English Original
One afternoon, while cleaning a large fish pond, I noticed a strange odour. Looking around, I saw a buxom lady in her early forties approaching, followed by an elderly lady using a walker. The smell grew stronger as she neared, and I saw many grey hairs on her clothes.
"What happened? Why are there so many hairs on your clothes?" I asked.
"Dog hair," she replied. "I have four dogs."
Pointing to the elderly lady, I inquired, "Is she your mum?"
"Yes," she said.
After about half an hour, the lady called me over to buy two gold tench. During the transaction, I asked, "How old is your mum?"
Instead of answering, she turned to her mother and asked, "How old are you, Mum?"
"Se-ven-ty eigh—t!" her mother enunciated slowly.
"Seventy-eight. You're in good health," I remarked. Both mother and daughter smiled.
"Does your mum live with you?" I continued.
"No, I live with Mum and look after her," she corrected gently.
"You have dogs, fish, and you care for your mum. That must be a lot of work," I said.
"Besides the dogs and fish, I also have two cats," she added.
"How much do you spend on your pets each day?" I asked out of curiosity.
"The money doesn't matter. I just love them," she stated simply.
"You really love your dogs, cats, and fish," I observed.
"And Mum!" she exclaimed, her face breaking into a sweet, youthful smile. "Mum comes first!"
中文翻译
一天下午，我正在清理一个大鱼池，突然闻到一股奇怪的气味。我环顾四周，看到一位四十岁出头、体态丰满的女士向我走来，身后跟着一位拄着助行器的老妇人。随着她走近，气味变得更浓，我看到她衣服上沾着许多灰色的毛发。
“发生什么事了？你衣服上怎么这么多毛？”我问道。
“是狗毛，”她回答，“我养了四只狗。”
我指着那位老妇人问：“她是你妈妈吗？”
“是的。”她说。
大约半小时后，那位女士叫我过去，想买两条金丁鲷。交易过程中，我问：“你妈妈多大年纪了？”
她没有直接回答，而是转向她的母亲问道：“妈妈，您多大年纪了？”
“七——十——八——岁！”她的母亲一字一顿地说道。
“七十八岁，您身体真硬朗。”我说。母女俩都笑了。
“你妈妈和你住一起吗？”我继续问。
“不，是我和妈妈住在一起，照顾她。”她温和地纠正道。
“你养狗、养鱼，还要照顾妈妈，一定很辛苦吧。”我说。
“除了狗和鱼，我还养了两只猫。”她补充道。
“你每天在宠物上要花多少钱？”我好奇地问。
“钱不重要，我只是爱它们。”她简单地说道。
“你真的很爱你的狗、猫和鱼。”我评论道。
“还有妈妈！”她大声说道，脸上绽放出如十八岁少女般甜美灿烂的笑容。“妈妈永远是第一位！”