6月29日，是鐘一男在武漢街頭送外賣的第10天。這位剛高考完的07年大男孩，沒有選擇悠閑度過假期，而是穿上騎手服，一頭扎進了武昌街道口高峰期的車流里。

此前，鐘一男已經(jīng)入圍北京科技大學(xué)高水平運動員名單。此次高考，他的文化成績也達到了該校要求，有望被北京科技大學(xué)錄取。

While many students unwind after the national college entrance exam (

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Sunday marked the tenth day on the job for Zhong, an energetic young man born in 2007, who recently completed the

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鐘一男選擇街道口站點，看中的是這里高校云集、訂單密集。“這邊單會比較多一些。”他算得很清楚：每天努力跑上30多單，收入大約能有150元。這份在別人看來枯燥甚至辛苦的工作，鐘一男卻干得特別有勁兒。

Instead, he donned a delivery uniform and jumped into the chaotic traffic around Wuchang's busy Jiedaokou area — a hub of universities with a high-density of orders. "There are more orders here," he explained simply.

“每跑一單，看著單量增多，自己賺的錢特別有分量。”他坦言“有趣的事情其實不多，也挺枯燥的”，但緊接著語氣就亮了起來：“但我特別樂意跑！”他要靠自己的汗水，買下一把心儀的貝斯。“因為我有一個買貝斯的目標(biāo)，所以很有動力。”他說，家里條件不是很好，這把貝斯，他希望能靠自己掙來。

What's fueling this determination? A dream to buy a bass guitar. "My family isn't well off," he said. "I want to buy it with the money I earn myself."

工作節(jié)奏緊張。每天十點開工，到下午三點多才能歇口氣吃上午飯。大學(xué)城附近的小吃街就成了他的首選。“便宜量大，劃算。”他這樣評價。晚上八九點收工回家時，常常已是饑腸轆轆，幸好家里總有媽媽留好的熱飯。

6月以來，武漢的雨連綿不斷。剛開始跑單，一場毫無防備的大雨給初來乍到的他一個教訓(xùn)。手機被徹底淋濕，屏幕失靈，修一次花掉了他辛苦跑一天的收入。“當(dāng)時經(jīng)驗不足嘛！”提起這事，他語氣里沒有抱怨，只是有點懊惱。但第二天，他就給手機套上了防水袋，繼續(xù)出發(fā)。困難發(fā)生了，解決掉，然后繼續(xù)向前，這就是他的應(yīng)對方式。

問他累不累？作為足球一級運動員，他笑著擺擺手：“比平時訓(xùn)練量小多了。”但每晚回家，鐘一男總是枕上枕頭就能睡著。

When asked if he finds the job exhausting, Zhong — a first-class football player — waved it off with a laugh: "It's nothing compared to my regular training." At night, he's so worn out he falls asleep the moment his head hits the pillow.

這份需要不停奔波的工作，意外地讓這個被媽媽評價為“有點浮躁”“靜不下來”的少年找到了專注的力量。“至少讓我能專注做一件事。我覺得一個人能專注做事很難，能堅持下來也很厲害。”

那筆正在累積的收入，他早已有了規(guī)劃：拿下那把心儀的貝斯，還想給父母買份禮物，表達一份心意。送滿兩個月，到8月中旬，他計劃和同學(xué)去重慶玩一趟——這趟旅程的花費，他也打算自己承擔(dān)。對于即將開始的大學(xué)生活，他同樣充滿期待：加入音樂社團，學(xué)好體育教育，還想嘗試修個雙學(xué)位。他已經(jīng)在計劃著，未來的寒暑假，還要繼續(xù)做些兼職，靠自己的努力去實現(xiàn)更多愿望。

Zhong already has other plans for the money he's earning. In addition to the bass guitar, he wants to buy a gift for his parents as a token of gratitude. When his two-month stint ends in mid-August, he's also planning a self-funded trip to Chongqing with friends.

As for the next chapter in his academic life, Zhong is brimming with ambition for college, hoping to join a music club, major in physical education, and perhaps even pursue a second degree.

編輯：左卓

見習(xí)編輯：裴禧盈

來源：人民日報湖北日報

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