双语美文:有时候,快乐不必舍近求远

莉落

  I’ve lived in my condo 15 years now—long enough that I don’t even see it anymore. I started dreaming about moving into a house, where I was bound to be happier.

  我在我的公寓住了15年,时间太长了,我都甚至都没有好好看看它。我开始梦想着能够搬进独栋的房子,那样的话我应该会更加开心。

  Ifixatedon little yellow houses somewhere in the suburbs of Chicago and watched for them from the train on my commute. “Oh, look—there’s one!” I’d say as it slid by.

  在来回上班的火车上,芝加哥城郊的黄色房子吸引了我的'注意。“看,这有一个!”这个房子在视线一晃而过的时候,我说道。

  Then one day, sitting in the sun on my patio, I looked up and realized the outside of my condo was done in yellow siding. I already had a yellow house. And I was home!

  之后的某一天,我在自家的露台上晒太阳,抬头看发现公寓外墙漆成了黄色。原来我已经有了黄色的房子,而且我还在家(真是后知后觉)!