星期天上午,叫我家小妹妹一起出去参加一个活动,她不肯,说计划在家里做情人节的卡片。后来我还是把她带走了,晚上回家后她立刻开始忙卡片的事。她用Microsoft Publisher做卡片,第一张卡花了好久才写成,她都不好意思给姐姐看,怕别人笑话。 Hey, Samantha, Happy Valentine’s Day! You deserve a special treat, Because you never ever cheat. I hope you have a happy day, Because I think you’re really neat. 就这样,她给每个同学要写不同的内容,还要押韵,每张卡都要绞尽脑汁想半晌。后来又拖了姐姐来帮她。我看了几张卡片,有: I’m glad you’re in my class. You’re like the best green grass. I like you. You are cool! So cool you almost froze me! Roses are red, Violets are blue, Aliens are smart, And so are you! You’re a nerd! (the candy) 给她最好的朋友: You’ll be my friend forever. This is because you’re clever. 到了晚上九点多钟,妹妹跟姐姐闹矛盾,姐姐生气不帮她了,妹妹嚎啕大哭。我们劝她,随便写一样的卡片就好了,没必要每人不一样。她不肯,说那些小朋友会难过的。她要一大早起来接着写她的情人节卡片,我说,今天这么晚睡觉,早晨怎么可能爬得起来? 第二天,我正睡得香甜呢,一个小孩轻轻把我叫醒,“妈妈,帮我开计算机。”一看表,真的,才六点,人家设了闹钟自己起床了。好在她不再琢磨文字游戏,啪啪一会儿就打完了情人卡。我一看,嗯,那口吻跟老师给学生写的学期评语一样,怪不得姐姐老说妹妹太bossy。 You write interesting things and have very good handwriting. You are very cool. You always make everyone happy. And you have lots of friends. Thanks for being such a great guy in our class. You always work quietly and you never disturb others. 对于似乎没有很多好品质可以夸的同学,她也找到了闪光之处: I like you. You always dress so nicely in class. 有时她甚至热情奔放地大声宣布: Dear Cam, Happy Valentine’s Day! I love you. 二十四份卡片终于准备好,她再给每张卡用透明胶带粘上一个粉红的Hershey's Kisses巧克力,高高兴兴地准备带到学校,手机拍的照片是这样的。
我家妹妹对情人节的态度可真是严肃认真、一往情深啊。 |