母亲的最后一次拜访
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 33 <span word="years">years</span></p><p>过去的33年间</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>,</p><p>我一直生活并在非洲工作</p><p><span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>.</p><p>母亲生活在洛杉矶，相隔万水千山</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span></p><p>一天夜里我梦到了她</p><p><span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>.</p><p>我看到她慢慢走上楼梯，走回自己的房间</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="woman">woman</span></p><p>她是一个超重的妇人</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painfully">painfully</span> ,</p><p>行走间步履缓慢而艰难</p><p><span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="step">step</span>,</p><p>当她走上最后一阶台阶时</p><p><span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span></p><p>她抬起头看着我</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="Baby">Baby</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>."</p><p>说到，“宝贝，我坚持不下去了，我太累了”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span></p><p>第二天早上</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span>,</p><p>我收到大使馆传来的消息</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="USAID">USAID</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span>.</p><p>我身在刚果，担任美国国际开发署的项目承包商</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="sadly">sadly</span> <span word="notified">notified</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p>那个消息是来向我哀悼的，因为我母亲去世了</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p>我忽然意识到</p><p><span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>,</p>
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