英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 417 How About My Stone?
我的石頭怎么樣?
Sometime after Paul died, his widow, Lily, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been.
在丈夫保羅去世一段時(shí)間之后，莉莉終于能對朋友們講她的老公是個(gè)多么善解人意的好男人了。
"Paul thought of everything," she told her friends. "Just before he died, Paul handed me three envelopes. 'Lily,' he told me, 'I have put all my lastwishes in these three envelopes. After I am dead, please open them and do exactly as I haveinstructed. Then, I can rest in peace.'"
“保羅想到了每一件事，”她說，“他死前給了我三個(gè)信封，對我說‘莉莉，我把我最后的三個(gè)心愿放在這三個(gè)信封里了。我死后，請你打開它們，按照我說的做，我就能在九泉下安息了。’”
"What was in the envelopes?" her friends asked.
“那些信封里有什么?”她的朋友們問。
"The first envelope contained $ 5,000 with a note, 'Please use this money to buy a nicecasket.' So I bought a beautiful mahogany casket with such a comfortable thing that I knowPaul is resting very comfortably."
“第一個(gè)信封里有5000塊錢，還有一張紙條寫著，‘請用這筆錢買一口上好的棺材。’于是我給他買了一副襯有舒適襯里的上好的紅木棺材。我知道保羅躺在里面一定很舒服。”
"The second envelope contained $ 10,000 with a note, 'Please use this for a nice funeral.' Iarranged Paul a very dignified funeral and bought all his favorite foods for everyone attending."
“第二個(gè)信封里有1萬塊錢，還有一張紙條寫著，‘請用這筆錢幫我辦一個(gè)體面的葬禮。’于是我為他辦了一個(gè)莊嚴(yán)肅穆的葬禮，為所有的來賓準(zhǔn)備了他最愛吃的食物。”
"And the third envelope?" asked her friends.
“第三個(gè)信封呢?”她的朋友們問。
"The third envelope contained $ 30,000 with a note, 'Please use this to buy a nice stone.'"
“第三個(gè)信封里有3萬錢，還有一張紙條寫著，‘請用這筆錢買一塊上好的石頭(墓碑)。’”
Holding her hand in the air, Lily said, "So, do you like my stone?" showing off her 10 caratdiamond ring.
莉莉把手舉了起來，炫耀著手上10克拉的鉆石戒指，說：“我這塊石頭怎么樣?”
