The Old Bicycle
My grandfather bought a bicycle in 1985.
我爷爷在1985年买了一辆自行车。
He rode it to work for twenty-five years.
他骑着它上班骑了二十五年。
The bicycle is blue, but now most of the paint is gone.
那辆自行车是蓝色的，不过现在漆基本掉光了。
Last year my father wanted to sell it.
去年我爸爸想把它卖掉。
He said it was old and nobody used it.
他说它太旧了，也没有人骑。
My grandfather did not say anything for a while.
爷爷有一会儿什么也没说。
Then he told us about the day he bought it.
然后他跟我们说了他买车那天的事。
It cost him two months of salary.
那花了他两个月的工资。
He rode home in the rain, but he was smiling all the way.
他冒着雨骑回家，可是一路上都在笑。
Nobody talked about selling the bicycle again.
从那以后没有人再提卖车的事。
It is still in the garage, and my grandfather cleans it every spring.
它还在车库里，爷爷每年春天都擦一次。