温暖人心的日子 爱的含义 The Meaning Of Love
译文来惹～
The Kind Gesture 善意的表示
I work as the reception manager at my hotel.
我在酒店里当一名前台经理。
A booking came in a few weeks ago with a note attached that a guest would be travelling with her deaf father.
几周前的一个订单上附加了一条备注：一位客人将和她耳聋的父亲一起旅行。
This note helped us in preparing for their arrival.
这个备注帮我们为他们的到来做好准备。
As they would be here for a number of days, his daughter wanted to make his trip to Ireland as smooth as possible.
因为他们会在酒店里待上许多天，他的女儿希望父亲在爱尔兰的旅程尽量顺利一些。
Upon seeing this note and knowing I would be the one to check them in, I decided to learn some very basic sign language.
在看到这个备注并且知道由我来为他们办理入住之后，我决定学习一些非常基础的手语。
I greeted the guest in my usual fashion, asking for the surname on the booking.
我按照平常方式问候了客人，并询问了他们预定时留的姓名。
Once I heard the name, I immediately realized who was standing in front of me.
我一听到名字立刻意识到站在我面前的人是谁。
I had been learning for two weeks how to say: "Welcome to Ireland. My sign language is terrible, but please, if you need anything during your stay, just let me know and we will help you."
我已经学习了两周如何说：“欢迎来到爱尔兰，我的手语很糟糕，但是如果您在入住期间，需要任何东西，请告知我，我们将会帮助您。”
I smiled at the father and daughter in front of me.
我对面前的父亲和女儿微笑着。
Turning to the father, I greeted him in ASL (American Sign Language) and began the bit I had learned for him.
转向这位父亲，我用美式手语问候了他，然后开始比划我为他学习的一点点手语。
His daughter broke down crying and told me I was sweet.
他的女儿突然哭了起来，告诉我，我很贴心。
But the father just smiled and was so happy. Honestly, seeing his reaction was enough for me.
但是这位父亲微笑着，非常开心。老实说，看到他的反应，我觉得已经满足了。
It was absolutely worth the last few weeks of learning basic ASL.
前几周学习基础的美式手语绝对值得了。
Sadly, I wasn't working the day they checked out, but they left a gift for me, a small box with some chocolates and a book on ASL.
可惜的是，在他们离店那天我并没有当班，但是他们留了一份礼物给我，一个小盒子里装着一些巧克力和一本美式手语书。
Inside was a note saying: "Thank you very much for what you did. My father has been in amazing spirits from the time you checked us in and insisted we get you a gift before we left.
里面有一张纸条写着：“非常感谢你做的一切，自从你为我们办理入住之后，我父亲的精神一直很好，并且坚持在我们离开前为你准备一份礼物。
You have no idea how much this meant to my father and me, and we can't thank you enough. You've made his trip very special with one simple gesture."
你不知道这对我父亲和我来说意味着什么，我们无法对你表达足够的感谢。你一个简单的举动就让他的旅程变得非常特别。”
I cried for a solid five minutes when I came into work the next day and found this gift in my locker.
我第二天回去工作，在储物柜里发现这个礼物时，足足哭了五分钟。
