万花筒 2013-10-27&10-31 姐弟失散30年重聚 同为海军军官

 With a quick salute¹ anda long hug, these siblings² closed thegap on more than thirty years.

 

“It’s the greatest thing , I ‘ve looked for him for a long, long time. And nowhere he is. And it’s just great.”

 

"Never in a million years did I think I would be standing³ here with thissituation."

 

The brother and sister arefrom Denver. They last saw each other in the late 70s when Robert was only six."We share different mothers, so yeah my dad went a different way from mymother, so wejust lost touch."

 

But, as adults, the twonever stopped looking for each other. "I tried looking on Facebook butthere are a million Robert Willaimsons and a million Bobby Williamsons with nopictures, and I wouldn't have known what he looked like then anyway. So, Itried... we did a People Search."

 

Cindy finally reached outto her father who told her Robert was in the navy too. Cindy's chief pettyofficer found Robert and called him within minutes. "He said, 'Well, I'mpretty sure my boss is your sister, do you have a sister named Cindy?' And Ijust went silent."

 

Since that call two monthsago, the siblings have been talking on the phone and e-mailing, but there isstill a lot of catching-up to do.

 

"Just the littlethings you forget to ask when you are talking on the phone, because there areso many things you want to ask."

 

"He's never left mymind ever. I always wanted to find him and now I have."

 

Since reconnecting, Cindyand Robber realized they like some of the same foods and even have the sametaste in TV shows. They plan to spend this weekend together getting to knoweach other, and each other’ families. At the Naval⁴ Medical center, DaynaRice, 10 news.

1 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

2 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。