It was a cold winter day.
那是一个寒冷的冬日。
The snow was falling outside and grandmother was in her chair by the fireplace.
外面正下着雪，火 炉旁奶奶坐在她的椅子里。
She had that far away look she gets sometimes.
她在那边看上去好像有什么了。
I crawled up into her lap hoping for a story.
我希望听一个故事就爬到她的膝盖上。
She wrapped her arms around me and said,
她的胳膊搂着我并且说道，
"When I was a little girl just like you,
“当我还 是个像你这样的小姑娘时，
my grandmother told me about some magic waters."
我奶奶告诉我一些关于神奇水的故事。”
Grandmother smiled at me and asked, "Would you like to hear what she had to say?"
奶奶冲我笑着问道，“你想听她说了什么吗？”
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"Oh boy!"
“太好了！”
I thought, as I eagerly shook my head yes.
我想着，并且急 切的点头同意。
"This is just what I was hoping for."
“这正是我希望的。”
This is the way my grandmother told me.
这就是奶奶告诉 我的。
"It was the time of the new beginning,
“那是一个新生 命开始的时候，
when the leaves bust open on the trees,
当树 叶在枝头迸发，
and flowers start to blossom."
花儿们开始绽放。”
Grandmother explained.
奶奶解释着。
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