回到家后,去达拉斯看AE的老爸比尔和继母琳。我把大妹的故事说给AE的老爸听。说来真是很巧,比尔这位美国二战的海军陆战队的老兵(美军中战斗力最强的兵种,以坚韧顽强而自豪)后来一家大电子公司的副总裁,竟然是大妹美国田纳西州的老乡。比尔和妈妈还是Vanderbilt大学前后十年的校友(Allen老爸比妈妈整正小十岁)。听完了大妹的故事,老比尔不说话,我还以为他听着我的故事睡着了。良久,他叹了口气,轻轻地说It is a very touching story(这真是个感人的故事),于是 我和AE惊讶地发现一颗混浊的老泪顺着着Allen老爸那饱经沧桑的老兵脸颊在静静,缓缓地淌下来。
Enya, Long, long journey (长长旅途,漫漫行程)
City lights shine on the harbor, night has fallen down,
through the darkness and the shadow, I will still go on.
都市灯光朦胧照着静静的港湾,夜幕悄悄降临,穿过黑暗和阴影,我行路匆匆脚步不停往前行。
Long, long journey through the darkness, long, long way to go;
but what are miles across the ocean, to the heart that's coming home?
长长旅途,漫漫行程,长夜黑暗,脚步匆匆。前方是不尽的长路要走,行程万里,漂洋过海要回那心中的家去
Wherethe road runs through the valley,
where the river flows, I will follow every highway to the place I know.
穿过山谷的小路,沿着河水流过的土地,我要跟随每一条道路,带我去到我向往的地方。
Long, long journey, through the darkness, long, long way to go; but what are miles across the ocean to the heart that's coming home?
长长旅途,漫漫行程,长夜黑暗,脚步匆匆。前方是不尽的长路要走,行程万里,漂洋过海要回那心中的家去 Long, long journey, out of nowhere, long, long way to go;
but what are sighs and what is sadness
to the heart that's coming home?