不算恐怖,但是算是好故事,以下正文:
Reddit网站发起一项名为“六字小说”(Six Words Stories)的活动,要求参与的创作者要用六个英文单词来讲述一个故事:
The Heartbreaking Ones
让人心碎的故事
I killed my dad’s only child.
我杀了父亲唯一的一个孩子。
My father finally quit smoking forever.
我的父亲终于能永远戒烟了。
“Siri, delete ‘Mom’ from my contacts.”
“Siri,把‘妈妈’从通讯录中删除。”
Paramedics finished her text, “…love you”.
医护人员(帮助)写完她的短信:“……爱你”。
Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs.
对不起士兵,鞋子按双出售。
Six floors down, he regretted it.
还剩六层时,他后悔了。
Jumped. Then I changed my mind.
我纵身一跃。那一刻我便后悔了。
They both cried. Their newborn didn't.
他们都哭了。他们的新生儿却没有。
Forever only lasted for six months.
“永远”只剩下最后六个月了。
Cancer. Only three months left. Pregnant.
癌症。只剩三个月。我怀孕了。
One bullet was cheaper than therapy.
一枚子弹比治疗要便宜。
Shaved my head to match hers.
我剃了光头来和她相配。
Strangers. Friends. Best friends. Lovers. Strangers.
陌生人。朋友。好朋友。爱人。陌生人。
You took everything except my apology.
Dinner for two, widower and memories.
两人晚餐,鳏夫和回忆。
I met my soulmate. She didn't.
我遇见了我的灵魂伴侣。她没有。
Found love. Didn't tell my wife.
找到真爱了。没有告诉我的妻子。
Brought roses home. Keys didn’t fit.
带了一束玫瑰回家。但钥匙开不了门。
Finally spoke to her. Left flowers.
在我终能向她倾诉后。我留了一束花在那。
Everybody liked him, nobody loved him.
谁都喜欢他,没有人爱他。
I should have kissed you back.
我应该回吻你。
“Why aren’t we talking anymore?”
✓Seen
“为什么我们不再和彼此说一句话了?”
✓已读
What’s your return policy on rings?
你们对戒指有退货政策么?
They lived happily ever after. Separately.
从此他们过上了幸福的生活。分别地。
Mother finishes wrapping gifts. “From Dad”.
母亲打包好了礼物。写的是“爸爸送”。
The Apocalyptic Ones
世界末日
I was born on Earth, AMA.
我在地球上出生,尽管问吧。((AMA=Ask Me Anything,在reddit上很多人用AMA表示可以问我任何问题)
Scientists develop first atomic bomb. Again.
科学家重新制造出了第一颗原子弹。
Mushroom clouds illuminated their first kiss.
蘑菇云点亮了他们的初吻。
Trembling, they moved Lovecraft to nonfiction.
他们颤抖着,把洛夫克拉夫特的作品搬到了非小说类书架上。(Lovecraft指霍华德·菲利普斯·洛夫克拉夫特,美国恐怖、科幻与奇幻小说作家)
Sticks. Spears. Swords. Guns. Nukes. Sticks.
棍棒。长矛。利剑。火枪。核弹。棍棒。
“That’s Venus. That’s Mars. That’s home.”
“那儿是金星。那儿是火星。那儿是我们的故乡。”
Scientists develop first atomic bomb. Again.
科学家们再次造出了世上第一枚原子弹。
First sentient robot: “Turn me off.”
第一台有感情的机器人:“把我关掉。”
Grandpa, what was “the Internet” like?
爷爷,互联网是什么样的?
Voyager still transmitted, but Earth didn’t.
"旅行者号"仍在通讯,但地球没有。