Memorial Day

Memorial Day, written by Anne Weil.

《阵亡将士纪念日》，作者：安妮·韦尔。

Kyle, we'll stop at the post office on our way into town. Did you put on sunblock? Grandma asked. Yes, Grandma, I did, he answered. It was only 10 o 'clock, but the sun felt hot on his back. It was the last Saturday in May, and Kyle was ready for summer.

“凯尔，我们进城路上要先去趟邮局。” “你涂防晒霜了吗？”奶奶问。 “嗯，奶奶，我涂啦。”他回答。这时候才刚十点，可后背已经被太阳晒得发烫了。 这是五月的最后一个周六，凯尔已经做好了迎接夏天的准备。

His grandparents' small town was so different from the city. Kyle loved the old buildings here. He was glad when his parents told him he would be spending the long Memorial Day holiday weekend here with his grandmother.

爷爷奶奶住的小镇和他所在的城市差别太大了。 凯尔特别喜欢这儿的老建筑。 爸妈告诉他阵亡将士纪念日的长周末他可以来这儿陪奶奶一起过，他可开心了。

The short walk to the post office took longer than Kyle had expected. It seemed like everyone in this town knew each other. You couldn't walk past someone without saying hello or swapping news.

走去邮局的路不长，可花的时间比凯尔预想的久多了。 感觉小镇上的每个人都互相认识。 你路过任何人的时候，都得打个招呼，或是聊两句近况。

See you at the parade, people said with a friendly wave. This was the first Kyle had heard about a parade. What parade, he asked Grandma. The Memorial Day parade, of course. This is Memorial Day weekend, you know, she said.

“游行上见哦。”大家一边友好地挥手一边说。 凯尔还是第一次听说有游行这回事。 “什么游行呀？”他问奶奶。 “当然是阵亡将士纪念日游行了呀。” “你知道的呀，这周末就是阵亡将士纪念日了。”她说。

Kyle knew this three -day weekend was special. The town pool opened this weekend, but he didn't know there would be a parade. You have a parade for the beginning of summer? Not exactly, said Grandma, as she dropped a few letters in the mailbox. Haven't you ever been to a Memorial Day parade? she asked. Kyle shook his head. There were many parades in the big city where he lived with his parents, but they never went to them. His parents usually worked on holidays. He saw a Thanksgiving Day parade on television once. He hoped there would be big balloons at this parade, too. Maybe he would meet other kids there.

凯尔知道这三天的周末很特别。 镇上的游泳池这周就开放了，可他不知道还有游行。 “你们办游行是为了迎接夏天开始吗？” “不全是哦。”奶奶说，一边把几封信投进邮箱。 “你从来没看过阵亡将士纪念日游行吗？” 她问。 凯尔摇了摇头。 他和爸妈住的大城市里有很多游行，可他们从来没去过。 他爸妈假期通常都要上班。 他曾经在电视上看过一次感恩节游行。 他希望这次的游行也会有大大的气球。 说不定他还能在那儿认识其他小朋友呢。