英语小达人 414 Forever in Their Eyes(2)

 　　In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was wheeled into the room. She held the lollipop¹ in her hand. Her smile was comtagious and Mr. West smiled brightly. I felt as though I was intruding² on a private moment, but I couldn't take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs. West patted Mr. West's hand and then caressed³ his forehead.

　　几分钟后，一位慈祥的老太太被推了进来。她手上拿着刚才那只棒棒糖。她的微笑是那么富有感染力，维斯特先生也灿烂的笑了。我突然觉得我正在侵犯一段属于私人的时间，但是我却无法将目光从那对夫妻身上移开。当维斯特太太轻拍维斯特先生的手并轻抚他的额头时，你可以清晰的看到他们之间的那份爱。

　　With a soft voice, Mrs. West convinced Mr. West to eat. To everyone's surprise Mr. West opened his mouth and began to enjoy the lollipop and his wife's company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs. West began humming a tune⁴ to him. The expression on his once solemn face became even brighter.

　　维斯特太太用一种温和的声音劝说维斯特先生吃点东西。在我们惊讶的目光中，维斯特先生开始张嘴吃那只棒棒糖，与此同时也享受着他的妻子的陪伴。当护理员喂他食物的时候，他一直微笑着注视着他的甜心。维斯特太太则开始为他轻声哼着什么。他刚刚一直板着的脸焕发出光彩。

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　　Tears filled my eyes. The nurse then pulled the curtain around the couple to give them some quailty time alone to visit. I discovered that romance doesn't only exist when we're young and in love. Romance lasts a lifetime and grows stronger with age. Before long I heard snores of contentment coming from the bed beside me.

　　泪水盈满我的双眼。护理员为他们拉上围帘，以便给他们一段单独的时间。我发现浪漫不单是在我们年轻恋爱时才存在。浪漫会陪伴我们一生，并随年龄增长而更富有内涵。不一会儿，我听到了从旁边的床上传来的惬意的鼾声。

　　Today, Mr. and Mrs. West reside together in a place where there are no limitations, nursing homes or wheelchairs. There are no tears in their eyes or rooms dividing them. I am convinced that the West marriage went well beyond "till death do us part" and will last throughout eternity⁵. Not only did I witness a memorable⁶ romance that day, I saw a glimpse of forever in a loving couple's tired and worn-out eyes.

　　现在，维斯特先生和维斯特太太住在一个没有限制、看护室和轮椅的地方。不再有房间将他们分开，他们眼中也不再有泪水。我深信他们的婚姻远远超出了“直到死亡将我们分开”而将持续成为永恒。在那天，我不仅目睹了一段难忘的浪漫，而且从一对相爱的夫妇那疲倦而憔悴的眼睛中，看见了永恒的瞬间。

1 lollipop   

n.棒棒糖

参考例句：

• The child put out his tongue and licked his lollipop.那孩子伸出舌头舔着棒棒糖。
• I ate popcorn,banana and lollipop.我吃了爆米花、香蕉和棒棒糖。

2 intruding   

v.侵入，侵扰，打扰( intrude的现在分词)；把…强加于

参考例句：

• Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life? 他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？
• After a few hours of fierce fighting,we saw the intruding bandits off. 经过几小时的激烈战斗，我们赶走了入侵的匪徒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 caressed   

爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His fingers caressed the back of her neck. 他的手指抚摩着她的后颈。
• He caressed his wife lovingly. 他怜爱万分地抚摸着妻子。

4 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

5 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

6 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。