I thought about Mom again this morning. When I was a child, she often asked me to go shopping with her. I hated it! I liked to play outside with my brothers. Then Mom appeared. "Let's go shopping!" she said. She dragged me around the stores and showed me clothes and cosmetics, but I was never interested.
今天早上,我又想起了媽媽。我還是個孩子時,她經常叫我和她一起去購物。我最討厭買東西了!我喜歡和哥哥們一起在外面玩。然後媽媽就會出現。「我們一起去買東西吧!」她說。她拉著我逛各處的店,給我看各種衣服和化妝品,可是,我一點也不感興趣。
One day, the shopping trips suddenly ended. Mom had a terrible accident when we were crossing the street. A bus was driving toward us, but it didn't stop at the traffic light. It was about to hit us. Mom pushed me away from the bus, but the bus hit her. After that, she had to stay in bed all the time. I took care of her but often felt bad. Mom never blamed me for her situation. She was always in a good mood. "Shelley," she kept saying, "let's go shopping." I turned on the computer, and we browsed the online stores together.
有一天,這些購物行程突然劃下句點。在我們過馬路時,媽媽出了一起可怕的事故。一輛公車駛向我們,但在紅綠燈處並沒有停下來。車子就快要撞到我們了。媽媽把我推開,免得我被撞倒,但是,那輛公車卻撞上了她。此後,她必須一直臥床。我照顧著她,但內心常感到很難過。媽媽從來沒有把自己的情況怪罪在我身上。她總是開開心心的。「Shelly,」她不時地說:「我們來買東西吧。」這時我就打開電腦,然後我們一起瀏覽網路商店。
Sadly, Mom died four years ago. Before she died, I was studying business and planning to start my own company after I graduated from school. Last year, I opened an online clothing store. Yes, I finally started to love shopping. I also got lots of great ideas about online shopping when I took those "trips" with Mom. Ever since she left me, I have thought about her every day. Although the days of shopping with Mom have gone, they will always be in my mind.
難過的是,媽媽四年前過世了。在她去世之前,我正就讀商業科,同時計劃著從學校畢業後創辦自己的公司。我在去年創立了一家網路服飾店。是的,我終於開始愛上購物。和媽媽同行的「購物之旅」也讓我得到很多和線上購物有關的好點子。自她去世後,我每天都很想念她。儘管和媽媽一起購物的日子已經一去不復返了,但它們永遠會留在我的心裡。
In one way, Mom is still alive. I named my online store "Barbara's Place" after Mom. Barbara's Place has grown fast, and sales of our clothing and cosmetics are increasing every month. Yesterday, a big online company contacted me. They want to buy our site, but I'll never sell it. It's Mom's store.
就某方面來說,媽媽仍活著。我把我的網路商店以媽媽的名字命名為「Barbara 的店」。「Barbara 的店」成長得很快,衣服和化妝品的銷售量每個月都在增加。昨天,有間大型網路公司和我接洽。他們想要買我的網站,但是,我絕不會賣。它是媽媽的店。
- interested [ˋɪntərɪstɪd] adj.
感興趣的 - suddenly [ˋsʌdnlɪ] adv.
突然地 - end [ɛnd] v.
結束 - terrible [ˋtɛrəb!] adj.
嚴重的 - accident [ˋæksədənt] n.
事故 - hit [hɪt] v.
撞到 - blame [blem] v.
責備 - situation [͵sɪtʃʊˋeʃən] n.
處境 - mood [mud] n.
心情 - online [ˋɑn͵laɪn] adj.
線上的 - clothing [ˋkloðɪŋ] n.
衣類 - alive [əˋlaɪv] adj.
活的 - increase [ɪnˋkris] v.
增加 - contact [ˋkɑntækt] v.
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