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At the table sat my four-year-old son
我四岁的儿子马修坐在桌旁,
Matthew,legs swinging in the air and
他的腿在空中摆动,下巴搭在
chin in his hands.I stared aimlessly
手上。我无目的地望向窗外,
out of the window,trying to ignore the
ache in my belly."Mama,play with me?"
试图忽略我的肚子疼痛。“妈
"Not today,honey,'1 shook my head.Still
妈,跟我玩吗?”“今天不行,
recovering from a surgery,I could
宝贝。”我摇了摇头。我还在
barely get out of bed these days.I
恢复手术,这些天几乎无法下
床。我希望有力量和快乐,但
hoped for strength and happiness.But
未来看起来如此无望。
the future seemed so hopeless.
All of a sudden,Matthew jumped up
突然,马修从厨房的地板上跳
from his spot on the kitchen floor.
"Bird!"he shouted,rushing to our
了起来。“乌!”他大喊着,冲
向我们的院子。果然,有一只
courtyard.Sure enough,there was a
white dove seated in a rubber tree.It
白鸽子坐在橡胶树上。它坐了
sat there for a few moments and then
一会儿,然后飞走了。奇怪,
flew away.Strange,I'd never seen one
我以前在我们的社区从未见
in our neighborhood before.
过一只鸽子。
When I dragged myself to the kitchen
第二天早上,我拖着疲惫的身
the next morning,the dove was back.
体走到厨房,鸽子回来了。这
This time with a mate carrying twigs.
"Look,Matthew,"I said,pointing to the
次带着一个伙伴,嘴里叼着树
tree."They're going to make a nest."
枝。“看,马修,”我指着树说。
The doves flew in and out of the
“它们要造窝了。"鸽子们整个
星期都在院子里飞来飞去,在
courtyard all week,building on top of
the rubber tree.
橡胶树的顶部筑巢。
Matthew could hardly contain his
excitement.Every morning,he'd run
马修几乎无法控制自己的兴
奋。每天早上,他都会跑进厨
into the kitchen and take his spot by
房,站在滑动玻璃门旁边,
the sliding glass door,talking to the
birds while they worked.His
边看着鸟儿们工作一边和它
们说话。他的热情有感染力。
enthusiasm was influential.As much as
尽管我很痛苦,我也不能不期
I was grieving,I couldn't help but look
待鸽子们的到访。
forward to the doves'visits as well.
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Then it all went wrong.The courtyard
然后一切都出错了。院子应该
was a safe enough spot for a nest,but t
是一个安全的筑巢地点,但橡
he rubber tree's broad,thin leaves were
胶树的宽大薄叶远不稳定。一
far from stable.One night,a strong w
天晚上,一阵强风吹过,把鸽
ind blew,throwing the doves'nest to th
子们的巢吹到了地上。我听到
e ground.I heard the twigs break apar
树枝碎裂的声音。
t.
我查看了损坏的情况。好事情
I surveyed the damage.Nothing good e
总是不会持久的。如果