一條微博讓許多人重新認(rèn)識(shí)“國民床單”。希望“國民床單”的大熱不只是一時(shí)的懷舊。
One microblog made many people reacquaint” National Sheet”. Hoping the fad for ” National Sheet” is not just nostalgia for a moment.

The earbud, the pussycat and the peony
耳機(jī)，貓，牡丹

Once upon a time (well, actually, only a few weeks ago) there was a bad pussycat who chewed through the wire of his master’s Apple earbuds. The master was very angry at the pussycat and decided to tell the world about this terrible tragedy. He posted a picture of the damaged earbud online to show everyone what a bad thing the pussycat had done.
從前（實(shí)際上，也就是幾周前），有一只壞貓咬了他主人的蘋果耳機(jī)線。主人對(duì)它十分生氣，決定告訴全世界他的悲慘經(jīng)歷。他在線發(fā)布了一張壞耳機(jī)的照片，告訴所有人這只壞貓的所作所為。

To his surprise, no one cared about the bad pussycat or the tragic fate of the earbud. They were more interested in the background of the photo. The earbud was resting on an old-fashioned peony-patterned bed sheet. People recognized it as the same kind of bed sheet they had slept on as children. It was the same kind of bed sheet that their grandparents might still be using: big, bright, pink peonies on a solid colored background. The online photo produced a wave of nostalgia as people remembered feeling warm, cozy and safe wrapped in these bed sheets as they drifted off into their childhood dreams.
令他驚訝的是沒有人關(guān)心這只壞貓或者是這只耳機(jī)的悲慘命運(yùn)。他們對(duì)于照片的背景更感興趣。這只耳機(jī)躺在一條過時(shí)的以牡丹為圖案的床單上。人們認(rèn)出這條床單和他們小時(shí)候睡的是一樣的。這種床單是他們的祖父母仍然在用的：又大又鮮艷的牡丹花為底色的背景。這張網(wǎng)上的圖片引起了一股懷舊熱潮，隨著人們漸漸進(jìn)入他們的童年夢鄉(xiāng)，他們憶起了包裹在這床單下溫暖，溫馨，安全的感覺。

The bed sheet also reminded people of a time when many items produced in Shanghai, although limited in choice, were low-priced and of very high quality and the designs were uniquely Chinese. Today, sadly, many of the companies that produced these items are out of business.
這條床單同樣提醒了人們過往的時(shí)光。當(dāng)這些床單在上海生產(chǎn)時(shí)，盡管那時(shí)候選擇樣式少，但卻是價(jià)格低，質(zhì)量高，獨(dú)一無二的中國產(chǎn)。如今，令人悲傷的是很多生產(chǎn)的公司都破產(chǎn)了。

There is now a fad for nostalgia as people try to recapture the good memories of the past, but fads, by definition, are passing things. We can’t always live in yesterday, but for a moment at least; we can thank the earbud, the pussycat and the peony for coming together and giving people a warm feeling.
?如今，懷舊的熱潮高漲因?yàn)槿藗兿胍盎貙儆谶^去的美好回憶，但是一時(shí)的狂熱就其定義只是暫時(shí)的罷了。我們不可能總是活在昨天，但至少能在一瞬間；我們需要感謝那只耳機(jī)，那只貓，那朵牡丹勾起了人們溫暖的記憶。?

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