去年秋天,我们的"13个词的现代爱情"计划邀请读者提交他们的俳句式爱情故事。我们收到了一些(9000多条吧,嘿嘿),并分享了我们最喜欢的几条。这里是另一批吸引我们的13词故事。
Last fall, as part of our Modern Love at 13 project, we asked readers to submit haikulike versions of their love stories. We received, well, a few (ahem, north of 9,000) and shared some of our favorites then. Here is another batch of 13-word stories that caught our eye.
"爱是……"以各种各样的形式去看待爱情。爱你所看到的吗?点击这里阅读更多。
"Love Is ..." takes a look at love in many forms. Love what you see? Read more of the series here.
你那美妙的黏黏糊糊我永远不会弄错。我爱你,起司通心粉。
I will never mistake your amazing gooeyness. I love you, mac 'n' cheese.
科内利亚·冈德克(Kornelia Gondek)
Kornelia Gondek
如果16岁的性爱不够性感,不要指望到60岁时会有所改善。
Don't expect sex to be sexy at 60 if it's not at 16.
劳拉·博克特(Laura Docter)
Laura Docter
在古巴。你是丹麦人。我称赞你的速比涛(Speedo)游泳装备。你说,"谢谢,是二手的。"
Cuba. You were Danish. I complimented your Speedos. You said, "Thanks, they're secondhand."
艾丽娅·哈什米(Aliya Hashemi)
Aliya Hashemi
还有什么人像我的狗那样总是很高兴看到我?
Has anyone ever been consistently so happy to see me as my dog?
丽贝卡·肖特(Rebecca Short)
Rebecca Short
我爱在早上说话。她不说。但我们还是在一起这么久了。
I talk in the mornings. She doesn't. But we've made it this long.
约瑟夫·托马斯(Joseph Thomas)
Joseph Thomas
他给我写了一首诗,但我认出是"赶时髦"(Depeche Mode)乐队的歌词。
He wrote me a poem, but I recognized it as Depeche Mode lyrics.
丽莎·维勒斯(Liza Wyles)
Liza Wyles
我们都喜欢激浪汽水(Mountain Dew)和吐舌头;都是重要的事。
We both like Mountain Dew and sticking our tongues out; the important stuff.
伊姆兰·乌拉(Imran Ullah)
Imran Ullah
我们的朋友们不断地生孩子。我们搬到了欧洲。我们睡得很好。
Our friends keep on having babies. We moved to Europe. We sleep great.
凯瑟琳·贝亚德(Katherine Bayard)
Katherine Bayard
服务员,请上三份餐具:给我、我的女朋友,以及她的焦虑。
Waiter, please set the table for three: my girlfriend, her anxiety and me.
马雷克·皮克维茨(Marek Piechowicz)
Marek Piechowicz
我的孩子们搬了出去,他搬进来了;他是我的第一只狗,名叫威尔伯。
My kids moved out and he moved in; my first dog, named Wilbur.
希拉里·西吉斯蒙迪(Hilary Sigismondi)
Hilary Sigismondi
45年的幸福。13个词的挑战。让人拿不定主意。爱是命中注定。谢谢。
45 years bliss. Then 13-word challenge. Now can't agree. Love doomed. Thanks.
巴里·埃文斯(Barry Evans)
Barry Evans
听到那句"别担心,我也没看过《权力的游戏》"已经足够。
You had me at, "Don't worry, I haven't watched 'Game of Thrones,' either."
史蒂芬妮·阿德斯(Stephanie Ades)
Stephanie Ades
我希望多年以后标题不会成为"佛教偷走了我的男朋友"。
Years from now, I hope the headline doesn't become "Buddhism stole my boyfriend."
艾莉森·波洛特(Allison Poirot)
Allison Poirot
别刚亲完就说出去,尤其是如果亲的是一个陆军情报指挥官。(短语"kiss and tell"有泄露秘密、背叛他人信任的意思。译注)
Never kiss and tell, especially when you are kissing an Army intelligence commander.
詹妮弗·格林伯格(Jennifer Greenberg)
Jennifer Greenberg
吻后,咱们没戏的。可能是因为多力多滋玉米片。
Post-kiss, it was never going to work. Maybe it was the Doritos.
莫妮卡·古普塔(Monika Gupta)
Monika Gupta