<p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 第二天，兰香、少平和金波一家人，坐着金俊海的汽车去县城为金波送行。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> The next day, Lanxiang, Shaoping and Jinbo's family took Jin Junhai's car to the county town to see Jinbo off.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 兰香是第一次到县城来。她第一次目睹“大城市”的风光，感到无比新鲜。她心想，明年下半年，她也要到这里来上学了！</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> It was Lanxiang's first time to come to the county town. She saw the scenery of the "big city" for the first time and felt very fresh. She thought to herself that she would also come here to study in the second half of next year!</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 她和金秀相跟着，兴奋地在原西街上串了大半天。兰香心里突然想到，金波哥当兵出远门，她应该送个纪念品给他。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> She and Jinxiu followed and excitedly wandered around Yuanxi Street for most of the day. Lanxiang suddenly thought that Brother Jinbo was going to the army and went away, and she should give him a souvenir.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 她想起自己身上还装着两块钱——这是金秀塞给她的。走到县第二百货门市部前面，兰香让金秀在外面等一会，设她妈让她买几苗针，便进了门市部。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> She remembered that she still had two yuan in her pocket - this was given to her by Jinxiu. When they arrived in front of the second department store in the county, Lanxiang asked Jinxiu to wait outside for a while, and then went into the store when her mother asked her to buy some seedling needles.</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 她走到柜台前转了一下看上了一个绿皮笔记本，就问售货员多少钱？</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> She walked to the counter and saw a green notebook, and asked the salesperson how much it cost.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 这时，她听见柜台后面有个人说：“这不是兰香吗？你怎么来了？”</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> At this time, she heard someone behind the counter say, "Isn't this Lanxiang? Why are you here?"</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 兰香一看，这是他们村的金光明，就说：“我和金秀来送她哥当兵……我想买这个笔记本。”她指了指柜中的那个绿皮本，“多少钱一本？”</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Lanxiang saw that it was Jin Guangming from their village, so she said, "Jin Xiu and I are here to send her brother to the army... I want to buy this notebook." She pointed to the green notebook in the counter and asked, "How much is it?"</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 金光明马上取出来递给她说：“一本八毛二分钱。”</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Jin Guangming immediately took it out and handed it to her, saying, "Eighty- two cents for one.”</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 兰香随即买了这个笔记本，就返身出了门市部。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Lanxiang bought the notebook and left the store.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 金秀这才发现兰香哄她。不过，她心里很高兴她的好朋友给她哥送个纪念品。金秀自己也很快进去买了一本红皮子的笔记本。两个人回到县武装部，给扉页上写了“赠给金波哥”几个字。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Jinxiu realized that Lanxiang was coaxing her. However, she was very happy that her good friend gave her brother a souvenir. Jinxiu also went in and bought a red-leather notebook. The two returned to the county armed forces department and wrote "For Brother Jinbo" on the title page.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 金波接了两个妹妹的礼物，大受感动，立刻跑到街上给她们一人买了一支钢笔……送走金波后，兰香和金秀返回学校的第二天，中国突然发生了惊天动地的事情—— 毛主席逝世了！</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Jinbo was deeply moved by the gifts from his two sisters and immediately ran to the street to buy a pen for each of them... After seeing Jinbo off, the next day when Lanxiang and Jinxiu returned to school, a shocking event suddenly happened in China - Chairman Mao passed away!</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 悲痛与惊慌顿时笼罩了全中国……九月十八日。毛主席的追悼会在天安门广场举行。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Grief and panic immediately enveloped the whole of China... On September 18th, Chairman Mao's memorial service was held in Tiananmen Square.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 同一时刻，全国所有的人都在自己的所在地肃立。除过各种汽笛声在大地喧鸣，中国沉默了一分钟。在这一分钟，全国人民静静地啼听祖国的心脏在怎样搏动……石圪节公社追悼会的中心会场设在中学的操场上。公社所有单位的人和各村来的代表，都沉痛地低着头肃立在这里。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> At the same time, all the people in the country stood in silence in their own places. Except for the sound of various sirens blaring on the land, China was silent for a minute. In this minute, the people of the whole country quietly listened to how the heart of the motherland was beating... The central venue of the memorial service in Shigejie Commune was set up on the playground of the middle school. People from all units of the commune and representatives from various villages stood here with their heads bowed in grief.</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 孙兰香站在这悲伤的人群中哭着。她想起奶奶和爸爸常给她说的，是毛主席把他们这样的穷人从旧社会的苦海中救了出来。从她记事开始，要是哪一年有了灾害，他们家都要吃国家的救济粮。奶奶和爸爸说，这都是毛主席老人家给他们的！要是旧社会，遇到年馑，不知要饿死多少人呢！他们全家都深深热爱大救星毛主席。每年过春节，穷得哪怕什么也不买，但总要买一张毛主席像贴在墙壁上。现在，没有了毛主席，以后可怎么办呀？</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Sun Lanxiang stood in the sad crowd and cried. She remembered what her grandmother and father often told her, that it was Chairman Mao who saved poor people like them from the suffering of the old society. As far as she could remember, if there was a disaster in a certain year, their family would have to eat the relief grain from the state. Grandma and father said that this was all given to them by Chairman Mao! If there was a famine in the old society, who knows how many people would have starved to death! Their whole family deeply loved the great savior Chairman Mao. Every Spring Festival, even if they were too poor to buy anything, they would always buy a picture of Chairman Mao and put it on the wall. Now, without Chairman Mao, what will they do in the future?</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 此刻，大概所有的中国人都象这孩子一样，从不同的角度，象她一样问：以后怎么办呀？</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> At this moment, probably all Chinese people are like this child, asking the same question from different perspectives: What should we do in the future?</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> ……一个月以后，十月二十一日，从北京传来了一个爆炸性的消息：“四人帮”被抓起来了！</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> ... One month later, on October 21, an explosive news came from Beijing: the "Gang of Four" was arrested!</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 中国，再一次显示了它的伟大无比；显示了它的镇静、自信、成熟和历史的不可逆转性。这是人民的胜利！</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> China once again showed its greatness; it showed its calmness, confidence, maturity and the irreversibility of history. This is the victory of the people!</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 干怀！中国历史上灾难性的一页终于翻过去了。</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Cheers! A disastrous page in Chinese history has finally been turned over.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 十月。在这欢腾的日子里，全中国的人都好象住了十年医院；现在大病初愈，重新走到灿烂的阳光下面来啦！</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> October. In this jubilant day, all the people in China seem to have been in the hospital for ten years; now they have just recovered from a serious illness and are back under the bright sunshine!</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><u style="font-size:20px;"> 当然，人们现在还不能预料未来；但一个不能再让人忍受的年代已经结束，这就应该大声地欢呼！谁也不会天真地认为，积了十年的垃圾，就能在一夜之间清理干净。但是人们坚信：尽管在原轨道上刹住的车子还要在惯性中滑一段路程，但中国历史的大轮必将重新启动，进入到一个转折性的弯道上……</u></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Of course, people cannot predict the future yet; but an unbearable era has come to an end, and we should cheer loudly! No one is naive enough to think that the garbage that has accumulated for ten years can be cleared overnight. But people firmly believe that although the car that has stopped on the original track will still slide for a distance due to inertia, the wheel of Chinese history will definitely restart and enter a turning point...</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"><u> 路遥（1949年12月3日—1992年11月17日），原名王卫国，陕西清涧人。中华人民共和国作家。曾任中国作家协会陕西分会党组成员、副主席。</u></b></p><p class="ql-block"></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;"> Lu Yao (December 3, 1949 - November 17, 1992), formerly known as Wang Weiguo, was born in Qingjian, Shaanxi. Writer of the People's Republic of China. He once served as a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Branch of the Chinese Writers Association.</b></p>