{译介} ON SEEING THE 100% PERFECT GIRL ONE BEAUTIFUL APRIL MORNING(4)

“Pardon me, but would you happen to know if there is an all-night cleaners in the nei***orhood?” 
“打扰一下，你知道这边附近哪里有通宵的清洁工啊？“
No, this is just as ridiculous. I’m not carrying any laundry, for one thing. Who’s going to buy a line like that? 
不行，这更可笑。一件事，我没带任何洗衣服。谁会相信这个？
Maybe the simple truth would do. “Good morning. You are the 100% perfect girl for me.”
也许简单直接一点会奏效。“早上好。你是我的100%完美女孩。”
No, she wouldn’t believe it. Or even if she did, she might not want to talk to me. Sorry, she could say, I might be the 100% perfect girl for you, but you’re not the 100% boy for me. It could happen. And if I found myself in that situation, I’d probably go to pieces. I’d never recover from the shock. I’m thirty-two, and that’s what growing older is all about.
也不行，她不会相信。即使她信了，她也可能不想跟我说话。她可能会说，对不起，我可能是你的100%完美女孩，但是你并不是我的100%男孩。这很可能发生。而且如果我发现我处于这种状况，我可能会崩溃。我将永远不会从这个打击之中恢复。我已经32了，而且这就是变老所带来的。
We pass in front of a flower shop. A small, warm air mass touches my skin. The asphalt is damp, and I catch the scent of roses. I can’t bring myself to speak to her. She wears a white sweater, and in her right hand she holds a crisp white envelope lacking only a stamp. So: She’s written somebody a letter, maybe spent the whole night writing, to judge from the sleepy look in her eyes. The envelope could contain every secret she’s ever had.