波士顿唐人街 | The Chinatown Restaurant of Boston
"波士顿唐人街的老字号餐馆里，一位丰满的华裔女老板用家乡的味道温暖异乡人的心... In an old Chinatown restaurant in Boston, a curvaceous Chinese-American owner warms strangers' hearts with homeland flavors..."
波士顿唐人街 | The Chinatown Restaurant of Boston
第一章 | Chapter One: 异乡故土 (Homeland in a Foreign Land)
波士顿唐人街的一角，有一家开了三十年的粤菜馆。
In a corner of Boston's Chinatown, there was a Cantonese restaurant that had been open for thirty years.
老板娘叫陈美玲，五十岁，广东人，身材丰满，移民美国二十多年，始终保持着家乡的味道。
The owner was named Chen Meiling, fifty, from Guangdong, with a full figure. After immigrating to America over twenty years ago, she always maintained her hometown's flavors.
"再远离家乡，" 她常说，"也忘不了妈妈的味道。"
"No matter how far from home," she often said, "you never forget your mother's flavors."
第二章 | Chapter Two: 新年故事 (Chinese New Year Story)
那年春节，一位刚到波士顿的中国留学生独自来吃年夜饭。
That Chinese New Year, a Chinese student who had just arrived in Boston came alone for New Year's Eve dinner.
"就你一个人？" 美玲看着这个年轻人，想起了当年的自己。
"Just you alone?" Meiling looked at this young man, remembering her younger self.
他点了点头，眼眶有些红。
He nodded, his eyes a bit red.
"来，" 她亲自端出一桌菜，丰满的身躯散发着母亲般的温暖，"今晚你就是我的孩子。"
"Come," she personally served a table of dishes, her full figure emanating maternal warmth. "Tonight, you're my child."
第三章 | Chapter Three: 厨房里的故事 (Kitchen Stories)
春节过后，他常来帮忙。
After the festival, he often came to help.
"阿姨，" 他在厨房里学做菜，"您为什么不回国？"
"Auntie," he learned to cook in the kitchen, "why don't you go back to China?"
美玲正在炒菜，丰腴的身影在油烟中格外生动。
Meiling was stir-frying, her full figure especially vivid amid the cooking smoke.
"这里也是我的家了，" 她说，"但心永远在广东。"
"This is my home now too," she said. "But my heart is always in Guangdong."
她教他做叉烧、烧鹅、糖水，也教他如何在异乡活下去。
She taught him to make char siu, roast goose, sweet soup, and how to survive in a foreign land.
渐渐地，两颗孤独的心靠近了。
Gradually, two lonely hearts drew closer.
第四章 | Chapter Four: 家的味道 (The Taste of Home)
"我毕业了，" 几年后，他拿着学位证书来看她。
"I graduated," years later, he came to see her with his diploma.
美玲正在准备开门营业，丰满的脸上带着欣慰的笑容。
Meiling was preparing to open, a gratified smile on her full face.
"以后打算怎么办？"
"What do you plan to do now?"
"我想留在这里，" 他走到她面前，"和您一起，把这个餐馆传下去。"
"I want to stay here," he walked before her, "with you, to continue this restaurant."
她愣了一下，然后笑了："这餐馆需要年轻人... 也需要你。"
She paused, then laughed: "This restaurant needs young people... and needs you."
在波士顿的唐人街，有些味道比粤菜更暖心...
In Boston's Chinatown, some flavors warm the heart more than Cantonese cuisine...