As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats.
火車開始緩緩加速，乘客們挨個(gè)兒在座位上坐定。

I reserved the lower berth , so that I could enjoy the beauty of out side from the moving train.
我預(yù)購(gòu)了下鋪的車票，如此一來(lái)，火車向前行駛的時(shí)候，我就可以欣賞窗外的風(fēng)景了。


I don't know why I always preferred to get the window seat.
我也不知道自己為什么總是偏愛靠窗的位子。


An elderly lady occupied the front seat of mine.
一位老太太在我前面的位置坐下。

I looked at her.
我看了看她。

She must be in her eighties, I guessed.
這大概是一位耄耋之年的老人，我猜測(cè)。

At one point, we met our eyes.
偶然的，我們四目相接。

She smiled at me. With courtesy , I gave her response.
她對(duì)我報(bào)以微笑，我也彬彬有禮的表示回禮。

Both of us were silent.
我們倆都沒(méi)說(shuō)話。

By that time, the train was in its full speed.
這時(shí)，火車正全速前進(jìn)。

It was 4:50 pm, evening time.
那時(shí)的時(shí)間是下午4點(diǎn)50分。

So, bed time was still in a long way.
離睡覺的時(shí)間還早著呢。

I couldn't resist myself any longer and asked, 'Auntie! Where are you going?'
我實(shí)在忍不住寂寞，就問(wèn)道，“阿姨，您這是到哪兒去呀？”

She looked at me and friendly said, 'Army camp, dear.'
她看看我，友好的說(shuō):"我到軍營(yíng)里去，親愛的?！?/div>

Suddenly my enthusiasm doubled to know the reason. I politely said, 'Aunty, you are visiting someone?'
我頓時(shí)興致倍增，更想刨根問(wèn)底了。我禮貌的問(wèn)，“您去拜訪什么人嗎？”

She smiled triumphantly and said, 'Yes!'
她露出自豪的微笑，說(shuō)到“沒(méi)錯(cuò)?！?/div>

Just to linger the conversation, I talked to her in a very jolly mood,
我還不想住嘴，一副興高采烈的樣子對(duì)她說(shuō)，


'Auntie, you must be feeling so excited to see your child and your grand children.'
“阿姨，能看到自己的孩子和孫子，您一定很高興。“

Perhaps, this question hurt her a little but boldly she answered,
聽到我的問(wèn)題，她似乎有些被戳到痛處，但她還是寬容的答道，


'Oh, dear! You are so sweet!
“哦，親愛的，你太好了。


Anyways, I had only one son who joined in army
不過(guò)，我只有一個(gè)兒子參軍


and was killed by the terrorist attack just few days before.
就在幾天前，他在一場(chǎng)恐怖襲擊中去世了。


I bought so many new clothes with the winter garments for him.
我還給他買了這么多衣服，準(zhǔn)備過(guò)冬穿呢。


So, I thought why not I would spare my son's clothes to some other soldiers,
所以，我就想，為什么不把給兒子的衣服送給其他的士兵呢


so that I would restraint my sorrow and would be happy thinking that my own son has worn it.
這樣一來(lái)，我的悲傷或許會(huì)減輕一些，看到他們穿著這些衣服，就像我自己的兒子穿著一樣，我一定會(huì)很高興。


He was a bachelor, so I don't have any grand child.'
他還是個(gè)單身漢，所以我還沒(méi)有孫子呢。”

I was stunned hearing her heart breaking story!
她的故事簡(jiǎn)直讓人心碎，我目瞪口呆！


But I saluted the old lady from the core of my heart.
可是，我又從心底生出對(duì)這位老婦人的敬意。


I was thinking of her brave heart!
我想，她的心多么堅(jiān)強(qiáng)呀！

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