欧美人文风情第197篇:父亲与倒塌的柏林墙

 Berlin, 1987 柏林，1987 年

My father was a guard on the west side of the Berlin Wall, while another man guarded the east.  我父亲是柏林围墙西侧的守卫，而另一个男人则看守东侧。

Eventually, the wall came down.  终于，墙倒下了。

But even after moving away, my father carried a piece of it with him.  不过就算搬走后，我父亲仍带着围墙的一片碎片在身上。

While I grew up, it lingered¹ over all of us,  当我长大，那阴影仍跟着我们，

a barrier² between him and the rest of the world. 一道父亲和其余世界间的屏障。

I decided³ I would help by taking him back to Berlin to show him the beautiful place it had become. 我决定要带父亲回柏林看看它成了多美的地方来帮助他。

When we arrived, the stranger who answered the door became familiar. 当我们抵达时，应门的陌生人渐渐变得熟悉。

The guard who patrolled⁴ the opposite side of the wall now welcomed us as a friend.  以往巡逻围墙另一边的守卫如今以朋友的身份欢迎我们。

After that, things were better for my father. 在那之后，父亲的情况就好转了。

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1 lingered   

v.逗留( linger的过去式和过去分词 )；缓慢消失；苟延残喘；持续看（或思考）

参考例句：

• The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the room. 房间里仍飘溢着她那淡淡的香水味。
• The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house. 屋里仍然飘溢着汽油味。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 barrier   

n.栅栏，障碍，壁垒，关卡

参考例句：

• You must show your ticket at the barrier.你在关卡处必须出示许可证。
• The driver jumped a horse over a barrier.骑手骑马跳过障碍。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 patrolled   

vt.& vi.巡逻，巡查（patrol的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Troops patrolled the border day and night. 军队日夜在边境地区巡逻。
• Soldiers patrolled the castle ramparts. 士兵们在城堡城墙上巡逻。 来自《简明英汉词典》