儿子今早还好吗? 陈荣生 译 (鸳湖画派杨争庆画作) “来吧,妈,你得试试啊,”我恳求年迈的母亲。 母亲这么多年都没有用过互联网,我真不知道她是怎么过来的,但这应该到此为止了!我心想。 “好吧,”她说,不情愿地坐到电脑前,慢吞吞地戴上她的老花眼镜。“我现在该做什么呢?” “现在我要打开谷歌主页,”我解释道。“好,打开了!现在,你在这上面的框内输入你想要提出的问题,你就能够找到该问题的答案。” 我很自信地向她保证。 母亲怀疑地看着我,想了一会儿,然后开始慢慢地打字: 今天早上格特鲁德怎么样? (作者佚名,译自美国《读者文摘》) 早安!开心一刻,快乐一天,开心一天是一天,开心就好!为了让更多人开心,敬请传阅! 原文如下,若有问题,可留言,我将尽量回答。 How Is Gertrude Doing This Morning? “C’mon Ma you have got to try it” I pleaded to my elderly Mother. I don’t know how my Mother lasted this long without ever using the internet, but enough was enough! I thought. “Ok” she said reluctantly settling down by the computer and slowly putting on her reading glasses “what do I do now?” “Now I’m going to open the home page of google”, I explained. “OK here it is! Now type in ANY question you want into the bar over here and you will find an answer to your question.” I confidently assured her. My Mother looked at me warily, thought for a second, and slowly began to type, How is Gertrude doing this morning? |
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