Wendy was a happy girl, but she didnt have a hobby. All her friends had hobbies, but she didnt have one. Her friend Julie liked to play the violin. Her friend Michelle liked to collect dolls.
温迪是一个快乐的女孩,但是她没有爱好。她所有的朋友都有爱好,但是她没有。她的朋友朱莉喜欢拉小提琴,另一个朋友米歇尔喜欢收藏洋娃娃。
But Wendy didnt play any instruments and her room wasnt big enough to collect anything.
但是温迪不弹奏任何乐器,而且她的房间也不够大,放不下收藏的东西。
One day, Wendy was with her grandma. She asked her grandma, “Grandma, whats your hobby?”
一天,温迪和她的奶奶在一起。她问她的奶奶:“奶奶,你的爱好是什么?”
Wendys grandma smiled.
温迪的奶奶笑了。
“You know, for many years, I didnt think I had a hobby.”
“我想我有很多年没有爱好了。”
“All my friends had hobbies, but I didnt have one. One of my friends liked to play the piano. One of my friends liked to collect postcards.”
“我所有的朋友都有爱好,但是我没有。我的一个朋友喜欢弹钢琴,另一个朋友喜欢收藏明信片。”
“But I didnt play any instruments and I didnt have a room big enough to collect anything.”
“但是我不彈奏任何乐器,而且我没有足够大的房间来收藏任何东西。”
“But, then one day, I asked my grandmother what she collected. And she told me she was a dream collector.”
“不过,有一天,我问我的奶奶她收藏什么。她告诉我她是一个梦想收藏家。”
“Dreams dont take up any space, so you will always have enough room. Dreams dont require any special skills.”
“梦想不占任何空间,因此你会一直有足够的空间。梦想不需要任何特别的技能。”
“Dreams cant be stolen. And dreams can last forever. My grandma had many dreams in her collection.”
“梦想不会被偷走,而且梦想可以永远持续。我的奶奶已经收藏了很多梦想。”
Wendy thought for a moment. She was a good dreamer.
温迪想了一会儿。她是一个很好的梦想家。
She already had many dreams in her collection. And then she understood; she had always been a dream collector.
她已经收藏了许多梦想。于是她明白,她一直是一个梦想收藏家。
She looked at her grandma and smiled, “Grandma, Im a dream collector, too.”
她看着她的奶奶,笑了:“奶奶,我也是一个梦想收藏家。”