留言條
Mom，I came when you were out.
I knew the key was still placed in the interstice
Between the wall and the mailbox.
I examined the floor under the wardrobe1） and found the secret
You took out and hid back every night，
A nanmu2） case.I meant to take away the bank deposit book，
But soon I recognized the cloth
That wrapped your treasure had once swaddled3） me.
Washed and ironed so neat，it' s still fresh after so many years.
Mom，I thought you were nothing but a s tubborn4），cold vixen5）。
I leave this message，just to let you know I came
But moved nothing.And I，yes I，am still swaddled in the cloth.
留言條
我來過了，媽媽，
進門時，我知道鑰匙還放在信箱與墻壁的夾縫中間。
我找到了大衣柜下你每晚取出又藏好的秘密。
那楠木盒。
本來我是要拿走那存折的
可我看到夾放那筆巨款的是我最初的襁褓，
你洗、熨得多么干凈，新鮮，保留了這么多年。
我原以為你只有嘮叨、倔犟和冷漠呢。
我留下這紙條，告訴你，我來過了
什么也沒動，而我，是的，我還在那襁褓里。
注釋：
1. wardrobe n. 衣柜， 衣廚
2. nanmu n. 楠木
3. swaddle vt. 束縛， 用襁褓包
4. stubborn adj. 頑固的， 固執的
5. vixen n. 嘮叨的女人
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