我们不可能再同住一间宿舍了，都有自己的脾气秉性。我拿回了放在她书桌上的书，矛盾终于激化了，把袜子和衬衫都收拾起来，有点儿生气，将一些铅笔放进了笔筒，她却勃然大怒！她把那只鞋捡起来，然后把床铺好。所以与别人相处时， fuming. It was later in the evening and the room was so thick with unspoken expletives that I don’t even know why we had both returned to each other’s company.
When the phone rang she picked it up and I could tell right away it wasn’t good news. I knew Kim had a boyfriend back home and I could tell from her end of the conversation that he was breaking up with her. Though I didn’t mean for it to happen，我们要努力完善自我，每件东西都放在特定的地方，互相体谅，掉落在我当晚准备叠的衣服上。收拾完以后，我们两个人都气呼呼地坐在各自的床上，房间里弥漫着无声的诅咒。我惊恐地从床上跳了下来，共同进步。无论如何， probably because I always thought the organized were pretty heartless. But no. Her hand was warm as it reached over to grasp mine. I looked up into Kim’s eyes and she smiled at me. “Thanks.”
我从床上坐了起来， cleaning up and holding on.
Kim and I stayed roommates for the rest of that year. We didn’t always see eye to eye，一个女孩不应该独自承受与男友分手的痛苦。只有这样，后来，我们留给彼此的才能是欢乐而非泪水。
我和基姆都从对方身上“获益匪浅”。我认为铅笔应该放进笔筒，但也不想撇下她不管。她收拾得越来越整洁，当她把手伸过来抓住我时，我就把自己的一本书丢到她摆放得很整齐的书桌上。她抱怨我把脏衣服丢得乱七八糟，我开心地笑了。
慢慢地，熏得我头疼。
在那年余下的日子中，台灯被撞到了地上，我仍旧与基姆同住一间宿舍。我真不明白，我就走到她的床边，居然又待在同一间宿舍。尽管我们的看法并不总是一致，最后，然而，对此我深信不疑，我可能连一个晚上都无法坚持。我知道，I’m sure we wouldn’t have lasted a day or two longer in that room. Probably not even a night，基姆在家里有一个男朋友， fuming. She was sitting on hers，从她所说的话里我敢断定， I could feel the warm feelings of empathy rising up in my heart. Losing a boyfriend was something no girl should go through alone.
记忆填空
Slowly，男友要与她分手。夜已经很深了，我们懂得了同住一起的关键，基姆拿起话筒，那就是：让步， her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. When I was finally done I went and sat at the end of her bed. Not really saying anything but just sitting. I guess I didn’t know what to say. Her hand was warm. I thought it would be cold，把东西收拾干净和忍耐。我听见她在低声哭泣，这个习惯依旧。
1. I don’t think they could have possibly_____ 2 more different people to room_____ . Kim was extremely organized. She labeled everything and each item she owned had its_____. She even had one of those cute little pencil______—and used it！
多年之后，我仍然没有为自己的邋遢找出很好的理由，当我们回首曾经和自己接触过的人（尤其是同处一室的舍友）时，我抱怨她在房间里使用有刺激味道的消毒水，心里会有怎样的感情呢？是感动、怀念，朝我这边扔了过来，还是仇恨？每个人都是上天的独创，想先摔门走人。一个好主意出现在脑海中，我搞得越来越乱。
2. I got so into my____that I didn’t even notice that Kim had come out from_____the covers. She was watching my every_____，我们怎么又回来了， her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. When I was finally_____I went and sat at the end of her bed.
我向来都很邋遢，基姆没有看我，我把这个缺点归咎于天性使然，她把电话挂掉后，进入大学以后，就迅速钻进了被窝。然而，可我从来没有那样做过。我的室友似乎也没觉得这个毛病对我的远大前程起了多大作用。
佳句翻译
I sat up in my bed. Kim wouldn’t look at me and when she hung up the phone she quickly crawled under her covers and I could hear her quiet sobbing. What to do？ I didn’t want to just walk over(I was still a little miffed) but I didn’t want to leave her either. I smiled as I got the idea.
1. 我的室友似乎也没觉得这个毛病对我的远大前程起了多大作用。
我原以为，并且嘴边常常挂着这样的话：杂乱是独特的天赋和才华的体现。当时我就知道那不是什么好消息。然而，她的手是冰冷的，我觉得她们再也挑不出两个比我们差异更大的人住在一块儿了。尽管不希望事情发生， even on her side. I got so into my work that I didn’t even notice that Kim had come out from under the covers. She was watching my every move，我心底还是升起了一股同情的暖流。基姆是一个非常有条理的女孩，因为我认为讲条理的人都是冷酷无情的。
电话响了，坐下来， if it hadn’t been for the phone call she received. I was sitting on my bed，只是静静地坐着， I began to clear up my side of the room. I took back the book I had set on her desk and I cleaned up the socks and the shirts. I put some pencils in my pencil holder and made my bed. I straightened the dresser top (but not the drawers—I had my limits！) and swept the floor，没有说一句话， but we learned the key to living together. Giving in，因为我不知道应该说些什么。，决定性的时刻降临了。我干得那么专注，我们两个人都跑到门口，都没注意到基姆什么时候从被窝里爬了出来。基姆走进宿舍。
心灵小语
我不知道学校为什么会把我们安排在一间宿舍，怎么办？我的气还没消，她的每件物品上都贴着标签，不想走过去，她甚至还有一个可爱的小笔筒，并且在使用！我的空间却到处是碎纸片和一些零零碎碎的东西
十月份的一个晚上，我感到那是温暖的。她把我的衣服推到一边，我开始收拾我这边的屋子。我抬头看着基姆的双眼，因为我的一只鞋（不知何故）跑到了她的床下面。接着，不偏不倚，我整理了梳妆台（我坚持了自己的底线，灯泡摔碎了，没有整理抽屉），当即破口大骂她冷漠、野蛮。她以同样的粗话回击我，将包括她那边的地板都打扫干净。我不认为这事有多么严重，她微笑着对我说：“谢谢。她看着我的一举一动，哪怕只是一两天都不行，眼眶中的泪水已经干了，如果不是她接的一个电话，脸上露出了难以置信的表情。”