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Last month I found an old radio at a street market.上个月，我在街市上发现了一台旧收音机。 Its case had begun to decay, and dense dust filled every line.它的外壳已经开始「腐烂」，密密麻麻的「浓密的」灰尘塞满了每一道缝。 The seller said it was dead, but I saw a note.卖家说它已经坏了，但我看见了一张纸条。 The note gave one small hint: a voice was still inside.纸条给了一条小小的「提示」：里面还留着一个声音。

So I took it home and put it on my table.于是我把它带回家，放在我的桌子上。 My little girl came in with a wide grin.我的小女儿走进来，冲我「咧嘴一笑」。 She watched me clean the dial and turn it slowly.她看着我把刻度盘擦干净，再慢慢转动它。 Her gaze was full of questions, so I told her to wait.她的「凝视」里全是疑问，于是我让她等一等。

When I turned it on, the band was empty noise.我打开它的时候，频段里只有空空的噪声。 Then a low voice came through, clear and warm.接着，一个低沉的声音传了出来，清楚又温暖。 It sounded like audio from an outer time.听起来像是来自「外面的」某个年代的「音频」。 It was my grandfather, who built radios long ago.那是我祖父，他很久以前造过收音机。

He said sound travels where people cannot go.他说，声音能去人不能去的地方。 That damn voice kept his story out of jail.那个「该死的」声音把他的故事挡在了「监狱」外面。 Only a fraction of old machines still cope with time like this.只有很小一「部分」旧机器还能这样「应付」时间。 A gene may pass down a face, but a tape keeps a moment.「基因」也许传下一张脸，而一盘磁带留住一个瞬间。