英语精华短篇美文mp3加翻译The Loose Button

 　　The Loose Button松掉的扣子

　　George wore a pair of blue shorts around the house. They were old, faded, and ugly, but they were comfortable. And when you are at home, you want to be comfortable. It wouldn't be called "Home, Sweet Home" if you didn't feel comfortable there.

　　在家里，乔治穿着一条蓝色的短裤。他们很旧，褪色了，很丑陋，但他们很舒服。当你在家的时候，你想穿的舒适了。如果你不觉得舒服，那就不叫“家，甜蜜的家”了。

　　But when he put on his blue shorts one morning, the button was just hanging on by a thread. That single button was the only thing that held his shorts up.

　　但是，一个早晨当他穿上蓝色的短裤，扣子松开了。那唯一的扣子是唯一能支撑这条裤子的东西。

　　George could do two things. He could wait until the button fell off. When that happened, it would probably roll under the sofa and be lost forever. Or, he could sew the button on securely before it fell off.

　　乔治有两个选择。他可以等待，直到按钮脱落。当这一切发生的时候，它可能会很恼怒，并永远失去他。或者，他可以在它掉下来之前把扣子缝好。

　　He found his sewing kit. He threaded the needle and tied a knot at the end of the thread. Then he started the needle through the cloth. He directed it through one of the holes in the button. Then he reversed direction. He put the needle back through a different hole, and then through the cloth again.

　　他找到了他的缝纫包。他把针穿上，在线的末端打了一个结。然后他开始用针穿过布，穿过按钮的一个洞。然后他颠倒方向，把针穿过另一个不同的孔，然后又穿过布。

　　He repeated this motion through all four button holes until the button was tight. Then he tied a bunch of knots in the last bit of thread and snipped off the excess thread. He put on the shorts and buttoned the button. It was strong.

　　他重复了这种动作，穿过所有四个按钮孔，直到按钮是紧。随后他又打了个结，剪掉多余的线头。他穿上短裤并且扣上扣子。它是强大的。

　　Good for another ten years, he smiled to himself.

　　再穿个十年，他对自己微笑。