19. "How do you like that?
    19)“你觉得怎样?”

    20. It occurred to me that she expected a response. The sweet vanilla flavor was still on my tongue and her reading was a wonder in my ears. I had to speak.
    20)我这才想到她期待我作出反应。我舌头上还留有香草的甜味，耳中有她奇迹般的朗诵。我不能不说点什么。

   21. I said, "Yes, ma'am.” It was the least I could do, but it was the most also.
   21)我说道：“是的，夫人。”这是我至少应该做的，但也是我最多能做到的了。

    22. "There's one more thing. Take this book of poems and memorize one for me. Next time you pay me a visit, I want you to recite."
    22)“还有一件事。你把这本诗集拿去，给我背下一首来。下次你再到我这儿来的时候，我要你背诵的。”

    23. I have tried often to search behind the sophistication of years for the enchantment I so easily found in those gifts. The essence escapes but its aura remains. To be allowed, no, invited, into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist. When I said aloud, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done . .. " tears of love filled my eyes at my selflessness."
    23)在岁月流逝我自己也老于世故了以后，我曾经常常试图弄明白为何当年她送我的那些书那样容易使我陶醉。书中的要点已从记忆中消失但其余韵仍存。得到允许，不，是得到邀请进入陌生人的个人生活中去，分享他们的欢乐与恐惧，这意味着得到机会用南方的苦艾去换得和贝奥伍尔夫共饮蜂蜜酒或和奥立佛·特威斯特一起喝上一杯加奶的热茶。当我大声说“我做的是比我做过的任何事都要好得多的事情……”时，我为自己的忘我而涌出了爱的泪水。