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The Anniversary Gift
周年纪念礼物
Joe was a carpenter. He built houses in the highlands.
乔是一名木匠。他在高地建造房屋。
Joe's wife, Stella, used a needle and thread to sew elegant clothing.
乔的妻子斯特拉用针线缝制了优雅的衣服。
She only used beautiful fabric to make clothes.
她只用漂亮的布料做衣服。
Since they didn't have a lot of money, they lived in an old shed.
他们钱不多，住在一个旧棚屋里。
Water dripped in when it rained. They had broken chairs instead of a couch.
下雨的时候会滴水。他们没有沙发，只有破破烂烂的椅子。
But they had coal for heat, and flour from the mill for bread.
但他们有煤来取暖，还有磨坊里的面粉来做面包。
Together, they trimmed the bushes to make their house look nice.
他们一起修剪灌木丛，使房子看起来更漂亮。
Joe and Stella were poor, but not ashamed. They were happy.
乔和斯特拉很穷，但并不感到羞耻，反而很高兴。
Sometimes in the evening, they walked downtown. They looked in store windows and dreamed.
有时候，晚上他们会到市中心散步，看着商店橱窗幻想。
Stella wanted a hairbrush with an ivory handle.
斯特拉想要一把象牙柄的发刷。
She pulled her hair upwards every day because she didn't have a brush to make it nice.
她每天都把头发向上拉，因为没有梳子来梳头发。
Joe wanted to fix his grandfather's watch.
乔想修祖父的手表。
For their anniversary, Stella wanted to get Joe what he wanted.
为了纪念他们的周年纪念日，斯特拉想让乔得到他想要的东西。
But then she did the arithmetic. It would take at least six months to save enough money.
但随后她算了算，至少需要六个月才能存够钱。
Then, she had an idea. She cut off all of her hair and sold it.
然后，她有了一个主意。她把自己的头发全部剪掉卖了。
Meanwhile, Joe knew that he could never fix his watch. So he polished it and sold it.
与此同时，乔知道他永远修不好手表，于是他把它打磨了一下卖了。
He made enough to buy the brush. On their anniversary, the door burst open.
他赚的钱足够买那把发刷了。在周年纪念日这天，门突然打开了。
Joe was excited to give Stella his gift. But first, Stella gave him the money to fix the watch.
乔开心地要把礼物送给斯特拉。但斯特拉先给了他修手表的钱。
When he saw his wife without any hair, he smiled."I sold my watch to buy you something," Joe said.
看到妻子没有头发时，乔笑着说：“我为了给你买东西卖掉了手表。”
He gave her the brush, and she laughed.
他把刷子递给她，她也笑了。
They were both willing to give up something very special to make each other happy.
为了让对方幸福，他们都愿意放弃一些非常特别的东西。
