十岁男孩的五分钟成长之路：克服恐惧去“冒险”

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[00:03.14]11 Growing Up in Five Minutes	五分钟成长
[00:07.33](By Carlo Timbol)	（译 / 雷起凤）
[00:08.83]I liked to think of myself as a grown man, but consternation was eating away at my bravado like a starved piranha devouring its prey. 我那时喜欢把自己看作一个大人，但是惊恐、慌乱就像一条饥肠辘辘的食人鱼吞食猎物一般，渐渐攻破了我的虚张声势。
[00:20.60]The storm grew stronger. 暴风雨变得越来越猛烈。
[00:22.43]The lights went off. 灯都熄灭了。
[00:24.11]The clock struck nine. 时钟敲了九下。
[00:26.13]I began to cry.	我哭了起来。
[00:28.26]Then the phone rang. 这时电话铃响了。
[00:30.45]I wiped my tears, swallowed my sobs and answered. 我擦去眼泪，强忍着哽咽接起了电话。
[00:34.16]It was my mother.	是妈妈打来的。
[00:35.52]Hello, Carlo? She began. "I'm still ..."	“嗨，卡洛吗？”她说道：“我还在……”
[00:40.00]Where are you? I interrupted, fully aware that my agitation was unbecoming for a grown-up.	“你在哪里啊？”我打断了她的话，完全不管自己当时的焦虑不安有失大人的身份。
[00:46.20]I'm here, in Glori's, with your brother.	“我在格洛里这儿，和你弟弟一起。”
[00:49.60]I knew that the Glori Supermart was only five minutes from our house. 我知道格洛里超市离我们家只有五分钟的路程。
[00:53.61]I knew because my dad told me, and estimating distances was grown men's stuff.	我之所以知道是因为我爸爸告诉过我，而且估计路程也是一个大人该会的本事。
[00:59.50]What time will you be home? I asked.	“你们什么时候才能到家啊？”我问道。
[01:02.83]Unless we get a ride, you shouldn't expect us any time soon.	“除非我们能搭上车，要不然你别期望我们很快就能到家。”
[01:07.51]Why don't you take a pedicab home?	“为什么不坐三轮车回家呢？”
[01:10.19]The tricycle drivers won't accept any passengers.	“三轮车司机都不载客。”
[01:14.53]"Walk?"	“走回来呢？”
[01:15.45]Through that flood? I don't think so - that's why I called.	“冒这么大的雨走回来呀？我觉得不行――所以我才给你打电话。”
[01:19.92]I braced myself.	我赶紧让自己撑住。
[01:21.74]Get your raincoat, hail a pedicab and fetch us here, she said.	“穿上雨衣，招呼一辆三轮车过来接我们吧。”她说道。
[01:26.75]Stunned , I couldn't utter a word. 我目瞪口呆，一句话也说不出来。
[01:29.56]My mother continued.	我妈妈还在继续说着。
[01:30.99]Carlo? Is that OK with you?	“卡洛？你能行吗？”
[01:33.88]Was it OK with me? 我能行吗？
[01:35.51]Was she kidding? 她在开玩笑吗？
[01:36.64]It was raining hard, it was dark, and thunder roared every minute - not that I was scared, but I was only ten! 雨下得很大，天色漆黑，雷声轰隆隆不断――我倒不是害怕，可我只有十岁啊！
[01:44.47]Who knew what danger awaited me out there in the dark?	外面漆黑一片，谁知道会有什么危险等着我呢？
[01:48.41]Sure, no problem, I replied.	“可以，没问题。”我回答道。
[01:51.91]Great! Bring an umbrella. “棒极了！带上一把雨伞。
[01:54.36]You might get wet.	你会淋湿的。”
[01:55.58]As we pulled away, I became frantic with worry. 三轮车一开动，我便强烈地担心起来。
[01:59.45]What if the driver was a kidnapper? 万一司机是个绑匪怎么办呢？
[02:02.00]What if he charged me too much? 如果他收费太多怎么办呢？
[02:04.32]What if he decided to drop me off and I couldn't find my mother or my way back home?	要是他让我半路下车，我找不到妈妈或者不知道回家的路怎么办呢？
[02:09.85]Overwhelmed, I began to pray. 我忧心忡忡，开始祈祷。
[02:13.00]It didn't stop me from trembling, but it did ease my fears. 祈祷并不能使我停止发抖，但却平复了我的恐惧感。
[02:17.38]The minutes flew by. 几分钟的时间一晃就过去了，
[02:19.28]We reached Glori's.	我们到了格洛里。
[02:21.34]My mother, who was standing just outside the main entrance, saw me. 我妈妈正站在大门口外面，她看到了我。
[02:25.79]She took my brother Paolo, who was nine, by her left hand and carried their umbrella with her right. 	她左手牵着我九岁的弟弟保罗，右手拿着雨伞。
[02:32.94]They walked towards me.他们向我走过来。
[02:34.74]Wow, you're really a big boy now, taking public transportation and all, my mother said with a smile.	“哇，你现在真的是个大男孩了，能自己乘坐公共交通工具了， 还能来接我们。”妈妈微笑着说道。
[02:43.00]I would have preferred "grown man" to "big boy", but still I glowed with pride. 虽然我更愿意她用“大人”这个词来形容我而不是“大男孩”，但我还是得意得满脸通红。
[02:49.11]We all got in. 我们上了车。
[02:50.54]I took the seat behind the driver, as all grown men do. 我坐在司机后面的座位上，就像所有成熟男人那样。
[02:54.74]It's the most dangerous position because the person sitting there could easily fall off, so I held on as tightly as I could. 那个位置最危险，因为坐在那个位置的人很容易摔下车，所以我紧紧地扶牢了。
[03:03.66]Paolo turned to me. 保罗对我说道：
[03:05.66]"Ah, you were really brave today," he said.	“啊，你今天真的很勇敢啊。”
[03:09.27]I smiled nonchalantly ." It was nothing.我若无其事地笑了笑：“没什么。 
[03:12.51]Someday you'll do this too." 有一天你也能做到的。”
[03:14.68]He looked at me as if I were a god.	他看着我，简直将我奉若神明。
[03:17.62]As the pedicab roared through the flooded streets of our neighborhood, past the stores, the houses and the people, I felt great. 三轮车在我们街区附近雨水泛滥的街道上轰然行进，经过了众多商店、房屋和路人，我感觉太棒了。
[03:27.31]I had faced my fears and delivered. 我已经克服恐惧，完成使命。
[03:30.28]I had a brother who admired me, a mother who trusted me and a memory of a little adventure for keeps. 我的弟弟崇拜我，妈妈信任我，我还永远拥有了一段有点儿像冒险的记忆。
[03:37.87]I had everything, and I felt invincible . 	我拥有了一切，我感觉自己已经战无不胜了。
[03:41.53]Everything, plus my mum to tuck me in.所有的一切，不过这时妈妈把我拽到了她身边。
[03:44.90]Were you scared? she asked me.	“你刚才害怕吗？”她问我。
[03:48.10]Scared? Me? I replied indignantly . “害怕？我？”我愤怒地回答道：
[03:52.20]"It was only a five-minute ride."	“那只不过是五分钟的车程。”
[03:54.53]I looked at her. 我看着她。
[03:56.60]She was beaming.	她笑了。

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十岁男孩的五分钟成长之路：克服恐惧去“冒险”