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The Orange

桔子

by Wendy Cope

溫迪·可普

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange —

午飯時我買來一個特大的桔子

The size of it made us all laugh.

大得令我們全都發笑。

I peeled and shared it with Robert and Dave —

我剝了皮，跟羅伯特和戴維分著吃

They got quarters and I had a half.

他倆各吃四分之一，我吃了一半。

And that orange, it made me so happy,

那個桔子，真是讓我開心

As ordinary things often do

就像最近，我時常開心于那些

Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.

平凡的事情。購物。在公園散步。

This is peace and contentment. It’s new.

這便是平靜和滿足。但很新鮮。

The rest of the day was quite easy.

那天剩下的時光都很愜意。

I did all the jobs on my list

我做完了清單上所有的活計，

And enjoyed them and had some time over.

享受那一切，并打發時間。

I love you. I’m glad I exist.

我愛你。我很開心我活著。