Waiting for the Breeze
<p><span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Breeze">Breeze</span> 祈盼清风</p><p><span word="Lying">Lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>.....</p><p>窗边静躺，细心聆听&<span word="middot">middot</span>;&<span word="middot">middot</span>;&<span word="middot">middot</span>;&<span word="middot">middot</span>;&<span word="middot">middot</span>;&<span word="middot">middot</span>;</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>?" <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fiend">fiend</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>, <span word="horrified">horrified</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;不开空调？能睡得着吗？听说家人要为了节省电费而把家里的空调关掉时，我的朋友一脸惊愕。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="grumble">grumble</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p><p>在大胆尝试节电的第一天晚上，气温不过华氏85&<span word="deg">deg</span>;而已，我们并不觉得难受，但三个孩子却怨声连天。</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>." <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daught">daught</span> <span word="moans">moans</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>!" <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="hollers">hollers</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>. "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sweaty">sweaty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>, <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criket">criket</span> <span word="choirs">choirs</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;太热了！怎么睡啊！我十三岁的女儿不停嘀咕着。&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;热死我啦！他弟弟的牢骚声也从客厅的另一头传来。我只好说：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;今晚就试着忍一忍，好吗？其实我根本没有余力多做解释。脸上也出汗了。我静静地躺着，聆听着窗外蟋蟀的合奏曲，思绪被牵回到了童年时光。</p>
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