I shall long cherish the memory of that delightful evening I spent at home. My wife and I had a simple dinner alone, with a pleasant and interesting conversation. Then we sat at the piano and sang many of our favorite songs. When our throats grew weary, we turned on the stereo and danced to beatiful music. When our breath became short, we strolled, arm-in-arm, through our moonlit yard.

 

　　I was so very happy and I longed for more such evenings.

 

　　But alas——early the next morning, a truck pulled into our driveway and shattered my hope. It was the TV repairman.

 

　　我會長久懷念在家度過的那個令人愉快的夜晚。我和我妻子兩人，一邊談論著令人愉快的有趣話題，一邊吃完了簡單的晚餐。然后，我們坐在鋼琴旁，唱了好多我們喜歡的歌。唱累了，就打開音響，隨著優美的音樂翩翩起舞；跳累了，便手挽著手在月光照耀下的庭院里散步。

 

　　這太幸福了，我渴望能有這樣的夜晚。

 

　　然而，唉，第二天一早，一輛卡車駛進了我們家的車道。我的希望破滅了。來的是一位電視維修員。