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Sunday, May 01, 2005

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中英文双语情感文章:爱只是一根线(Love Is Just a Thread )

http://www.backchina.com 倍可亲 2005/03/27 03:03 稿件来源: 长喜欢乐英语
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.

  One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.

  “Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.

  “What?” she replied, still doing her work.

  “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

  My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.

  I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

  “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”

  I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.

  After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.

  The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.

  “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

  “Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

  Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm..

Love Is Just a Thread 爱只是一根线

  有时候,我真的怀疑父母之间是否有真爱。他们天天忙于赚钱,为我和弟弟支付学费。他们从未像我在书中读到,或在电视中看到的那样互诉衷肠。他们认为“我爱你”太奢侈,很难说出口。更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了。我父亲的脾气非常坏。经过一天的劳累之后,他经常会发脾气。

  一天,母亲正在缝被子,我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。

  过了一会,我说:“妈妈,我想问你一个问题。”

  “什么问题?”她一边继续缝着,一边回答道。

  我低声地问道:“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊?”

  母亲突然停下了手中的活,满眼诧异地抬起头。她没有立即作答。然后低下头,继续缝被子。

  我担心伤害了她。我非常尴尬,不知道该怎么办。不过,后来我听见母亲说:

  “苏珊,看看这些线。有时候,你能看得见,但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。这些线使被子坚固耐用。如果生活就像一床被子,那么爱就是其中的线。你不可能随时随地看到它,但是它却实实在在地存在着。爱是内在的。”

  我仔细地听着,却无法明白她的话,直到来年的春天。那时候,我父亲得了重病。母亲在医院里待了一个月。当他们从医院回来的时候,都显得非常苍白。就像他们都得了一场重病一样。

  他们回来之后,每天的清晨或黄昏,母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。父亲从未如此温和过。他们就像是天作之合。在小路旁边,有许多美丽的野花、绿草和树木。阳光穿过树叶的缝隙,温柔地照射在地面上。这一切形成了一幅世间最美好的画面。

  医生说父亲将在两个月后康复。但是两个月之后,他仍然无法独立行走。我们都很为他担心。

  有一天,我问他:“爸爸,你感觉怎么样?”

  他温和地说:“苏珊,不用为我担心。跟你说吧,我喜欢与你妈妈一块散步的感觉。我喜欢这种生活。”从他的眼神里,我看得出他对母亲的爱之深刻。

  我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。但是从那一刻起,我明白了,爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。爱情就在里面,使生活变得坚固而温暖。

Review Sentences (I)

1. Carla's husband really made her angry because he didn't clean up his mess. He's in the doghouse.

2. Mary went through the buffet and took a lot of food. She's too full to eat it. Her eyes were bigger than her stomach.
 
3. I asked a woman when her baby was due and found out that she wasn't even pregnant. I put my foot in my mouth.
 
4. Martin didn't like speaking in front of so many people. He had butterflied in his stomach.
 
5. Sabring is always working. She has her regular job plus she volunteers at the school, does work at church and takes care of her family. She's really burns the candle at both end.
I think she is doing too much. She has many ions in the fire.
 
6.We went from store to store in an attempt to find the "perfect gift" for our friend. It was a futile effort. We just wasted a lot of time, never accomplishing anything. It felt like we were on a wild goose chase.
 
7. Right before the actors went on stage, the director wished them luck by saying, "break a leg!"
 
8. If you want to be successful in that job, you must put forth some effort. You really have to put your nose to the grindstone.
 
9. Fred had put off doing his homework until 10:00 pm. At that point he realized that he had not brought his math book from school. It was too late to call anyone and there was nothing he could do to get the math problems. He was in one ear and out the other ear.

Practice Dialogues (II)

A: Hey! Come in.
B: Sorry to come over at such a late hour.
A: No problem. I'm glad you came. Has something come up?
B:I've come up against a problem with getting the money for my new house.
A: Come on... what are you talking about? I thought you just found out that you had come into a lot of money from your grandmother.
B: No she decided she wouldn't give me the money after all. She's come up with a new plan. Now she says that I have to wait until she dies to get the money.
A: Oh come on...she could live forever!
B:I know. That's why I have a problem. Unless she comes around, I'm stuck!
A: Don't worry. She'll come to her senses soon.
B: I doubt it and besides I've got to have the money now. If I don't come up with the down payment soon I'll lose the house.
B: Come on friend. Let's go. I can't help you with the money for the house but I can spring for a cup of coffee.

Vacabulary Review (II)

It was hard for the employee to work with their boss who was always breathing down the necks, watching every move they made. He didn't seem to trust their work. One of the employee was quite uninhibited and decided that they needed to confront the boss. He suggested that the employees stage a prostest. The boss got wind of their plans and became even mor imposing. This didn't stop the employee. Their protest gained momentum as more and more people found out aboutit. The feelings of dissatisfaction permeated the workforce and soon the majority of workers plow straight into opposition. Their courage was quite disarming and caused many to take notice. Finally, the boss resigned and the company prospered because the workers were happy.

Vacabulary Review (I)

Marta's husband was dumbstruck when Marta told him that she was going to have triplets. For several days after he found out, he walked around with a dazed look on his face. He had not been expecting to have more than one child so the news of three babies really caught him off guard. Thankfully, Marta introduced Jim to another couple, Fred and Tonya, who also had triplets. Fred took Jim under his wing and tried to alleviate Jim's fears. Jim told Fred that he was afraid having triplets would wreak havoc in their family. Fred replied,"It won't always be smooth sailing but you'll be fine!" You'll be exhausted, but it will be a lot of fun!

Practice Dialogues (I)

A: You really need to get on with it.
B: I know... but I just can't seem to get over her.
A: Oh, get a grip. You don't get it do you?
B: Get what?
A: She's not worth getting so uptight over.
B: I guess you're right. I need to get into something else so I can get over her and on with things.
A: Yeah man! Stop sitting around moping about your lost love. Get a life!