unit-3-the-present課文翻譯大學(xué)英語一

1、Unit3ThePresentTheysaythatbloodisthickerthanwaterthatourrelativesaremeimptanttousthanothers.Everyonewassokindtotheoldladyonherbirthday.SurelyherdaughterwouldmakeanevenbiggereffttopleaseherItwastheoldladysbirthday.Shegotu

2、pearlytobereadyfthepost.Fromthesecondfloflatshecouldseethepostmanwhenhecamedownthestreetthelittleboyfromthegroundflobroughtupherlettersontherareoccasionswhenanythingcame.Todayshewassurethewouldbesomething.Myrawouldntfget

3、hermothersbirthdayevenifsheseldomwroteatothertimes.OfcourseMyrawasbusy.HerhusbhadbeenmadeMayMyraherselfhadgotamedalfherwktheaged.TheoldladywasproudofMyrabutEnidwasthedaughtersheloved.Enidhadnevermarriedbuthadseemedconten

4、ttolivewithhermotherteachinaprimaryschoolroundthecner.OneeveninghoweverEnidsaid“IvearrangedfMrs.MrisontolookafteryoufafewdaysMother.TomrowIhavetogointohospitaljustaminoperationIllsoonbehome.“Inthemningshewentbutnevercame

5、backshediedontheoperatingtable.MyracametothefuneralinherefficientwayarrangedfMrs.Mrisontocomeinlightthefiregivetheoldladyherbreakfast.TwoyearsagothatwassincethenMyrahadbeentoseehermotherthreetimesbutherhusbnever.Theoldla

6、dywaseighttoday.Shehadputonherbestdress.PerhapsperhapsMyramightcome.Afteralleightywasaspecialbirthdayanotherdecadelinedenduredjustasyouchosetolookatit.Thechequeflutteredtotheflolikeabirdwithabrokenwing.Slowlytheoldladyst

7、oopedtopickitup.Herpresentherlovelypresent.Withtremblingfingerssheteitintolittlebits.人們說血濃于水，即我們的親屬比別人對(duì)我們更重要。老太太生日這天，所有的人都對(duì)禮物禮物這天是老太太的生日。為了靜心等候郵件，她一早就起床了。郵差打馬路那頭過來的時(shí)候，她從三樓的公寓套間里一眼就可以看到。她難得有信，偶爾有郵件寄來，總是由住在底樓的小男孩給她送上來。她相信今

8、天肯定會(huì)有東西來。邁拉盡管在別的時(shí)候絕少寫信，可母親的生日她是不會(huì)忘記的。當(dāng)然，邁拉很忙。她丈夫當(dāng)上了市長(zhǎng)，邁拉自己也由于悉心為老年人工作而獲得一枚獎(jiǎng)?wù)隆＠咸H以邁拉自豪，但她真心疼愛的女兒卻是伊妮德。伊妮德始終沒結(jié)婚，但她似乎以跟老母同住，并任教于附近的一所小學(xué)而心滿意足。然而一天傍晚，伊妮德卻說：“媽媽，我已安排讓莫里森太太來照顧你幾天。明天我要去住院——只是動(dòng)個(gè)小手術(shù)。我很快會(huì)回家來的?！暗诙煸缟纤チ?，卻再也沒有回來——她死

9、在了手術(shù)臺(tái)上。邁拉來參加了葬禮，并以她特有的干練方式，安排莫里森太太來家生火，并為老太太準(zhǔn)備早餐。那是兩年以前的事了，打那以后，邁拉來看過她母親三次，可她丈夫卻一次也沒來過。今天是老太太的八十壽辰。她穿上了她最好的衣裙。也許——也許邁拉會(huì)來的吧。不管怎么說，八十大壽畢竟非同一般——你又活了十年，或者說又熬過了十年，是活是熬，全在于你怎么看了。即便邁拉不來，她也會(huì)寄禮物來的。老太太對(duì)這點(diǎn)是拿得準(zhǔn)的。臉頰上的兩片紅暈，使她滿臉生輝。她心情激