<p class="ql-block"> 2025年7月18日周五，我們?nèi)盍覅⒓泳蹠?，楊力請她的五位老鄰居吃飯，都是西人且都是八十多歲的老人，在過去的二三十年過往中，對楊力有所幫助，現(xiàn)在年歲大了，說句玩笑話：“過去我們幫助你，現(xiàn)在該你幫助我們了”。不是為了感恩和報答，只是一種回憶或思念，老人們應(yīng)邀都很高興，盛裝出席并且?guī)碜灾频氖称泛投Y物。我們雖然聽不懂她（他）們說的什么，但從言談舉止中能感覺到互相很熟悉很親切。</p> <p class="ql-block">On Friday, July 18th, 2025, we went to Yang Li's house to attend a party. Yang Li invited her five old neighbors to dinner, all of whom were Westerners and over eighty years old. In the past twenty or thirty years, he has been helpful to Yang Li. Now that he is old, let's make a joke: 'We helped you in the past, but now it's your turn to help us.'. It's not for gratitude or repayment, just a memory or longing. The elderly are always happy to be invited, dressed up and bringing homemade food and gifts. Although we couldn't understand what they were saying, we could feel that they were very familiar and friendly to each other from their words and actions.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是Gerti老人，今年85歲，奧地利人，曾經(jīng)在面包廠和楊力一起工作過，是部門經(jīng)理，對楊力家很熟悉。This is Gerti, an 85 year old man who used to work with Yang Li in a bakery as a department manager and is very familiar with the Yang Li family.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是楊力家的老鄰居四號兩位老人，男的叫John，今年86歲；女的叫Kitsa，今年80歲。他們是希臘人。兩個老人在當年楊力家發(fā)生變故的時候出手相助，讓楊力至今不忘。These are two elderly people from Yang Li's old neighbor No. 4. The man's name is John and he is 86 years old this year; The woman's name is Kitsa, and she is 80 years old this year. They are Greeks. Two elderly people came to Yang Li's aid during a family crisis, which he still remembers to this day.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是楊力家的近鄰，楊力家十號，兩個老人住在八號，男的叫James，今年83歲；女的叫Mabel，今年81歲。她們是蘇格蘭人。因為是近鄰，對楊力家?guī)椭畲?，照顧小孩，收拾院子，修剪草坪等。This is the neighbor of Yang Li's family, number 10. Two elderly people live in number 8. The man's name is James and he is 83 years old this year; The woman's name is Mabel, and she is 81 years old this year. They are Scots. As a close neighbor, I have been the most helpful to Yang Li's family. I have helped take care of children, tidy up the yard, and trim the lawn.</p> <p class="ql-block"> BBQ燒烤是澳大利亞飲食文化的一個代表，也是崇尚自然的澳大利亞人最享受的美食。澳的家庭幾乎都自備有各種燒烤裝具。楊力今天招待老鄰居，又是西人，最主要的就是烤新疆羊肉大串。除此之外，楊力還做了炒面、手抓飯、兩種披薩，以及涼菜、沙拉、炒蝦仁等。老鄰居帶來的豬肉串、希臘伴西紅柿及甜點，酒水，使聚餐更豐富多彩！</p> <p class="ql-block">BBQ barbecue is a representative of Australian culinary culture and a favorite food for Australians who value nature. Almost all households in Australia have their own barbecue equipment. Yang Li is entertaining his old neighbor today, who is also a Westerner. The most important thing is to grill Xinjiang lamb skewers. In addition, Yang Li also made stir fried noodles, hand pulled rice, two types of pizza, as well as cold dishes, salads, stir fried shrimp, and more. The pork skewers, Greek tomatoes, desserts, and drinks brought by the old neighbor make the gathering more colorful!</p> <p class="ql-block"> 看到幾位老人用餐，都是習慣自己動手，喜歡什么就往自己的盤子里放什么，吃的很隨意、很仔細、很干凈，吃完了再選擇新的菜品。都吃完飯了，開始用甜點，老人雖然歲數(shù)很大了，可是還動手收拾東西，把自己和別人用完的盤子放到廚房里。四號Kitsa老人還在廚房幫助刷碗，看到很感動。老人用餐時，還時不時的說個笑話，或回憶過去的往事，特別是楊力女兒的參與，讓老人更是開懷大笑，心情愉悅！</p> <p class="ql-block">Seeing several elderly people dining, they are accustomed to doing things themselves, putting whatever they like into their own plates, eating very casually, carefully, and cleanly, and then choosing new dishes after finishing. After finishing their meal, they started using desserts. Although the old man was very old, he still started to tidy up and put the plates he and others had used in the kitchen. Old Kitsa, the fourth person, is still helping to wash dishes in the kitchen and is very moved to see it. When the elderly dine, they occasionally tell jokes or reminisce about the past, especially with the participation of Yang Li's daughter, which makes the elderly laugh heartily and feel happy!</p> <p class="ql-block"> 天下沒有不散的筵席。老人們在楊力的呵護下，先后告別離開。楊力的近鄰八號兩位老人邀請我和老伴去她家坐客。我們在楊力的陪伴下步入了老人的家，只見房前屋后，屋內(nèi)屋外，整潔干凈，兩個八十多歲的老人獨居還能這樣利索，讓我們敬佩。老人家養(yǎng)了兩條犬，這不是看家用的，而是用于表演的，其中一個是牧羊犬。楊力介紹說老人從年青時就喜歡養(yǎng)犬，還訓練有素，所養(yǎng)的犬參加過很多比賽，獲得許多獎牌，月末老人要帶犬去參加比賽。當場老人James還為我們做了訓犬表演。雖然語言不通，我們還是感受到了老人們的熱情好客和溫馨善良。</p> <p class="ql-block">There is no banquet that never ends in the world. Under the care of Yang Li, the elderly bid farewell and left one after another. Yang Li's neighbors, two elderly people on the eighth floor, invited me and my spouse to visit her house. We walked into the old man's house with Yang Li's company, and saw that the front and back of the house, indoors and outdoors, were clean and tidy. The two elderly people in their eighties living alone were so agile, which we admired. The old man has two dogs at home, which are not for household use, but for performances, one of which is a sheepdog. Yang Li introduced that the elderly person has enjoyed raising dogs since he was young and has been well-trained. The dogs he has raised have participated in many competitions and won many medals. At the end of the month, the elderly person will bring their dogs to participate in competitions. On the spot, the elderly James also gave us a dog training performance. Despite the language barrier, we still felt the warmth, hospitality, and kindness of the elderly people.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 墻上懸掛著的獎牌都是老人所養(yǎng)的犬參加比賽獲得的。The medals hanging on the wall were all won by the dogs owned by the elderly who participated in the competition.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這個獎牌就是下面訓練的那個犬參加比賽獲得的。This medal was won by the dog trained below participating in the competition.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這個獎牌是那個牧羊犬參加比賽獲得的。This medal was won by the sheepdog who participated in the competition.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是過去屢次參加愛犬比賽的場景。This is a scene from repeatedly participating in dog competitions in the past.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是二十年前兩個老人和愛犬合影。This is a photo of two elderly people and their beloved dog taken twenty years ago.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是老人Mabel在給我們講述每個獎牌的故事。This is the old man Mabel telling us the story of each medal.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 這是James老人在給我們做訓犬表演。This is Mr. James giving us a dog training performance.</p>