释怀

Track 7

by Ankita Tandon翻译：常青

释怀

Track 7

by Ankita Tandon
翻译：常青

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I used to1）peep through my window. There I could see the busy road， the2）vendors selling a variety of things. My3）caretaker used to tell me the names of things.

I enjoyed watching colorful balloons，4）cotton candies， ice creams， burgers， hotdogs and other5）innumerable things...the things I had always seen through my window but never touched or tasted. I was just allowed to see them. The reason was that I was sufering from a serious disease. I could only have soup，boiled vegetables and6）porridge. To me， life was7）pale.

I wasn't allowed to walk for more than 15 minutes. I always thought the people who could visit the market and eat those colorful things were very lucky. But I was not one of them.

My parents took great care of me. They provided me with all the facilities， including the latest video games， books as well as children's flms. I was fond of writing poems， so my parents8）assigned a teacher who could guide me. But still， that colorful road looked more attractive to me.

I decided to visit the street and I requested my father to take me. Considering my request， my father took me one day.

I was excited to see and touch the things I had always9）longed for. My father made me sit at a shop of candies and stood near me. A boy came to the shop. He was wearing a10）ragged shirt and11）half pants. He used12）crutches to walk as he was suffering from13）polio. After a while， he begged the shopkeeper for a little money. The shopkeeper14）shrieked at him and ordered him to go away. He moved away with a sad face.

I had brought 15 bucks to buy and eat something without the knowledge of my father. I thought the boy also wished to eat candies like me. Everybody would like to because candies were so attractive and they must be very delicious. I called that boy and decided to share my money with him. But let me have a15）confrmation， maybe he wanted cotton candy or ice cream. So I asked why he wanted money. Did he also wish to eat candies like me？

He told me that the fnancial condition of his family was not good. He had a sister， who wasn't keeping well for a long time. But they could not provide medicine. Actually， they couldn't even fulfll the basic needs of the family.

I was16）taken aback and gave him those 15 bucks. This is also life where basic needs are hardly met. I used to think that my life was so difcult and all the other people can enjoy a happy life.

Next morning， I was again standing at the same place of my house， the same window，staring at the same road but thanking God that he gave me enough means to face my problems. I realized that maybe the grass is not always greener on the other side.

1） peep ［pIp］ v. 偷看，窥视

2） vendor ［'vendə］ n. 小贩，叫卖商

3） caretaker ［'keəteIkə］ n. 看管人，守护者

4） cotton candy 棉花糖

5） innumerable ［I'njuːmərəbəl］ adj. 数不清的，无数的

6） porridge ［'pɒrIdʒ］ n. 粥，麦片粥

7） pale ［peIl］ adj. 苍白的，灰白的

8） assign ［ə'saIn］ v. 指定

9） long for 渴望

10） ragged ［'rægId］ adj. 衣衫褴褛的，破烂的，破旧的

11） half pants 中裤

12） crutch ［krʌtʃ］ n. 拐杖

14） shriek ［ʃriːk］ v. 尖声叫喊

15） confrmation ［,kɒnfə'meIʃən］ n. 确认，证实

16） taken aback 惊讶，大吃一惊

以前我总会从我的窗户偷偷往外看。透过窗户，我可以看到繁忙的道路，路上有小贩在销售着各种各样的东西。看护我的人过去常常会给我介绍那些东西。

我喜欢看着那五彩缤纷的气球、棉花糖、冰淇淋、汉堡、热狗，以及其他数之不尽的东西……那些我透过窗户能够看到，却从来没有触碰过或品尝过的东西。我只能远远地看着它们，因为我患有十分严重的疾病。我只能喝汤，吃水煮的蔬菜和麦片粥。对于我来说，生活是苍白无趣的。

我走路不能超过15分钟。我一直认为可以去市场吃上那些色彩丰富的食物的人是非常幸运的。但我并不是这样的幸运儿。

我的父母对我呵护备至。他们为我提供了各种设备，包括最新的电子游戏、书籍和儿童电影。我喜欢写诗，所以我的父母请了一位老师来指导我。尽管如此，那条五彩缤纷的街道对我而言更有吸引力。

我决定去街上看看并请求我的父亲带我去。考虑到我的请求，有天父亲终于带上了我。

我可以看到并触摸到我一直渴望的东西，这让我非常兴奋。爸爸让我坐在一家糖果店里并站在了离我不远的地方。一个男孩走了进来，穿着破旧的衬衫和中裤。因为患有小儿麻痹症，他得依靠拐杖走路。过了一会儿，他向老板讨要一点钱。店主朝他尖叫，命令他离开。于是他一脸悲伤地走了。

在我爸爸不知情的情况下，我带了15美元出来买一些东西吃。我觉得那个男孩也和我一样想吃到糖果。每个人都会想吃的，因为糖果很吸引人，而且也一定非常好吃。我叫住了那个男孩，决定给他一些我手头上的钱。但我得先确认下，也许他想要的是棉花糖或冰淇淋。于是我问他为什么需要钱，他也和我一样想吃糖果吗？

他告诉我，他家庭的经济条件并不好。他有一个姐姐已经生病很久了，一直没好。但他们没钱买药。事实上，他们甚至没有钱支撑整个家庭的基本开销。

我大吃一惊，给了他那15美元。即使生活的基本需求难以得到保障，还是要继续生活下去。我从前常常以为，我的生活十分艰难，而其他人却都是那么幸福。

第二天早上，我依旧站在我家的那个窗户边，盯着同一条街道，然而我感谢上帝，感谢他给了我足够多的途径来面对我的问题。我意识到，这世界并不总是隔岸风景好、邻家芳草绿。

Unfolding Life