英语小达人 60 Reunited 重逢

 　　Reunited¹

　　 重逢

　　I was adopted when I was only four weeks old. My biological mother were very poor and my father was sick with cancer. They made the decision to put me up for adoption². I grew up in a loving and happy home with two parents and a sister.

　　我才四周大时就被人认养，我的亲生父母非常穷，而我父亲得了癌症，因此他们决定送我去给人认养。我成长在一个充满爱与快乐的家庭，有父母和一个姐姐。

　　When I was ten years old, my parents told me that I was adopted. It felt strange to hear that the people who raised me didn't give birth to me. When I turned sixteen, I asked my parents to help me find my birthparents. We registered³ our names with the proper agencies⁴ and the search began.

　　当我十岁时，我父母告诉我，我是养子。养我的人却不是生我的人，这听起来很奇怪。当我十六岁时，我拜托养父母帮我寻找亲生父母，我们找了几间征信社登记名字展开搜寻。

　　Unfortunately, the search wasn't sucessful, so I began to try and find them myself. Fianlly, last September, I was reunited with my mother. My father had died a long time ago but my mother showed me pictures and told me storied about him.

　　不幸的是，寻人并不成功，于是我开始自己寻找。终于，去年九月我与生母相认，我的生父很久以前就去世了，不过我的生母拿照片给我看，并告诉我有关他的故事。

　　My birthmother and I are friends now and I love visiting her when I can. I feel more complete having met her but no one can ever replace the family I grew up with.

　　我和生母至今仍是朋友，当我有空时，便会去拜访她。见到她后，我感觉更加完整，不过还是没有人能取代陪我长大的家人。

1 reunited   

v.(使)再结合 ；(使)重聚；(使)团聚

参考例句：

• Last night she was reunited with her children. 昨天晚上，她和她的子女团聚。
• Having reunited after a long departure, the two certainly have a lot to talk about. 两人久别重逢，自有许多话说。

2 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

3 registered   

adj.登记的，注册的

参考例句：

• Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation. 船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定。
• In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters. 从前，只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。

4 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》