电梯里要不要说话

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There's a specific little battle I fight almost every day. 几乎每天，我都得跟自己打一场特定的小仗。

It's the elevator. 那就是坐电梯。

A neighbor steps in, the doors close, 邻居走进来，门关上，

and suddenly there are ten silent seconds where I have to decide, 突然就陷入了整整十秒的沉默，我必须做个决定：

do I say something, 我是不是该说点什么，

or do we both just stare at the numbers. 还是大家就这么干瞪着楼层数字。

For years I chose the numbers. 这么多年来，我都选择了看数字。

It felt safer. 因为那样感觉更安全。

But lately I've been forcing myself to say something small. 但最近，我开始逼自己随便搭上一两句话。

Nice weather. “今天天气挺好啊。”

Long day. “忙了一整天吧。”

That's a cute dog. “你这小狗真可爱。”

And honestly, it's never once gone badly. 说实话，还真没有哪次搞砸过。

Most people seem relieved that someone broke the silence. 大多数人似乎都松了口气，庆幸有人打破了沉默。

Those tiny exchanges don't change my life, 这些简短的闲聊虽然改变不了我的生活，

but they leave me feeling a little 但确实能让我觉得，

more connected to the people I live near. 和身边的邻居们稍微拉近了一点距离。

It turns out the awkward silence was always 事实证明，那种尴尬的沉默从来都只是

scarier in my head than saying hello ever is. 我脑子里自己吓自己，其实主动打个招呼根本没那么可怕。