On the Saturday before her cousin’s wedding, Anna Hale arrived at her grandmother’s house and found three people giving different instructions.
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在表姐婚礼前的那个星期六，安娜·黑尔来到祖母家，发现有三个人正在发出各不相同的指示。
Reading 01：家庭责任的重新分配
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Her mother was moving chairs, her uncle was changing the guest list, and her dad stood in the doorway with a schedule nobody else had seen.
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她的母亲正在搬椅子，叔叔正在修改宾客名单，而父亲站在门口，手里拿着一份其他人从未见过的日程表。
In the kitchen, Rosa was calmly making tea as if the confusion had nothing to do with her.
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厨房里，罗莎正平静地泡茶，仿佛眼前的混乱与她毫无关系。
Rosa had recently fallen on the back step.
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罗莎最近曾在后门台阶上摔倒。
The injury was mild, but the doctor had cautioned her not to carry anything heavy.
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伤势并不严重，但医生已经告诫她不要搬任何重物。
She could walk easily and insisted that she was wholly capable of managing her own life.
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她走路没有困难，并坚持认为自己完全有能力照料好自己的生活。
Nevertheless, another fall could have considerably more serious consequences.
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尽管如此，如果再次摔倒，后果可能会严重得多。
The timing was terrible.
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这次意外发生得非常不是时候。
Anna’s cousin Leila was due to wed her fiance, Daniel, the following Saturday.
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安娜的表姐莱拉原定于下一个星期六与未婚夫丹尼尔结婚。
The bride and bridegroom wanted a relatively simple family meal with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, and friends.
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新娘和新郎只想举办一场相对简单的家庭聚餐，邀请父母、祖父母、叔姨、堂表兄弟姐妹、侄子侄女和朋友参加。
Instead, the preparations revealed how poorly the household shared responsibility.
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然而，婚礼筹备反而暴露出这个家庭在分担责任方面做得有多么糟糕。
For years, Anna’s mother, Helen, had performed most of the domestic work.
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多年来，安娜的母亲海伦承担了大部分家务。
She had a full-time job, yet every relative called her when Rosa needed food, transport, or care.
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她有一份全职工作，可每当罗莎需要食物、交通接送或照护时，所有亲戚都会给她打电话。
Helen’s husband, Peter, was amiable and dependable, but he usually waited to be asked.
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海伦的丈夫彼得为人友善，也很可靠，但通常要等别人开口才会行动。
Rosa’s son Michael readily repaired broken objects, although he rarely checked the refrigerator or medicine box.
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罗莎的儿子迈克尔很乐意修理坏掉的东西，却很少检查冰箱或药箱。
Michael’s wife, Ruth, helped faithfully, but she lived two hours away.
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迈克尔的妻子露丝一直尽心帮忙，但她住在两小时车程之外。
Everyone loved Rosa; love alone, however, did not create reliability.
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每个人都爱罗莎；然而，仅有爱并不能让帮助变得可靠。
The habit had a historical antecedent.
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这种习惯有其历史根源。
Rosa had been a housewife, and her own mother had called herself “the mistress of the house.”
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罗莎过去是一名家庭主妇，而她自己的母亲曾把自己称为“家里的女主人”。
A mother was expected to manage children and meals, while a father was primarily responsible for income.
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当时，人们认为母亲应该照管孩子和饮食，父亲则主要负责挣钱养家。
Better-off households might employ a housekeeper, a maid, or a baby-sitter.
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经济条件较好的家庭可能会雇用管家、女佣或临时保姆。
The Hales no longer lived that way, but they had partially preserved its assumptions.
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黑尔一家早已不再按照那种方式生活，却仍然保留了其中一部分旧观念。
Helen understood exactly why this mattered.
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海伦非常清楚这为什么重要。
Whenever a task had no owner, it reverted to her.
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每当一项任务没有明确负责人，它最终就会重新落到她身上。
Other people sincerely intended to help, but intention was elusive.
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其他人的确真心想帮忙，但这种意愿往往难以转化为实际行动。
A broad promise such as “We should visit Grandmother” was of dubious value without a name and date.
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如果没有明确的人名和日期，像“我们应该去看看祖母”这样的笼统承诺，价值十分可疑。
An old album on the table showed the family’s ancestors and in-laws.
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桌上的一本旧相册展示着这个家庭的祖先和姻亲。
In one photograph, Rosa stood beside Anna’s maternal grandfather on their wedding day.
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一张照片里，婚礼当天的罗莎站在安娜的外祖父身边。
Rosa was a bright-eyed bride, and he was a terribly shy bridegroom.
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罗莎是一位眼神明亮的新娘，而他则是一位非常腼腆的新郎。
He had died twelve years earlier, leaving Rosa a widow.
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他在十二年前去世，留下罗莎成为寡妇。
His brother, Mr. Edward Hale, was also a widower.
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他的兄弟爱德华·黑尔先生也是一名鳏夫。
Other pages showed Helen as a girl, Michael as a lad, and Peter as a nervous bachelor.
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相册的其他页面上，有少女时期的海伦、少年时期的迈克尔，以及还是紧张单身汉时的彼得。
One handsome guy appeared beside several dance partners, so Anna’s nephew asked whether he had been a flirt.
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一位英俊男子在照片中与好几位舞伴站在一起，于是安娜的侄子问他以前是不是个爱调情的人。
Rosa laughed heartily and explained that the supposed lover was merely a cousin who loved dancing.
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罗莎开怀大笑，解释说那个被误以为是情人的人只是一位喜欢跳舞的表亲。
A faded picture showed Rosa’s father, whom the children had called Pop.
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一张已经褪色的照片里是罗莎的父亲，孩子们过去称他为“老爸”。
Another showed Peter between his future father-in-law and mother-in-law.
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另一张照片中，彼得站在自己未来的岳父和岳母之间。
Later pages included Michael’s daughter-in-law, his son-in-law’s family, Anna’s brother-in-law, and a baby niece.
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后面的页面里还有迈克尔的儿媳、他女婿的一家、安娜的姐夫或妹夫，以及一个还是婴儿的侄女。
Shared kin did not always form a simple picture.
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共同的亲属关系并不总能构成一幅简单明了的图景。
The family was also drawing false conclusions from partial evidence.
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这个家庭还在根据片面的证据得出错误结论。
Because Helen had helped most often, they presumed she was always available.
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因为海伦过去帮忙最多，他们便认定她任何时候都有空。
Because Michael could repair things, they treated him as responsible for every practical problem.
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因为迈克尔会修东西，他们就把每一个实际问题都视为他的责任。
Because Rosa was old, they sometimes spoke as if she could not decide for herself.
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因为罗莎年纪大了，他们有时说起话来，仿佛她已经不能自己作决定。
Each belief sounded plausible but was wrong.
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每一种看法听起来似乎都有道理，实际上却都是错的。
Anna suggested that the family hold a meeting.
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安娜建议全家开一次会。
Michael said there was no time, and Peter proposed waiting until after the wedding.
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迈克尔说他们没有时间，彼得则提议等婚礼结束后再说。
Helen placed the schedule on the table.
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海伦把日程表放在桌上。
“It is time we redistributed these duties,” she said.
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“我们早就该重新分配这些职责了。”她说。
“Otherwise, we will revert to the same pattern next week.”
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“否则，下个星期我们又会回到同样的老模式。”
Not until she said this did the others notice how tired she looked.
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直到她说出这句话，其他人才注意到她看起来有多么疲惫。
She had repeatedly carried an obligation belonging to the entire family.
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她一次又一次承担了本应属于整个家庭的责任。
They gathered around Rosa’s table: her daughter Helen and son Michael; their respective spouses, Peter and Ruth; Anna; Leila and Daniel; and two younger relatives, Sam and Chloe.
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大家围坐在罗莎的桌旁：她的女儿海伦、儿子迈克尔，他们各自的配偶彼得和露丝，安娜，莱拉和丹尼尔，以及两位年轻亲戚萨姆和克洛伊。
Rosa jokingly welcomed “the clan,” while Sam called them “the tribe.”
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罗莎开玩笑地欢迎“全族人”到来，萨姆则把他们称作“部落”。
Chloe cautioned him that such labels could sound foolish outside a family joke.
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克洛伊提醒他，这种称呼离开家庭玩笑的语境后，可能会显得很愚蠢。
Anna wrote four headings: daily care, household work, money, and communication.
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安娜写下了四个标题：日常照护、家务、金钱和沟通。
Rosa needed groceries, meals, transport, garden work, prescription collection, and company.
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罗莎需要有人购买杂货、准备饭菜、负责接送、料理花园、代取处方药并陪伴她。
Each task required an owner and a backup.
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每项任务都需要一名主要负责人和一名备用负责人。
The system had one prerequisite, namely, that every promise identify a specific person.
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这套制度有一个前提，那就是每项承诺都必须明确指出具体由谁负责。
At first, everyone chose pleasant jobs.
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一开始，每个人都挑选轻松愉快的任务。
Several offered to visit for tea; nobody wanted to clean the bathroom or check bills.
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好几个人主动提出过来喝茶探望，却没有人想清洁浴室或核对账单。
Michael arrogantly declared that practical work was his area, but became quiet when Anna asked how often he had examined the laundry.
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迈克尔傲慢地宣称实际事务是自己的专长，可安娜问他多久检查一次待洗衣物时，他便沉默了。
Peter looked anxiously at Helen, expecting her to rescue the discussion.
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彼得焦虑地望向海伦，期待她出来挽救这场讨论。
She did not.
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但她没有这样做。
“Being responsible does not mean doing everything,” Rosa said.
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“负责任并不意味着什么都由一个人做。”罗莎说。
“It means doing what you promised.”
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“它意味着做好你承诺要做的事情。”
They assigned duties irrespective of gender, marital status, age, or income.
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他们分配职责时，不考虑性别、婚姻状况、年龄或收入。
Michael and Peter would take Rosa to appointments on alternate weeks.
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迈克尔和彼得将每隔一周轮流送罗莎去赴约或就诊。
Michael would handle repairs, while Peter would manage bills.
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迈克尔负责维修，彼得则负责账单。
Ruth and Helen would cover groceries from Monday to Wednesday and Thursday to Saturday, respectively.
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露丝和海伦将分别负责星期一至星期三、星期四至星期六的杂货采购。
Anna would maintain a shared calendar.
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安娜负责维护一份全家共享的日历。
Sam and Chloe would do garden work.
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萨姆和克洛伊负责花园里的工作。
Leila and Daniel would organize the wedding meal rather than leaving it to Helen.
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莱拉和丹尼尔负责安排婚宴，而不是把这件事交给海伦。
Rosa then objected that she did not want to become a project controlled by her children.
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随后罗莎提出反对，因为她不想变成一个由孩子们控制和管理的“项目”。
She was their parent, not a passive patient.
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她是他们的母亲，而不是一个只能被动接受安排的病人。
“Admittedly, we sometimes worry too loudly,” Michael said.
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“不可否认，我们有时把担心表现得过于强势。”迈克尔说。
The family must distinguish between care and interference.
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这个家庭必须区分照顾与干涉。
Anna, six years Leila’s junior, respectfully wrote a new rule: Rosa would state what help she wanted, and the others would give her a respectful answer unless there was immediate danger.
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比莱拉小六岁的安娜郑重写下一条新规则：罗莎会说明自己需要什么帮助，其他人则应尊重地回应她，除非存在迫在眉睫的危险。
Money created another concern.
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金钱又带来了另一个需要考虑的问题。
Major repairs could make Rosa’s position precarious.
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大规模维修可能会让罗莎的经济处境变得不稳定。
Peter proposed a family fund.
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彼得提议设立一个家庭基金。
Better-off members could give more, while others could offer time.
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经济条件较好的家庭成员可以多出一些钱，其他人则可以投入更多时间。
Contributions would remain private to prevent comparison and snobbery.
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每个人的出资数额将予以保密，以免相互攀比或滋生势利心态。
Daniel asked whether accepting money obliged Rosa to obey the donor.
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丹尼尔问，接受别人的钱是否就意味着罗莎必须听从出资者。
It was not a fatuous question; financial help sometimes became control.
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这并不是一个愚蠢的问题，因为经济援助有时会演变成控制。
Rosa answered that a gift did not purchase authority.
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罗莎回答说，一份赠予并不能买来支配别人的权力。
Several old documents named Rosa’s late husband as the owner of the house.
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几份旧文件把罗莎已故的丈夫列为房屋所有者。
One used confusing language about paternity and inheritance.
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其中一份文件在父亲身份和继承问题上使用了令人困惑的措辞。
Peter said it was imperative that a lawyer check the papers.
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彼得说，必须让律师检查这些文件。
A story about an ancestor or forefather was not legal evidence.
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关于祖先或先辈的家族故事并不能构成法律证据。
Leila admitted that the confusion had made her think about her own marriage.
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莱拉承认，这些混乱让她开始思考自己的婚姻。
She did not want marital duties to remain invisible until one spouse carried everything.
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她不希望婚姻中的职责一直处于无人看见的状态，直到某一方承担了所有事情。
Daniel, Rosa’s prospective grandson-in-law, agreed that matrimony should be an amicable partnership, not a contest between husband and wife.
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作为罗莎未来的孙女婿，丹尼尔也认为婚姻应该是一种友好的伙伴关系，而不是丈夫和妻子之间的竞赛。
Rosa looked elated.
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罗莎显得十分高兴。
“That may be the most useful promise you make as a married couple,” she said.
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“这也许是你们作为夫妻所作出的最有用的承诺。”她说。
They finished the wedding plan.
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他们接着完成了婚礼安排。
Leila would confirm the guests.
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莱拉负责确认宾客名单。
Daniel and his best mate would arrange food and tables.
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丹尼尔和他最好的朋友负责安排食物和桌椅。
Their friend Maya would act as hostess.
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他们的朋友玛雅将担任女主人和接待者。
Sam would help each elderly lady or gentleman find a seat, and Chloe would supervise the children with a baby-sitter.
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萨姆负责帮助每一位年长的女士或先生找到座位，克洛伊则和一名保姆共同照看孩子们。
Mr. Edward Hale would speak if he felt well enough.
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如果爱德华·黑尔先生身体状况允许，他将发表讲话。
The new system was tested immediately.
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这套新制度立刻经受了实际检验。
On Monday, Michael forgot the loose step, but the calendar reminded him.
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星期一，迈克尔忘记了那块松动的台阶，但共享日历提醒了他。
Regretfully, he admitted that Helen’s repeated warnings had hidden his own lack of dependability.
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他遗憾地承认，海伦一次次的提醒反而掩盖了他本人不够可靠这个事实。
On Tuesday, Ruth’s train was severely delayed.
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星期二，露丝乘坐的火车严重晚点。
She contacted Helen, her backup, who called Anna.
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她联系了作为备用负责人的海伦，海伦随后给安娜打了电话。
Groceries arrived within an hour.
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不到一个小时，杂货就送到了。
The process worked considerably better than sending an anxious message to the whole family.
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这套流程比焦急地给全家人群发消息有效得多。
On Wednesday, Rosa tried to carry decorations downstairs.
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星期三，罗莎试图把装饰品搬到楼下。
Anna stopped her too sharply, and Rosa accused her of treating an old lady like a child.
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安娜制止她时语气过于严厉，罗莎便指责她把一位老太太当成小孩子对待。
Anna apologized respectfully but maintained that the box was unsafe.
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安娜恭敬地道了歉，但仍坚持认为那个箱子不安全。
Rosa accepted the caution and asked Sam to move it.
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罗莎接受了这个提醒，并请萨姆来搬箱子。
The disagreement ended amicably rather than becoming horrible.
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这场分歧友好地结束了，没有恶化成一场糟糕的冲突。
That evening, a cousin announced that he and his wife hoped to become foster parents.
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那天晚上，一位表亲宣布，他和妻子希望成为寄养父母。
Some relatives spoke as if foster care would easily create a lovable new family.
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一些亲戚说起话来，仿佛寄养照护很容易就能造就一个充满爱的新家庭。
Rosa reminded them that it could involve loss, birth parents, maternal bonds, and questions of paternity.
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罗莎提醒他们，这件事可能涉及失去亲人的创伤、生身父母、母子情感纽带以及父亲身份等问题。
A foster child did not owe cheerful gratitude.
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寄养儿童并没有义务表现得开心而感恩。
A spouse, foster parent, or daughter-in-law might offer more faithful support than a blood relative; sharing an ancestor did not guarantee kindness.
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配偶、寄养父母或儿媳提供的支持，可能比血亲更加忠实可靠；拥有共同祖先并不能保证彼此友善。
On Friday, the wedding venue called: a pipe had burst.
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星期五，婚礼场地打来电话：一根水管爆裂了。
Leila had barely slept and reacted as if the disaster had destroyed everything.
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莱拉几乎没有睡觉，她作出的反应仿佛这场灾难已经毁掉了一切。
A renowned hotel wrote “Dear Sir or Madam” and offered a room, but the price was impossible.
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一家著名酒店在来信中写着“尊敬的先生或女士”，并提供了一个场地，但价格高得根本无法接受。
One aunt argued that respectable people required an impressive venue.
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一位姑姨辈的亲戚坚持认为，体面的人就应该选择一个令人印象深刻的场地。
Rosa called this snobbery.
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罗莎把这种想法称为势利。
“A marriage will not become successful because the carpets are expensive, Madam,” she said.
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“夫人，婚姻不会因为地毯昂贵就变得成功。”她说。
Anna proposed the community hall and Rosa’s garden.
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安娜提议使用社区礼堂和罗莎的花园。
The plan was less grand but financially plausible.
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这个方案没那么气派，但在经济上切实可行。
The weather forecast was mild, although the arrangements remained precarious.
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天气预报显示天气温和，不过各项安排仍不十分稳妥。
Leila had imagined flowers gaily decorating a brighter room and was terribly disappointed.
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莱拉原本想象着鲜花欢快地装点一间更明亮的大厅，因此感到非常失望。
Daniel reminded her that he wanted to marry her, not a building.
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丹尼尔提醒她，自己想娶的是她，而不是一栋建筑。
His words did not wholly remove her sadness, but she accepted the hall.
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他的话并没有完全消除她的难过，但她还是接受了社区礼堂这个方案。
The family worked quickly because each person knew his or her role.
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全家人行动得很快，因为每个人都清楚自己的职责。
Michael inspected the hall; Peter handled payment; Ruth and Helen revised the food order; Anna contacted guests; Sam and Chloe moved decorations.
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迈克尔检查礼堂，彼得处理付款，露丝和海伦修改食物订单，安娜联系宾客，萨姆和克洛伊搬运装饰品。
When the critical aunt complained again, Rosa replied, “You are welcome to celebrate with us.
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那位爱挑剔的亲戚再次抱怨时，罗莎回答：“欢迎你和我们一起庆祝。”
If the hall does not suit you, we will miss you.”
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“如果这个礼堂不合你的心意，那我们会想念你的。”
The woman laughed.
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那位女士笑了。
“Mrs. Hale, you have not changed.”
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“黑尔夫人，你一点儿都没变。”
The wedding day was imperfect but joyful.
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婚礼当天并不完美，却充满欢乐。
A boy spilled juice, a girl lost a shoe, and the baby-sitter arrived late.
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一个男孩洒了果汁，一个女孩丢了一只鞋，保姆也迟到了。
Mr. Hale misplaced his speech.
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黑尔先生一时找不到自己的演讲稿。
“Ladies and gentlemen,” he began, “my wise words have proved elusive.”
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“女士们、先生们，”他开口说道，“我那些充满智慧的话现在看来是找不到了。”
Everyone laughed.
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大家都笑了。
Then Leila entered through the glare of the afternoon sun, and Daniel looked both nervous and delighted.
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随后，莱拉穿过午后刺眼的阳光走了进来，丹尼尔看起来既紧张又欣喜。
Edward described Rosa as a lively young bride and her husband as a diligent bridegroom.
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爱德华把年轻时的罗莎描述为一位活泼的新娘，把她的丈夫描述为一位勤勉的新郎。
Daniel thanked his father-in-law and mother-in-law, then addressed Rosa.
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丹尼尔感谢了岳父岳母，随后转向罗莎讲话。
“You have shown us that a household is not held together by one heroine,” he said.
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“你让我们明白，一个家庭并不是靠一位女英雄独自维系的。”他说。
“It survives because people become reliable to one another.”
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“家庭之所以能够延续，是因为人们学会成为彼此可以依靠的人。”
Rosa had spent much of her life being treated as that heroine: wife, mother, grandmother, hostess, cook, and keeper of family memory.
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罗莎一生中的大部分时间都被当成那位女英雄：妻子、母亲、祖母、女主人、厨师，以及家庭记忆的守护者。
The praise was loving, but it had concealed her unpaid work.
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这样的赞美充满爱意，却也掩盖了她长期承担的无偿劳动。
Helen had inherited the same role without anyone deliberately assigning it.
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没有人有意把这个角色分派给海伦，她却不知不觉继承了它。
Afterward, the family reviewed the arrangement calmly.
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之后，全家人平静地回顾了这套安排。
They exchanged a few duties and reduced unnecessary messages.
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他们互换了几项职责，并减少了不必要的消息。
Revision did not mean failure.
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作出修订并不意味着失败。
Their success did not depend on a perfect parent, spouse, son, daughter, or grandparent.
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他们的成功并不依赖某个完美的父母、配偶、儿子、女儿或祖父母。
It depended on whether each person could be counted on—and whether the family would redistribute responsibility before love became exhaustion.
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它取决于每个人是否都值得依靠，也取决于这个家庭能否在爱变成筋疲力尽之前重新分配责任。