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A CAT'S SECOND LIFE
貓的二次生命
Our black-and-gray tabby cat had been missing an unusual three days.
我們那只黑白相間的虎斑貓離奇失蹤了三天。
On the fourth day, I found him halfsmashed on the pavement a block from our house.
第四天，我發現貓在離我們家一個街區的人行道上摔得半死。
We drove him home in our trunk.
我們把貓放在后備箱運回家，
We prayed and cried as we said our last goodbye over his backyard grave.
在后院的墳墓前和貓道別，祈禱、哭泣著。
The next morning, I awoke and heard a sound at the door.
第二天早上，我醒來聽到門口有聲音。
There was our cat, alive and well.
貓還活著。
I said to my husband, "Honey, either we buried the wrong cat,
我對丈夫說：“親愛的，要么我們埋錯了貓，
or we have to rename him Lazarus because he just rose from the dead."
要么我們給貓起名叫拉撒路，因為它死里逃生。”
SUNRISE MELTS AN OLD SALT
被日出融化的經驗豐富的水手
On my 24th birthday, I was standing a communications watch on the bridge of the USS George Washington.
在我24歲生日那天，我站在喬治·華盛頓號驅逐艦艦橋上的一個通信監視器前。
The captain was feared by the enlisted men and never spoke to anyone below officer status.
士兵們都怕船長，船長從來沒有和低于軍官頭銜的人說過話。
It was early, and the sun was just appearing over the Mediterranean Sea.
時間還早，太陽剛剛從地中海上空升起。
"Shipmate, get over here!" the captain bellowed. "Yes, sir!" I ran from my alcove into view.
“嘿，到這兒來！”船長大聲叫道?！笆?！”我從壁龕里跑出來，走進這片視野。
"Look at that," he said, pointing to the red glowing sun cutting through the fog over the still, black sea.
“看那個，”船長指向穿越迷霧的紅日。
It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
這是我見過的最美的日出。
I'll never forget his inadvertent birthday gift.
我永遠不會忘記船長無意間送給我的生日禮物。
IMPATIENT BIG SISTER
不耐煩的大姐姐
After confirming her pregnancy, my friend told her four-year-old daughter about the new brother or sister on the way.
確認自己懷孕后，我的朋友告訴四歲的女兒關于即將到來的弟弟或妹妹。
She made it clear that the baby's arrival would be quite a ways away.
朋友向女兒明確表示，小寶寶出生還得很久。
Her husband came home, and the family had dinner and discussed the good news.
晚上，丈夫回家，全家人一起吃晚飯，討論著這個好消息。
Finally, it was time for bed, and the little girl, suddenly very distressed, said to her mother,
最后，到了睡覺時間，小女孩突然苦惱地對媽媽說道，
"I know you said it would be a long time until we got our baby, but this is just ridiculous."
“我知道你說過得等很長時間才能有小baby，但這太荒謬了?！?/p>
