八年前，桂军民的妻子展文莲因为肺癌即将去世。
但在她去世前，桂军民做了一个特别的决定：将她的身体冷冻起来。
他希望未来医学进步后，妻子能再次醒来。
于是，展文莲成为中国第一位被冷冻的人。
她的身体被保存在一个特别的液氮罐里，里面的温度非常低。
桂军民经常去看望这个罐子。
他觉得妻子只是“睡着了”，并不是永远离开。
这个想法帮助他度过了许多难过的日子。
不过，时间慢慢过去，桂军民的生活也发生了一些变化。
他变老了，身体也不如以前好。
他也有了新的女朋友，但他明确表示，没有人能代替展文莲在他心里的位置。
关于冷冻技术，目前还没有成功让人复活的例子。
科学家们说，这还是一个需要继续研究的领域。
虽然希望很小，但桂军民仍然愿意等待。
他计划将来自己老了也装进液氮罐冷冻保存起来，这样如果妻子醒来，就不会孤单。
现在，桂军民努力在怀念妻子和面对现实之间找平衡。
他保留着妻子可能回来的希望，同时也认真过好现在的每一天。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 桂军民 | Guì Jūn mín | Gui Junmin / personal name |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 展文莲 | Zhǎn Wén lián | Zhan Wenlian / personal name |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 肺 | fèi | lung |
| 癌 | ái | cancer; (esp.) carcinoma |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away / to die |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 特别的 | tè bié de | special / particular |
| 决定 | jué dìng | decision |
| 将 | jiāng | (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 她的 | tā de | her; hers |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 冷冻 | lěng dòng | to freeze (food etc) |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future / tomorrow |
| 医学 | yī xué | medicine / medical science / study of medicine |
| 进步 | jìn bù | progress; improvement |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc) |
| 液氮 | yè dàn | liquid nitrogen |
| 罐 | guàn | can / jar / pot |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 温度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 看望 | kàn wàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 罐子 | guàn zi | jar / pitcher / pot |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but / simply |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep / to lie down |
| 着 | zháo | (coll.) to fall asleep |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 度过 | dù guò | to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 难过 | nán guò | (of life) to be difficult |
| 日子 | rì zi | days of one's life |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly; gradually |
| 过去 | guò qù | to go over; to pass by |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 变化 | biàn huà | change; variation |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 如 | rú | as / as if / such as |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 心 | xīn | heart / mind / intention |
| 位置 | wèi zhì | position / place / seat |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology; technique; skill |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | successful; fruitful |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 复活 | fù huó | to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life |
| 例子 | lì zi | case / (for) instance / example |
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 研究 | yán jiū | to research / to look into |
| 领域 | lǐng yù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 计划 | jì huà | to plan / to map out |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 装 | zhuāng | to adorn / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack |
| 进 | jìn | to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 孤单 | gū dān | lone / lonely |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of / to think of / to reminisce |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | reality; actuality |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance / equilibrium |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 天 | tiān | day |