英语短文小故事Trip to the Pharmacy药房之旅

 　　Trip to the Pharmacy药房之旅

　　Maria's Mother was visiting from a city about 150 miles away. She was staying for the whole weekend. Her extended stay came as a surprise to Mike and Maria. They thought she was only visiting for one day like she had originally had said over the telephone. When asked why she suddenly changed her plans, Maria's mother answered, "It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise." Mike and Maria were not at all pleased by her surprise.

　　玛丽亚的母亲去参观了一个距离大约150英里远的城市。她在那里呆了一周，这让迈克和玛丽亚吃惊了一下，他们以为就像她在电话里说的那样只是住一天。当被问到为什么她突然改变了计划，玛丽亚的母亲回答说，“这应该是一个惊喜。”迈克和玛丽亚一点也没有感到惊喜。

　　They had made plans to spend the weekend together. Maria's mother, Janet, ruined their plans to be alone. It was two o'clock in the afternoon, and Janet was already getting on Mike's nerves. She had arrived a few hours ago, bringing plenty of luggages with her. "Mike, be a dear and take my luggage to your room. It's far too heavy for me to carry," Janet said to Mike. Mike could never say no to his mother-on-law's requests.

　　他们计划这周末在一起度过。玛丽亚的母亲珍妮特，毁了他们的单独计划。下午二点，珍妮特等迈克等的很不耐，她几个小时前抵达了，还提着很多行李。“迈克，请把我的行李送到您的房间，它太重了。”珍妮特对迈克说。迈克可以不能拒绝岳母的要求。

　　He felt obligated to do as he was told by her. "Of course, Janet, I'll be happy to help," Mike replied to Janet. Janet knew deep inside that Mike did not mean what he said. She still bossed him around. "After you take away my luggage, can you serve me a nice glass of water?" she asked Mike. "Yes," Mike simply replied this time. Mike and Janet had a sort of an odd relationship.

　　他觉得有义务去做这些。“当然，珍妮特，我很乐意帮忙的。”迈克对珍妮特说。珍妮特知道他内心是不愿意的，但她还是要指挥他。“拿走我的行李后，你能给我一杯水吗？”她对迈克说。“好的。”迈克紧接着回答。迈克和珍妮特有一种奇怪的关系。

　　On the one hand, Mike despised Janet's constant nagging and demands. On the other hand, Janet was Maria's mother. Maria loved her mother, and Mike knew he had to be nice towards her. Mike had to take Janet to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription shortly after she arrived. Maria could not take her because she was preparing for dinner. Mike agreed to take her for Maria.

　　一方面，迈克鄙视珍妮特的不断的唠叨和要求。另一方面，珍妮特是玛丽亚的母亲，她爱她的母亲，所以他必须对她很友善。迈克还得在她到达后带她去药房拿她的药方，玛丽亚不带她去是因为她要准备晚餐。迈克答应玛丽亚带她母亲去。