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My uncle died in spring, and his funeral was on a cold Friday.叔叔在春天去世了,他的「葬礼」在一个寒冷的星期五举行。 After the service our family came home and wanted a quiet dinner.仪式结束后,我们一家人回到家,只想安静地吃顿饭。 Nobody, frankly, had the energy to cook anything special.「坦率地说」,没人有精力做什么特别的菜。

I took some fish out of the freezer near the fridge.我从「冰柜」里拿出一些鱼,就在「冰箱」旁边。 Then I drove to the shop along the freeway for bread.然后我开车沿「高速公路」去商店买面包。 The road was busy, and I felt frightened for the first time.路上很堵,我第一次感到「害怕」。

At home I could not find a clean fork or a sharp knife.到家后,我找不到一把干净的「叉子」或一把快刀。 I tried to fry the fish, but the oil was too hot.我想「煎」那条鱼,可油太热了。 Smoke filled the kitchen, and my mother opened every window.烟充满了厨房,母亲把每扇窗都打开了。

She said I had tried to fulfil too many tasks in one evening.她说我一个晚上想「完成」太多事情了。 A fortnight later our family met again and ordered food.「两周」后,我们一家人又聚在一起,这次点了外卖。 We laughed about the smoke and the missing forks.我们笑着说起那些烟和不见的叉子。 It was the first happy evening after the funeral.那是葬礼之后第一个快乐的夜晚。

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