美国国家公共电台 NPR--Couple who helped decorate the White House for Christmas share their love story

Couple who helped decorate the White House for Christmas share their love story

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Marite Sanchez was one of the few people picked out of thousands to help decorate the White House. She knew right away who she'd bring with her: Hugo, her husband. They tell the story of how they met.

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LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Time now for StoryCorps. Thousands of Americans apply every year for the chance to help decorate the White House for the holiday season. Just 150 are picked for the job. This year, Marite Sanchez was one of the chosen few. And she knew right away who she'd bring with her - her husband, Hugo.

MARITE SANCHEZ: You are my partner in everything, so I could not imagine going and not being with you.

HUGO SANCHEZ: Well, I'm so grateful. Seeing you in the White House, you just shine so bright. I have to squint² a little bit because it's so impressive.

FADEL: Hugo and Marite struck up a summer romance when he was visiting their hometown of Piura, Peru. They were 16 and 15. Recording³ for StoryCorps at the White House, they remembered their first kiss.

H SANCHEZ: I remember we're sitting side by side. We locked eyes, and I planted a kiss. And you didn't slap me, so that was a success.

M SANCHEZ: My heart was racing⁴. It was that spark.

H SANCHEZ: Cartoons when the fireworks go off and the sun rises - that's how I felt. I wasn't ready for that. I was so, so, so deeply in love. So I remember going to the airport and thinking, man, I haven't been this happy in years 'cause I was alone in the U.S. Like, it was difficult to find someone to connect and understand you, and you gave me that over the summer. So I'm just bawling⁵ like a little kid, like - and my dad, he's like, snap out of it. You know, act like a man. But I was acting⁶ like a man. I was feeling love for someone that I was leaving behind. But that lit a fire, made me think, I will move heaven and earth to be with her.

M SANCHEZ: And then after you went back, we spoke⁷ for - what? - two, three hours.

H SANCHEZ: Every day. I remember working any odd job, mowing⁹ lawns, cleaning the cemetery¹⁰. I was always praying for rain so the grass would grow faster so that I could go mow⁸ again so I could buy more phone cards to call you.

M SANCHEZ: And then I made the decision to come here - what? - about three years into dating.

H SANCHEZ: And you were going to have to go back to Peru, and I said, OK, well, then let's get married.

M SANCHEZ: So we went to the court. You know, a lot of people dream - the dress and the flowers. I did not care about any of those things. I could see the real you.

H SANCHEZ: You changed me in a way that I didn't think could be possible. You gave me a reason to be better. Marite, merry Christmas. Feliz Navidad. You're the gift that keeps on giving, and I'm so happy that you chose me to be your life partner.

M SANCHEZ: Oh, amor, that's so sweet. I think about our journey and - wow. How are we here? Pinch me.

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FADEL: That was Marite Sanchez with her husband, Hugo Sanchez, at the White House. The couple has been married for 15 years. Their conversation will be archived at the Library of Congress.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 squint   

v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的

参考例句：

• A squint can sometimes be corrected by an eyepatch. 斜视有时候可以通过戴眼罩来纠正。
• The sun was shinning straight in her eyes which made her squint. 太阳直射着她的眼睛,使她眯起了眼睛。

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 bawling   

v.大叫，大喊( bawl的现在分词 )；放声大哭；大声叫出；叫卖（货物）

参考例句：

• We heard the dulcet tones of the sergeant, bawling at us to get on parade. 我们听到中士用“悦耳”的声音向我们大喊，让我们跟上队伍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Why are you bawling at me? “你向我们吼啥子？ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

9 mowing   

n.割草，一次收割量，牧草地v.刈，割( mow的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lawn needs mowing. 这草坪的草该割了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "Do you use it for mowing?" “你是用它割草么？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

10 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。