Mei is from Guangzhou, twenty years old, and studies Chinese in Harbin.
美来自广州，今年二十岁，在哈尔滨学习中文。广州没有雪，美从来没有见过真正的雪。她一直想知道，雪摸起来是什么感觉。冬天快要结束了，她还没有机会碰过雪。她有一点着急。
Mei is from Guangzhou, twenty years old, and studies Chinese in Harbin. There is no snow in Guangzhou — Mei has never seen real snow. She has always wanted to know what snow feels like to touch. Winter is almost over, and she still hasn't had a chance to touch snow. She feels a little anxious.
那天晚上，外面开始下大雪。已经三点了，美还没睡。她坐在窗边，看着雪越下越大。她想：“现在就要下暴风雪了。”她的心跳得很快。她穿上大衣，决定出去看看。
That night, heavy snow began to fall outside. It was already three o'clock, and Mei still hadn't slept. She sat by the window, watching the snow fall harder and harder. She thought: 'A blizzard is about to start.' Her heart was beating fast. She put on her coat and decided to go outside and take a look.
美走出门，外面的风很大，雪还在下。她第一次站在真正的雪里。她慢慢伸出手，雪落在她的手上。她都忘了冷，只是一直看着手心里的雪。她的眼睛红了，但她在笑。
Mei walked out the door. The wind outside was strong, and the snow was still falling. For the first time, she stood in real snow. She slowly stretched out her hand, and snowflakes fell onto it. She had already forgotten about the cold — she just kept staring at the snow in her palm. Her eyes turned red, but she was smiling.
这时候，隔壁的王大爷也出来了。他已经六十多岁了，手里拿着两杯热茶。他走过来，把一杯茶给美，什么都没说。美接过茶，两个人就站在雪里，一起看着雪。
Just then, neighbor Mr. Wang also came out. He was already in his sixties, holding two cups of hot tea in his hands. He walked over and gave one cup to Mei without saying anything. Mei took the tea, and the two of them stood together in the snow, watching it fall.
美喝着热茶，感觉很暖。她就知道，有些事不需要说话。两个人，两杯茶，还有这场雪，已经够了。她想，她永远不会忘记这个夜晚。
Mei drank the hot tea and felt warm. She understood then that some things need no words. Two people, two cups of tea, and this snow — that was already enough. She thought she would never forget this night.