精美英文欣赏:告诉妈妈我爱她(上)

（单词翻译）

Tell Mommy I Love Her

告诉妈妈我爱她

John had been on the road visiting clients¹ for three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to his wife and kids. It was coming up on Mother's day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was too tired. When he drove² by a flower shop, he said to himself, "I know what I'll do. I'll send Mom roses."

约翰到处奔走见客户已经有三个星期了。他迫不及待地回家看妻儿。母亲节到了，他往常都会尽量回家，但是今年他太累了。当他开车经过花店的时候，他告诉自己：“我知道应该做什么了，该给妈妈寄些玫瑰花。”

He went into the shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. "How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma'am?" the clerk was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the boy would be happy with carnations³.

他走进花店，看见一个男孩正和店员说话：“夫人，6美元能买多少支玫瑰？” 店员正想跟男孩解释玫瑰有多贵。也许男孩买到康乃馨也会满意。

"No, I have to have roses." He said. "Mom was sick so much last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. It has to be roses, because that's her favorite."

“不，我必须要玫瑰花。”他说，“妈妈去年病得特别重，我却没有时间陪在她身边。必须买玫瑰花，因为那是她的最爱。”

Something inside of John was touched by the boy's voice. He silently⁴ mouthed to the clerk that he would pay for the boy's roses.

约翰内心的某些东西被男孩的声音触碰了。无声地用口型告诉店员他来支付男孩想买的玫瑰的钱。

The clerk looked at the boy and said, "Okay, I will give you a dozen⁵ roses for your six dollars." The boy almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran out.

店员看着男孩对他说：“好的，6美元能买12支玫瑰花。”男孩欢呼雀跃，他看着那些花跑走了。