Yee and Lan：A Romance

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　　Once upon a time， in a solar system that is so， so far away from here that you wouldn't believe me if I told you， were two planets. Their names were Yee and Lan， and they loved each other very much. Every time they saw each other they would whisper planet secrets， or share wisps1 of atmosphere， or tell silly jokes.

　　But they were a little sad， because it was so long between times that they got to be near each other， what with orbital2 mechanics being what they are and all. Most of the time they had to gaze from afar.

　　Centuries went by， and one time as they passed， reaching out through the cold and emptiness to be with one another， Yee slipped Lan a moon， because Yee had three and Lan had none. Lan looked so perfect with the new moon that all the other planets were a little jealous， and Yee didn't mind giving up that moon at all.

　　So the planets kept on dancing to the math-music of the universe， and Lan's moon was admired by all， until one day an evil-minded ice-hearted comet3 viciously4 slammed into it， shattering it into a thousand thousand pieces. At that time， Yee was all the way on the other side of the sun and couldn't hear the wails5 and shouts that rocked Lan through and through. All the nearby planets， who were jealous anyway， made fun of Lan. Lan was so ashamed6 of what had happended to the moon， so generously given by Yee， that Lan began to dread their next meeting.

　　But the old equations7 had their say， and after so long they were together again. Lan was almost afraid to look at Yee， but Yee reached out a wisp of atmosphere in comfort.Yee hesitated a minute， because all planets know how beautiful moons are， but then went ahead and smashed8 the two remaining moons together so that Lan would have no reason to feel bad.

　　So around and around they went， so very much in love that they thought they would burst， even though they looked a little bare， and felt a little cold without their lovely moons. But then， something beautiful happened-their shimmering9 bits of moon dust started to flatten out， and make two large circles， one for each of them. And before too long， the circles became rings， great big wonderful rings， sparkling in the pure sunlight， the wonder of that solar system， and some said even the galaxy10.The other planets were too awed by Yee and Lan's new beauty to feel even the slightest drop of jealousy.

　　And that is why， even on this planet， when two people have strong feelings for each other， so much love that they think they'll burst， sometimes they'll give each other rings， in memory of the planetary11 love of Yee and Lan.

　　Yee和Lan的愛(ài)情故事

　　從前，在一個(gè)離這里很遠(yuǎn)很遠(yuǎn)，遠(yuǎn)得令你難以置信的太陽(yáng)系里，有兩顆行星，它們的名字是Yee和Lan，它們深深地相愛(ài)著。每一次見(jiàn)面，它們都會(huì)耳語(yǔ)一些行星的小秘密，或是共享團(tuán)團(tuán)氣霧，或者說(shuō)一些無(wú)意義的笑話。

　　但是它們也有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的傷感，因?yàn)槊款w星星都有各自運(yùn)行的軌道，相互靠近需要太長(zhǎng)太長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。大多數(shù)的時(shí)間里它們只有遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地相互凝望。

　　幾個(gè)世紀(jì)過(guò)去了，有一次它們擦肩而過(guò)時(shí)，在寒冷空曠的夜空中，它們向彼此伸出手來(lái)。Yee偷偷塞給Lan一個(gè)月亮，因?yàn)閅ee有三個(gè)月亮，而Lan一個(gè)也沒(méi)有。Lan和這個(gè)月亮在一起看上去是如此完美，以致所有別的行星都有一些忌妒了，但是Yee卻對(duì)讓出一個(gè)月亮毫不在意。

　　此后行星們繼續(xù)跳著宇宙間有規(guī)則的舞蹈，Lan的月亮也一直被大家所羨慕。直到有一天，一顆冷酷惡毒的彗星狠狠地向Lan的月亮撞去，把它砸成了千千萬(wàn)萬(wàn)塊碎片。此時(shí)Yee一直在太陽(yáng)的另一面，無(wú)法聽(tīng)到Lan痛徹心肺的慟哭和呼喊，而附近所有的行星卻因?yàn)槎始啥⌒an.月亮是Yee慷慨送給的，而今如此遭遇，Lan感到非常愧疚，并且開(kāi)始害怕再見(jiàn)到Y(jié)ee了。

　　但是宇宙的運(yùn)行規(guī)則是無(wú)法改變的。很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間之后，它們又遇到了一起。Lan幾乎不敢再看Yee，但是Yee放出了一團(tuán)氣霧來(lái)安慰Lan.Yee猶豫了一下，因?yàn)樗械男行嵌贾涝铝潦鞘置利惖模€是把剩下的兩個(gè)月亮撞到一起，撞碎了。這樣Lan就不必再感到傷心了。

　　它們繼續(xù)轉(zhuǎn)呀轉(zhuǎn)；盡管沒(méi)有了美麗的月亮，它們看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)光禿禿的，還覺(jué)得有點(diǎn)兒冷，但是它們知道彼此是多么深切地愛(ài)著對(duì)方。不久，美妙的事情出現(xiàn)了 ──仍在閃著光的月亮碎片開(kāi)始平穩(wěn)下來(lái)，并且形成了兩個(gè)大大的圓圈，Yee和Lan一人一個(gè)。又過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，圓圈變成了光環(huán)，大大的，漂亮的光環(huán)，在純凈的陽(yáng)光下閃閃放光。這是太陽(yáng)系的奇跡，有的人甚至說(shuō)是整個(gè)銀河系的奇跡。其他的行星都驚異于全新的、美麗的Yee和Lan，竟然沒(méi)有了一絲一毫的嫉妒。

　　這就是為什么在我們這個(gè)星球上，當(dāng)兩個(gè)人相愛(ài)時(shí)，他們?nèi)绱藦?qiáng)烈地愛(ài)戀著對(duì)方，就常常會(huì)送給對(duì)方戒指，這就是為了紀(jì)念Yee和Lan的行星愛(ài)情。

　　注釋：

　　1.wisp n.縷，縹緲的東西

　　2.orbital adj.軌道的

　　3.comet n.（天）彗星

　　4.viciously adv.惡毒地，兇殘地

　　5.wail n.慟哭，

　　6.ashamed adj.慚愧的

　　7.equation n.等式，均衡

　　8.smash vt.打碎，猛力撞

　　9.shimmer vt.閃光，閃爍

　　10.galaxy n.（天）銀河系