美文：近邻的歌声

中学生美文阅览系列：近邻的歌声
　近邻不美丽的歌声总是搅扰我的写作思路，可是当得知这个女孩是经过歌唱来减轻癌症带来的苦楚后，我开端渐渐喜爱并赏识她的歌声。可是好景不长，当出差一段时刻回来后，我再也听不到这“美好”的歌声了……
　　I had been in a bad mood since my new neighbor moved in. I often typed articles by computer as a holiday. But no sooner had I become inspired to write than I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well，and even out of tune. So it is a sheer noise pollution for me. Sometimes when I was about to write，she started singing. Such a thing happened over and over. So how could I keep my spirits up and go on writing？

 
　　One day，soon after I sat down behind the computer，I heard the girl singing once again. I felt it was too noisy and disturbed my thoughts. Beyond my endurance，I had my husband go next door to complain about the noise.
　　Ten minutes later，my husband came back with a sad look，saying，“That girl is only 17 but she had bone cancer.”
　　Immediately I was taken aback by his words. On many occasions，if something didn’t arise around me，I felt it is a drama on TV. However，when I knew it is a real occurrence，I found it incredible.
　　“Her mother said that the more painful it is，the louder her daughter sings. The singing helped reduce her pains. The poor mother begged our pardon again and again for her daughter interrupting us，”my husband continued.“Heaven treats her with awful cruelty！”
　　I said to my husband，“Please tell her mother that the girl can sing as she likes. We don’t mind it at all.”

　　From that day on，I no longer thought the girl did anything wrong，and even got used to her singing. I felt as if it were like sniffing the smell of sunbeams and watching the dew flowers and plants.
　　Afterwards I left home on business. My husband phoned me that the girl became bald after receiving chemotherapy treatment① and had been hospitalized. I returned home in late summer or early autumn. Sitting at home，I couldn’t help feeling something wanting. Suddenly I understood that I could no longer hear the next-door girl sing.
　　She always sang like this，“However hard the winds blow，you will stray no more with my company. We watch the meteor shower② pouring down together. Your tears drop onto my shoulder. You shall believe that I am brave only for you，my dear. You will see a time of good cheer...”
　　The girl’s singing rose in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting for you，me and everyone.
　　Notes：
　　①chemotherapy treatment 化疗
　　②meteor shower 流星雨