记忆的盒子 The Memory Box_小升初阅读

记忆的盒子 The Memory Box

For Nick to read when he is grown, the envelope said. I have a tradition of writing letters to my kids at different times in their lives and saving them to read when they are older. This particular letter I had written to my son, now age twenty-one, was dated Mothers Day fifteen years ago. He had been in kindergarten, and reading it brought back memories of a day I realized what a truly selfless, kind child I had been blessed with. 信封上写着致长大后的尼克。我有一个习惯，就是在孩子成长的不同阶段都给他们写信，并把这些信都保存下来，留到他们长大以后再读。现在，尼克已经21岁了，这是我当初写给他的一封特殊的信，信上的日期是15年前的母亲节。那会儿他还在上幼儿园。读着这封信，我渐渐回想起那天发生的点点滴滴，正是在那一天，我意识到上帝赐给了我一个多么无私、善良的孩子。

Dear Nicholas, 亲爱的尼古拉斯：

Today was Mothers Day. As I watch your beautiful sleeping face, I wanted to write this letter to give you later so you will always know how much joy you bring me. 今天是母亲节。我看着你睡梦中漂亮的小脸，突然很想给你写下这封信，等你长大后交给你。这样，你就会知道，你给我带来了多少的欢乐。

You gave me the best present Ive ever received today! It has a little story behind it that I will treasure forever. You have been diligently saving your allowance for weeks to buy some material for Grandma to make a teepee for you. You had $7.00 saved last week, but you asked me to take you to a nearby boutique where handmade crafts (which I love!) were sold. You were so cute, watching me as I looked at things, and if I liked something, you would ask how much it cost. We found an adorable little teddy bear with an antique lace collar and a ribbon tied around its neck and a ring attached. You pretended you loved it and even tried on the ring. You were very sneaky for a five year-old! You bought the bear all by yourself and said you were sorry, but you spent all your money and would just make me something for Mothers Day. (I would have loved anything you made!) 今天，你送给了我一份礼物，这是我收到过的最好的礼物!这份礼物的背后有一个小故事，我将会把它永远珍藏于心。这几个星期以来，你一直在辛苦地积攒零花钱，为的是买些布料让奶奶给你缝一个帐篷。上周，你终于攒够了七美元，但你却让我带你去附近的一个精品店转转，那儿专卖一些手工艺品(是我的最爱!)。你真的好可爱，我看东西的时候，你就在一边观察我，要是看见我喜欢什么，你就会问这东西多少钱。我们发现了一个非常可爱的小泰迪熊：古典的蕾丝领口，脖子上围了一条丝带，丝带上还系了一枚戒指。你假装很喜欢这个小熊，甚至还试了试那枚戒指。对于一个只有五岁的孩子来说，你还真挺狡猾的呢!你用自己的钱买下了这只小熊，还跟我说你很抱歉，但因为你把自己所有的钱都花了，母亲节就只能自己做个礼物送我了。(宝贝，如果真是那样，那无论你做什么礼物我都会非常喜欢!)