英语翻译
The Grandmother's Vase
One day I was lying on the bed,reading,when my mother came ito the room.She held out a vase-a rather ugly vase.She asked,"Would you like to have this vase?"
I replied quickly,"No,I don't want it."
As she turned to walk away,I picked up something that said to me,"Wait a minute,don't shut this off yet." So I asked,"Where did you get it?"
She said,"Oh,I got it when I filled an order." "What so you mean,filled an order?" I asked.
"Well," she said,"when I was a little girl,the Smith Company mailed catalogs to people.I would take the catalog around the neighborhood,and I'd get people to order from it.When Ifilled an order and sent it in,they gave me a prize.One time,I got a porch swing for my family."
Now you have to understand that my mother is one of six children in a family that her father deserted when she was quite young.Money was real hard to come by.My grandmother managed to keep the family together through the years,although I don't know how.For my mother to win a luxury like a porch swing was a significant accomplishment.Although she no longer had the swing,she had the vase-a vase full of meaning,which she offered to me.Instantly I said,"Mon,I want the vase."
Now the vase sits in a prominent place in my living room.It symbolizes a precious meaning which my mother and I share.Unless you and I are sensitive to the other person and hear meaning,we may well have a communication problem.