英语_阅读_Celebrate 70 years of marriage_待读

On June 28, my parents celebrated 70 years of marriage.
6月28日，我的父母庆祝了结婚70周年。

Mom and Dad live in Calverton.
妈妈和爸爸住在卡尔弗顿。

They have been through years of hard work and good times, always supporting each other.
他们经历了多年的辛勤工作和美好时光，始终相互支持。

When I was a little girl, I remembered my parents working side by side in spring, summer, fall, and winter cleaning or working in the yard, or painting, and wallpapering.
当我还是个小女孩的时候，我记得父母在春、夏、秋、冬并肩劳动，打扫卫生、在院子里干活，或者刷漆、贴墙纸。

They have taught me what hard work is.
他们教会了我什么是辛勤劳动。

My parents bought a house in Elmont.
我的父母在埃尔蒙特买了一栋房子。

They never believed they'd be able to own their own home, and to them, it was their castle.
他们从未相信自己能拥有一套属于自己的房子，而对他们来说，那就是他们的城堡。

They worked hard to decorate it and kept it looking beautiful.
他们努力把房子装饰得漂漂亮亮，并一直保持它的美观。

They taught us to work hard and to appreciate everything we had.
他们教我们要努力工作，也要珍惜我们所拥有的一切。

Mom likes everything—sightseeing, clubs, anything, and everything.
妈妈什么都喜欢——观光游览、参加俱乐部活动，任何事情、所有事情。

Dad, even today, can’t understand why she always wants to go out!
爸爸直到今天都不明白她为什么总是想出去！

Mom is still active with the Red Hatters women’s group and her gardening club.
妈妈仍然积极参加“红帽子女士”团体和她的园艺俱乐部。

Dad spoils her by taking care of the house, but also watches a lot of baseball and does jigsaw puzzles.
爸爸通过照顾家来宠着她，同时也常常看棒球比赛和拼拼图。

The key to their sweet marriage is that they respect each other.
他们甜蜜婚姻的关键在于彼此尊重。

With the help of my brother, they also stay current with new technology.
在我哥哥的帮助下，他们也能跟上新科技的发展。

Their latest acquisition is an iPad.
他们最近添置的东西是一台 iPad。

My brother, who is 67, and I (now 69), have always known we are lucky to have such great parents.
我67岁的哥哥和我（现在69岁）一直都知道，能拥有这样优秀的父母是多么幸运。

My daughter and I try to see them almost every weekend when we play cards together and catch up on the week’s news.
我和女儿几乎每个周末都尽量去看他们，我们一起打牌，聊聊这一周的新闻。

My parents are the glue that holds our whole family together, making holidays and ordinary days special to us all.
我的父母就像胶水，把整个家庭紧紧地凝聚在一起，让节日和普通的日子对我们来说都变得特别。

I know we are lucky to have them both.
我知道我们能同时拥有他们两位是非常幸运的。

I even save all of their voice mail messages, just so I’ll have their voice to hear when eventually they are not here.
我甚至保存了他们所有的语音留言，只为了将来他们不在时，我还能听到他们的声音。

But Mom keeps telling us all she’s definitely going to live to be 100, so we will have a few more holidays, birthdays, and memories to experience.
但妈妈一直告诉我们，她肯定会活到100岁，所以我们还会一起度过更多的节日、生日，创造更多的回忆。

I learn what love is from my parents.
我从父母身上学会了什么是爱。

 

 

On June 28, my parents celebrated 70 years of marriage. Mom and Dad live in Calverton. They have been through years of hard work and good times, always supporting each other.

When I was a little girl, I remembered my parents working side by side in spring, summer, fall, and winter cleaning or working in the yard, or painting, and wallpapering. They have taught me what hard work is.

My parents bought a house in Elmont. They never believed they'd be able to own their own home, and to them, it was their castle. They worked hard to decorate it and kept it looking beautiful. They taught us to work hard and to appreciate everything we had.

Mom likes everything---sightseeing, clubs, anything, and everything. Dad, even today, can’t understand why she always wants to go out!

Mom is still active with the Red Hatters women’s group and her gardening club. Dad spoils (宠爱) her by taking care of the house, but also watches a lot of baseball and does jigsaw puzzles.

The key to their sweet marriage is that they respect each other.

With the help of my brother, they also stay current with new technology. Their latest acquisition is an iPad.

My brother, who is 67, and I (now 69), have always known we are lucky to have such great parents. My daughter and I try to see them almost every weekend when we play cards together and catch up on the week’s news.

My parents are the glue that holds our whole family together, making holidays and ordinary days special to us all.

I know we are lucky to have them both. I even save all of their voice mail messages, just so I’ll have their voice to hear when eventually they are not here. But Mom keeps telling us all she’s definitely going to live to be 100, so we will have a few more holidays, birthdays, and memories to experience. I learn what love is from my parents.