The Telephone Mother

The Telephone Mother
電話媽媽

小朋友要我上網找一個英文網站,忙亂中找到一篇小故事:電話媽媽. 一個失去雙親的小男孩,每天打電話給他媽媽....看到老師掉下眼淚時,心中一酸,眼前一片模糊.....與你分享,與你一起珍惜我們的最愛...

The most important people in our lives are our family
我們生活中最重要的人　就是我們的家人　
Often we don't realize this until it is too late
往往有些人發現時　已經太晚了
Once upon a time there was a little boy whose parents had both died
很久很久以前 有一個小男孩　他的父母親都已經離開了　
He lived with his grandmother
小男孩跟祖母住在一起　
Everyday at school after lunch he would take a coin
每天中午在學校 一吃飽飯　他就會拿一個硬幣
And go to the public telephone and dial a number
用公共電話打一個電話
If you happen to pass by at that moment you would hear his soft little voice saying
如果你正好候經過他的身邊　你會聽到他用很輕 很柔的聲音說
Mama have you eaten yet
媽媽　吃飽了沒
Mama will you come and pick me up today　
媽媽　今天會來接我嗎
Mama don't forget to bring me a toy
媽媽　不要忘了要帶一個玩具來給我喔　
And then he would hang up the telephone and run back to class
然後他會把電話掛上　回教室去上課　
One day he didn't hang the telephone up properly
有一天他特別的匆忙　沒有把電話掛好　
And a teacher came by and out of curiosity picked up the telephone and listened
一個老師經過的時候很好奇　就拿起電話來聽
What did she hear
他聽到了什麼呢
At the tone the time will be 12:30 10 seconds
下面音響 十二點三十分十秒
At the tone the time will be 12:30 20 seconds
下面音響 十二點三十分二十秒
The teacher listened as tears ran down her cheeks.　　　　　　
老師一面聽一面掉下眼淚
It's so easy to neglect the people closest to us
我們非常容易忽視跟我們最親近的人
How long has it been since you told your family you love them
你有多久沒有告訴你的家人　你愛他們
Act now Don't wait until it's too late
現在就告訴他們　不要等到來不及了哦