雙語(yǔ) ● 母愛(ài)無(wú)價(jià)　Cost of Love

■ 母愛(ài)無(wú)價(jià)　Cost of Love

◎ Anonymous

One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:

一天晚上，當(dāng)妻子在廚房準(zhǔn)備晚餐時(shí)，我們的小兒子拿著一張紙走向他的母親。上面寫(xiě)道：

For washing the car...........................................$5.00

洗車…………………………5美元

For making my own bed this week...................$1.00

本周整理我的房間…………1美元

Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50

為你去商店…………………0.5美元

Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25

照管小妹妹…………………0.25美元

Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00

外出倒垃圾…………………1美元

Getting a good report card...............................$5.00

成績(jī)報(bào)告單獲得良好………5美元

And for sweeping the common corridor.........$2.00

清掃走廊……………………2美元

Total ...............................................................$14.75

總計(jì)…………………………14.75美元

His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:

他母親看著兒子滿懷希望地站在那兒等著付款。我能看到她的腦海中翻騰著記憶的浪花。她拿起鋼筆把兒子寫(xiě)過(guò)的紙翻過(guò)來(lái)，在上面寫(xiě)道：

For 9 months I carried you, growing

你待在我的腹中，在我身體里生長(zhǎng)9個(gè)月

inside me.....................................No Charge

……………………………………………不收取任何費(fèi)用

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and

我陪伴著你、呵護(hù)你、為你祈禱的那些

prayed for you..........................No Charge

晚上……………………………………不收取任何費(fèi)用

For the toys, food and clothes and wiping

為你準(zhǔn)備玩具、食物、衣服，為你擦鼻涕

your nose..................................No Charge

…………………………………………不收取任何費(fèi)用

When you add it all up, the full cost of

你把以上所有的累加起來(lái)，我為你付出的全部

my love....................................No Charge

…………………………………………不收取任何費(fèi)用

Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill”: “ALL PAID.”

兒子讀完母親寫(xiě)的話，雙眼含著豆大的淚花。他看著他的媽媽，說(shuō)：“媽媽，我愛(ài)你?！比缓螅贸鲣摴P在他的“賬單”上用大寫(xiě)字母寫(xiě)道：“全部還清?！?

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