传呼机/任之(赵金基译）

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传呼机/任之
　　
　　那是上世纪90年代初期，通讯不发达，传呼机还很少。小林很想要一部传呼机，也想别人听到腰间嘀嘀嘀的声音的时候回头看看自己。
　　一日，小林和几个同事过马路，一辆飞驰的摩托车将小林撞飞了好几米远。摩托车驾驶员被抓住了，小林在昏迷中被送进了医院。
　　单位领导很关心小林，吩咐同路的同事处理这件事情。驾驶员没有驾驶证，被抓住了把柄，无奈中赔偿了小林6000元人民币。这差不多是一辆二手摩托车的价钱。驾驶员说，他老婆没有工作，孩子还小。
　　半月后小林出院了。领导说，这6000元钱有他的功劳，至少单位派出了同事帮忙才得到这钱，叫小林上缴给单位2000元入小金库。小林想，同事也有功劳，花了1000元大宴同事们。小林含着泪去买了一部传呼机，又花了1000元。
　　又过半月后，小林去医院复查。医生说，你有一只耳朵的听力下降了，有后遗症。
　　
　　A Pager
　　
　　By Ren Zhi
　　
　　A pager was a rare thing in early 1990s, when telecommunications were not well developed. Xiao Lin wanted so much to have one pager whose rings could always attract the passers-by.
　　One day, Xiao Lin was crossing the road with several colleagues when a speeding motor-bike knocked him down. Xiao Lin, who was in a coma, was immediately sent to hospital, as the motorcyclist was caught on the spot.
　　The chief of Xiao Lin’s unit paid much attention to the accident, asking the escorting colleagues to tackle it appropriately. The motorcyclist had no license, which favored Xiao Lin, who then got paid a compensation of 6000yuan. This was more or less a sum equaling to a used motor-bike’s worth. The motorcyclist said his wife was unemployed and his kid at tender age.
　　Half a month later when Xiao Lin got out of the hospital, the chief said he had personally assigned the escorting colleagues to take care of the accident and got the compensation, so Xiao Lin was to deposit 2000yuan in the unit’s small cashbox. Thinking he had owed much to his colleagues, Xiao Lin held a 1000yuan’s banquet to express his gratitude. Then with tears in his eyes Xiao Lin paid another 1000yuan to buy a pager for himself.
　　Another half of the month passed and Xiao Lin went to the hospital for a re-examination, only to be informed by the doctor that he had had one ear’s hearing declined. It was an after-effect.

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