尴尬的一刻.doc

A Lesson Learned
难忘的一课
by: Lynn Lombard
筱笑选王姝楠译注
世事无常,亲情永在,血浓于水的亲情是我们一生都无法割舍的羁绊。
家,是最温暖的地方。轻轻的一声“哥哥”、“姐姐”、“弟弟”、“妹妹”的呼唤,一句漫不经心的随声应和,就会感觉不再孤单;若是受到欺负,哥哥姐姐就是依靠;若是遇到解决不了的难题,兄弟姐妹就是彼此的智囊团。
I stood there listening to the stern[. stern: 严厉的,严格的。] words of my father.
He had gatherGather:收集;收割;使聚集;使皱起
ed us into our encloseEnclose:围绕;装入;放入封套
d patio[.enclosed patio: 封闭式的阳台、庭院。] and had the look on his face that told us all that one of us did something wrong.
“Which one of you did this?” he asked with a sharp Sharp:急剧的;锋利的;强烈的;敏捷的;刺耳的
voice.
We all stareStare:凝视;盯着看;显眼
d down at the floor containContain:包含;控制;容纳;牵制
ing the art of a child’s handwritingHandwriting:亲手写
in chalk. I suppose that had been a no-no[.no-no:禁忌;不可作之事。] for us, though I can’t say I quite remember that part when I mitting[. commit: 犯(罪),做(错事、坏事、傻事等)。] this horrible Horrible:可怕的;极讨厌的
crimeCrime:n.:罪行;犯罪;罪恶;犯罪活动vt.:控告......违反纪律
.
I stood there, trembling[. tremble:摇动,害怕。] on the inside and had hoped that no one else could see it. Will he know it was me? I secretlySecretly:秘密的;背地里
wondered. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, dad.”
The others deniedDeny:拒签
it as well. Of course, we knew that one of us must have done it. But I, being the youngest and smallest of the three, just couldn’t find the courage to tell the truth. It wasn’t that I was a bad kid. Lying Lying:说谎的
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