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中英對照讀新聞》He misses his wife on Christmas. Thousands sent cards to cheer him up. 他在耶誕節想念亡妻 成千上萬人寄來卡片讓他開心

美國老翁道林在2022年耶誕節之際收到12000張耶誕卡。(取自網路)

美國老翁道林在2022年耶誕節之際收到12000張耶誕卡。(取自網路)

2023/06/09 05:30

◎張沛元

For the past nine years, George Dowling, 95, has dreaded December — once his favorite month. Since losing his wife in 2013, Christmas is a trying time.

過去9年來,95歲的喬治.道林一直很怕他曾最愛的12月。打從在2013年喪妻起,耶誕節格外難熬。

That year, Dowling and his daughter, Suzan Brito, took down the tree and canceled Christmas.

那年,道林與女兒蘇珊.布里托拆掉耶誕樹並取消過節。

The following year, as December approached, Brito brainstormed ways to cheer up her father, whose grief was all-consuming.

隔年,隨著12月接近,布里托集思廣益,構思能讓哀痛逾恆的父親開心起來的方法。

She called out to her family and friends on Facebook, asking people to send her father a Christmas card. To her delight, they did.

她在臉書上籲請親友,要求大家寄耶誕卡給她父親。令她高興的是,大家照辦了。

This year, Dowling got 12,000 cards. He also has received gifts, food and ornaments from people near and far.

今年,道林收到1萬2000張耶誕卡。他還收到來自或遠或近的民眾寄來的禮物、食物與裝飾品。

新聞辭典

trying:形容詞,令人難受的,惱人的,令人煩惱的。例句:He had a trying day at the office today.(他今天在公司過得很難熬。)

to one’s delight:慣用語,令…高興的是。例句:Much to her delight, her longtime boyfriend finally proposed.(令她喜出望外的是,多年男友終於求婚了。)

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