She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock.
她将玫瑰拿进屋,吃惊地看着它们。
Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
然后,拨通了花店的电话。
The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain, why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?
她问店主能否向她解释一下,为什么有人要这么做,引起她的痛苦?
"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago, " The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. "
"我知道你的丈夫一年多前去世了,"店主说:"我知道你会打电话来,你想知道是怎么回事。"
"The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance.
"今天你收到的花,已经提前付了钱。"
Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. "
"你的丈夫总是提前计划,他做事从来不碰运气。"
"There is a standing order, that I have on file down here.
"我的存档里有一个固定的订单,
And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
他已经提前付了钱,你每年都会收到玫瑰花。
There also is another thing, that I think you should know.
还有另外一件事,我想你应该知道,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago. "
他写了一张特别的小卡片……他几年前就写好了的。"
"Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here.
"这样,如果我发现他已不在人世的话,
That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year. "
这张卡片……这张卡片将在下一年送给你。"
She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
她谢了他,挂了电话,眼泪夺眶而出,
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.
当她慢慢地伸手去拿卡片时,她的手指在颤抖。
Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
在卡片里,他看到了他写给她的短信。
Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote:
她默默地看着,他是这样写的:
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