有望被北科大录取，他决定去送外卖

6月29日，是钟一男在武汉街头送外卖的第10天。这位刚高考完的07年大男孩，没有选择悠闲度过假期，而是穿上骑手服，一头扎进了武昌街道口高峰期的车流里。

此前，钟一男已经入围北京科技大学高水平运动员名单。此次高考，他的文化成绩也达到了该校要求，有望被北京科技大学录取。

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

gaokao

钟一男选择街道口站点，看中的是这里高校云集、订单密集。“这边单会比较多一些。”他算得很清楚：每天努力跑上30多单，收入大约能有150元。这份在别人看来枯燥甚至辛苦的工作，钟一男却干得特别有劲儿。

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.

“每跑一单，看着单量增多，自己赚的钱特别有分量。”他坦言“有趣的事情其实不多，也挺枯燥的”，但紧接着语气就亮了起来：“但我特别乐意跑！”他要靠自己的汗水，买下一把心仪的贝斯。“因为我有一个买贝斯的目标，所以很有动力。”他说，家里条件不是很好，这把贝斯，他希望能靠自己挣来。

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."

工作节奏紧张。每天十点开工，到下午三点多才能歇口气吃上午饭。大学城附近的小吃街就成了他的首选。“便宜量大，划算。”他这样评价。晚上八九点收工回家时，常常已是饥肠辘辘，幸好家里总有妈妈留好的热饭。

6月以来，武汉的雨连绵不断。刚开始跑单，一场毫无防备的大雨给初来乍到的他一个教训。手机被彻底淋湿，屏幕失灵，修一次花掉了他辛苦跑一天的收入。“当时经验不足嘛！”提起这事，他语气里没有抱怨，只是有点懊恼。但第二天，他就给手机套上了防水袋，继续出发。困难发生了，解决掉，然后继续向前，这就是他的应对方式。

问他累不累？作为足球一级运动员，他笑着摆摆手：“比平时训练量小多了。”但每晚回家，钟一男总是枕上枕头就能睡着。

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.

这份需要不停奔波的工作，意外地让这个被妈妈评价为“有点浮躁”“静不下来”的少年找到了专注的力量。“至少让我能专注做一件事。我觉得一个人能专注做事很难，能坚持下来也很厉害。”

那笔正在累积的收入，他早已有了规划：拿下那把心仪的贝斯，还想给父母买份礼物，表达一份心意。送满两个月，到8月中旬，他计划和同学去重庆玩一趟——这趟旅程的花费，他也打算自己承担。对于即将开始的大学生活，他同样充满期待：加入音乐社团，学好体育教育，还想尝试修个双学位。他已经在计划着，未来的寒暑假，还要继续做些兼职，靠自己的努力去实现更多愿望。

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.

编辑：左卓

见习编辑：裴禧盈

来源：人民日报湖北日报

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