西瓜最中间的那一口

类别：成长

童年吃西瓜总是把最甜的中心留到最后，长大后才懂得等待能让美好更有滋味。

时长 43 秒 · 语速 179 wpm

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Summer afternoons at Grandma's were slow and hot. 在奶奶家的夏日午后，日子总是过得又慢又热。

The old fan turned its head from side to side, 老风扇左右摇着头，

like it was saying no to the heat. 就像在跟这酷暑说不。

I sat on the cool floor 我坐在凉飕飕的地板上，

with half a watermelon in my lap 怀里抱着半个西瓜，

and a spoon in my hand. 手里攥着一把勺子。

There was a rule, and nobody taught it to me. 有个规矩，谁也没教过我。

You start from the edge. 就是得从瓜边上开始吃。

You eat around and around, closer and closer. 一圈一圈地转着吃，越吃越往里。

And the middle, the sweetest, 最中间那一口，也是最甜、

reddest part with no seeds, you save for last. 最红、还没籽的那一块，一定要留到最后。

Sometimes my cousin tried to steal it. 有时候我表哥会想偷吃。

I guarded that bite like treasure. 我就像护宝贝一样护着那一勺。

I'm an adult now. 如今我也长大了。

I can buy a whole watermelon and eat the middle first. 我可以买一整个西瓜，专挑最中间的一口先吃。

Nobody would stop me. 谁也不会拦着我。

But I still start from the edge. 但我还是习惯从边上吃起。

Some things taste better when you wait. 有些滋味，确实是要等一等才会更好吃。