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1、FoldingBeijingBYHAOJINGFANG,TRANSLATEDBYKENLIU1.Attenoffive（4点50）inthemorning,LaoDaocrossedthebusypedestrianlane（熙熙攘攘的步行街）onhiswaytofindPengLi.清晨4:50，老刀穿过熙熙攘攘的步行街，去找彭蠡。Aftertheendofhisshift（下班）atthewasteprocessingstation（垃圾站）,LaoDaohadgonehome,firsttoshowerandthentochange.Hewaswearingawhiteshi
2、rtandapairofbrownpants—theonlydecentclothesheowned.Theshirt’scuffswerefrayed,soherolledthemuptohiselbows.LaoDaowasforty–eight,single,andlongpasttheagewhenhestilltookcareofhisappearance.Ashehadnoonetopesterhimaboutthedomesticdetails,hehadsimplykeptthisoutfitforyears.Everytimeheworeit,he’dcomeho
3、meafterward,takeofftheshirtandpants,andfoldthemupneatlytoputaway.Workingatthewasteprocessingstationmeanttherewerefewoccasionsthatcalledfortheoutfit,saveaweddingnowandthenforafriend’ssonordaughter.从垃圾站下班之后，老刀回家洗了个澡，换了衣服。白色衬衫和褐色裤子，这是他唯一一套体面衣服，衬衫袖口磨了边，他把袖子卷到胳膊肘。老刀四十八岁，没结婚，已经过了注意外表的年龄，又没人照顾起居，这一套衣
4、服留着穿了很多年，每次穿一天，回家就脱了叠上。他在垃圾站上班，没必要穿得体面，偶尔参加谁家小孩的婚礼，才拿出来穿在身上。Today,however,hewasapprehensiveaboutmeetingstrangerswithoutlookingatleastsomewhatrespectable.Afterfivehoursatthewasteprocessingstation,healsohadmisgivingsabouthowhesmelled.这一次他不想脏兮兮地见陌生人。他在垃圾站连续工作了五小时，很担心身上会有味道。Peoplewhohadjustgotteno
5、ffworkfilledtheroad.Menandwomencrowdedeverystreetvendor,pickingthroughlocalproduceandbargainingloudly.Customerspackedtheplastictablesatthefoodhawkerstalls,whichwereimmersedinthearomaoffryingoil.Theyateheartilywiththeirfacesburiedinbowlsofhotandsourricenoodles,theirheadshiddenbycloudsofwhiteste
6、am.Otherstandsfeaturedmountainsofjujubesandwalnuts,andhunksofcuredmeatswungoverhead.Thiswasthebusiesthouroftheday—workwasover,andeveryonewashungryandloud.步行街上挤满了刚刚下班的人。拥挤的男人女人围着小摊子挑土特产，大声讨价还价。食客围着塑料桌子，埋头在酸辣粉的热气腾腾中，饿虎扑食一般，白色蒸汽遮住了脸。油炸的香味弥漫。货摊上的酸枣和核桃堆成山，腊肉在头顶摇摆。这个点是全天最热闹的时间，基本都收工了，忙碌了几个小时的人们都赶过来吃
7、一顿饱饭，人声鼎沸。LaoDaosqueezedthroughthecrowdslowly.Awaitercarryingdishesshoutedandpushedhiswaythroughthethrong.LaoDaofollowedclosebehind.老刀艰难地穿过人群。端盘子的伙计一边喊着让让一边推开挡道的人，开出一条路来，老刀跟在后面。PengLilivedsomewaysdownthelane.LaoDaoclimbedthestairsbutPen
