翻译《金玉良缘》.docx

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翻译《金玉良缘》

翻译《金玉良缘》

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Ilovemakingnewfriends......Comedreamwithme~Thewordswrittenonthesepagesarewordsfrommymind，soul，heart，theyareme，Iamthem......weareone，noonecantakewhoIhavebecome，nortakewhatIwrite，andmakeitthesamethought......Ican

''SheWasHisGreatestGift''

byLynnDakota

Shesleptbesidehim，quietlybreathingasoftsighfollowedbyalittlewhimper.'Shemustbeinpain，'hethought.'Shetriessohardtohideitfromme.'Howpeacefulshelooks，thenjustassuddenlyherfacewouldtighten，andasmalllittletearwouldfallfromthecornerofhereye.Sixmonthsago，ayear，thiswasunreal......adoctor'svisitforaknawingstomachache.Shehiditwellformonths，andthencouldn'thideitanylongerafterpassingoutonthekitchenfloorwhilemakinghisfavoritedinner.Theywerecelebratingatwo-yearanniversaryofcohabitatingtogether.Theirromancewassuchabeautifulstrokeofluck.They'dbothsignedupforaliteraturecourse，aneveningclassatthenearbycollege.Bothwithayearningdesiretowrite，andawaytopolishupontheirwritingskills.HernamewasColleen；shewas5'5tall，longbrownhair，darkbrowneyesthatsparkledwhenshesmiled，shewasn'tbeautiful，justprettyinaplain，simpleway.Shewasalwaysfiveminuteslateforclass，thushenoticedherrightaway.Lovedthewayshebouncedintotheroomasiftheprofessorwasherfather，andhewouldforgiveheranything.Helovedthewayshenoddedherheadattheclass，sayingshewassorryshewaslate，.........again，thenalmostlaughingatherself.Theprofessorwasalwaysallowingit，whichwasstrangebecausehewasacrassman，veryblunt，verydignified.Yetwhenshesmiledathim，hetooseemedtomelt.Heguessedhertobeabout32to38yearsofage，sharp，alwaysaquickstudyinclass.

Onenighttheprofessorhadthembreakintogroups，theyweretowriteaninterviewofafamouspoet.Onepersonwouldplaythepoet，tryingtokeepinmindthepoetsbackground，andanswerquestionsasheorshewould，orastheyalreadyhadinformationon.Theotherstudentwoulddotheinterviewing.Theyweretonumberoff1......2......1......2andthatwouldbetheirpartner.Theywouldhavetwoweekstoturnintheirinterviews，andtheonethatplayedthepoetwastogradetheinterviewerforthoroughness，andtheprofessionalismofit'scontent.Tappingthepersoninfrontofhim，hemanagedtogethimselfsituatedtobehernumberone.Justashewantedtodo，ineverysenseoftheword.'Nowstudents，'theprofessorspokeloudly，'Youshouldmakearrangementstonight，forgettingtogetherwithyourpartner.'Turningaroundtolookather，hesmiled，extendedhishandout，andspoke，'Hi，mynameisAndrew，AndrewBrooks."

'Yes，Iknow，'sheansweredback，'MynameisColleenCollins.'Givinghishandahardsqueeze.Surprisedhepausedinthemiddleofasentence，thencontinued，'Hello，Colleen，whencouldwegettogether？

''HowaboutcoffeeattheChaletCoffeeHouse；saytomorrownightateight？

''Wonderful，shallIpickyouupsomewhere？

'heasked.Hopingtofindoutwhereshelived.'I'llmeetyouthere，Andrew.'Shestoodtoleave，andhewantedtograbher，keepherthere，butbeforehecouldreact，shewasbouncingoutthedoor.Hesmiledinsideout；thisladywassuchabreathoffreshair！

Hethoughtaboutherface，herneck......dreamedaboutmakinglovetoher.Hewascompletelycaptivatedbyhervoice，lovedthewayherjeansseemtomakeherlooksofeminineandthewayshedressedsosimply.Heclosedhiseyes，rememberingherfragrance，likeaclean，delicate，vanillalace.Muchlikesmellingmother'scookiesbakingonaSaturdayafternoon，inawarm，cozykitchen，whenhewasyoung.Hisheartraced，ashethoughtoftomorrownight'smeeting.Andrewarrivedearlytogetatabletowardstheback，wheretheycouldhavealittlemoreprivacy.Askingthewaiterforasmallappetizerplateofcheese，andcrackers，somefreshshrimp，andcocktailsauce，andatouchoffreshfruittogivetheplatecolor.Thenthinkingwinewouldbenice，butmaybeshedidn'tdrink......nobettersticktocoffee，andseewherethisgoes.

Truetohernature，Colleenwastenminuteslate.'I'msosorry，Andrew......I'malwayslate，Ijustcan'tseemtofinishthingsIstartandthenIloosetrackoftime，andI'mlate！

''Noproblem......Ihopeyoudon'tmind，Iorderedaappetizerplatter？

''Ohhowlovely.'shesaidwithasweetsexygrin.Theyworkedontheinterviewforthreehours，inbetweenlaughingabouthismis-pronouncingwords，andherconstantquestionsabouthislife.Hewasamazedhowshedrewthingsoutofhim，soeasilywithouttryinghardatall！

Nowomanhadevermadehimfeelsocomfortable，sorelaxed.Shetalkedofherfamily，hermother'sdeathayearago，andafailedmarriage.Sheexplainedshewasakindergartenteacher，andthatherex-husbandtraveled，andeventuallyfoundsomeoneelse.Nochildrenthoughsoatleasttherewasn'tthattodealwith，butstillshewasdevastated，shehadn'teventhoughtaboutdatingagain，itwasjusttoopainfulofanexperience，andithadbeentwoyearssinceherdivorce.Shegrewquietwiththatconfession，seeingthepainonherface，Andrewfoughtbacktheurgetoholdherhand.

Afterabouttwohours，theyfinallypickedapoettointerview.Bothdiscoveringtheylovedpoetry，theypickedEmilyDickinson，ColleenofcoursewouldbeEmily.Discoveringthelatenessofthehour，andwantingtoextendtheassignmentsoastogettoknowColleenbetter，Andrewlookedathiswatch，andclaimedanearlymeetingatworkinthemorning，andcouldtheypleasemeetagainthisweek？

Colleenpulledoutherpocketcalendar，andsmilingaskedifFridaynightwouldbeoutofthequestion？

Andrewjumpedatthechance，andthenfeelingalittlefoolish，hedeclared，"Iguessmylifehasn'tbeensogreatinthelastfewyearseither."Theybothlaughed，andshegrabbedhishand，joltinghimwiththeelementofsurprise.Hejumped，butluckilydidn'tpullaway.Forafewbriefsecondstheylookedintoeachother'seyes.ThenasColleenstoodtoleave.Andrewstoodup，askingtowalkhertohercar.Sayingtheirgoodnightsthere，underadim-glowingstreetlight，Andrewfoughtbacktheurgetokissher.

Theyhadsixmoremeetingsafterthatfirstnight.EachtimeColleenwasatleasttenminuteslate，tilltheseventhnight，whenshewasfifteenminutesearly，andhewaslate.Andrewarrivedtohersittingatasmalltableinthecoffeehouse，lookingatherwatch."Wellhello，"hesaid，"What'swrong？

"

"Wrong，nothingswrong...。

why？

"sheasked."Yourearly..."heexplained."ohyeah...welltodaywasweird...I......I...Imissedyou."Shesaidblushing.Andrewsmiled."Really？

"hereplied."Howwonderful，takingherhandandkissingitlightly.Fromthatnighton，theywereinseparable，tillfinallytheymovedintogether.Loveseemedtofindthematlast，andtheytookitandran.

He'dgrowntoloveherlikenootherwomanhehadeverknown.Shewassodifferent，sosweet，andshemadehimfeellikearealman，madehimgladtocomehomeatnightonceagain.Marriedanddivorcedwhenhewastwentyyearsold，he'dfoundhiswifecheatingonhim，sincethenhehadbeeninandoutofrelationshipsforyears.Neverseemingtofindthatonewoman，thathecouldbeloyalto，thatonewomanthatcouldkeephimsatisfied.Shedidthatandmore.Thislastmonththey'dbeentogetherforthreeyears！

Thenightshepassedout，hewasgoingtoaskhertomarryhim，butinsteadtheyendedupintheemergencyroom，andthenspendingthenightinthehospital.Henevergottoaskherthen，shewasjusttoostressed，toosick.Aftertwoweeksoftests，thedoctorsfinallytoldher...ovariancancer.Theirliveswentfromhappy，ecstatic，euphoria...tohellishdaysofchemo，andradiationtherapy.Todaysofthrowingup，Andrewholdingherhair，asshelostthecontentsofherstomachyetagain.Puttingcoolwashragsonherforehead，andrubbingherback.Tillfinallyonedaythingsseemtoimprove，andtheyhadhopeagain！

Colleenwaslikeheroldselfshesmiledagain！

Oneeveningashewaspreparingdinner；（hehadcometotakeovermanythingshe'doncetakenforgranted，）henoticedherstaringoutintothenightskieswithalookofaheavyburdenonherface.Suddenlysheturnedtohimandsaid，"Andrew，I'vedecidedtomoveout."

Andrewdroppedthespoonhewasstirringthericewith."What？

"heasked."Ican'texpectyoutolivelikethis，can'tmakeyouhappywhenI'msosickIcan'tevenmakelovetoyou."Shewascryingnow，wringingherhandsasshespoke.Hetriedtospeak，butsheputherhanduptostophim."PleaseAndrewhearmeout...。

I'veappliedforanassistedlivingapartment，andI'vebeenaccepted，Imovetomorrow."

Andrewflewtothetable，anddownonhisknees."Noway！

"heshouted."Nowayareyouleavingme...tolivealoneinastrangeplace！

"shelookedathimwithlove，andalookofpleadinginherdark，dulleyes."Andrew...shestarted，stoppingherwithhisfingersacrossherlipshesaid，"Colleen，inthelasttwoyears，IhaverealizedIhavealwaysbeenmeantforyou，thatIneverknewwhatlovewasallabouttillyou...Ihavegrownasaman，asaperson，anditisallbecauseofyou...Iwon'tgiveyouup，Ican'tgiveyouup！

"hewasshaking，holdingherhandstightly."Youwomanaremylife，youarethereasonIgoon，Iloveyou...thenightyoupassedout...Iwasgoingtoaskyoutomarryme，andnowlovely，beautifulwoman...I'masking...ColleenCollins，willyoudomethehonorofmarryingme？

"

Shelookedathim，tearsfallinginsoft，gentlepudd