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英语短篇美文带翻译欣赏

英语散文一
Onefineday,anoldcouplearoundtheageof70,walksintoalawyersoffice.
Apparently,theyaretheretofileadivorce.
Lawyerwasverypuzzled,afterhavingachatwiththem,hegottheirstory.
Thiscouplehadbeenquarrelingalltheir40overyearsofmarriagenothingeverseemstogoright.
Theyhangonbecauseoftheirchildren,afraidthatitmightaffecttheirup-bringing.
Now,alltheirchildrenhavealreadygrownup,havetheirownfamily,theresnothingelsetheoldcouplehavetoworryabout,alltheywantedistoleadtheirownlifefreefromalltheseyearsofunhappinessfromtheirmarriage,sobothagreeonadivorce.
Lawyerwashavingahardtimetryingtogetthepapersdone,becausehefeltthatafter40yearsofmarriageattheageof70,hecouldntunderstandwhytheoldcouplewouldstillwantsadivorce.
Whiletheyweresigningthepapers,thewifetoldthehusband.
Ireallyloveyou,butIreallycantcarryonanymore,Imsorry.ItsOK,Iunderstand.saidthehusband.
Lookingatthis,thelawyersuggestedadinnertogether,justthreeofthem,wifethought,whynot,sincetheyarestillgoingbefriends.
Atthediningtable,therewasasilenceofawkwardness.
Thefirstdishwasroastedchicken,immediately,theoldmantookthedrumstickfortheoldlady.
Takethis,itsyourfavorite.
Lookingatthis,thelawyerthoughtmaybetheresstillachance,butthewifewasfrowningwhensheanswer.
Thisisalwaystheproblem,youalwaysthinksohighlyofyourself,neverthoughtabouthowIfeel,dontyouknowthatIhatedrumsticksLittledidsheknowthat,overtheyears,thehusbandhavebeentryingallwaystopleaseher,littledidsheknowthatdrumstickswasthehusbandsfavorite.
Littledidheknowthatsheneverthoughtheunderstandheratall,littledidheknowthatshehatesdrumstickseventhoughallhewantsisthebestforher.
Thatnight,bothofthemcouldntsleep,tossandturn,tosssandturn.
Afterhours,theoldmancouldnttakeitanymore,heknowsthathestilllovesher,andhecantcarryonlifewithouther,hewantsherback,hewantstotellher,heissorry,hewantedtotellher,Iloveyou.
Hepicksupthephone,starteddialinghernumber.
Ringingneverstops.
Heneverstopdialing.
Ontheotherside,shewassad,shecouldntunderstandhoweafteralltheseyears,hestilldoesntunde