Ufficio postale - Lettura
Ci sono lettere che arrivano in ritardo, persino dopo…60 anni!
An old soldier (soldato) has received a heartbreaking (struggente) letter which could have changed his life.
Ken McKernan, 79, from Liverpool, should have received his mother’s letter while he was serving with the Royal Fusilliers (fucilieri) in World War II (seconda guerra mondiale). Mr McKernan’s mother emigrated to the USA when he was a boy.
He was brought up (allevato) by relatives (parenti) and he thought (pensava) that his mother had forgotten (si fosse dimenticata) about him.
The letters, written in 1944, were found (trovate) in a cigar box in a Dutch (olandese) museum.
McKernan fought (ha combattuto) in Holland during the war, but he said that he had no idea how the letters ended up (siano finite) in the museum. They were returned to him after an international search to track down (rintracciare) the author via relatives in the USA.
“I am so happy the letters have finally reached (raggiunto) me, even if it is 60 years too late (tardi)”, said McKernan.
“If only I had known (saputo) I would have gone to join her (raggiungerla).
My life could have been a totally different story.”
Adapted from www.bbc.co.uk
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