紫丁香的回忆(The Remembrance of Lilacs)(3)

　　this satisfied the kids, but not the husband. the next day he purchased half a dozen young lilacs bushes and planted them around their yard, and several times since then he has added more.

　　"妈妈, "孩子们问, "那人是谁呀?你为什么把我们的花送给她?她是谁的母亲呀?"他们的母亲说, 她不认识那个老太太, 但今天是母亲节, 她看起来是那么孤独, 而鲜花会给任何人带来好心情。"再说, "她补充道, "我拥有你们, 而且我还有自己的母亲, 即使她离我很远。那个女人比我更需要那些鲜花。"

　　孩子们得到了满意的答案, 但她的丈夫却没有。第二天, 他买了半打紫丁香幼苗, 栽到了院子四周;而且从那以后, 每隔一段时间, 他就会增加一些。

　　i was that man. the young mother was, and is, my wife. now, every may, our own yard is redolent with lilacs. every mother's day our kids gather purple bouquets. and every year i remember that smile on a lonely old woman's face, and the kindness that put the smile there.

　　我就是那个男人, 那个年轻母亲是我妻子。如今, 每年5月, 我们自家的院子都会散发出浓烈的紫丁香的芬芳。每逢母亲节, 我们的孩子都要采撷紫丁香花束。而且每年我都会记起一位孤独的老太太脸上露出的笑容, 以及笑容里呈现出的那种慈祥。