■ 母爱无价 Cost of Love
◎ Anonymous
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:
一天晚上，当妻子在厨房准备晚餐时，我们的小儿子拿着一张纸走向他的母亲。上面写道：
For washing the car...........................................$5.00
洗车…………………………5美元
For making my own bed this week...................$1.00
本周整理我的房间…………1美元
Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50
为你去商店…………………0.5美元
Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25
照管小妹妹…………………0.25美元
Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00
外出倒垃圾…………………1美元
Getting a good report card...............................$5.00
成绩报告单获得良好………5美元
And for sweeping the common corridor.........$2.00
清扫走廊……………………2美元
Total ...............................................................$14.75
总计…………………………14.75美元
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:
他母亲看着儿子满怀希望地站在那儿等着付款。我能看到她的脑海中翻腾着记忆的浪花。她拿起钢笔把儿子写过的纸翻过来，在上面写道：
For 9 months I carried you, growing
你待在我的腹中，在我身体里生长9个月
inside me.....................................No Charge
……………………………………………不收取任何费用
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and
我陪伴着你、呵护你、为你祈祷的那些
prayed for you..........................No Charge
晚上……………………………………不收取任何费用
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping
为你准备玩具、食物、衣服，为你擦鼻涕
your nose..................................No Charge
…………………………………………不收取任何费用
When you add it all up, the full cost of
你把以上所有的累加起来，我为你付出的全部
my love....................................No Charge
…………………………………………不收取任何费用
Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill”: “ALL PAID.”
儿子读完母亲写的话，双眼含着豆大的泪花。他看着他的妈妈，说：“妈妈，我爱你。”然后，他拿出钢笔在他的“账单”上用大写字母写道：“全部还清。”
