双语有声阅读：留言条

Message

 

Mom，I came when you were out．

 

I knew the key was still placed in the interstice

 

Between the wall and the mailbox．

 

I examined the floor under the wardrobe1) and found the secret

 

You took out and hid back every night，

 

A nanmu2) case．I meant to take away the bank deposit¹ book，

 

But soon I recognized the cloth

 

That wrapped² your treasure had once swaddled3) me．

 

Washed and ironed³ so neat，it' s still fresh after so many years．

 

Mom，I thought you were nothing but a s tubborn4)，cold vixen5)．

 

I leave this message，just to let you know I came

 

But moved nothing．And I，yes I，am still swaddled in the cloth．

留言条

 

 

我来过了，妈妈，

 

进门时，我知道钥匙还放在信箱与墙壁的夹缝中间。

 

我找到了大衣柜下你每晚取出又藏好的秘密。

 

那楠木盒。

 

本来我是要拿走那存折的

 

可我看到夹放那笔巨款的是我最初的襁褓，

 

你洗、熨得多么干净，新鲜，保留了这么多年。

 

我原以为你只有唠叨、倔犟和冷漠呢。

 

我留下这纸条，告诉你，我来过了

 

什么也没动，而我，是的，我还在那襁褓里。

 

1 deposit   

n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄

参考例句：

• There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
• The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。

2 wrapped   

adj.有包装的，预先包装的v.包( wrap的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）；卷起

参考例句：

• The chocolates are individually wrapped in gold foil. 巧克力用金箔纸一颗颗独立包装。
• Would you like the chocolates gift-wrapped? 你要把巧克力糖打成礼品包吗？

3 ironed   

v.熨平( iron的过去式和过去分词 )；用鱼叉叉（鱼）；用铁铸成；给…加铁具（以使牢固）

参考例句：

• The bank manager has ironed out all my worries about money. 银行经理消除了我对钱款的忧虑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。 来自《简明英汉词典》