精美英文欣赏:告诉妈妈我爱她(上)

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。

1 clients   

n.顾客( client的名词复数 )；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端

参考例句：

• a lawyer with many famous clients 拥有许多著名委托人的律师
• She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients. 她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。

2 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

3 carnations   

n.麝香石竹，康乃馨( carnation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You should also include some carnations to emphasize your underlying meaning.\" 另外要配上石竹花来加重这涵意的力量。” 来自汉英文学 - 围城
• Five men per ha. were required for rose production, 6 or 7 men for carnations. 种植玫瑰每公顷需5个男劳力，香石竹需6、7个男劳力。 来自辞典例句

4 silently   

adv.沉默地，无声地

参考例句：

• She sat in the car,silently fuming at the traffic jam.她坐在汽车里，心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
• He didn't shout,he just glared at me silently.他没有喊叫，只是默默地怒视着我。

5 dozen   

n.十二个，几十，许多

参考例句：

• I'll have a dozen eggs.我买一打鸡蛋。
• I buy a dozen of socks.我买了一打袜子。