一颗勇敢的心

As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats.
火车开始缓缓加速，乘客们挨个儿在座位上坐定。
I reserved the lower berth , so that I could enjoy the beauty of out side from the moving train.
我预购了下铺的车票，如此一来，火车向前行驶的时候，我就可以欣赏窗外的风景了。

I don't know why I always preferred to get the window seat.
我也不知道自己为什么总是偏爱靠窗的位子。

An elderly lady occupied the front seat of mine.
一位老太太在我前面的位置坐下。
I looked at her.
我看了看她。
She must be in her eighties, I guessed.
这大概是一位耄耋之年的老人，我猜测。
At one point, we met our eyes.
偶然的，我们四目相接。
She smiled at me. With courtesy , I gave her response.
她对我报以微笑，我也彬彬有礼的表示回礼。
Both of us were silent.
我们俩都没说话。
By that time, the train was in its full speed.
这时，火车正全速前进。
It was 4:50 pm, evening time.
那时的时间是下午4点50分。
So, bed time was still in a long way.
离睡觉的时间还早着呢。
I couldn't resist myself any longer and asked, 'Auntie! Where are you going?'
我实在忍不住寂寞，就问道，“阿姨，您这是到哪儿去呀？”
She looked at me and friendly said, 'Army camp, dear.'
她看看我，友好的说:"我到军营里去，亲爱的。”
Suddenly my enthusiasm doubled to know the reason. I politely said, 'Aunty, you are visiting someone?'
我顿时兴致倍增，更想刨根问底了。我礼貌的问，“您去拜访什么人吗？”
She smiled triumphantly and said, 'Yes!'
她露出自豪的微笑，说到“没错。”
Just to linger the conversation, I talked to her in a very jolly mood,
我还不想住嘴，一副兴高采烈的样子对她说，

'Auntie, you must be feeling so excited to see your child and your grand children.'
“阿姨，能看到自己的孩子和孙子，您一定很高兴。“
Perhaps, this question hurt her a little but boldly she answered,
听到我的问题，她似乎有些被戳到痛处，但她还是宽容的答道，

'Oh, dear! You are so sweet!
“哦，亲爱的，你太好了。

Anyways, I had only one son who joined in army
不过，我只有一个儿子参军

and was killed by the terrorist attack just few days before.
就在几天前，他在一场恐怖袭击中去世了。

I bought so many new clothes with the winter garments for him.
我还给他买了这么多衣服，准备过冬穿呢。

So, I thought why not I would spare my son's clothes to some other soldiers,
所以，我就想，为什么不把给儿子的衣服送给其他的士兵呢

so that I would restraint my sorrow and would be happy thinking that my own son has worn it.
这样一来，我的悲伤或许会减轻一些，看到他们穿着这些衣服，就像我自己的儿子穿着一样，我一定会很高兴。

He was a bachelor, so I don't have any grand child.'
他还是个单身汉，所以我还没有孙子呢。”
I was stunned hearing her heart breaking story!
她的故事简直让人心碎，我目瞪口呆！

But I saluted the old lady from the core of my heart.
可是，我又从心底生出对这位老妇人的敬意。

I was thinking of her brave heart!
我想，她的心多么坚强呀！