双语笑话:十二张卡片 12 Post Cards
日期:2011-07-11 13:24

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12 Post Cards

My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards .

  "Here, write us a few lines every month," he said.

  Months passed and the cards remained unused-that is until the day this letter arrived:

  "Dear Jennifer,

  Life is a series of stages.

  As a child, I looked forward to becoming a teenager-that happened.

  As a teen-ager ,I looked forward to becoming a young man-that happened.

  As a young man, I looked forward to meeting a young woman, in love and becoming a married man-that happened.

  As a married man, I looked forward to becoming a father-that happened.

  As a father, I looked forward to becoming a grandfather to beautiful ,intelligent grandchildren-that happened.

  Then I looked forward to the day they would learn to write-that hasn't happened yet.

  Yours Sincerely"

十二张卡片

  一个夏天,我十多岁的女儿在她祖父母家过了几周。她准备回家时,祖父给了她十二张卡片。

  “每月给我们来个短信,”他说。

  几个月过去了,可卡片一直放在那儿没用----直到有一天来了这样一封信:

  “亲爱的詹妮芙:

  生活是一系列阶段组成的。

  还是个孩子的时候,我期待着成为一个青少年----我如愿以偿了。

  还是个年轻人的时候,我期待着遇到一个年轻的女人,恋爱、结婚----我如愿以偿了。

  结了婚,我便期待着成为一个父亲----我如愿以偿了。

  作为父亲,我期待着成为一个祖父,有漂亮、聪明的孙儿孙女----我也如愿以偿了。

  接着,我期待着有一天他们能给我写信----我却还没有如愿以偿。

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重点单词
  • intelligentadj. 聪明的,智能的
  • sincerelyadv. 真诚地,真心地