兩個人的早餐雙語美文賞析

　　早餐，朋友們，那你們多久沒有吃了呢?接下來，小編給大家準備了,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。

　　When my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary at our favorite restaurant, Lenny, the piano player, asked, "How did you do it?"

　　當我和丈夫在我們最喜歡的飯館慶祝結婚38週年紀念日時，那個彈鋼琴的萊尼過來問道：“你們是怎麼過過來的?”

　　I knew there was no simple answer, but as the weekend approached, I wondered if one reason might be our ritual of breakfast in bed every Saturday and Sunday.

　　我知道，對於這個問題無法簡簡單單地來回答。但隨著週末一天天的臨近，我開始在想：或許其中的一個原因就是我們每逢星期六和星期天都在床上吃早餐。

　　It all started with the breakfast tray my mother gave us as a wedding gift. It had a glass top and slatted wooden side pockets for the morning paper e kind you used to see in the movies. Mother loved her movies, and although she rarely had breakfast in bed, she held high hopes for her daughter. My adoring bridegroom took the message to heart.

　　一切都是從那個早餐托盤開始的，我媽把它作為結婚禮物送給我們。盤面是玻璃的，兩邊各有一個細長的木製側袋用來放晨報——就像過去常常在電影中見到的那樣。我媽很喜歡那些電影，儘管她自己很少在床上用早餐，卻非常希望女兒能這樣。深愛著我的新郎把我母親的話牢記在心裡。

　　Feeling guilty, I suggested we take turns. Despite grumblings -- "hate crumbs in my bed" ---Sunday morning found my spouse eagerly awaiting his tray. Soon these weekend breakfasts became such a part of our lives that I never even thought about them. I only knew we treasured this separate, blissful time read, relax, forget the things we should remember.

　　出於心裡感覺有些愧疚，我提議由我們兩個輪流準備早餐。星期天早上，雖然他嘴裡嘟嘟囔囔地抱怨著——“我討厭飯渣弄到床上。”——但我還是見到丈夫在急切地等候他的早餐。週末早餐不久就成為我們生活中的一部分，習以為常也就不去想它了。我只知道我倆都很珍視這段與其他時間有別的幸福時光——看看報、放鬆一下自己，忘記那些本該記在心裡的事情。

　　Sifting through the years, I recalled how our weekends changed,but that we still preserved the ritual. We started our family as new parents, we slept after breakfast more than we read, but we always found our way back to where we started, just two for breakfast, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.

　　細想逝去的歲月，我回憶起我們週末生活的諸多變化，但這個老習慣卻依舊保留下來。我們建立起了這個家庭初為父母時，早飯後的時間我們多半是睡一會兒，而不是閱讀，但是我們總能夠找到歸路，返回起點——只是兩個人的早餐，星期六一次，星期天一次。

　　When we had more time, my tray became more festive. First it was fruit slices placed in geometric pattern; then came flowers from our garden metimes just one blossom sprouting from a grapefruit half. This arranger of mine had developed a flair for decorating, using everything from amaryllis to the buds of a maple tree. My husband said my cooking inspired him. Mother would have approved. Perhaps it was the Saturday when the big strawberry wore a daisy hat that I began to think, how can I top this? One dark winter night I woke with a vision of a snowman on a tray. That Sunday I scooped a handful of snow and in no time had my man made. With a flourish I put a miniature pinecone on his head.

　　當我們有了更多的時間，我的早餐托盤上就變得更加具有喜慶色彩。開始時是以幾何圖形排列的水果片，隨後便是從自家花園裡摘來的鮮花——有時候只是一朵，開在一半的葡萄柚當中。沒想到這竟激發出我在裝飾、點綴方面的天賦，各種各樣的東西，從孤挺花到楓樹的葉芽，都成為我手下的裝飾材料。丈夫說我做的早餐啟發了他，媽媽也會贊同他的說法。或許是在那個星期六，在一個大草莓上放一個雛菊做帽子之後，我開始在想：我怎麼才能夠超過它?在一個漆黑的冬夜，我從夢中醒來，眼前彷彿看到有一個雪人站在托盤上。就在那個星期天，我鏟來了一捧雪，很快就做好了一個雪人。我輕輕地把一個微型松果按在雪人的頭上。

　　As I delivered the tray, complete with a nicely frozen snowman, I waited for a reaction. There was none but as I headed down the stairs I heard a whoop of laughter and then, "You've won! Yes, sir, you've won the prize!"

　　我端著早餐上樓，盤面上放著那個凍結實的小雪人，我期待著他的反應——什麼也沒有——但就在我下樓時，我聽到他放聲大笑起來，緊接著，他說道：“你贏了!毫無疑問，你得獎了!”

　　擴充套件：人口普查

　　nationwide population census 全國人口普查

　　door-to-door interviews/door-to-door household survey 入戶摸底調查

　　census enumerators 人口普查員

　　confidentiality agreements 保密協議

　　Beijing permanent residency/hukou 北京市常住戶口

　　household register 戶口登記簿

　　rural left-behind population 農村留守人口

　　urban population 城鎮人口

　　rural population 農村人口

　　functional population zones人口功能區

　　birth rate/natality rate 出生率

　　births 出生人數

　　birth peaks 出生高峰

　　mortality rate 死亡率

　　general mortality rate 總死亡率

　　infant mortality rate 嬰兒死亡率

　　sex-age-specific death rate 分性別年齡死亡率

　　temporary residence permit 暫住證

　　local permanent residence permit 長期居住證

　　mobile population流動人口

　　aging of population 人口老齡化

　　demographic dividend 人口紅利

　　mean age at death 平均死亡年齡

　　average length of life 平均壽命

　　natural growth 人口自然增長

　　NPG negative population growth 人口負增長

　　ZPG zero population growth 人口零增長

　　annual growth rate 年增長率

　　average annual rate of growth 平均年增長率

　　vital index 出生死亡比例

　　vital statistics 人口統計

　　age-sex composition 年齡性別組成

　　age structure 年齡結構

　　age group 年齡組

　　expectation of life 平均預期壽命

　　rejuvenation of population 人口年輕化

　　sex ratio 性比率

　　sampling survey 抽樣調查

　　random sampling 隨機抽樣

　　questionaire 調查表

　　place of birth 出生地

　　date of birth 出生日期

　　sampling error 抽樣誤差

　　migration 遷居

　　emigration 遷出、移居國外

　　immigration 遷入、移居入境

　　migrant 移民

　　internal migration 國內遷移

　　migration rate 遷移率