英语翻译One day I was lying on the bed,reading,when my mother ca
英语翻译
One day I was lying on the bed,reading,when my mother came into the room She held out a vase-a rather ugly vase She asked,"Ann,would you like to have this vase?" I replied quickly,"No,I don't want it"
As she turned to walk away,I picked up something that said to me,"Wait a minute,there is something here" So I asked,"Where did you get it?" She said,"Oh,I got it when I filled an order" Filled an order?I thought--no communication here Once more I asked,"What do you mean,filled an order?'"
"Well," she said,"When I was a little girl,the Smith Company mailed catalogs (目录) to people I would take the catalogs around the neighborhood,and I’d get people to order from them When I filled an order and sent it in,they gave me a prize One time,I got a porch swing (门廊秋千) for my family"
Now you have to understand that my mother is 81 years old She is one of six children in a family that her father deserted when she was quite young Money was really hard to come by
My grandmother managed to keep the family together through the years,although I don’t know how For my mother to win a luxury(奢侈品) like a porch swing was an important success Although she no longer had the porch swing,she had the vase--a vase full of meaning -which she offered to me
Immediately I said,"Morn,I want the vase " Now it sits in a clear place in my living room
It stands for a valuable meaning which my mother and I share Unless you and I are sensitive to the other person and hear meaning,as well as words,we may miss wonderful opportunities in life
I got it when I filled an