Translations:Chapter One Trey/51/zh-cn

Growing up, Kristi and I would ride the ferry to Bremerton to visit my father’s parents. From the ferry we’d walk a short distance up the hill to the house where my dad grew up. It was a small blue Craftsman on a quiet street. We’d stay with my grandparents for a night or two. If the TV was on, my grandfather would be watching boxing, which was pretty much the one diversion he allowed himself. My paternal grandmother, Lillian Elizabeth Gates, had the same spark for cards that Gami did, so we would often get a few games in. Like my maternal grandparents, my dad’s parents were Christian Scientists. One memory I have from those visits is of Grandma Gates in the kitchen every morning with a cup of coffee, quietly reading Mary Baker Eddy’s Daily Bible Lesson to my grandfather.

小时候，我姊克莉丝蒂和我会搭渡轮到布雷默顿探望我们的祖父母。下渡轮后，我们会沿着山坡走一段路，抵达我父亲从小成长的家，一栋蓝色的工匠风房屋，坐落在一条安静的街道上。我们会在那里住一、两个晚上。如果电视开着，就是祖父在看拳击比赛，那几乎是他唯一允许自己的消遣。我的祖母莉莲．伊丽莎白．盖茨（Lillian Elizabeth Gates）和加米一样喜欢玩牌，我们常会一起玩几回。我的祖父母和外祖父母一样，都是基督科学的信徒。我记得几次探望祖父母的情景，早上奶奶会在厨房，一边喝咖啡、一边静静地朗读玛丽．贝克．艾迪（Mary Baker Eddy）的每日圣经课文给祖父听。