Joseph J.Mazzella 张慧仪
It was a dark，overcast2 night. Thick， dark， gray clouds had made sure that there was no starlight or moonlight to greet me as I walked out on my porch3. Still，I kept the porch light off because I didnt want to be munched4 on by bugs and moths on this hot summer evening.I stood there for a while letting my eyes adjust5 to the lack of light. My dog stood beside me waiting for me to start her walk. It was then， though， that I saw them. First one blink6 of light at the far end of the grass followed by another and then another.I smiled.I recognized them at once as my firefly friends—my lightening bug buddies who always showed up this time of the year.
那是一个阴暗的夜晚。当我走出门廊时，厚厚的深灰色云层笼罩着天空，以至于没有星光或月光迎接我。尽管如此，我还是关了门廊的灯，因为我不想在这个闷热的夏夜被嗡嗡作响的虫子叮咬。我在那里站了一会儿，让我的眼睛适应光线不足的情况。我的狗站在我旁边等我带它散步。不过，就在那时，我看到了它们。首先是草地尽头有一道亮光，接着一道又一道。我笑了。我立刻认出它们是我的萤火虫朋友——我那会发光的萤火虫伙伴，它们总是在每年的这个时候出现。
I got so much joy watching them first as a child and then as an adult. They never became dull7 or boring and they always filled me with joy. When l was little I used to sit in the grass and watch them slowly fly around blinking on and off.I never caught and put one in a bottle as some kids did because l was afraid I might kill it and I never wanted to hurt these messengers of light. Their time on this earth was so brief8 as it was.I tried to enjoy them each night they were here. It always made me sad when they went away in the fall. It always made my heart sing when they came the next summer.
我从孩提时代到成年都很喜欢观察它们。它们从不枯燥乏味，总是让我充满喜悦。小时候，我常常坐在草地上，看着它们慢慢地飞来飞去，时断时续地闪烁。我从来没有像一些孩子那样捕捉并把它放进瓶子里，因为我害怕我会杀死它们，我从没想过要伤害这些光之使者。它们在地球上的时间如此短暂。我试着享受它们每天晚上在这里的陪伴。每当它们在秋天离开的时候，我总是很难过。每当第二年夏天它们到来的时候，我又会满心欢喜。
I think I enjoy these little fireflies so much because I can see that we are like them in a lot of ways. Our time here on earth is brief. Often our light and love are more like on and off blinks rather than a steady9 shine. Still， we do our best to share it and we will know that others will be shining their light， too. Lets share our love and light.
我很喜歡这些小萤火虫，因为我觉得我们在很多方面都跟它们很像。我们在世上的时间是短暂的。通常，我们的光和爱更像是时断时续的幽微光芒，而不是持续的光芒。尽管如此，我们还是尽力去分享它，我们会知道其他人也会发出自己的光芒。让我们分享我们的爱和光吧。
（英语原文选自：sunnyskyz.com）
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