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1 q- x M9 u$ m! N* }! I: MValentine's Day's Roses
: m$ P7 d ?; D1 T7 e情人节的玫瑰```
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Red roses were her favorites,her name was also Rose.
0 o$ B; ?: `! \, n, u* p0 t# M3 lAnd every year her husband sent them,tied with pretty bows.
# ~& ?% i# j0 }. o5 {& pThe year he died,the roses were delivered to her door.
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The card said,"Be my Valentine,"like all the years before.
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红玫瑰是她的至爱```玫瑰也是她的名字```
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每年她丈夫都送她玫瑰```用美丽的蝴蝶节系住```
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这一年```他去世了```玫瑰依然送到家门```
2 Z9 H" [. I: E: d7 L# `一如既往```卡片上写着"做我的情人"```
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Each year he sent her roses,and the note would alays say,
+ I9 b* J# c( x) k5 n"I love you even more this year,that last year on this day."
; W6 w9 C9 t% B0 d* G3 t"My love for you will always grow, with every passing year,"
. W2 K9 ] d7 Q0 F: G7 u$ D) bShe knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.
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每年他送她玫瑰```卡片上总是写着``
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U0 T* U: C) n她知道这是最后一次玫瑰在她眼前````
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R7 U1 j% Z7 k7 Y( f4 V% o$ F/ CShe thought,he ordered roses in advance before this day.
( s6 u& A( ~, r/ ?/ B, q* fHer loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
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He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
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Them, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.
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, E! J1 g7 |1 S P. x4 T1 d/ `她想:玫瑰是他预定在节日前的````
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她亲爱的丈夫不知道自己会离开人世```
! c0 V; N5 C- o' r( d* z他喜欢早早做好事情```提前许多天
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这样一来```即使他很忙```一切也会如意称心```
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She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
& ]' d# H* D3 e/ A. X( _* CThen, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face.
! A( F) A, }9 Y1 i2 yShe would sit foe hours, in her husband's favorite chair.
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While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there.
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1 e) O# r+ g, ?( S/ R/ c) A, l她修剪枝梗```将花插进一个特殊的花瓶里`
' h7 Y( _* f% ]0 ~6 r; X然后```将花瓶放在他的照片旁```
+ b/ t6 |, ~# i0 I4 D1 _5 h她坐在丈夫最喜欢的椅子里```一小时又一小时`
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凝视着照片```凝视默默陪伴她的玫瑰```
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A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate.
/ B1 M' a) \/ @# T, G9 S C- [; RWith loneliness and soliude, that had become her fate.
" r7 O( b! k* W7 {6 @7 E8 {) _Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before.
3 k2 `9 `) T2 I; W0 U. M! K& ~The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door.
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3 v( n; ]1 U8 \. g# `一年过去了```没有伴侣的生活很艰难
I X- `5 `' I: N5 z孤独于寂寞左右相伴```
, y* g, l* H. v8 z) k5 Q, i8 g于是```就在那一刻``像往年的情人节时一样```
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门铃响了```玫瑰花就放在门前```
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/ V" m8 Q+ @0 T2 F/ h4 S8 LShe brought the roses in, and then just looked at then in shock.
0 ?" d. z& D# [Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
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The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,
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Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?
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* F% o4 P% g/ m7 K3 F她将花拿进去```吃惊的看着它们
4 F3 b8 r& X9 e0 E7 G' l% O# V0 p' p然后拿起电话打过去咨询花店```
$ q3 Q7 B& u2 G) t8 \ z接通后```她请店主作个解释
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为什么有人对她做这件事```使她如此心酸```?
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"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,"
: `4 x& C; h, g6 LThe owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know."
$ j( L6 w, N0 E3 @4 w" z"The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance."
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"Your husband alwayd planned ahead, he left nothing to chance".
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. ?: w/ l0 C R6 O2 Z( _7 M"我知道妳丈夫在一年前去世了```"
+ |) L+ ~: ^- ~店主说:"我知道妳会打电话问个究竟```"
2 g0 V/ g. j( H"今天妳收到的玫瑰早已提前预定```"
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"妳丈夫总是计划在前```做任何事都不靠侥幸```"
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And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
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He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago."
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"在我这一份存档中```有一份长期的定单```
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他早已付费```因此妳将每年收到玫瑰```
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还有一件事我想你也应该知道的```
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"Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here,
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That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."
1 I. f& o! Q1 pShe thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
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Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.
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"一旦我发现他不再光临本店```
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这张卡片```就该在第二年送到妳手上```"
9 V* u. Z5 R- D她谢了他```挂了电话```泪流满面```
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1 d$ ?8 o6 O# A# B8 k2 b6 _# eInside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
0 i$ a# @: b) m1 ~Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote...
! g" E* A; Q1 U8 b, w' l0 q, ?+ y3 x, U"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone,
0 U6 c3 l8 v) m# v" I1 S* oI hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome."
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"你好```我的爱人```我知道我已离去一年```
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我希望在这一年里对你不是太难````"
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"I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real,
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For if it was the other way, Iknow how I would feel.
! z/ ^$ e9 `- U8 r u5 ? HThe love we shared made everthing so beautiful in life.
- B& s* Q3 Z1 ^3 W. q. `I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife."
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"我知道你一定很孤独```一顶苦不堪言```
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因为换做是妳的话```我知道自己会是怎样的感觉```
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我们相互的爱使生活中的一切如此美丽```
$ z3 ` E% M v# P语言表达不了我对你的爱```你是完美的妻子``"
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8 o6 `( c. i4 {, x9 I"You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.
# D: X0 Z$ P1 k J5 Q/ [* a( z' lI know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve.
: T4 Q; E8 o& S) Z: ?I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
& j9 e6 H- N8 z1 ?That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.
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But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still."
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- N6 x5 t* |( E1 B$ F' K"当你收到着些玫瑰时```想想所有的幸福和甜蜜
9 q, I/ `& ]4 Y) l" ?想想我们曾经在一起```想想我们曾多么的幸福```
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1 I8 |$ m- W. \% \/ Z1 l但是```我的爱人```你还要继续生活```你要生存下去```"
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lease...try to find happiness, while living out your days.
$ I9 m4 ~) D( x7 {, e) C! MI dnow it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways.
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"请```在你有生之年```去寻找幸福```
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7 f, [# J0 d* P) o* l& Z/ z* ^将玫瑰放在我们同在的地方```我们又同在一起了```"
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