我9岁时的一天,妈妈要进城去,让我看管弟弟汤姆和妹妹朱迪。她开车一走,我就跑进她的卧室,打开柜子窥视。在上面的抽屉里,有一个木制的小珠宝盒,我被里面的珍藏品迷住了--妈妈敬爱的伯母留给她的红宝石戒指,是妈妈惟一的嫁妆,还有外婆戴过的珍珠耳环。我试着把它们佩戴起来,然后,我又发现一小块白色的瓷器碎片。 One day when I was 9 years old, my mom was going to the town to show me my brother Tom and sister Judy. As she drove away, I ran into her bedroom and peeped through the closet. In the drawer there was a small wooden jewel box that I was captivated by the jewels of my mother’s beloved aunt, the mother’s only dowry, and the grandmother’s pearl earring. I tried to wear them, and then I found a small piece of white porcelain pieces.