I've always believed it.
There was a secret passage in the voice.
It can go straight to the heart.
Hello everyone, I am Liu Jun, welcome to listen to the harvest reader miniature series, we will select wonderful works from the vast sea of domestic and foreign miniature **, and recommend one for you every week. Here, let's feel the charm of miniature ** together
Today I will read for you John Sevich's "Coffee Shop" by the United States.
Coffee shop. Translated by Shirley by John Sevich.
It's dark at night. I was driving down the West Texas highway and before I knew it, I decided to stop for a coffee.
The shop where I was resting was neat and refreshing, but at the moment only Mr. Shopkeeper remained. He was in his 40s, and obviously belonged to the kind of honest man, and I immediately felt a little sad for him. In this sinister world, a person who is too gentle can never be a winner.
The steaming coffee arrived, and just then, a small car outside the door came to an abrupt halt, and two men walked straight in. The tall man said, "Two cups of coffee." Hey, I said man, do you have a traffic map here?”
I think so. The man behind the counter brought coffee as he answered, and in less than two minutes, he came over with a map: "This map may be a bit outdated. The two unfolded the picture and leaned over to look.
The tall man's fingers slid along the Rio Gran, and then he shook his head: "I don't see any road to Mexico here." ”
Are you looking for the best route south?I might be able to help. The shopkeeper spoke, and he flipped through the stack, "I seem to have a picture of the update." "The map of the update point will show the ...... of Hackett Bridge."”
The town of Hackett is here," said the tall man to the map, "right by the river, quite a small town. ”
Now it's not small, since the bridge was built, the town of Hackett has doubled. ”
How's that going down the road?The shopkeeper said, "Pretty good, straight to Mexico." ”
The tall man finished his coffee, put the figure in his pocket, and stood up, "Your picture belongs to us." He said.
The shopkeeper looked surprised, however, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Please." ”
The two whispered a few words as they walked out. Suddenly, they turned around and pulled out their pistols. "You sit there and don't move," the tall man shouted at me, "and you," he ordered the man, "stand against the wall." ”
Then, the short man walks over to the cash register and pours out all the cash. The tall man threw the ** machine to the floor and pulled the ** line out. Then, the two of them hurriedly got into the car and drove away.
The shopkeeper's face was pale, but he didn't waste a moment, and leaned over to repair the ** machine. I said to him, "Kindness to others is not always rewarded. He smiled and said, "It doesn't cost anything." "In just 5 minutes, the ** machine was repaired. He dialed ** and described the two men and their car to the police.
I shook my head and said, "I didn't expect that." These two guys don't look bad at first. ”
"They were blindfolded at first," he said, "but as they leaned over to look at the picture, I caught a glimpse of the pistol holsters on their shoulders. ”
Now that you know there's something wrong with these two guys, why do you have to help them on their way?”
He smiled again and said, "The world is too sinister, isn't it?".”
If I hadn't told them about the bridge, I wouldn't have told them about it. If you keep your mouth shut, at least there's hope of catching them?”
Actually, there is no ......”
Yes, there is no hope at all," I said, "and look at their car that flies." ”
I'm not saying there's no chance of catching them," he chuckled, "I mean there's no bridge ...... there."”
You just listened to John Sevich's "Coffee Shop" in the United States. The seemingly cowardly coffee shop owner had already seen through the robbery intentions of the two men, but he quietly lied and made the two men fall into his preset trap.
In the real society, there are too many burdens and too many fetters, so that people cannot calmly face the difficulties and desperate situations they encounter, and can only passively accept the reality. When the shopkeeper in ** was robbed, he did not panic but actively tried to find a way, made up a lie to solve the crisis, and finally turned passive into active. **The end comes to an abrupt end, and the words are exhausted and the meaning is endless. Let's linger in the conjecture of the end of the robbers.
Many people often like to judge people by their appearance, and take it for granted that they are self-righteous, but they don't know that in this world, "the road is one foot high, the devil is one foot high", and there are many people who are wise and foolish. They tend to be low-key and high-profile.
When the hairiness is not abundant, know how to give in. Being a low-key person is often a clever way to win the support of the opponent, and finally continue to become stronger, and finally make the opponent succumb.
Thank you for listening to today's harvest reader, I am Liu Jun, here, to read others, but also to find yourself, keep memories, and see the future ......Together, we share the power of words.
Curator: Song Tao.
Reader: Liu Jun.
Production: Chen Hui.