英語(yǔ)故事：生命的機(jī)遇 3
We spent part of every day together for the next week. I knew I was falling in love, but dared not speak it. I couldn't upset our chances for a lifetime.
在之后的一個(gè)星期里，我們每天都會(huì)抽時(shí)間在一起。我深知自己已墜入了愛(ài)河，可卻沒(méi)有膽量說(shuō)出來(lái)。我不愿因此而破壞我們各自生活中的良機(jī)。
" And I know he loves me, too," l moaned to Stacy over a cup of coffee in my near-empty restaurant. "We've even talked about trying to get together over holidays. He's meeting me here soon to bring me a gift to remember him by."
“我知道，他也愛(ài)我，”當(dāng)我和斯泰西在我那已快人去樓空的餐廳里喝咖啡時(shí)，我輕聲說(shuō)。“我們甚至已經(jīng)在計(jì)劃假期如何一起度過(guò)。他很快就要上這兒來(lái)，送我一件禮物做紀(jì)念。”
Just then, Bary strolled in. I stood to welcome his arms around me. We sat, sipping our coffee. "I will miss you so much, "he said softly. "But I know you'll think of me whenever you hear this. "He placed a Tracy Chapman CD on the table in front of me. Then he pointed to the song title, Just Give Me One Reason. "We can listen to the same music and remember each other."
正說(shuō)著，巴里走了進(jìn)來(lái)。我站起來(lái)，投人他的懷抱。坐下后，我們各自抿著杯中的咖啡。“我會(huì)想你的，”他無(wú)限溫存地說(shuō)道。“不過(guò)，我想當(dāng)你聽(tīng)它的時(shí)候一定會(huì)想起我，”他拿出那張?zhí)乩傥鳌げ槠章腃D放在我的面前，他指著那首主打歌《我只要一個(gè)理由》，說(shuō)道：“當(dāng)我們聽(tīng)同一首歌時(shí)，我們都正在思念著對(duì)方。”
"Oh, and one more thing to remember me by." He set a small box on top of the CD. The same awe I felt at our first meeting paralyzed me now. The love I saw in his eyes as we gazed across the table was gift enough for a lifetime. Finally I reached for the box and opened it slowly. A diamond ring!
“對(duì)了，還有一樣?xùn)|西。”他拿出一個(gè)小盒子放在CD上。我好像第一次見(jiàn)他那樣完全怔住了。我們彼此凝望，他眼中的愛(ài)意是我一生都受用不盡的禮物。最后，我拿起那只盒子，慢慢地打開(kāi)了它。一枚鉆石戒指!
Michelle, I have loved you from the first moment I saw you. On our first date, even before we had coffee, l knew you were the woman I was going to marry. I woke up this morning, desperate, thinking, it's May 3! In three days I'll lose my angel. Sure, my career in South Africa is a chance in a lifetime, but you, Michelle, are my dream come true. Please marry me."
米歇爾，我見(jiàn)到你的第一眼便深深地愛(ài)上了你。在我們第一次約會(huì)之前，不，甚至在我們一起喝咖啡之前，我已經(jīng)知道你是我要娶的女人。今天早上，我睜開(kāi)眼睛，一想到已經(jīng)是5月3號(hào)，我絕望極了，再過(guò)三天，我將失去我的大使。的確，在非洲的事業(yè)是我生命中的一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)。可是你。米歇爾，讓我的夢(mèng)想成真。請(qǐng)嫁給我吧，親愛(ài)的米歇爾?
"Yes, Barry, yes, "I cried.
“噢，是的，巴里，是的，我同意!”我流著淚答道。
I know what moving to New York means to you, but will you come with me to South Africa? I believe with all my heart, Michelle, that we were brought together on purpose. Nothing in my life is going as I planned it, but l know it's all a part of a bigger plan." Barry chuckled. "God has a great sense of humor, but a poor sense of timing."
我知道到紐約對(duì)你意味著什么，可是你能到南非和我一同生活嗎?我深深地感到，米歇爾，我們的相遇是上天的安排。我生活中的許多事都與計(jì)劃背道而馳。可我相信那都是一個(gè)更大計(jì)劃的組成部分?巴里笑言：“上帝的確夠幽默，可卻不太會(huì)安排時(shí)間。”
Exactly one year later, on May 3, we were married under an African sky. Our dream come true. Our chance of a lifetime.
一年后的5月3號(hào)，我和巴里在南非的天空下舉行了婚禮。我們都?jí)粝氤烧妫膊辉e(cuò)過(guò)我們生命中的機(jī)遇。
We spent part of every day together for the next week. I knew I was falling in love, but dared not speak it. I couldn't upset our chances for a lifetime.
在之后的一個(gè)星期里，我們每天都會(huì)抽時(shí)間在一起。我深知自己已墜入了愛(ài)河，可卻沒(méi)有膽量說(shuō)出來(lái)。我不愿因此而破壞我們各自生活中的良機(jī)。
" And I know he loves me, too," l moaned to Stacy over a cup of coffee in my near-empty restaurant. "We've even talked about trying to get together over holidays. He's meeting me here soon to bring me a gift to remember him by."
“我知道，他也愛(ài)我，”當(dāng)我和斯泰西在我那已快人去樓空的餐廳里喝咖啡時(shí)，我輕聲說(shuō)。“我們甚至已經(jīng)在計(jì)劃假期如何一起度過(guò)。他很快就要上這兒來(lái)，送我一件禮物做紀(jì)念。”
Just then, Bary strolled in. I stood to welcome his arms around me. We sat, sipping our coffee. "I will miss you so much, "he said softly. "But I know you'll think of me whenever you hear this. "He placed a Tracy Chapman CD on the table in front of me. Then he pointed to the song title, Just Give Me One Reason. "We can listen to the same music and remember each other."
正說(shuō)著，巴里走了進(jìn)來(lái)。我站起來(lái)，投人他的懷抱。坐下后，我們各自抿著杯中的咖啡。“我會(huì)想你的，”他無(wú)限溫存地說(shuō)道。“不過(guò)，我想當(dāng)你聽(tīng)它的時(shí)候一定會(huì)想起我，”他拿出那張?zhí)乩傥鳌げ槠章腃D放在我的面前，他指著那首主打歌《我只要一個(gè)理由》，說(shuō)道：“當(dāng)我們聽(tīng)同一首歌時(shí)，我們都正在思念著對(duì)方。”
"Oh, and one more thing to remember me by." He set a small box on top of the CD. The same awe I felt at our first meeting paralyzed me now. The love I saw in his eyes as we gazed across the table was gift enough for a lifetime. Finally I reached for the box and opened it slowly. A diamond ring!
“對(duì)了，還有一樣?xùn)|西。”他拿出一個(gè)小盒子放在CD上。我好像第一次見(jiàn)他那樣完全怔住了。我們彼此凝望，他眼中的愛(ài)意是我一生都受用不盡的禮物。最后，我拿起那只盒子，慢慢地打開(kāi)了它。一枚鉆石戒指!
Michelle, I have loved you from the first moment I saw you. On our first date, even before we had coffee, l knew you were the woman I was going to marry. I woke up this morning, desperate, thinking, it's May 3! In three days I'll lose my angel. Sure, my career in South Africa is a chance in a lifetime, but you, Michelle, are my dream come true. Please marry me."
米歇爾，我見(jiàn)到你的第一眼便深深地愛(ài)上了你。在我們第一次約會(huì)之前，不，甚至在我們一起喝咖啡之前，我已經(jīng)知道你是我要娶的女人。今天早上，我睜開(kāi)眼睛，一想到已經(jīng)是5月3號(hào)，我絕望極了，再過(guò)三天，我將失去我的大使。的確，在非洲的事業(yè)是我生命中的一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)。可是你。米歇爾，讓我的夢(mèng)想成真。請(qǐng)嫁給我吧，親愛(ài)的米歇爾?
"Yes, Barry, yes, "I cried.
“噢，是的，巴里，是的，我同意!”我流著淚答道。
I know what moving to New York means to you, but will you come with me to South Africa? I believe with all my heart, Michelle, that we were brought together on purpose. Nothing in my life is going as I planned it, but l know it's all a part of a bigger plan." Barry chuckled. "God has a great sense of humor, but a poor sense of timing."
我知道到紐約對(duì)你意味著什么，可是你能到南非和我一同生活嗎?我深深地感到，米歇爾，我們的相遇是上天的安排。我生活中的許多事都與計(jì)劃背道而馳。可我相信那都是一個(gè)更大計(jì)劃的組成部分?巴里笑言：“上帝的確夠幽默，可卻不太會(huì)安排時(shí)間。”
Exactly one year later, on May 3, we were married under an African sky. Our dream come true. Our chance of a lifetime.
一年后的5月3號(hào)，我和巴里在南非的天空下舉行了婚禮。我們都?jí)粝氤烧妫膊辉e(cuò)過(guò)我們生命中的機(jī)遇。
