告别贝丝

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A letter came from home. 家裡來信了。

Gentle Beth was very ill again, and this time she would not get better. 溫柔的貝絲又病得很重，這次她不會好起來了。

Joe rushed home at once to be with her. 喬立刻趕回家去陪她。

Beth had never been strong since her fever years ago. 貝絲自從多年前發燒後，身體就一直很虛弱。

Now she was fading slowly, like a candle burning low. 現在她正慢慢地衰弱下去，就像一支燃盡的蠟燭。

But she was not afraid. 但她並不害怕。

Don't be sad, Joe, Beth said softly, holding her sister's hand. 「別難過，喬，」貝絲輕聲說道，握著她姐姐的手。

I was never meant for big things like you. 我從來就不是像你那樣做大事的人。

I only wanted to stay home and be loved. 我只想待在家裡，被愛著。

And I have been. 而我也確實得到了。

I've had a happy life. 我過得很幸福。

Joe sat with Beth day after day, reading to her and holding her close. 喬日復一日地坐在貝絲身邊，讀書給她聽，緊緊抱著她。

She loved her more than ever. 她比以往任何時候都更愛她。

One quiet spring morning, 一個寧靜的春日早晨，

gentle Beth slipped away in her sleep, 溫柔的貝絲在睡夢中悄然離世，

calm and unafraid, 平靜而無懼，

with her family all around her. 家人都圍繞在她身邊。

The house was full of sorrow, 屋子裡充滿了悲傷，

yet Beth had left behind something precious, the memory of a pure and loving heart. 然而貝絲卻留下了一樣珍貴的東西，那就是一顆純潔而充滿愛的心的記憶。

Those who love gently are never truly gone. 那些溫柔地愛著的人從未真正離去。

They live on in every kind thing we do. 他們活在我們所做的每一件善事中。

Jo missed her deeply, 喬深深地思念著她，

but Beth had taught her to be softer and braver. 但貝絲教會了她變得更溫柔、更勇敢。

Slowly, the family learned to smile again. 慢慢地，這個家庭又學會了微笑。