評論
打印
45 Twelve post cards
45 十二張明信片
My teen—age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards .
一個夏天，我十多歲的女兒在她祖父母家過了幾周，正準(zhǔn)備回家時，她祖父母給了她十二張明信片。
"Here, write us a few lines every month," he said.
“每月給我們寫上幾句話?！彼f。
Months passed and the cards remained unused—that is until the day this letter arrived:
幾個月過去了，可明信片一直放在那兒沒用——直到有一天來了這樣一封信：
"Dear Jennifer,
“親愛的詹妮弗：
Life is a series of stages.
生活是一系列階段組成的。
Initially as a child, I looked forward to becoming a teenager—that happened.
最初，還是個孩子的時候，我期待著步入少年——我如愿以償了。
As a teenager ,I looked forward to becoming a young man—that happened.
還是個青年的時候，我期待著步入青年——我如愿以償了。
As a young man, I looked forward to meeting a young woman, in love and becoming a married man—that happened.
還是青年的時候，我期待著遇到一個年輕的女人，和她戀愛、結(jié)婚——我如愿以償了。
As a married man, I looked forward to becoming a father—that happened.
結(jié)了婚，我便期待著成為一個父親——我如愿以償了。
As a father, I looked forward to becoming a grandfather to beautiful and intelligent grandchildren—that happened.
作為父親，我期待著成為一個祖父，有漂亮、聰明的孫兒孫女——我如愿以償了。
Then I looked forward to the day they would learn to write to me—that hasn't happened yet.
接著，我期待著有一天他們能給我寫信——我卻還沒有如愿以償。
Your sincerely"
謹(jǐn)啟?！?/p>
