美語會話 68 It was worth the wait! 等待是值得的！
Robert struggles through the crowd
Robert: Whew! I had to wait for almost an hour to get to the front of the line.
Master Li: You have much patience.
Robert: Wow! Your calligraphy is very beautiful. It was worth the wait!
Master Li: Thank you. Today I'm writing a kind of poem called a Chinese couplet.
Robert: What does it say?
Master Li: This is an especially famous one. It says "May the passing days bring you health andlongevity. May this season of renewal find you basked in riches."
patience (n.)
耐心
longevity (n.)
長壽
bask (v.)
沐浴在(陽光，恩寵…)之下
struggle (v.)
掙扎，奮勉
poem (n.)
詩，韻文
renewal (n.)
更新，復(fù)蘇
羅伯奮力鉆入人群
羅 伯：呼!我排了快一個小時才到隊(duì)伍前面。
李大師：你很有耐心。
羅 伯：哇!你的書法真美。等待是值得的!
李大師：謝謝。今天我寫的這種詩叫做中國春聯(lián)。
羅 伯：上面寫的是什么?
李大師：這是最有名的一個。上頭寫著「天增歲月人增壽，春滿乾坤福滿門。」
