
Clive vividly(清晰地) remembers the day when, without warning or time to work out what he was really letting himself in for(使自己陷入(麻烦等)), he became a kinship carer(亲属照护者).
克莱夫清楚地记得那一天:没有任何预兆,也来不及想清楚自己究竟要面对什么,他就成了一名亲属照护者。
“The social worker left, the door closed and Savannah was lying there in a carry cot(便携婴儿床), wrapped up in(裹在……里) a pink blanket. She looked so calm and so comfy, absolutely oblivious(浑然不知的) about what’s just happened.
“社工走了,门关上了,萨凡纳就躺在便携婴儿床里,裹着一条粉色毯子。她看起来那么安静、那么舒服,对刚刚发生的一切浑然不知。”
“There was this eerie(诡异的) silence in the house. It was just me and her and a little suitcase with some belongings in it. I burst into tears(突然哭起来). I’m a teacher, but training as a teacher does not prepare you for looking after a baby.(我是老师,但师范培训根本没教过我怎么照顾婴儿。)
“屋子里有一种诡异的寂静。只有我和她,还有一个小手提箱,里面装着一些衣物。我一下子哭了出来。我是老师,但师范培训根本没教过我怎么照顾婴儿。”