這是6月29日在紐約長島的一天晚上，我和父親在長灘一帶的一條商業街上閑逛，這也是我和父親關係開始升溫的時候。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNh0Mm8ugd
This was one night on June 29 in Long Island, New York. My father and I were hanging out on a commercial street along Long Beach. This was also the time when my relationship with my fatherbegan to heated up.
的確，在那之前我寫過很多對父親從前所做的事情所抱有的批評，而這一次我打算談一談不一樣的故事。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQEqwrZZAW
Indeed, before that I wrote a lot of criticisms of what my father did before, and this time I plan to talk about a different story.
就在今天下午5點多的時候我們來到了長灘，也正是因為返回中國大陸的航班限制，因此我和父親在這個夏天必須先留在美國而不能返回中國大陸，於是我們覺得可以在這找個熱鬧的地方重溫曾經在南京的一些回憶。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmU5xErfLJ
We came to Long Beach just after 5pm this afternoon, precisely because of the flight restrictions to return to mainland China, so my father and I had to stay in the United States this summer instead of returning to mainland China, so we thought we could find it here A lively place to relive some memories of Nanjing.
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長灘的西側有一條很熱鬧的商業街，坐落在一個房屋密集的小社區，那裏有很多酒吧和燒烤餐廳，也許是因為今天有陣雨的關系吧，相比較之前的時候，今天那裏安靜了一些。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbiEm0HpjH
There is a very lively commercial street on the west side of Long Beach. It is located in a small community with dense houses. There are many bars and barbecue restaurants. Maybe it is because of the showers today. Compared with the previous days, it is quieter there.
在剛剛來到長灘的時候我們趕上了一場陣雨，但是很快就過去了，接著我們來到了沙灘上，吹著悠閒的海風，仰望著天空中的雲朵，陽光和彩虹，“在這裏的天空永遠都是那樣的美”，這便是我父親那時最深切的感想。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxgfQACcga
When we first arrived in Long Beach, we caught a shower, but it passed quickly, and then we came to the beach, blowing the leisurely sea breeze, looking up at the clouds, sunshine and rainbow in the sky, "The sky here It’s always that beauty.” This was my father’s deepest feeling at that time.
很長的一段時間當中，我父親在南京和中國大陸的其它地方都未曾見過這樣的景色，這些在這個國家的人們看來習以為常的景色，在那個國家卻是一種奢求193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmsWLOJ74B
For a long time, my father had never seen such a scene in Nanjing and other parts of mainland China. These scenes that people in this country seem to be accustomed to are a luxury in that country.
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今天的海水溫度對於我而言並不冷，空曠的海灘上能看見一些人在玩沙灘排球，雨過天晴的長灘我看到了久違的彩虹，而這也是我父親一直希望看到的。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrPhQWd3gZ
Today’s sea water temperature is not cold for me. I can see some people playing beach volleyball on the empty beach. I have seen a long-lost rainbow in Long Beach after raining, and this is what my father always wanted to see.
如今我父親雖然依舊是一個不善言辭的人，卻也是一個心地簡單的人，至少他很可信，儘管一些時候他的情緒變動很大，卻也比以前的時候好了很多。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdI0GyLygB
Although my father is still an unspoken person now, he is also a simple-minded person. At least he is very credible. Although his emotions sometimes change a lot, he is much better than before.
而在那之前我就曾面臨過一個抉擇，一側是我的二伯，一側是我的父親，我必須跟隨其中一個人，我依舊選擇了我父親，依舊是因為極限思考所告訴我的真理 ：“寧可相信一個瘋子，也絕不要相信一個騙子”，的確一些時候我父親有些瘋狂，態度也不是很好但是他不會暗算任何人。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwGbDYUEFr
Before that, I faced a choice, one side was my two uncles, one side was my father, and I had to follow one of them. I still chose my father, still because of the truth that extreme thinking told me : "I would rather believe a crazy man but never believe a liar." Indeed, sometimes my father is a little crazy, and his attitude is not very good, but he will not count anyone.
我也提到過我的二伯究竟是個什麽樣的人，他看上去很和藹，說話也非常有素養，但是這個人心裏非常奸詐，他是一個潛在的魔鬼，他看上去對我很好但是世界上沒有人會沒有理由的對你非常好，《Coraline》這本書就告訴了我這樣一個道理。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs09nEQSnk
I also mentioned what kind of person my second uncle is. He looks very kind and speaks very well, but this person is very treacherous. He is a potential devil. He looks good to me but No one in the world will treat you very well without a reason. The book 《Coraline》 tells me this truth.
過了一會我們來到了那條熱鬧的商業街，看了幾家餐館的菜單，最後選擇了一家看上去很普通的燒烤餐廳，相比較其它看上去熱鬧而又華麗的酒吧，這間燒烤餐廳的佈置很簡單直接，就像我父親這個人一樣。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0SHydIpKg
After a while we came to the bustling commercial street, looked at the menus of several restaurants, and finally chose a grill restaurant that looked ordinary. Compared to other bars that looked lively and gorgeous, this grill restaurant The layout is simple and direct, just like my father.
我們走進了這間看上去並不大的餐廳，找到了一個靠近街邊的桌子坐下並開始點單，我們要了兩份餐的推薦菜和一份烤雞肉配意大利麪和起司。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0ebaIMwmI
We walked into this restaurant, which didn't look too big. We found a table near the street and sat down and started ordering. We asked for two recommended dishes and a grilled chicken with pasta and cheese.
其實對於我來說具體吃什麼菜並不重要，重要的依舊是人與人之間的那份心意，那份樸實的感情，這也是任何一個看似奢侈的宴席所不能夠帶來的體驗。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6XOOmoutT
In fact, it doesn’t matter to me what food to eat. The important thing is still the feelings and simple feelings between people. This is also an experience that any seemingly luxurious banquet cannot bring.
這樣的氛圍令我聯想到了香港黑幫電影中的一個情節，就是那些黑幫老大平時也就只吃盒裝便當，和重要的朋友吃飯也只去最平常的餐廳，雖然一些老大的確很有錢有勢力。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfo8kI2r3I
This atmosphere reminds me of a plot in the Hong Kong gangster movie, that those gang bosses usually only eat boxed lunches, and only go to the most ordinary restaurants with important friends, although some bosses are indeed rich and powerful .
但是這樣的情節則吐露了這樣的一則訊息，我們會變的有錢也會變的有勢力，當然有那麽一份最樸實無華的初衷我們卻無法忘卻，就像那麽一份盒裝便當，或者一張兒童畫，它可以以各種各樣的形式被表現出來。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoikHcHGZl
But such a plot reveals such a message, we will become rich and powerful, of course, there is such a simple and original original intention that we cannot forget, just like a boxed bento, or A child's drawing, it can be expressed in various forms.
所謂的初衷是什麼，同樣可以以任何一種形式展現在我們的眼前，就例如人與人之間最樸實的感情，或者是一份看上去再平常不過的飯菜。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0H5xWX6mf
What is the so-called original intention can also be displayed in front of our eyes in any form, such as the simplest feelings between people, or a seemingly ordinary meal.
而正是因為堅守著這份初衷吧，儘管沒有什麼霓虹燈的照耀，也沒有酒吧裏的那種喧鬧，在長灘的這一天晚上我幹到了一種前所未有的愉快，就和在蘭州的時候一樣。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHqYPVm93Z
And it is precisely because of sticking to this original intention, although there is no neon light, nor the noise in the bar, I had an unprecedented pleasure on this night in Long Beach, just like when I was in Lanzhou.
沒有什麼復雜的東西，只有最簡單的生活方式，但深入體會便知道這樣的快樂能有多麽的可貴，這也是我和父親之間互動最為頻繁的時候。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWd7wfFOuN
There is nothing complicated, only the simplest way of life, but after a deep experience, I know how valuable such happiness can be. This is also the time when my father and I interact most frequently.
最後享用完這頓飯的時候也已經是晚上9點多了，好在我們的車距離那間餐館不遠。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVyIdkfPy7
At the end of the meal, it was more than 9 o'clock in the evening. Fortunately, our car was not far from that restaurant.
而最後回到住處的時候，也早已經是晚上10點，但是這依舊不影響我們之間的互動。193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhRotcwLXG
And when I finally returned to the residence, it was already 10pm, but this still did not affect our interaction.
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