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I leave them in conversation and return to my desk.
我留下他們兩個說著話，自己回到辦公桌前。
Within five minutes she appears before me, wearing her mother's shoes.
不到五分鐘，她就穿著她媽媽的鞋子出現(xiàn)在我面前，
She reaches up to the typewriter keys and depresses four of them simultaneously.
伸手夠打字機的鍵盤，同時按下了四個鍵。
"No, thank you, Meghan. Daddy's seen your work. He'll do it himself."
“不，謝謝你，梅根。”爸爸看到你打的字了，爸爸會自己做的。”
She backs off.
她離開了
Out of the corner of my eye, I can see her in the kitchen watching the grop swim around in his circular world.
余光中，我可以看到她在廚房里盯著碗里游來游去的“格羅”（一條魚）。
I can see that the water in his bowl needs to be changed.
我能看到碗里的水需要換了。
Back to the test. Determined. ("Discuss illusion and reality in Benito Cereno.")
接著出題，就這了。（“討論《貝尼托·切里諾》里面的虛幻與現(xiàn)實”）
"Don't even ask, Meghan. Not today."
“別問了，梅根，今天不行。”
She stands in front of me with her shoes and socks in her hands.
她站在我面前，手里拿著鞋子和襪子。
I know the pattern.
我知道她接下來會怎么做。
First the shoes and socks.
首先是鞋子和襪子。
Then the stroller.
然后是推車。
And pretty soon we're in the park.
很快我們會去到公園。
She'll want me to pick her a dandelion or a leaf from a tree.
她想讓我給她摘一朵蒲公英或一片樹葉。
And she'll clutch that leaf or dandelion the way she always does when we walk to the park.
她會像我們?nèi)ス珗@散步時候一樣，抓著那片樹葉或蒲公英。
Oh, yes, I know the pattern.
哦，是的，我知道。
She rests her head on my leg, just as she did when she first learned to walk.
她把頭靠在我的腿上，就像剛學(xué)會走路時那樣。
She used to bring her plastic comb or her hairbrush and rest her head on my leg while I combed her hair.
她常常帶著她的塑料梳子或發(fā)梳，當(dāng)我給她梳頭時，她就把頭靠在我的腿上。
That ritual, however, ended after only a few months—much too soon for me.
然而，僅僅幾個月后就結(jié)束了——對我來說太早了。
Finally she leaves, and I watch her frustration as she sits on the floor and tries for several minutes to put on one of her socks.
最后她離開了，我看到她坐在地板上，穿襪子穿了幾分鐘的沮喪。
The art proves too elusive.
事實證明襪子對她來說太難了。
In years to come, she'll put on stockings or leotards with the ease and grace of a ballerina.
在未來的幾年里，她會穿上絲襪或緊身連衣褲，像芭蕾舞演員一樣輕松優(yōu)雅。
But today, a tiny pair of socks defeats her.
但是今天，一雙小小的襪子打敗了她。
