奶奶种菜教会我的道理：放弃是为了收获万物自有道

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[00:01.10]22 I Will Remember	我会记得
[00:06.69](By Shelley Ann Wake)	（译/朱孝萍）
[00:09.36]Until I was eight, I spent every Sunday outside in the garden with Nana. 在我八岁之前，我的每一个周日都是和奶奶一起在外面的菜园里度过的。
[00:17.50]The zucchini plants quickly became my favorite. 那种叫西葫芦的植物很快就成了我的最爱。
[00:21.20]It was the way the tiny little delicate tendrils reached out and wrapped around the lattice,like tiny fingers holding on as tightly as they could. 它们细小精致的卷须伸出去缠绕在架子上的样子，就像许多小手指尽其所能抓紧架子。
[00:32.83]They seemed so helpless. 它们看起来如此无助。
[00:35.74]I would sit on the ground and tend to them, sensing that they needed me. 我感到它们需要我，我会坐在地上照看它们。
[00:41.87]Nana would sit there, perched on her gardening stool, looking at the tomatoes in the same way.	奶奶则会坐在她的园艺凳上暂时歇一会儿，以同样的方式看着西红柿。
[00:50.50]Wonderful Little Things	奇妙的小东西
[00:54.52]"Nana," I asked one day, "should I take off all these little yellow flowers?"	“奶奶，”有一天我问她，“我可以把这些小黄花都摘下来吗？”
[01:01.87]Why would you take the flowers off? she asked gently.	“你为什么要摘这些花呢？”她温柔地问。
[01:06.70]"Well, I thought they might attract the bugs and then the bugs might eat them."	“唔，我觉得它们可能会招来虫子。然后，虫子可能会把它们吃掉。”
[01:12.73]"No, darling,"she said with a little laugh, "Those flowers will turn into zucchini soon."	“不会的，宝贝，”她微微笑道，“那些花很快就会变成西葫芦的。”
[01:20.64]"Really?"	“真的吗？”
[01:21.81]"You just wait. “你等着看吧。
[01:23.61]Soon you'll see that little things can turn into wonderful things. 很快，你就会看到这些小东西变成奇妙的事物。
[01:29.83]You should remember that.	你应该记住这一点。”
[01:32.20]"Little things can turn into wonderful things," I repeated.	“小东西会变成奇妙的事物。”我重复道。
[01:36.65]"That's right," she said.	“对。”她说。
[01:38.72]The Magic of Taking Care	照料的魔力
[01:42.87]Every Sunday I returned to the garden to check on the zucchini plants, and each time I saw more and more zucchini.	每个周日，我都会回到菜园去查看那些西葫芦藤。每一次我都会看到越来越多的西葫芦。
[01:52.11]"Do you think there are so many because I take good care of the plant? "I asked.	“结了这么多西葫芦，您认为是我精心照料它们的缘故吗？”我问道。
[01:58.44]"Yes, "Nana said, "When you look after things, good things tend to grow. “是啊，”奶奶说，“当你照料事物的时候，美好的事物就容易生长。
[02:04.97]You should remember that."	你应该记住这一点。”
[02:07.80]When you look after things, good things tend to grow, I repeated.	“当你照料事物的时候，美好的事物就容易生长。”我重复道。
[02:13.50]That's right, she said.	“对。”她说。
[02:15.37]To Give Up Is to Gain	放弃是为了收获
[02:19.31]I looked after the zucchini plants even better after that. 从那以后，我更精心地照料那些西葫芦藤。
[02:24.49]I removed brown leaves, and if one of those tiny tendrils couldn't reach the lattice, I moved it a little closer. 我摘掉发黄的叶子。如果哪根小卷须够不到架子，我就把它移得更近一些。
[02:33.21]Nana did the same to the tomatoes. 奶奶也同样如此照料着西红柿。
[02:36.70]Then one Sunday, I watched as she took the clippers and cut off one whole branch of the plant.	有一个周日，我看到她用一把大剪刀剪去西红柿藤的一整根枝条。
[02:44.82]"Nana!" I put my hand over my mouth in shock, "What did you do that for?"	“奶奶！”我惊讶地用手捂住了嘴巴，“您为什么要那样做啊？”
[02:51.58]"The plant isn't strong enough to have two good branches full of tomatoes," she said, “那棵西红柿藤是支撑不住两根结满了西红柿的粗壮枝条的，”她说，
[02:57.74]"I had to get rid of one so the plant could make the most of the other one."	“我必须剪掉一枝，让剩下的那枝结出最好的果实。”
[03:03.70]"Oh."	“噢。”
[03:04.53]"You might have to make the same kind of choice some day," she said. “将来有一天，你可能也不得不做出同样的选择。”她说，
[03:08.65]"Because sometimes you just can't have everything."	“因为有时候你就是无法拥有全部。”
[03:13.17]"I'll remember that," I said.	“我会记住这一点的。”我说。
[03:16.86]Nature Has Its Rules	万物自有道
[03:20.49]For months I returned every week to Nana's to see how my plant was doing, and each time I was proud to see more zucchini. 几个月以来，我每周都回奶奶家看我的那棵西葫芦藤长得怎么样了，而每一次我都骄傲地看到更多的西葫芦。
[03:31.30]Until one day, when they stopped appearing, and a few weeks later, there were none.	直到有一天，它不再结出新的西葫芦。几星期后，一个也不长了。
[03:37.39]"Nana, what's wrong with my plant? "I asked tearfully, "It's not growing anymore."	“奶奶，我的西葫芦藤怎么了？”我泪眼汪汪地问，“它不再结出新的西葫芦了。”
[03:44.54]That's what happens, darling. “就是那样的，宝贝。
[03:47.27]Things grow but then they stop. 事物生长，然后停止生长。
[03:50.27]Nothing lasts forever.	没有事物持续到永远。”
[03:52.46]"But I was so good to it."	“但我对它那么好。”
[03:55.54]"Yes," she said. “是的，”她说，
[03:57.41]"But things end so new things can start."	“但旧事物结束了，新事物才会开始。”
[04:01.35]"And is there something I should remember?"	“有什么是我应该记住的吗？”
[04:04.54]"Yes," said Nana. "Seasons change, but for everything that ends, something new will take its place."	“有，”奶奶说，“四季交替。但每一个消亡了的事物总会被某种新事物取代。”
[04:13.66]"I'll remember that," I said.	“我会记住这一点的。”我说。
[04:16.34]Nature's Rules Are Not Unchangeable	万物之道并非一成不变
[04:21.75]I helped tend other garden plants. 我帮助照料菜园里的其他植物。
[04:25.44]But one day, I admitted , "I really miss the zucchini plants."	但有一天，我坦白说：“我真想念那些西葫芦。”
[04:31.38]"I know, darling."	“我知道，宝贝。”
[04:32.90]"I was thinking, Nana, what if we got grandpa to make a greenhouse?Then we could have zucchini plants all year." “我在想，奶奶，我们让爷爷建一间温室怎么样？那样我们就一年四季都可以种西葫芦了。”
[04:42.81]"I don't know," she said. Maybe we should just wait for the right season."	“我不知道，”她说，“也许我们应该等合适的季节到来吧。”
[04:49.28]"But can we just try? Can I just ask grandpa? "Please, Nana.	“但我们能试一试吗？我能问问爷爷吗？求您了，奶奶。”
[04:55.98]"I guess we can try," she said.	“我想我们可以试试。”她说。
[04:58.91]Grandpa agreed. The next week, I arrived to find a greenhouse constructed. 爷爷同意了。第二周我到奶奶家的时候，发现一间温室已经建好了。
[05:06.12]The best part about it was the inside of the walls: there was lattice from top to bottom.	最棒的是温室里面的墙壁：架子从地上一直搭到了天篷顶上。
[05:13.63]"This is the perfect home for zucchini plants," I said.	“对西葫芦来说，这是一个最棒的家。”我说。
[05:18.68]"And tomatoes,"Nana added.	“还有西红柿。”奶奶补充说。
[05:22.30]We planted zucchini on one side and tomatoes on the other. 我们在一边种上了西葫芦，在另一边种上了西红柿。
[05:27.58]Week after week, the zucchini plants looked better and better. 一周又一周过去了，西葫芦的秧苗看起来越长越好。
[05:33.14]Nana's tomatoes were just as good. 奶奶的西红柿也是如此。
[05:36.92]Then the fruit came, and we both realized that this greenhouse worked perfectly.	然后它们都结了果，我们俩都体会到这间温室好用极了。
[05:43.99]"Look, Nana," I said, "I have a little zucchini here and it is going to be the best ever."	“瞧，奶奶，”我说，“我这儿有一棵很小的西葫芦，它将成为最棒的。”
[05:52.23]What a fabulous idea you had! Nana said, squeezing my hand.	“你这个主意可真好啊！”奶奶一边说，一边捏了捏我的手。
[05:58.36]"Nana," I said, "I think you should remember something."	“奶奶，”我说，“我想您应该记住点什么。”
[06:03.84]"What's that?	"“记住什么？”
[06:05.70]"There is always a way if you want something bad enough."	“如果你非常想要某种东西，就一定会有办法的。”
[06:09.74]Nana turned and looked at me. 奶奶转过身，看着我。
[06:12.91]I saw a tiny tear in her eye and for a moment, I thought she was going to cry. 我看见她的眼睛里有一小滴泪。有一会儿，我以为她要哭了。
[06:19.87]Then she smiled the biggest smile I have ever seen. 然后，她的脸上露出我所见过的最灿烂的笑容。
[06:25.30]She shook her head slightly and squeezed my hand again. 她轻轻地摇了摇头，又捏了捏我的手。
[06:29.60]"Thank you, darling," she said, "I will remember that."	“谢谢你，宝贝，”她说，“我会记住这一点的。”

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奶奶种菜教会我的道理：放弃是为了收获 万物自有道

奶奶种菜教会我的道理：放弃是为了收获万物自有道