精品閱讀：咖啡與人生 (下)_跨考網(wǎng)

　　精品閱讀：咖啡與人生 (下)

　　I went to Grandmother's house many more times after that, and she always kept her same routine. It was a welcome routine, one that I enjoyed every week. Grandmother didn't talk to me after that about the "coffee catastrophe" as I called it, but eventually, she did start to make more ridiculous claims concerning her favorite drink.

　　在那之后，我又多次去過(guò)奶奶家，而她依然以同樣的程序來(lái)迎接我。我很喜歡這套程序，每個(gè)星期都要去享受一次。在那之后，奶奶再也沒(méi)有跟我談?wù)撨^(guò)我所稱的“咖啡大災(zāi)難”，不過(guò)最后，就她最喜愛(ài)的飲品，她還是開(kāi)始發(fā)表了更加荒謬的言論。

　　"I knew your grandfather was the right man for me because we loved our coffee the same way," she said. "Cream with just a touch of sugar."

　　“我知道你爺爺就是那個(gè)最適合我的人，因?yàn)槲覀兌枷矚g相同味道的咖啡，”她說(shuō)，“奶油里加上一丁點(diǎn)糖?！?/p>

　　I rolled my eyes. "Grandmother, many people like it that way."

　　我轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠，說(shuō)：“奶奶，很多人都喜歡那種口味。”

　　"I disagree," she said. "For most people, if they prefer cream, they like a lot of sugar, or at least a moderate amount. Those who drink it with just a touch of sugar usually put milk in it, or drink it black."

　　“我不同意，”她說(shuō)，“對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，如果他們喜歡奶油，他們就喜歡加很多糖，或至少是中等量的糖。而那些喝咖啡時(shí)只加一丁點(diǎn)糖的人，通常會(huì)加入牛奶，或者干脆就喝黑咖啡。”

　　"So what if Papa preferred his coffee black? Or with milk and sweetener? Does that mean that you would have never married? That I wouldn't be here today?"

　　“那么，如果爺爺更喜歡喝黑咖啡呢?或者是牛奶加甜味料呢?那是不是說(shuō)你就不嫁給他了?那么今天就沒(méi)有我在這里了?”

　　"Oh don't be silly," Grandmother said. "I won't think about your grandfather preferring his coffee any differently. I don't know what would have become of us. But you, my dear Alexa, belong to me. You would be here no matter what."

　　“噢，別傻了，”奶奶說(shuō)，“我從來(lái)沒(méi)想過(guò)你爺爺會(huì)喜歡什么不一樣的咖啡。我不知道我們之間會(huì)有什么不同的結(jié)果，但是你，我親愛(ài)的阿麗夏，是屬于我的。無(wú)論怎么樣你都會(huì)在這里的?！?/p>

　　The last time I saw Grandmother was a Sunday just like all the others. I sat down at the table with Grandmother and she looked at me with a very intense look in her eyes.

　　我最后一次見(jiàn)到奶奶也是在一個(gè)星期天，和其他星期天沒(méi)什么區(qū)別。我和奶奶一起坐在桌邊，她看著我，眼中閃爍著一種熱情的光芒。