双语美文：圣诞小甜饼
My Mom came from a family of 14 children.
我母亲来自一个有14个孩子的大家庭
Christmastime wasn't always the best.
圣诞节却并不总是最开心的时候
However,
可是
there was a man,
却有一个人
who went out of his way,
费心费力
to make the day special.
让这一天变得独一无二
Over the years
数年来
my Mom talked about
母亲每每谈及
how this man would come out on Christmas
这个人总会在圣诞节的时候到来
and bring candy to her
给她带来糖果
and her brothers and sisters.
还有她的哥哥和姐姐
Mom never forgot his kindness.
妈妈从未忘记过他的善举
I believe
我相信
because of the kindness shown to her at Christmastime
正是因为圣诞节时她曾收到的善意
Mom made it a point
妈妈总是十分认真的
to do special things
想要做一些特别的事情
for the less fortunate.
为那些穷苦的人
Mom was a great baker
妈妈是一个很好的烘焙师
and she did bake cookies,
她做了饼干
but she wanted a variety
但她总想多准备几种
to give away.
送给那些穷人
There was a lady in town
城里有一位女士
who made and sold cookies.
以做饼干出售为生计
Mom would place an order
妈妈会在她那里预定一些饼干
and when the cookies were ready
当饼干烤好了
we would go over
我们会过去
and pick them up.
取走他们
I well remember
我清楚的记得
the wonderfu l smell of cookies
饼干香甜的气息
when she opened the door.
每次妈妈推开饼干店的门就能闻到
After we had the cookies
我们拿到饼干后
I'd help Mom divide them up on plates
我会帮助母亲把它们分装到各个盘子里
and we would deliver them.
我们就把这些饼干送出去
One summer
一个夏天we went back to Mom's hometown.
我们回到了母亲的家乡As I remember,
记忆中she bought some flowers and candy.
她买了一些花和糖果We then drove over to the house of the person
我们开车去了那个人家里who had given her candy on Christmas
那个曾在圣诞节上把糖果送给母亲的人so many years before.
那是多年之前了Mom knocked on a large wooden door.
妈妈敲响了一扇很大的木门An elderly, frail man answered.
一个垂垂老矣，颤颤巍巍的老爷爷来开了门Mom introduced herself
母亲介绍了自己and thanked him
并对他表示感谢
for the kindness he had shown her family so many years before.
感谢他多年前对她的家人表现出的善意
Then she handed him the flowers and candy
接着她将花和糖果递给他
as she gave him a hug.
给了她一个拥抱
I'm thankful
我心存感恩
I had a Mom
为我有这样一位母亲
who taught me to give.
她教会我给与
I may have been an only child,
或许我是家里唯一的孩子
but I was always giving toys, etc away to children
但我总会把玩具等东西送给其他的孩子
who had less than I did.
那些没有我这样富足的孩子
She taught me,
是母亲教会我
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
给予比接受更加有福
