小清新動人的英文漫畫故事 But You Didn't 但是，你沒有

作者是一位普通的美國婦女，她的丈夫在女兒4歲時應徵入伍去了越南戰場，從此她便和女兒相依為命。

後來，她的丈夫、孩子的爸爸不幸陣亡。她終身守寡，直至年老病逝。

她的女兒在整理遺物時發現了母親當年寫給父親的這首詩，題目就是《但是你沒有》。

My heart is with you.

我的愛與你同在。

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But you didn't

但是你沒有

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?

記得那天，

我借用你的新車，我撞凹了它。

I thought you'd kill me,

But you didn't.

我以為你一定會殺了我，

但是你沒有。

Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your carpet?

記得那天，

我在你的新地毯上吐了滿地的草莓餅。

I thought you'd hate me,

But you didn't.

我以為你一定會厭惡我

但是你沒有。

And remember the time,

I dragged you to the beach,

and it really was raining, as you said it would?

記得那天，

我拖你去海灘，

而他真如你所說得下了雨。

I thought you'd say,'I told you so.'

But you didn't.

我以為你會說“我告訴過你”

但是你沒有。

Do you remember the time,

I flirted with all the guys to

make you jealous, and you really did get jealous?

記得那天，

我和所有的男人調情好讓你嫉妒

而你真的嫉妒了

I thought you'd leave,

But you didn't.

我以為你會離開我，

但是你沒有。

And remember the time I forgot to

Tell you the dance was formal and

You showed up in jeans?

記得那天，

我忘了告訴你那個舞會是要穿禮服，

而你卻穿了牛仔褲？

I thought you'd drop me,

But you didn't.

我以為你一定要拋棄我，

但是你沒有。

Yes, there were lots of things

You didn't do.

是的，

有許多的事你都沒有做。

But you put up with me,

而你容忍我

And loved me,

鍾愛我，

And protected me.

保護我

There were lots of things

I wanted to make up to you，

有許多許多的事情我要回報你，

When you returned from Vietnam.

等你從越南迴來。（越南戰爭）

But you didn't.

但是你沒有