月光號的軌道，正迎著月光號開過去。

A few minutes later， Sunlight noticed the young man . Sunlight felt he had to tell him at once that they were not on the regular track and that they were headed directly toward Moonlight.

“有點兒危險，是下去還是留下來，你自己拿主意。我的剎車技術你盡管放心就是。”陽光號說。

“你想干什么？為什么要這樣？”大男孩從座位上站起來。

“不為別的，只是想看看月光號的眼睛，認證一件事情，最重要的事情。”陽光號的心一路咔嗒嗒跳著，向前駛去。

“There is a little danger in this special trip. You can get off if you want but I assure you， you can have confidence in my skills. I wont let anything bad happen！”

“What are you doing？ Why are you doing this？” The boy stood up from his seat.

“I am determined to see the eyes of Moonlight. I must look her in the eye to learn something， something most important in my life，” said Sunlight. His heart was beating so fast but he didnt slow down.

“弄不好要相撞的啊！你究竟想認證什么事情？”大男孩已經向車門挪去，他馬上要喊停車了。

“你沒聽說，看對方的眼睛能知道她愛不愛你？”陽光號做好了剎車的準備，它不能帶著這個男孩了，他肯定不相信自己的剎車技術。

“原來是這樣——”大男孩馬上又平靜下來。

“To learn what？” the boy asked as he moved to the door. He was just about ready to yell STOP！

“Havent you heard that you can tell if a girl loves you or not by looking in her eyes？” Sunlight was about to brake and he had a feeling the boy wouldnt trust him.

“Oh...” the boy said， beginning to calm down as he understood.

也說不清為什么，他竟然想留下來了。他隨后打電話通知了女同事，他們決定留在各自的電車里，然后電話一直接通著，互相說著安慰鼓勵的話。女孩告訴他，這次旅行其實有點兒浪漫，就算車毀人亡也不賠。大男孩便說不會的不會的，這時，大男孩的心怦怦跳著，與車輪碾軋鐵軌的節奏一樣。

For reasons he couldnt express clearly， the boy decided to stay on the trolley. He called the girl on the other trolley， and they both decided to stay. They kept talking on the phone to encourage each other. The girl said， “This is kinda romantic， this trip. There is danger of death， but it is worth it！” The boy assured her this wouldnt happen. His heart was beating to the rhythm of the trolley wheels on the rail.

“你也應該像我一樣，看看她的眼睛，我猜你還沒看見過。”陽光號對大男孩說。

大男孩知道該怎么做了。

Sunlight said， “You should look into her eyes as I plan to do. I guess you need to do it as much as I do.”

The boy now knew what he had to do.

而這時，月光號正迎面開來。月光號也從自己車里的女孩那里知道了目前的情況：這次與往常不同，她和陽光號是面對面開向對方， 撞車的危險正等著她。她說，這個粗心的火焰一樣的家伙！

There she was！ Moonlight was heading toward them！ She had heard her passengers phone conversation and knew the trolleys were on the same track， headed squarely toward each other. couldnt he see there was danger？ This careless flame-like fellow！

“你知道他為什么這樣做嗎，他蠻浪漫的呢！”

女孩把她從電話里知道的一切告訴給月光號，月光號馬上感到自己的心劇烈地跳動起來，咔嗒嗒——月光號堅定地開過去。很快，他們看見對方的長長的影子了。借助天空映射的微光，可以看見紅火焰和藍綢帶在漸漸接近。

“Do you know why he is doing this？It seems very romantic of him！” The girl shared all she knew about Sunlight to Moonlight. Moonlights heart began beating faster， too. Katata...she was heading ever forward with determination. Soon， they would see each others long shadows. Against the dim light of the sky， a blaze and a blue ribbon were coming closer and closer.

他們在相距不遠的地方開始減速、剎車，陽光號明顯感到這一次做得不夠從容。幾分鐘后，兩列電車恰好在銀河站相距不足一米的地方停住。車剛停穩，男孩和女孩就分別從車上跳下來，飛快地奔向對方，“成功啦！我們都活著！”然后同時停住，看著對方的眼睛。

They slowed down， applying the brake when they drew quite close. Sunlight felt this was a hasty stop， not quite as smooth as he had planned. The two trolleys were stopped just a meter from the Milky Way station， and before the trolleys came to a full standstill， the boy and girl jumped off， ran to each other shouting “Hurray！” Then they suddenly stopped and looked into each others eyes. They would remember this moment the rest of their lives.

“我想到是一起死就不怕了——”女孩回憶著剛剛熬過來的驚險，“就算明天我去了很遠的地方，我也不會怕了。”

“I am never afraid when you are with me...” the girl wouldnt forget the breathtaking moment. “now I will not be afraid even if I have to travel to the far away school tomorrow.”

男孩什么都不說，默默聽著。他在女孩的目光中發現了格外的東西，它一閃而過，但是男孩確信它就是陽光號想看見的東西。男孩長長出了一口氣，說：“我們活著，一起活著，這是最幸福的事情。”

The boy listened， not saying a word. He had found something in her eyes， a spark， but just for a second. He was sure it was what he had been looking for. Much relieved， the boy answered， “Yeah， we are still alive. Together we live； that is the happiest thing in life.”

陽光號靜靜停在屬于月光號的鐵軌上，他看見月光號澄澈的雙眼正流出兩行淚。雖然以后還要行走在各自的軌道上，可是，畢竟一起活著在這個世界上，那么就是一件幸福的事情。塌鼻子站長把煙頭兒扔得遠遠的，從站臺那邊跑過來，“沒錯，是這樣的，是我當年看見的東西！”

Quietly， Sunlight arched on the rail that belonged to Moonlight. He was looking right in her eyes and saw tears coming down. They had to part again soon but it was blessing they were living together， even if on different tracks. Flat-nosed station master threw his cigarette butt with strength and left the platform. “ That was what I saw in her eyes many years ago！” he thought to himself.

塌鼻子站長抖抖索索拿出一支煙來，點燃它，煙頭兒一閃一閃的，像天邊的星星。

那是不是她的眼睛呢？塌鼻子站長想，其實她還活著，我和她一起活著，她在天邊跟我眨眼呢——

Trembling， he took out another cigarette. He lit it. The cigarette sparkled in the darkness.They looked like the stars in the sky.

“Are the stars her eyes？”the station master wondered， “She must be living somewhere. We are living together under the same sky and now she is blinking her eyes at me...”