按颜色挂好的衣柜

类别：生活方式

讲述一次尝试将衣柜按颜色整理的短暂经历，在生活常态中欣然接纳真实的自我。

时长 52 秒 · 语速 156 wpm

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I saw it in a magazine. 我是在一本杂志上看到的。

A closet with all the clothes arranged by color, 整个衣柜的衣服全按颜色排好，

like a box of crayons. 就像一盒蜡笔一样。

I thought, I could be that kind of person. 当时我想，我也能成为那样的人。

It took a whole afternoon. 我花了一整个下午。

I took everything out. 把所有东西都掏了出来。

When I finished, I opened the doors and just stood there. 收拾完后，我打开柜门，就那么呆呆地站着看。

It was beautiful. 真的太美了。

I called my husband to come and look. 我把我老公叫过来看。

He said, "Very nice," in the voice 他说了句“挺好的”，那语气

he uses for the children's drawings. 就跟他平时看小孩子画画时一模一样。

For three days, getting dressed was a joy. 有整整三天，每天挑衣服穿都是一种享受。

On the fourth day, I was late. 到了第四天，我快迟到了。

I pulled out a blue shirt 我一把抽出一件蓝衬衫，

and pushed a red one in its place. 顺手把一件红色的塞进了那个空位。

By the end of the week, it was a normal closet again. 等到周末的时候，衣柜又被打回原形了。

I'm not that kind of person. 我真不是那种精致的人。

I know that now. 我现在算是明白了。

But for four days, I was. 但至少有那么四天，我曾经是过。

I'm glad I met her. 我很高兴能遇见过那样的自己。