英语翻译
ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatonemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.
AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers(抢劫犯).Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.
Aboutablockfrommyapartment(公寓房间),Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.
SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI'dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.
JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck(垃圾车)pulluptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromtheinside,"AlisaCamacho?"IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallredhairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes."Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?"heasked,holdingupasmallsquareshape.翻译