二十分钟的热水澡

类别：独处

讲述一位三胎母亲在每晚洗澡的二十分钟里，暂时放下家庭琐事、找回自我的独处时光。

时长 56 秒 · 语速 141 wpm

字幕原文

I'm a mother of three. 我是三个孩子的妈。

From six in the morning, somebody needs me. 从早上六点开始，就总有人找我。

Where are my shoes? “我的鞋呢？”

What's for dinner? “晚饭吃什么？”

She hit me. “她打我！”

He started it. “是他先动手的！”

Mom. “妈。”

But every evening, at nine, 但每天晚上九点，

I go into the bathroom, and I lock the door. 我都会走进浴室，反锁上门。

The lock makes a small click. 门锁会发出“咔嗒”的一声轻响。

It's my favorite sound in the house. 那是我在家里最喜欢的声音。

I turn the water on, hot, almost too hot. 我把水龙头拧开，水温很热，甚至有点发烫。

The mirror turns white. 镜子上泛起一层白雾。

The noise of the water covers everything. 水流的声响盖住了一切。

If someone is calling me, I can't hear it. 就算有人在喊我，我也听不见了。

It's wonderful. 这种感觉太棒了。

For twenty minutes, nobody can ask me a question. 有二十分钟的时间，没有任何人会来问我问题。

I'm not a mother, or a manager, or a wife. 我不是母亲，不是主管，也不是妻子。

I'm just a person standing in warm rain. 我只是一个站在温热雨水中的人。

Then I turn it off, and I hear it, through the door. 然后我关掉水，门外立刻就传来了那个声音。

"Mom?" “妈？”

I'm ready now. 现在，我准备好面对了。