雙語笑話:十二張卡片 12 Post Cards
12 Post Cards
My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards .
"Here, write us a few lines every month," he said.
Months passed and the cards remained unused-that is until the day this letter arrived:
"Dear Jennifer,
Life is a series of stages.
As a child, I looked forward to becoming a teenager-that happened.
As a teen-ager ,I looked forward to becoming a young man-that happened.
As a young man, I looked forward to meeting a young woman, in love and becoming a married man-that happened.
As a married man, I looked forward to becoming a father-that happened.
As a father, I looked forward to becoming a grandfather to beautiful ,intelligent grandchildren-that happened.
Then I looked forward to the day they would learn to write-that hasn't happened yet.
Yours Sincerely"
十二張卡片
一個夏天,我十多歲的女兒在她祖父母家過了幾周。她準備回家時,祖父給了她十二張卡片。
“每月給我們來個短信,”他説。
幾個月過去了,可卡片一直放在那兒沒用----直到有一天來了這樣一封信:
“親愛的詹妮芙:
生活是一系列階段組成的。
還是個孩子的時候,我期待着成為一個青少年----我如願以償了。
還是個年輕人的時候,我期待着遇到一個年輕的女人,戀愛、結婚----我如願以償了。
結了婚,我便期待着成為一個父親----我如願以償了。
作為父親,我期待着成為一個祖父,有漂亮、聰明的孫兒孫女----我也如願以償了。
接着,我期待着有一天他們能給我寫信----我卻還沒有如願以償。