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I see the day when it won't mean so much to a tiny soul to have me sit next to her and read a story, one that means little to either of us
我看到有一天，我坐在她旁邊對她來說不再那么意義非凡，讀著我們兩個都覺得毫無意義的故事，
realizing somehow that it is the sitting next to each other that means everything.
卻意識到，坐在一起勝過一切。
And I see the day when the frail, loyal, and lovable Dumpty will vanish from the life of a little girl who has outgrown him.
我看到有一天，虛弱、忠誠、可愛的Dumpty將從一個比他大得多的小女孩的生命中消失。
I resent Dumpty for an instant.
一瞬間,我對Dumpty有過怨恨。
He's consoling my girl, and that is my job.
他在安慰我的女兒，而這是我該干的事。
She and I have few enough days like this to share.
像這樣的日子，我們幾乎沒有一起度過。
So the paper slips gently into the top drawer; the hood slides over the typewriter.
于是，我把紙輕輕地放進最上面的抽屜；蓋上打字機的罩。
The test will get done somehow. Tests always get done.
不管怎樣，工作總會完成的，題目總是會出完的。
"Meghan, I feel like taking a walk down to the park.
“梅根，我想去公園散散步。
I was wondering if you and Edward would care to join me.
我想知道你和愛德華是否愿意和我一起。
I thought you might like to go on the swings for a while.
我想你可能想蕩會兒秋千。
Bring Dumpty—and your red sweater too. It might be windy down there."
帶上Dumpty——還有你的紅毛衣，下面可能有風。”
At the word park, the fingers leave the mouth. She laughs excitedly and begins the frantic search for her socks.
在公園，她沒有把手指放進嘴巴，興奮地笑著，開始瘋狂地尋找她的襪子。
Melville will have to wait,
梅爾維爾將不得不等待，
but he won't mind. He waited most of his life for someone to discover the miracle of Moby-Dick
但他不會介意，他一生中大部分時間都在等待有人發現《白鯨》的奇跡
—and died 30 years before anyone did.
——他離世30年后，才有人發現。
No, he won't mind.
是的，他不會介意的。
Besides, he'd understand why I must go right now—
而且，他會理解我為什么現在走——
while bib-bibs still spark wonder
因為bib-bibs仍會引發奇想，
and before dandelions become weeds
蒲公英還沒有變成野草，
and while a little girl thinks that a leaf from her father is a gift beyond measure.
小女孩認為從父親那里得到的葉子是一份無價的禮物。
