夜仔细想想，灯便亮了。
Think about it in the night and the light will come on.
风想吹灭灯光，却吹来了黎明。
The wind tried to blow out the light, but the dawn came.
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夜悄悄地降临了，这是5月12日的夜，不平常的夜。
The night came quietly. It was the night of May 12, an unusual night.
这个夜晚好黑，是一生中最黑最黑的吧。这个夜晚好静，是生命中初次聆听过的吧。这里的人们看不清，坚硬的石柱压住了不能动弹的躯体，沉重的楼板挡住了双眸的方向。也许躺在身边的是白天我刚刚翻过的课本、铅笔……被压在废墟中已差不多一天了吧？可我没有外面的任何消息，我饿了，渴了，想起妈妈昨天为我做的饭菜。一滴冰冰的东西流入我的嘴角，是泪吗？妈妈，你们在哪里？
It's a dark night. It's the darkest night in my life. It's a quiet night. It's the first time in my life. People here can't see clearly. The hard stone pillars press on the immovable body, and the heavy floor blocks the direction of eyes. Maybe lying beside me is the textbook and pencil that I just turned over in the daytime It's been almost a day since I was crushed in the ruins, hasn't it? But I have no news outside. I'm hungry and thirsty. I think of the food my mother cooked for me yesterday. A drop of ice into my mouth, is it tears? Mom, where are you?
我想起我每天从家去学校的路上那个卖冰糖葫芦的阿姨，那冰糖葫芦甜甜的又酸酸的，阿姨四周围满了小朋友，他们像我一样喜欢吃。小朋友们，现在你们在哪儿呢？
I think of my aunt who sells ice sugar gourd on the way from home to school every day. The ice sugar gourd is sweet and sour. The fourth aunt is surrounded by children. They like to eat like me. Children, where are you now?
广场边上，大清早晨练的人可多了，李奶奶的剑舞得可好了，我跟她商量好暑假要向她学习的。李奶奶，你现在还好吗？
On the side of the square, there are many people practicing in the morning of the Qing Dynasty. Grandma Li's sword dance is so good. I discussed with her that I would learn from her in the summer vacation. Grandma Li, are you ok now?
亲爱的同桌，我怎么一直看不到你呢？我向你借的《钢铁是怎样炼成的》只剩几页就要读完了，你还说要和我一起聊聊保尔呢，你现在没事儿吧？
Dear deskmate, why can't I see you all the time? I borrowed from you "how to make steel" and I have only a few pages to read. You said you would talk about Paul with me. Are you ok now?
妈妈，我好冷，越来越冷了，我想披件衣裳。妈妈我的右手好像出血了，动弹不得，我以后还能写字吗？妈妈，我有些累了，天这么黑，我想去睡觉，也许梦里可以见到你，见到同学，见到老师，也许，可以喝口水，吃口米饭……
Mom, I'm so cold. It's getting colder and colder. I want to put on a dress. Mom, my right hand seems to be bleeding. I can't move. Can I write in the future? Mom, I'm tired. It's so dark. I want to go to sleep. Maybe I can see you in my dream, see my classmates, see my teacher, maybe I can drink water and eat rice
妈妈，我好像梦见花灯了，记得每年的正月十五，我们都去看花灯。这次的花灯好耀眼啊，我的眼睛被轻轻刺痛了。妈妈，我好像听到了人们在耀眼的花灯下说笑的声音，只是时隐时现。妈妈，是你在花灯下找我吗？
Mom, I seem to dream about lanterns. I remember that on the 15th day of the first month every year, we all go to see lanterns. The lantern is so dazzling this time. My eyes are slightly pricked. Mom, I seem to hear people talking and laughing under the dazzling lanterns, only now and then. Mom, are you looking for me under the lantern?
“有人吗，有人吗？”
"Is there anyone, is there anyone?"
妈妈，我在这儿，我在这儿，天是不是亮了？
Mom, I'm here. I'm here. Is it light?
我看到了人影，听到了似乎有人在急切地呼叫，妈妈是你来找我了吗？妈妈，我不怕，我要勇敢，我要永远和你在一起，永不分离！
I saw the figure and heard someone calling eagerly. Did you come to me, mom? Mom, I am not afraid, I want to be brave, I want to be with you forever, never separate!
也许，是夜深了，耳边轻掠过一丝风，凉丝丝，但很清爽。妈妈告诉过我，风吹起来，黎明就要到了。
Maybe, it's late at night. I can feel the breeze and cool, but it's fresh. My mother told me that when the wind blows, the dawn is coming.
再见，夜的最后一章。
Goodbye, the last chapter of the night.
