妹妹患癌 姐姐替她生下宝宝

 　　With his smiling mother and aunt, this is little Fionan Terry in one of the first portraits of his extraordinary family.

　　这是一张小菲奥南·特里与满面笑容的妈妈和小姨一起拍的第一张照片，记录了他们特殊的一家人。

　　But the happy picture belies¹ the emotional roller-coaster the two sisters have endured to bring him into the world.For not only is Ellie Fairfax his aunt, she is also his surrogate mother – stepping in to carry the baby after her sister learnt treatment for cervical cancer would leave her infertile².

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　　但是这张快乐的照片承载了小菲奥南降生前后，姐妹俩起起伏伏的情绪。因为艾丽·费尔法克斯不仅是小菲奥南的小姨，她同时也是他的代理母亲——在得知妹妹患宫颈癌接受治疗后失去无法受孕后，艾丽自告奋勇当代理母亲。

　　Siobhan Terry, 31, longed for another child to make her family complete, but was told she would never be able to give her daughter Saoirse, a brother or sister.

　　西沃恩·特里今年31岁，非常希望能够再生一个小孩使家庭更完整，不幸被告知已失去生育能力，无法为她的女儿西尔莎再生一个弟弟或妹妹。

　　Thanks to the remarkable³ selflessness of Miss Fairfax, though, she is now the delighted mother of Fionan. He was born three months ago weighing 6lb 4oz after a four-hour labour.

　　还好有非常无私的费尔法克斯小姐，她现在非常开心成为了菲奥南的母亲。三个月前，菲奥南经过4个小时的接生降临人世，出生时体重61磅4盎司。

　　Miss Fairfax said: ‘Although Fionan is biologically mine, from the moment he was conceived to the magical time I held him for the first time, I only ever thought of him as Siobhan’s baby.

　　费尔法克斯小姐说：“虽然菲奥南的生理母亲是我，但是从我怀上他到我第一次抱着他，我脑子里想的是他是西沃恩的孩子。”

　　‘So it was never hard to let him go to her. I just felt relieved when he was born that he was healthy and delighted to see him bring Siobhan and Dean so much joy.’

　　“所以放手让他回到西沃恩那里并不是一件难受的事。在他健健康康地降生后，我觉得如释重负，而且也非常开心可以看到他给西沃恩和迪恩带来这么多快乐。”

　　The sisters, from Beckenham, south-east London, are the eldest⁴ of four and have always been close.

　　这对姐妹来自伦敦的东南区贝肯汉姆，是四个兄弟姐妹中排行最大的两个，她们俩的关系一直都很亲密。

　　But their bond grew stronger when Mrs Terry was diagnosed with cancer in December 2012 after a routine smear⁵ test.

　　但是在2012年12月份，当特里女士做了子宫例行检查时发现已患上癌症时，姐妹俩的关系变得更加紧密了。

　　She said: ‘Knowing I urgently needed radiotherapy and chemotherapy was devastating⁶. But Dean and I had hoped to have a sibling⁷ for Saoirse.

　　她说：“当我知道我急需进行放射治疗和化学治疗时，我整个人都崩溃了。但是迪恩和我还是满怀希望能为西尔莎再生一个弟弟或妹妹。”

　　'So it was a double blow when doctors broke the news that saving my life would destroy my eggs and leave my uterus too scarred to carry a baby.’

　　“所以医生告诉我要保住我的性命，将损伤到卵巢，而子宫也会由于创伤无法受孕。”

　　When she told her family the heartbreaking news, her sister, who has no children of her own, instantly volunteered to carry a baby for her.

　　当她告诉家人这个心碎的坏消息时，她没有生过小孩的姐姐，马上自告奋勇愿意代替妹妹再生下一个宝宝。

　　They bought an artificial insemination kit⁸ and after two months of trying using Mr Terry’s sperm⁹, Miss Fairfax became pregnant.

　　他们买下了一个人工受精的装备，两个月后用特里先生的精子终于使费尔法克斯小姐成功受孕。

　　The sisters are telling their story to raise awareness¹⁰ of cervical cancer.

　　现在姐妹俩正述说着她们的故事来提高公众对宫颈癌的关注度。

1 belies   

v.掩饰( belie的第三人称单数 )；证明（或显示）…为虚假；辜负；就…扯谎

参考例句：

• His appearance belies him. 他的外貌给人以假象。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The modesty of their home belies their great wealth. 他们简朴的家使人们看不出他们拥有巨额财富。 来自辞典例句

2 infertile   

adj.不孕的；不肥沃的，贫瘠的

参考例句：

• Plants can't grow well in the infertile land.在贫瘠的土地上庄稼长不好。
• Nobody is willing to till this infertile land.这块薄田没有人愿意耕种。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

5 smear   

v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
• There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。

6 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

7 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

8 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

9 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

10 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。