摘要：但有一天晚上，我妈妈让我坐下来，告诉我一些可以改变这一切的事情

It all started in my home town

一切都始于我的家乡

we had a pretty big house with about three floors

我们有一栋大约三层楼的相当大的房子

all for ourselves

全都是为了我们自己

my Grandpa ran a school where my Grandma worked as a teacher

我爷爷经营一所学校，我奶奶在那里当老师

so between school hours they tutored kids at home

所以课余时间他们在家辅导孩子

it was only ten children at the very beginning

一开始只有十个孩子

but it quickly grew to over a 100 and 50

但它很快增长到100和50

I was just three years old at the time

当时我才三岁

so instead of learning like all the other older kids

所以不要像其他大一点的孩子那样学习

I just stared at them through the windows

我只是透过窗户盯着他们

then one day I saw him a new student

后来有一天我看到他是个新学生

his name was Jonas

他的名字叫乔纳斯

We were close enough in age that we eventually started talking to each other

我们年纪很近，终于开始互相交谈了

we were just classmates at the start

一开始我们只是同班同学

but soon we became really close

但很快我们就很亲密了

he used to stay back even after all his friends left just to play with me

即使他所有的朋友都为了和我一起玩而离开了，他也总是呆在后面

he was fun

他很有趣

sweet

太好了

but most of all he was really kind

但最重要的是他真的很善良

I don't remember much since I was so young

从我年轻起我就不记得太多了

but I remember he was my best friend

但我记得他是我最好的朋友

but then one night my mom sat me down and told me something that would change all of that

但有一天晚上，我妈妈让我坐下来，告诉我一些可以改变这一切的事情

we were moving to another country

我们要搬到另一个国家

I was too small to understand why we were moving

我太小了，不明白我们为什么要搬家

but I knew I was about to lose my best friend

但我知道我要失去我最好的朋友了

the good thing was every summer vacation we'd be back to visit my grandparents

好在每年暑假我们都会回来看望我的祖父母

so with luck I'd be able to see him at least once a year too

如果幸运的话，我每年至少也能见到他一次

this was how we caught up every year until I reached 5th grade

在我上五年级之前，我们每年都是这样赶上的

and our family faced some money problems and we just couldn't make it to visit my grandparents

我们家遇到了一些钱的问题，我们不能去看望我的祖父母

there was no way for him to know

他不可能知道

I wouldn't be back this year

我今年就不会回来了

and I became scared that he would think I abandoned him and forget about me

我害怕他会认为我抛弃了他忘记了我

but eventually it was me who forgot about him

但最终还是我忘记了他

it had been three years since our last vacation

我们上次度假已经三年了

and I was distracted by the new life and people that I had found

我被新生活和我发现的人分散了注意力

Finally

最后

when I was an 8th

当我8岁的时候

we went to meet my grandparents and I was so happy

我们去见我的祖父母，我非常高兴

I changed a lot and became a more social person

我变了很多，变成了一个更社会化的人

so I easily Interacted with the kids of my age

所以我很容易和我这个年龄的孩子互动

a few minutes later I saw a guy who looked familiar

几分钟后，我看到一个面熟的人

I asked one of my friends who he was and she replied

我问我的一个朋友他是谁，她回答说

Oh

哦

that's Jonas

是乔纳斯

isn't he cute girls on our school

他不是我们学校的可爱女孩吗

our head over heels for him

我们为他付出了沉重的代价

honestly

坦白说

I stopped listening after she said the name Jonas

她说出乔纳斯的名字后我就不听了

because all these memories suddenly came flooding back

因为所有的记忆都突然涌了回来

I was shocked and I remembered that he was the one

我很震惊，我记得他就是我的真命天子

the one that I forgot

我忘了的那个

and the flash of memories turned to guilt

一闪而过的记忆变成了内疚

after that day

在那一天之后

I kept dreaming about him day and night

我日夜不停地梦见他

all I wanted for the moment was to see him the next year

此刻我只想在明年见到他

when I came back for my vacation

当我回来度假的时候

there he was

他在那儿

he hadn't changed one bit

他一点都没变

except he was taller and this time he had love in his eyes

不过，他长得更高了，这一次他眼里充满了爱

we talked for hours and hours sharing stories with each other about our lives apart

我们聊了好几个小时，彼此分享关于我们分开的生活的故事

time flew by so quickly and with two days left before I would leave Jonas again

时间过得如此之快，离我再次离开乔纳斯还有两天时间

I decided I would confess

我决定坦白

so the very next day I sat him down and told him

就在第二天，我让他坐下来告诉他

I know we fall and distant and I don't know if you feel the same way

我知道我们会堕落和疏远我不知道你是否也有同样的感受

but I love you and then ran away

但我爱你然后就跑了

The next day

就在第二天

I was watching tutoring sessions when I saw Jonas

当我看到乔纳斯时，我正在看辅导课程

but he didn't even look at me

但他甚至都没看我一眼

I was Heart-Broken and thought maybe I was too forward with my feelings

我心碎了，想也许我对自己的感情太过坦率了

Maybe he had lost interest after all these years apart

也许他分开这么多年后就失去了兴趣

suddenly I heard his voice from behind

突然我从后面听到他的声音

and he told me he had been waiting for the day when he finally be able to say

他告诉我，他一直在等待有一天他终于能够说出来

I love you too

我也爱你

and my heart nearly jumped out of my chest

我的心都快跳出来了

I didn't know what to do

我不知道该怎么办

I skipped away

我跳过去了

nearly falling over

差点摔倒

half laughing and half crying

半笑半哭

I could have stayed in that moment forever

我本可以永远留在那一刻的

But then I had to leave

但后来我不得不离开

so we said our

所以我们说

Good-Byes

再见

shared a hug that was long

分享了一个漫长的拥抱

overdue

逾期

and promised that we wait for each other the following year

答应过明年我们会互相等待

every day that passed felt slower and slower as I missed him more and more

每过一天，随着我越来越想念他，我感到越来越慢了

I counted down the days until our vacation

我倒数了我们假期前的日子

or really until I could see him again

或者直到我能再见到他

and when the day finally came

当这一天终于到来时

he came rushing to meet me

他急急忙忙来接我

I couldn't hold my tears when I hugged him

当我拥抱他的时候，我忍不住了眼泪

when I pulled back to see his face properly for the first time in a year

当我一年来第一次向后看他的脸时

he leaned in and kissed me on the cheek and I froze

他俯身吻了吻我的脸颊，我呆住了

my heart was beating so fast there were a 1000 butterflies in my stomach

我的心跳得那么快，我的胃里有一千只蝴蝶

After spending many days together

在一起过了好多天

the day came when I had to leave again

到了我不得不再次离开的日子

it had been almost exactly a year since he said the words

他说这些话差不多整整一年了

I love you

我爱你

and although it didn't feel like we had spent any time apart

尽管感觉我们没有分开过

I wasn't ready to leave him

我还没准备好离开他

the night before my flight

在我坐飞机的前一天晚上

sitting near upon

坐在附近

we talked about the next time we'd see each other

我们讨论了下一次见面的事

Maybe in a year

一年后吧

but maybe a lot later

但也许过了很久

my eyes swelled and Jokingly said maybe you could come visit me

我的眼睛肿了起来，开玩笑地说，也许你可以来看我

and before I knew it he held my face in his hands and gently pressed his lips against mine

我还没意识到，他就把我的脸捧在手里，轻轻地把嘴唇贴在我的脸上

and that was it

就这样

my very first kiss looked my first love

我的初吻看起来就像我的初恋

it was the happiest and Saddest night of my life

这是我一生中最快乐、最悲伤的夜晚

and that's what keeps me positive despite my family's problems and symptoms of depression

尽管我的家庭有问题和抑郁症的症状，但这也让我保持了积极的心态

knowing that he's there for me despite being a 1000 miles away

他知道他在我身边，尽管他在1000英里之外

is what helps me get through all the hard times

是帮助我度过所有艰难时期的原因

I am one of the lucky ones whose first love has worked out

我是初恋成功的幸运儿之一

but it doesn't have to be a boy

但不一定非得是个男孩

just having some one something you love to hold on to is what's important

拥有一个你喜欢的东西是最重要的

来源：播得英语