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纽约变奏（节选） 北岛 13 纽约人的内心其实是极其孤独的，只要看看他们眼神就知道了。一般来说，除了神经有毛病的，他们从不直视别人，在人口密度这么高的地方，也真难为了。比如在地铁车上，为了躲避目光碰撞，他们要不看书看报，要不闭目养神，要不干脆把目光悬浮在空中，梦游一般。这本事，恐怕得花好多年工夫才能练就出来。当然要有个把绝色美女出现，男人们会醒过来，混浊的目光像雾中的灯一闪。但绝不像我这样的乡下老鼠直眉瞪眼，而是用余光悄悄跟踪，漫不经心，甚至有点儿倦怠。好像在说，那又怎么样？别烦我。 曼哈顿的单身贵族特别多。这道理很简单，单身是保持孤独的最佳方式，没配偶没孩子，省得啰嗦。除了访亲会友，他们多半在家一个人吃晚饭。打个电话到附近中国餐厅订外卖，一份咕咾肉外加酸辣汤；要不干脆对付对付，就着干酪，啃着昨天的干面包。目光像苍蝇在四壁游荡，一不留神落进墙角的蜘蛛网里。偶尔也说说话，跟自己。据说在纽约吃抗抑郁药的比例特别高，这也难怪。 若两个孤独加在一起，必有新的麻烦。有一回从甘乃迪机场飞巴黎。一上飞机，我就发现自己的尴尬处境：正好坐在一对纽约夫妇中间，女的邻通道，男的靠窗口。我马上提出换座位，人家不干。起初我还以为感情有问题，拿我作挡箭牌。没有的事儿，老两口亲热得很，一口一个“亲爱的，我的甜心，我的宝贝儿”，让我直起鸡皮疙瘩。男的给女的找出拖鞋和小说，嘘寒问暖，女的藏起一小瓶免费红酒，留给男的在巴黎受用。更让我不解的是，两口子竟隔着我侃起来，从纽约的天气到巴黎的旅馆，从亲戚间的纠纷到股票投资。我倒吸气，紧贴椅背，给人家留出谈话空间。想想不对，冒充第三者事小而涉及隐私权事大，我再次提出换位子，遭到一致反对。我这才明白，这位子是人家事先挑选好的，让我为孤独作证。 其实孤独并非与寂静对应，它有自己的声音，这声音在纽约则被无限放大了。首先是那些警车救护车救火车，为了引起足够的注意，不断提高音量，高入云霄。而那些单元里快憋疯了的狗，好不容易放到街上，为了向另一只狗致敬，非得用整个腹腔吼叫。轮到纽约人，要想再表达点什么，得多不屈不挠才行 ---- 他们扯直嗓门，说到一半被警笛打断，张着嘴，只好把话咽了回去。 (895字) 13 Just looking at their eyes ，we know New Yorkers are actually very lonely . Generallry speaking, except some faulty nerve, they never look in the eyes of other people.Yet it is quiet difficult for them to do it.since new york is such a high population density area.For example, ,in order to escape the eyes of collision, people in the subway would either read newspapers or close their eyes, or just simply to gaze in the air, like sleepwalking. This skill, Im afraid , must be trained for many years. Of course, when a tstunning beauty appears , man would wake up with cloudy eyes shuning like lights in the fog. However ,their eyes are never like mine ,a man from the countryside , staring blankly like a mouse . But their peripheral vision would track quietly, casualy, and sometimes even a little tired.As if to say, so what? Leave me alone The numbers of Urban nd the reason is very simple, having no spouse nor children, being single is the best way to keep lonely,Apart from visiting family and friends members, they would choose to eat dinner alonle at home, for the most