《这不是告别》作为全美媒体和读者的年度之选，一出版就迅速横扫《纽约时报》畅销书榜长达45周，席卷全球三十多国。故事讲述了一头红发、穿着肥大男款衬衫的Eleanor，与沉默寡言、沉迷于音乐和漫画世界的Park之间的故事。

Eleanor got dressed quickly and tried to squeeze past her mother. Her mom grabbed her by the wrists. "I like to hear you sing," she said. She reached for a bottle on the counter behind Eleanor and rubbed a drop of vanilla behind each of the girl's ears. Eleanor raised her shoulders like it tickled.

埃莉诺迅速穿好衣服，想从妈妈身旁穿过。妈妈抓住了她的手腕：“我喜欢听你唱歌。”她把手伸到埃莉诺背后的料理台，拿起一个瓶子，往埃莉诺双耳后各抹了一滴香草油。埃莉诺耸耸肩，好像被挠痒痒一样。

"You do. Usually you sing 'Rocky Raccoon.'"

“就是有，你会唱《洛基浣熊》。”

"God. Well, thanks for telling me, I won't anymore. God."

“天啊！好吧，谢谢你告诉我。以后我不会唱了。天啊！”

"I do it," her mom said, "because it's cheaper than perfume, but it smells just as good." Then she rubbed some vanilla behind her own ears and laughed.

妈妈说：“因为它比香水便宜，但是闻起来一样好。”她笑着在自己耳后也抹了点。

"I do not," Eleanor said.

“我才没有！”

"Why are you so quiet?" Eleanor's mother asked. Eleanor was taking a bath, and her mom was making fifteen-bean soup.

埃莉诺的妈妈问：“你怎么这么安静？”埃莉诺在洗澡，妈妈在煮‘十五豆方便汤’（29）。【注：（29）十五豆方便汤（Fifteen-bean soup），一种速溶的豆子汤品牌。】

Eleanor laughed with her, and stood there for a few seconds smiling. Her mom was wearing soft old jeans and a T-shirt, and her hair was pulled back in a smooth ponytail. She looked almost like she used to. There was a picture of her -- at one of Maisie's birthday parties, scooping ice cream cones -- with a ponytail just like that.

埃莉诺跟着一起笑，她在那儿站了几秒钟，一直微笑着。她妈妈穿着老旧的软牛仔裤和T恤，头发向后梳成平滑的马尾，如同往日的模样。在一张梅西的生日派对照里，她妈妈正在挖冰淇淋，也绑了同样的马尾。

"Usually you sing in the bathtub."

“平时你都会在浴室里唱歌。”

"That leaves three beans for each us," Ben had cracked to Eleanor earlier.

早些时候，班恩还跟埃莉诺开玩笑：“这么一来，我们每人只能分到三颗豆。”

"Why do you always do that? I smell like a Strawberry Shortcake doll."

“你怎么老这样？搞得我闻起来像草莓松饼娃娃（30）一样。”【注：（30）草莓松饼（Strawberry Shortcake）是美国卡片公司 American Greetings注册的卡通商标人物，原用在贺卡上，后来延伸出娃娃、海报等其他商品，还有电视节目。】

# Eleanor #

#埃莉诺#

"I'm not quiet. I'm taking a bath."

“我没有很安静啊，我在洗澡。”