我妈妈

　　I was walking through the supermarket to pick up a few things when I noticed an old lady following me around. Thinking nothing of it, I ignored her and continued on.

　　我在超市里转悠着想要买些东西，可我注意到一个老太太总是跟着我。不过我觉得这没什么，就不理她，继续转。

　　Finally I went to the checkout line, but she got in front of me.

　　最后，我到付款台排队时，她赶到了我前面。

　　"Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son, who just died recently."

　　“打扰一下，”她说，“我很抱歉，我盯着你看，看得你很不舒服。我这样做只是因为你长得太像我儿子了，他刚刚去世了。”

　　"I'm very sorry," I said to her, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

　　“我很难过，”我说，“我能为你做什么吗？”

　　"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Goodbye, Mother?' It would make me feel so much better."

　　“是的，”她说，“我走的时候，你能对我说一声‘妈妈，再见’吗？这会使我心里好过些的。”

　　"Sure," I said. An odd request, but no harm would come of it.

　　“当然，”我说。这虽然是个奇怪的要求，可对我来说也没什么损失。

　　As the old woman was leaving, I called out, "Goodbye, Mother!"

　　老太太要走的时候，我大声说：“妈妈，再见！”

　　As I stepped up to the checkout counter, I saw that my total was $257.50.

　　等我到付款台前，我发现我的账单是257.5美元。

　　"How can that be?" I asked, "I only purchased a few things!"

　　“这怎么可能？”我问道，“我没买多少东西呀！”

　　"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk.

　　“你妈妈说你会为她付账的，”收银员说。

       　　重点讲解：

　　1. think nothing of it

　　对…不在意；不觉得…奇怪（或重要）；

　　eg. When she went off to see her parents for the weekend I thought nothing of it.

　　她周末去看她的父母，我当时没觉得有什么特别的。

　　eg. One of Tony's friends, David, kept coming to my house but I didn't think anything of it.

　　托尼的朋友戴维经常来我家，不过我当时并没多想。

　　2. continue on

　　继续；

　　eg. A green light a traffic signal means your car can continue on.

　　交通信号中绿灯意味着你的汽车可以继续前进。

　　eg. Olympics ended. I believe that this culture will continue on, like the Olympic torch, relayed in everyone's heart.

　　奥运会结束了，我相信这种文明会像奥运火炬一样，在每个人的心中传递。

　　3. pardon me

　　对不起，不好意思打断一下（用于引起他人注意或者打断他人）；

　　eg. Pardon me, are you finished, madam?

　　对不起，您用完餐了吗，夫人？

　　eg. Pardon me, but I have lose my way. Can you help me?

　　打扰了，我迷路了。请帮忙指个路?

　　4. stare at

　　凝视；盯着看；

　　eg. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head.

　　塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。

　　eg. The little girl stared at the little cats tumbling over each other in their basket.

　　小女孩凝视着在篮子里互相翻来滚去的小猫。

　　5. come of

　　出身于；来自；带来；

　　eg. She comes of a very good family.

　　她的家庭出身非常好。

　　eg. No good can come of your marrying above your status!

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