1981年夏天，米歇尔考上了普林斯顿大学，那时她有个男朋友叫David：

 

We went on real dates, going for what we considered upscale dinners at Red Lobster¹ and to the movies.

David和米歇尔的爸爸一起开车送她去入学。到了寝室门口，行李放下后，这对年轻恋人有些不知所措：

 

It was hitting us both, I assumed, that there were perhaps important things we hadn't discussed, that we had perhaps divergent views on whether this was temporary farewell or an outright², geographically³ induced breakup.

恋人在他乡，有没有那么一刻，你也会怀疑这一次是短暂的离别，还是那个都不愿说出口的分手。

 

Geographically induced breakup，爱的那么汹涌，散的那么平静。祝你幸福。

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