It was raining and I was dragging myself back from school. Father had not got back home yet and I thought he must have forgotten it was my 18th birthday today, if my mother had not died years ago, she would have prepared lots of good dishes for my supper, but now I had to cook a very simple meal, waiting for my father's return.
天在下雨，我拖著自己從學校回來。父親還沒有回家，我想他一定忘了今天是我18歲的生日，如果我母親幾年前沒有去世，她會為我準備很多好吃的晚餐，但現在我不得不做一頓非常簡單的飯，等待父親的回來。
Hours passed. Still my father did not appear. This made me very sad. I couldn't help saying to myself, "Mum,Mum……" with tears in my eyes. I felt cold and lonely, listening to the wind blowing outside and the drops of rain tapping on the windowpane.
幾個小時過去了。我父親仍然沒有出現。這讓我很難過。我忍不住眼淚汪汪地對自己說：“媽媽，媽媽……”。我感到寒冷和孤獨，聽著外面的風吹著，雨點敲打著窗玻璃。
It was about eight o'clock when suddenly there came a gentle knock. Hardly had I answered the door when father came in. He was wet all over with a bouquet of flowers in his hands.
大約八點左右，突然傳來一陣輕輕的敲門聲。我剛開門，父親就進來了。他手上拿著一束花，渾身溼透了。
"Happy birthday, my child," said he, and pretending to be cheerful, put the bouquet of flowers into my hands, "I had been to your mother's grave this afternoon. on the way home I went to many shops to get this as a birthday present. I hope you'll like it, my dear."
“生日快樂，我的孩子，”他說，假裝高興，把花束放在我手中，“我今天下午去過你母親的墓地。在回家的路上，我去了許多商店買這個作為生日禮物。我希望你會喜歡的，親愛的。”
With tears in my eyes, I held the flowers tightly to my chest, saying in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Dad. Your love is the best gift for me."
我含著眼淚，把花緊緊地抱在胸前，用顫抖的聲音說：“謝謝你，爸爸。你的愛是我最好的禮物。”
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