Love in Bloom（鲜花中的爱）

名称：Love in Bloom（鲜花中的爱）
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[00:04.14]It was the policyof the good oldgentlemen
[00:05.52]这是以往有涵养的大人明智的做法。
[00:06.90]to make his childrenfeel that home wasthe happiest placein the world;
[00:09.44]让孩子感到家庭是世界上最幸福的地方，
[00:11.98]and I value thisdelicious home-feeling,
[00:13.39]这种美妙的家庭情感,在我看来。
[00:14.79]as one of thechoicest giftsa parent canbestow.
[00:17.08]和大人赠给孩子们的那些最精致的礼物一样珍贵。
[00:19.36]--Irving Washington,Father of literatureof the United States
[00:22.33]——美国文学之父华盛顿-欧文
[00:25.29]Love in BloomBy Judy Coulter
[00:31.35]鲜花中的爱朱迪·库尔特
[00:37.41]I was nine when myfather first sentme flowers.
[00:39.24]父亲第一次给我送花是在我九岁那年。
[00:41.06]I had been takingtapdancing lessonsfor six months,
[00:42.67]当时，我加入学校踢踏舞班才学了六个月，
[00:44.27]and the school wasgiving its yearlyrecital.
[00:45.71]正逢学校举办一年一度的演出。
[00:47.14]As an excited memberof the beginners'chorus line,
[00:48.72]我只能编入新学员合唱队，却依然兴致勃勃。
[00:50.29]I was aware of mylowly status.
[00:51.56]不过我清楚自己只是个不起眼的小角色。
[00:52.82]So it was a surpriseto have
[00:53.65]可演出一结束，
[00:54.48]my name called outat the end of theshow along with thelead dancers
[00:56.39]我竟与主舞的演员一起给喊到前台，
[00:58.29]and to find my armsfull of long-stemmedred roses.
[01:00.19]双手捧着一束枝繁叶茂的红玫瑰。
[01:02.10]I can still feelmyself standing onthat stage,
[01:03.72]我站在舞台上的情景至今仍历历在目。
[01:05.34]blushing furiouslyand gazing over thefootlights
[01:07.06]双颊绯红，越过绚丽的脚灯光线向下张望，
[01:08.78]to see my father'sgrin as he applaudedloudly.
[01:10.57]看见的竟是父亲的笑脸，他一面使劲地鼓掌，一面快活地笑着。
[01:12.36]Those roses werethe first in aseries of largebouquets
[01:14.33]这束鲜花是第一束，
[01:16.29]that accompaniedall the milestonesin my life.
[01:17.77]往后，每逢我人生一个里程碑，父亲都要送我一大束鲜花。
[01:19.25]They brought a senseof embarrassment.
[01:20.63]可收到那些鲜花，我的心情总是很矛盾：既高兴，又有些不自在。
[01:22.00]I enjoyed them,but was flusteredby the extravagance
[01:24.72]我喜爱鲜花，可又为这种奢侈而不安。
[01:27.44]Not my father.He did everythingin a big way.
[01:29.06]父亲却从不会觉得不安，他做什么事都大方得很。
[01:30.68]If you sent him tothe bakery for acake, he came backwith three.
[01:32.65]你若让他去糕点铺买一块蛋糕，他定会买来三块。
[01:34.61]Once when Mothertold him I neededa new party dress,
[01:36.24]一次，母亲对他说我需要一条新舞裙，
[01:37.88]he brought homea dozen.
[01:38.85]他竟买回一打。
[01:39.83]His behavior oftenleft us withoutfunds
[01:41.33]他这么做常常使我们没有钱再去
[01:42.84]for other moreimportant things.
[01:44.10]添置其它更需要的东西
[01:45.36]After the dressincident,
[01:46.28]那次他买回一打舞裙后，
[01:47.19]there was no moneyfor the winter coatI really needed-
[01:48.81]就再也没钱去买我真正急需的冬大衣
[01:50.43]or the new iceskates I wanted.
[01:51.67]和我一直向往的新溜冰鞋。
[01:52.90]Sometimes I wouldbe angry with him,
[01:54.08]有时我会为这些事跟父亲赌气，
[01:55.25]but not for longInevitably he wouldbuy me something tomake up with me.
[01:57.78]但时间都不会长。每次他必定会给我买些礼物来补偿。
[02:00.32]The gift was soapparently anoffering of love
[02:01.71]这礼物显然传达着他不善用言辞表达的爱
[02:03.10]he could not verba-lize that I wouldthrow my arms aroundhim and kiss him-
[02:05.25]这时我便会搂住父亲，吻他
[02:07.40]an act thatundoubtedlyperpetuatedhis behavior.
[02:09.31]这亲昵的行为无疑会使他再度大方。
[02:11.21]Then came my 16thbirthday.
[02:12.37]后来迎来了我16岁生日，
[02:13.53]It was not a happyoccasion.
[02:14.53]可我并不快活。
[02:15.54]I was fat and hadno boyfriend.
[02:16.70]我长得胖，那时还没有男朋友。
[02:17.86]And my well-meaningparents furthered mymisery by giving mea party.
[02:20.11]好心的父母为我准备了个生日晚会，
[02:22.36]As I entered thedining room, thereon the table nextto my cake-
[02:24.54]可这更让我觉得难受。我走进餐厅，看见餐桌上生日蛋糕旁边，
[02:26.72]was a huge bouquetof flowers, biggerthan any before.I wanted to hide.
[02:29.60]摆着很大一束鲜花，比以往的都要大。我真想找个地缝钻进去，
[02:32.48]Now everyone wouldthink
[02:33.30]这下谁都会以为
[02:34.12]my father hadsent flowers becauseI had no boyfriendto do it.
[02:35.98]我没有男朋友送花，只好由父亲来送了。
[02:37.84]Sweet 16, and I feltlike crying.
[02:39.47]16岁该是最甜蜜的，我却只想哭。
[02:41.11]I probably wouldhave, but my bestfriend, Phyllis,whispered,
[02:43.16]或许当时我的确会哭的。但我最好的朋友菲利斯在我耳边小声说：
[02:45.21]"Boy, you're luckyto have a fatherlike that."
[02:47.16]"嘿，你有这样的父亲可真幸运。"
[02:49.11]As the years passed,other occasions-birthdays, recitals,awards, graduations-
[02:52.65]随着光阴流逝，许多特别的日子，像生日、演出、获奖、毕业
[02:56.19]were marked withDad's flowers.
[02:57.35]都会伴有父亲的鲜花。
[02:58.51]My emotionscontinued to see-sawbetween pleasure andembarrassment.
[03:01.20]我的心情也依然在高兴与不自在之间摇摆不定
[03:03.90]When I graduatedfrom college,though,my days of ambivalencewere over.
[03:06.10]可我到大学毕业时，那种矛盾的心情消失了。
[03:08.31]I was embarking ona new career and wasengaged to bemarried.
[03:10.26]我开始了新的工作，也订了婚。
[03:12.21]Dad's flowerssymbolized hispride,and mytriumph.
[03:13.93]父亲的鲜花代表了他的骄傲、我的胜利
[03:15.65]They evoked onlygreat pleasure.
[03:16.97]它们带来的只有极大的喜悦。
[03:18.29]Now there werebright orange mumsfor Thanksgiving
[03:19.69]后来每逢感恩节我们都会收到父亲的一捧黄灿灿的菊花；
[03:21.10]and a huge pinkpoinsettia atChristmas.
[03:22.36]圣诞节会有一大束粉红的一品红；
[03:23.62]White lilies atEaster, and velvetyred roses forbirthdays.
[03:25.78]复话节是洁白的百合花；生日里会有天鹅绒般的红玫瑰;
[03:27.95]Seasonal flowersin mixed bouquetscelebrated the
[03:29.65]父亲会送来那个季节里盛开的许多种鲜花扎成的花束。
[03:31.36]births of mychildren and themove to our firsthouse.
[03:33.05]孩子出世逢乔迁之喜,
[03:34.74]As my fortunes grew,my father's waned,but his gifts offlowers continued
[03:37.35]随着我不断功成名就，父亲却日渐衰老，但他依然坚持给我送花，
[03:39.96]until he died of aheart attack a fewmonths before his70th birthday.
[03:42.23]直到他70岁生日的前几个月，因心脏病发作而猝然逝去。
[03:44.49]Without embarrassmentI covered his coffinwith the largest,reddest roses
[03:46.54]我在他的棺木上铺满了最红最艳最大的玫瑰花而且，没有一丝不自在。
[03:48.59]I could find.
[03:49.16]我所能寻得的
[03:49.73]Often in the dozenyears since,
[03:51.01]往后的十二年中，
[03:52.29]I felt an urge togo out and buy a bigbouquet to fill theliving room,
[03:54.28]我常常有一股冲动，想去买一大束鲜花装点起居室，
[03:56.27]but I never did.I knew it would notbe the same.
[03:58.25]可始终没去。我知道，即便买来,从前的感觉也不会再来了。
[04:00.23]Then one birthday,the doorbell rang.I was feeling bluebecause I was alone.
[04:02.82]后来有一天我生日。我听见门铃响了。那天，我本来很沮丧，因为只有我一人呆在家中。
[04:05.41]My husband wasplaying golf,and my two daughterswere away.
[04:07.28]丈夫打高尔夫球去了。两个女儿出远门了
[04:09.14]My 13-year-old son,Matt, had run outearlier with a "seeyou later,"
[04:11.64]13岁的儿子马特也走得格外早，只道了声"再见"，
[04:14.13]never mentioning mybirthday.
[04:15.09]只字未提我的生日。
[04:16.05]So I was surprisedto see his largeframe at the door.
[04:18.02]所以我开门看见马特胖胖的身体站在门边，
[04:20.00]"Forgot my key,"he said, shrugging.
[04:21.26]有几分惊讶他耸耸肩，说道："忘带钥匙了，
[04:22.53]"Forgot yourbirthday too. Well,I hope you likeflowers, Mum."
[04:24.72]也忘了今天是你生日。嗯，我希望你喜欢鲜花，妈妈。"
[04:26.91]He pulled a bunchof daisies frombehind his back.
[04:28.91]说着，他从背后抽出一束雏菊。