When they were within three miles of home，she suddenly shouted to her husband，"Stop the car. Stop right here!"

当他们离家不足３英里时，她突然向丈夫大声喊道："停车，就在这里停车！"

The man slammed on the brakes. Before he could ask her why she wanted to stop，the woman was out of the car and hurrying up a nearby grassy slope with the lilacs still in her arms. At the top of the hill was a nursing home and，because it was such a beautiful spring day，the patients were outdoors strolling with relatives or sitting on the porch.

那个男人嘎地刹住车 。还没等他问为什么，女人就已经下了车，匆匆走向附近的草坡，怀里仍抱着紫丁香 。山顶上是一家疗养院，因为这是一个美丽的春日，所以病人正在室外和亲友溜达或坐在门廊上 。

The young woman went to the end of the porch，where an elderly patient was sitting in her wheelchair，alone，head bowed，her back to most of the others. Across the porch railing went the flowers，in to the lap of the old woman. She lifted her head，and smiled. For a few moments，the two women chatted，both aglow with happiness，and then the young woman turned and ran back to her family. As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair waved，and clutched the lilacs.


那个年轻女人走到门廊的尽头，只见那里有一个上了年纪的病人正坐在轮椅里，独自一人，低着头，背对着其他人 。年轻女人越过门廊栏杆，将鲜花放在了老太太的膝间 。老太太抬起头，露出了笑脸 。两个女人聊了一会儿，都兴高采烈 。随后,那个年轻女人转身跑回到家人的身边 。当汽车开动时，坐在轮椅里的那个女人挥动着手，手里紧紧地握着那束紫丁香花 。

The man slammed on the brakes. Before he could ask her why she wanted to stop，the woman was out of the car and hurrying up a nearby grassy slope with the lilacs still in her arms. At the top of the hill was a nursing home and，because it was such a beautiful spring day，the patients were outdoors strolling with relatives or sitting on the porch.

那个男人嘎地刹住车 。还没等他问为什么，女人就已经下了车，匆匆走向附近的草坡，怀里仍抱着紫丁香 。山顶上是一家疗养院，因为这是一个美丽的春日，所以病人正在室外和亲友溜达或坐在门廊上 。

The young woman went to the end of the porch，where an elderly patient was sitting in her wheelchair，alone，head bowed，her back to most of the others. Across the porch railing went the flowers，in to the lap of the old woman. She lifted her head，and smiled. For a few moments，the two women chatted，both aglow with happiness，and then the young woman turned and ran back to her family. As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair waved，and clutched the lilacs.

那个年轻女人走到门廊的尽头，只见那里有一个上了年纪的病人正坐在轮椅里，独自一人，低着头，背对着其他人 。年轻女人越过门廊栏杆，将鲜花放在了老太太的膝间 。老太太抬起头，露出了笑脸 。两个女人聊了一会儿，都兴高采烈 。随后,那个年轻女人转身跑回到家人的身边 。当汽车开动时，坐在轮椅里的那个女人挥动着手，手里紧紧地握着那束紫丁香花 。

"Mom，"the kids asked，"who was that？Why did you give her our flowers？Is she somebody's mother？"The mother said she didn't know the old woman. But it was Mother's Day，and she seemed so alone，and who wouldn't be cheered by flowers？"Besides，"she added，"I have all of you，and I still have my mother，even if she is far away. That woman needed those flowers more than I did. "

"妈妈，"孩子们问，"那人是谁呀？你为什么把我们的花送给她？她是谁的母亲呀？"他们的母亲说，她不认识那个老太太，但今天是母亲节，她看起来是那么孤独，而鲜花会给任何人带来好心情 。"再说，"她补充道，"我拥有你们，而且我还有自己的母亲，即使她离我很远 。那个女人比我更需要那些鲜花 。

This satisfied the kids，but not the husband. The next day he purchased half a dozen young lilacs bushes and planted them around their yard，and several times since then he has added more.

孩子们得到了满意的答案，但她的丈夫却没有 。第二天，他买了半打紫丁香幼苗，栽到了院子四周；而且从那以后，每隔一段时间，他就会增加一些 。

I was that man. The young mother was，and is，my wife. Now，every May，our own yard is redolent with lilacs. Every Mother's Day our kids gather purple bouquets. And every year I remember that smile on a lonely old woman's face，and the kindness that put the smile there.

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