A Smart Cookie
I could`ve been somebody,you know？ My mother says and sighs. She has lived in this city her whole life. She can speak two languages. She can sing an opera. She knows how to fix a T.V. But she doesn`t know which subway train to take to get downtown. I hold her hand very tight while we wait for the right train to arrive.
She used to draw when she had time. Now she draws with a needle and thread, little knotted rosebuds,tulips made of silk thread. Someday she would like to go to the ballet. Someday she would like to see a play. She borrows opera reconds from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories.
一個聰明人
我本來可以出人頭地的，你知道么？媽媽說著嘆了口氣。她一輩子都住在這個城市里。她會說兩種語言。她會唱歌劇。她知道怎么修理電視機?？伤恢雷臈l地鐵線去市中心。在等對的那趟車來的時候，我緊緊攥著她的手。
她過去有時間就常畫畫?，F(xiàn)在她用針和線畫畫，編織的玫瑰花苞，絲繡的郁金香。有一天她想去看芭蕾。又一天她想去看戲。她從公共圖書館里借來了歌劇唱片，用醇厚的嗓音唱起來，歌聲像朝陽一樣蓬勃。
I could`ve been somebody,you know？ My mother says and sighs. She has lived in this city her whole life. She can speak two languages. She can sing an opera. She knows how to fix a T.V. But she doesn`t know which subway train to take to get downtown. I hold her hand very tight while we wait for the right train to arrive.
She used to draw when she had time. Now she draws with a needle and thread, little knotted rosebuds,tulips made of silk thread. Someday she would like to go to the ballet. Someday she would like to see a play. She borrows opera reconds from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories.
一個聰明人
我本來可以出人頭地的，你知道么？媽媽說著嘆了口氣。她一輩子都住在這個城市里。她會說兩種語言。她會唱歌劇。她知道怎么修理電視機?？伤恢雷臈l地鐵線去市中心。在等對的那趟車來的時候，我緊緊攥著她的手。
她過去有時間就常畫畫?，F(xiàn)在她用針和線畫畫，編織的玫瑰花苞，絲繡的郁金香。有一天她想去看芭蕾。又一天她想去看戲。她從公共圖書館里借來了歌劇唱片，用醇厚的嗓音唱起來，歌聲像朝陽一樣蓬勃。