下坡的那一段

类别：生活方式

讲述中年人在艰难骑行爬坡后，享受畅快下坡并重拾童年快乐的人生感悟。

时长 59 秒 · 语速 137 wpm

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The hill was long, 那段上坡路很长，

and I was on a rented bicycle with only three gears, 我骑着一辆只有三个档位的共享单车，

and none of them were helping. 哪个档位都帮不上忙。

Halfway up, my legs were burning. 骑到半山腰，我的腿酸得要命。

I stood on the pedals. 我站起来蹬车。

I thought seriously about getting off and pushing. 我真的认真想过要不要下来推。

Then the road went flat. 然后，路变平了。

And then it tipped. 接着，路面开始往下斜。

I stopped pedaling. 我不蹬了。

The bike began to roll by itself, slowly at first, then faster. 车子自己开始往前滑，起初很慢，接着越来越快。

The wind came into my sleeves 风钻进了我的袖口，

and filled my jacket like a sail. 把我的外套吹得像面帆一样鼓了起来。

My eyes were watering, 我的眼泪都被风吹出来了，

and I was making a sound I hadn't made since childhood. 我嘴里发出了自打小时候起就没叫过的声音。

Something like "Woooo." 大概是像“呜呼——”那样。

I'm forty-four. 我四十四岁了。

I have a mortgage. 我身上背着房贷。

For ninety seconds, I was ten years old, 有那么整整一分半钟，我仿佛变回了十岁，

with my feet off the pedals. 双脚悬空脱开脚踏板。

That's the deal a hill offers you. 爬坡给你的就是这么个买卖。

Nobody gets the downhill without the climb. 不爬上去，谁也别想享受下坡的痛快。

But the downhill is always there. 但那个下坡，永远都在那儿等着你。