收音机正重播着昨夜获奖者的发言，

The radio's replaying last night's winners

以及那些光鲜人物的感激，

and the gratitude of the glamorous,

人人感谢着每一个人，是他们让这一切

everyone thanking everybody for making everything

成为可能。直到我也想让

so possible, until I want to shush

水龙头噤声，擦干双手，就在这里

the faucet, dry my hands, join in right here

站到水槽这座凌乱的讲台前，感谢

at the cluttered podium of the sink, and thank

我的母亲，教会我秋葵真正的意义，

my mother for teaching me the true meaning of okra,

我的孩子们，把咕咕声还给了饥饿，

my children for putting back the growl in hunger,

我的丈夫，晚餐的首席男主角，没有

my husband, primo uomo of dinner, for not

介意我担任今晚的主角——

begrudging me this starring role—

没有他们，我知道，这锅汤

without all of them, I know this soup

今晚就不会出现在这里。

would not be here tonight.

还请允许我补充一句，若没有

And let me just add that I could not

那根髓骨，高汤的血亲兄弟，我也不可能

have made it without the marrow bone, that blood—

完成这一切，还有番茄

brother to the broth, and the tomatoes

它们敞开心扉，还有谦逊无争的利马豆，

who opened up their hearts, and the self-effacing limas,

金发的玉米姐妹团，还有辣椒粉

the blonde sorority of corn, the cayenne

和牛至，最后关头

and oregano who dashed in

匆匆赶到。

in the nick of time.

当然，一如往常，还要特别感谢盐，

Special thanks, as always, to the salt—

你懂的，就是你——还有那把刀，

you know who you are—and to the knife,

它剥露厚皮下熟透的果肉，

who revealed the ripe beneath the rind,

脏污外皮下洁净的真相。

the clean truth underneath the dirty peel.

——希望我没有漏掉任何人——

—I hope I've not forgotten anyone—

哦，对了，还有芹菜和欧洲防风草，

oh, yes, to the celery and the parsnip,

这些只为充实场面的配角，

those bit players only there to swell the scene,

我只想说：有时候，我完全明白你们的感受。

let me just say: sometimes I know exactly how you feel.

但今晚不一样，今晚，一切

But not tonight, not when it's all

终成正果，炉火正旺，而我

coming to something and the heat is on and

正沐浴在又一轮

I'm basking in another round

蓝色的掌声之中。

of blue applause.