老外在中国：记一次北京公交车上的历险
<p>我们终于挤上了一辆从车头到车尾都塞满了乘客的公交。不过这辆车倒还有那么一点点喘气的空间。不论怎样，我们这最后一批乘客总归搭上了公交。谁知，我想的太简单了。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Randy">Randy</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span></p><p><span word="Venturing">Venturing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="trampled">trampled</span>.</p><p>选择节假日去景点是件冒险的事。赶上交通不畅，能堵好几个小时，更为糟糕的是，你还可能被踩到。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="horde">horde</span> <span word="inching">inching</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parapet">parapet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="sardine">sardine</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spacious">spacious</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>.</p><p>我忘不了之前有一回去长城，人流沿着城墙一寸一寸向前移动。那景象连罐子里的沙丁鱼看了都会感恩。相比之下，它们的空间毕竟还算宽敞。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="trepidation">trepidation</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Botanical">Botanical</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stoically">stoically</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p>正因如此，上周我和妻子挤上地铁去往北京植物园的时候，心里还有点惴惴不安。从地铁站开往植物园门口的那段公交上，我刻意不想接下来可能会面对什么。</p><p><span word="Surprise">Surprise</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p>
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