The other afternoon I was playing the piano when my seven-year-old walked in. He stopped and listened for a while, then said:" You don't play that thing very well, do you, Mom?"

那天下午，我在弹钢琴，我七岁的儿子走了进来， 驻足 听了一会后说“妈妈，你弹的不好。”

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I turned on the radio. She stopped crying and listened to the music.

我打开收音机。她停止哭并听音乐。

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I passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door; all was dark and silent as the grave.

我在那座房子走了几遍，还停在门口细听，一切都是漆黑，沉寂得像座坟墓。

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And so, as I listened to the tribute on the radio, I stopped feeling guilty and instead, I was proud.

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