甚至现在,
Even now,
过了几十年,
decades after,
我仍用冷水洗脸——
I wash my face with cold water –
不是训练规矩,
Not for discipline,
不是记忆,
nor memory,
也不是冰冷的让自己清醒的轻拍,
nor the icy, awakening slap,
而是练习
but to practice
做这样的选择,
choosing
把没人要的东西变成有人要。
to make the unwanted wanted.