休閑對話：認“祖”歸 “宗”

Mike: I didn’t know the US ambassador adopted a Chinese girl.

我還真不知道美國大使領(lǐng)養(yǎng)了一個中國小女孩。

Jessica: Are you serious? Where is the source, little bird?

不是吧。 你從哪里聽說的?

Mike: It was on the morning paper. Yesterday they went to Yangzhou with the girl to visit the orphanage. The girl’s birthmother abandoned her there ten years ago.

早報上的。昨天他們陪那個小女孩兒去了揚州一個孤兒院。十年前，小女孩兒的生母把她遺棄在那兒的。

Jessica: I think it is something private. Why did they have to make it such a fuss?

我覺得這是個人隱私吧。他們干么這么小題大做啊。

Mike: The chances of getting lovely and caring foreign parents are slim, babe. By the way, they are US ambassadors.

寶貝，有對長得好看又有愛心的外國父母，這種機會很少的。而且，他們還是美國大使哎。

Jessica: So what? Don’t you feel pathetic?

那又怎么樣。你不覺得可憐嗎?

Mike: About whom? The girl? Not at all. On the contrary, I think she is lucky. She’s getting everything better, better education, better parents and better life.

可憐誰啊?那個小姑娘?不啊。反而我覺得她很幸運。她現(xiàn)在擁有更好的東西，更好的教育，更好的父母，更好的生活。

Jessica: That’s for sure. But you didn’t get the point. I meant Chinese people. We have the largest population in the world. But not a single Chinese adopted her. Isn’t it sad enough?

那是肯定的。你沒明白我的意思。我說的是我們中國人。我們擁有世界上最多的人口?？墒菦]有一個中國人領(lǐng)養(yǎng)她。光這點，你不覺的可悲嗎?

Mike: See. Someone’s patriotism gets hurt. No comments!

哦，原來是某人的愛國心受傷了。不發(fā)表看法。

Jessica: Anyway, good for her. She has got her omelet now. God bless her.

論怎么樣，對她來說未嘗不是一件好事情。曾經(jīng)失去的，現(xiàn)在她得到了。上帝保佑她。