一座城市在夜里做什么短文★★★★★
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At midnight a city is not empty; it is only a different city, with different people in it.
半夜的城市不是空的，它只是换了一座城，里面换了一批人。
The cleaners start at eleven and finish at five, because the roads must be free before the first bus.
清洁工十一点上工、早上五点收工，因为头班车来之前马路得是空的。
In the shop by the station two men work all night, selling water, eggs and warm food to people who cannot sleep.
车站边那家店两个男人通宵守着，卖水、鸡蛋和热吃的给睡不着的人。
A hospital is loudest at three in the morning, when the night team changes and the new people must learn every bed.
医院最吵是凌晨三点，夜里那班要换人，新来的人得把每一张床都认一遍。
The baker starts at four, and the milk truck comes before the sun, so breakfast is ready before most people wake.
做面包的四点开始，送奶的比太阳还早，好让大多数人还没醒就有早饭吃。
I used to think these hours were the quiet part of the day. Now I think a city works hardest when nobody is looking at it.
我以前觉得这几个小时是一天里安静的部分。现在我倒觉得，一座城最卖力的时候，恰恰没人在看它。
The next time you cross a clean street at eight, somebody finished it two hours ago and went home to sleep.
下回你八点走过一条干净的街，那是两小时前有人干完、回家睡觉去了。