精品閱讀：大衛(wèi)和莉莉的愛情故事_跨考網(wǎng)

　　精品閱讀：大衛(wèi)和莉莉的愛情故事

　　Some years ago, a good family moved into the third floor apartment of the tenement where we lived in the Bronx. David was the son and he was going to medical school. He was also anavid reader so he spent most of his free time in the library. The librarian there was a pretty, soft-spoken young woman named Lilly. The kids all loved her. If we couldn't find a book she would stop whatever she was doing, smile at us warmly and launch a search to find it for us. She was a hard worker.

　　多年前，我們住在布朗克斯時，三樓搬來一家新租戶。大衛(wèi)是那家人的兒子，即將入讀醫(yī)科學(xué)院。他還非常熱衷于閱讀，大部分空余時間都消耗在圖書館里。圖書管理員叫莉莉，她是個說話柔聲細語的漂亮姑娘。孩子們都很喜歡她。如果我們找不到書，她總會停下手上的活，親切地微笑著為我們找書。她工作相當勤懇。

　　She also secretly admired our new neighbor David. Whenever he entered the small neighborhood library, Lilly's eyes lit up and observed his wandering path through thestacks of books. She never struck up a conversation with him though. She was much too shy, and in those days a woman didn't talk to a stranger without a formal introduction. One evening, as Lilly was closing up the library, her assistant bent down near the desk toretrieve an unopened envelope off the floor. She showed it to Lilly and they noted that it was sent from a major city hospital.

　　她還暗戀著我們的新鄰居大衛(wèi)。只要他走進這間小街區(qū)圖書館，莉莉的眼睛就奕奕閃亮，注視著他在書架間走動?？伤龔臎]和他說上話。她太害羞了，再說那個年代里女孩子沒經(jīng)正式介紹是不會與陌生人交談的。一天晚上，正當莉莉要閉館的時候，她的助理從桌旁的地面上拾起一個未開啟的信封。她遞給莉莉瞧，兩人注意到信是從一家大城市醫(yī)院發(fā)出的。

　　"It looked so important," the assistant said. "Some poor person is probably looking for itfrantically. It must have fallen out of his pocket or book." Lilly glanced at the address of the recipient and was surprised to see it was for the building right next to hers. She took the letter so she could drop it by the man's apartment on her way home. She turned out the lights, finished locking the library and hurried home, where she quickly set down her bags. Clutching the envelope, she ran across the way, entered the front lobby next store and scanned the mailboxes. She found a Gordon, the same last name listed on the envelope. Lilly walked up the three flights of stairs and was greeted at the door by a sweet older woman who was leaning on a crutch.

　　“信似乎很重要，”助理說，“或許別人正找它找得火急火燎呢。一定是從口袋里或書里掉出來的?！崩蚶蚩戳艘谎凼招湃说牡刂?，驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)就是她住的隔壁樓。她拿了信，打算回家的時候順便帶給那家人。她關(guān)了燈，鎖好圖書館的門，急忙回家放下袋子。然后她拿著信穿過馬路，一路跑到旁邊大樓的前廳，打量著信箱。她找到了戈登的名字，和信封上寫的姓名一樣。莉莉走上三樓，一位和藹可親的老太太支著根拐杖在門口迎接了她。

　　"Oh, thank you so much," she said. "Well, here's the letter. Is David Gordon your husband” "Oh no," she answered. "That's my son. We were wondering where the letter went. " She looked Lilly up and down. "Well, look at us, standing here like strangers, " the woman said smiling brightly. "Come and sit for a moment and have some tea. Please. " As she motionedLilly to a chair, the lady talked about the letter. "When I get mail for my son, I always put it on the kitchen table so he can find it when he comes home. This letter was important so I stuck it in his book. You see, he is going to medical school to be a specialist, " she said proudly. Just then, the door opened and in walked her son, David.

　　“哦，太感謝你了，”老太太說?！靶旁谶@兒。大衛(wèi)·戈登是你的先生嗎?”“噢，不是，”她回答說，“那是我的兒子。我們還在奇怪信上哪兒去了呢。”她上下打量著莉莉，燦爛地笑著說道：“瞧我們，站在這兒像陌生人似的，進來坐一會兒喝喝茶吧。請進?！崩咸呑尷蚶蜃?，邊談起了那封信。“我收到給兒子的信后，總是放在廚房的桌上，好讓他一回家就能看到。但這封信太重要了，所以我放在他的書里。你瞧，他要念醫(yī)科學(xué)院成為一名醫(yī)生呢，”她自豪地說。就在這時，門開了，她的兒子大衛(wèi)走了進來。