英语翻译

WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaspickedtobetheprincessintheschoolplay.Forweeksmy

motherhadhelpedmepracticemylines.Butonceonstage,everyworddisappearedfrommyhead.

Thenmyteachertoldmeshehadwrittenanarrator'spartfortheplay,andaskedmetochangeroles.

ThoughIdidn'ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shesensedmyunhappinessandaskedif

Iwantedtotakeawalkintheyard.Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions(蒲公英)

poppingthroughthegrassinbunches,asifapainterhadtouchedourlandscapewithbitsofgold.I

watchedmymothercarelesslybenddownbyoneofthebunches."IthinkIamgoingtodigupall

theseweeds,"shesaid."Fromnowon,we'llhaveonlyrosesinthisgarden.""ButIlikedandelions,"I

protested."Allflowersarebeautiful-evendandelions!"Mymotherlookedatmeseriously."Yes,every

flowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn'tit?"sheaskedthoughtfully.Inodded."Andthatistrueof

people,too,"sheadded.WhenIrealizedthatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldher

thefact."Butyouwillbeabeautifulnarrator,"shesaid,remindingmeofhowmuchIlovedtoread

storiesaloudtoher.Overthenextfewweeks,withhercontinuousencouragement,Ilearnedtotake

prideintherole.Thebigdayfinallycame.Afewminutesbeforetheplay,myteachercameoverto

me."Yourmotheraskedmetogivethistoyou,"shesaid,handingmeadandelion.Aftertheplay,I

tookhometheflower,laughingthatIwasperhapstheonlypersonwhowouldkeepsuchaweed.