In the last quarter of the twentieth century 在二十世纪的最后一个季度

much of the world sat on the edge of an increasingly expensive theater seat 世界很多坐在日益昂贵的影院座位边

waiting for something momentous to occur. 等待着什么重大的发生。

Christian aficionados of the Second Coming scenario were convinced that, 第二次来情景基督教爱好者们确信，

after two thousand years, the other shoe was about to drop. 2000年后，另一只鞋子正要下降。

And five of the era's best-known psychics predicted 五时代最知名的灵媒预测

that Atlantis would soon reemerge from the depths. 亚特兰蒂斯很快就会从深处再度出现。

To this last, Princess Leigh-Cheri responded, 到最后，公主莉，谢里回答说：

"There are three lost continents: we are one: the lovers." “有三个失落的大陆：我们是一家人：恋人”

In whatever esteem on might hold Princess Leigh-Cheri's thoughts, one must agree 无论在什么自尊上可能拥有公主莉，谢里的想法，一个人必须同意

that the last quarter of the twentieth century was a severe period for lovers. 在二十世纪的最后一个季度是一个严重的时期为恋人。

It was a time a time when romantic relationships took on the character of ice in spring, 这是一个时间的时候，浪漫的关系，把冰的性格在春天，

stranding many little children on jagged and inhospitable floes. 搁浅的锯齿和荒凉浮冰很多小孩子。

Nobody quite knew what to make of the moon anymore. 没有人很知道该怎么做的月亮了。

Consider a certain night in August. 假设某夜在八月。

The moon was so bloated it was about to tip over. 月亮是那么臃肿它是关于翻倒。

For more than an hour, Leigh-Cheri stared into the sky. 一个多小时后，雷 - 谢里凝视着天空。

"Does the moon have a purpose?" She inquired. “难道月亮有一个目的是什么？ ”她问。

The same query put to the Remington SL3 elicited this response: 付诸雷明顿SL3相同的查询引起这种反应：

Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question 阿尔贝·加缪写道，只有严肃的问题

is whether to kill yourself or not. 无论是杀死自己与否。

Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question 汤姆·罗宾斯写道，只有严肃的问题

is whether time has a beginning and an end. 是时候是否有开始和结束。

Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, 加缪明确起身在床上错误的一边;

and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. 与罗宾斯必须忘记设置闹钟。

There is only one serious question. And that is: 只有一个严肃的问题。那就是：

Who knows how to make love stay? 谁知道如何让爱留？

Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself. 回答我，我会告诉你是否要杀死自己。

Answer me that and I will ease your mind about the beginning and end of time, 回答我说，我会减轻你心中对时间的开始和结束，

Answer me that and I will reveal to you the purpose of the moon. 回答我说，我会透露给你的月亮的目的。