精品閱讀：丁香花開 Of Lilacs and Springtime_跨考網(wǎng)

　　精品閱讀：丁香花開 Of Lilacs and Springtime

　　This past April while visiting my parents on the farm I'd grown up on, I wandered outside to drink in the feel of "home", a comfort I really needed right then. I was used to sunny Southern Californian morning and the brisk early-morning Iowan air nipped at my nose, ears and bare hands.With my father's fleece-lined jacket wrapped around me, and my hands snuggled deep in its well-worn pocket I meandered around the spacious homestead when the unexpected sweet scent of lilacs suddenly called to me. Turning toward the bountiful hedge of lilacs in the distance, I spotted what looked like blooms. I hurried over.The lavender lilacs were indeed in glorious bloom! I pulled a plentiful clump to my face and inhaled the intoxicating scent, as I had done every springtime throughout my childhood. A warm delight seeped through my chilled bone and I smiled at the thought that spring had arrived!Strolling back to the house, the promise of springtime—warmth, renewal and beauty—journeyed right along with me.My father sat at the kitchen table, poring over the morning market reports."It's spring! The lilacs are in bloom!" I joyously announced."Lilacs in bloom or not, it isn't spring until winter is gone," he contradicted. "We'll get a bit of cold weather yet.

　　剛剛過去的那個(gè)四月，我回到我在那長大的農(nóng)場探望我的父母。我在屋外漫步，沉浸在“家”的舒適感覺中——當(dāng)時(shí)我真的很需要家的慰藉。我習(xí)慣了加利福尼亞州南部那陽光明媚的早晨，艾奧瓦州清晨凜冽的空氣使我的鼻子、耳朵和沒戴手套的雙手感到一陣陣冰冷的刺痛。我穿著父親的一件羊毛襯里的夾克，把它裹得緊緊的，然后把手深深插進(jìn)它那殘破的口袋里，漫步在廣袤的農(nóng)場上。這時(shí)，一陣紫丁花香意外地?fù)浔嵌鴣?。我轉(zhuǎn)過頭去，看到遠(yuǎn)處圍欄邊一叢叢茂密的紫丁香似乎在怒放。我趕緊跑了過去。淡紫色的丁香花的確在燦爛地怒放著!我拉過一大束，湊到面前，盡情地聞著那令人陶醉的花香——童年的時(shí)候，每年春天，我都會這樣聞聞紫丁香。一股溫暖的喜悅沁潤了我冰冷的身骨。想到春天已經(jīng)來了，我不禁微笑起來。我漫步回家，一路上，春天的征兆——溫暖、萬物復(fù)蘇和美麗一直縈繞在我心頭。父親正坐在廚房的餐桌前，出神地看著早晨股市播報(bào)。“春天來了!紫丁香花盛開了!”我歡欣雀躍地宣布?！安还茏隙∠汩_不開花，只有冬天過去了，才是春天，”父親反駁說，“寒冷的天氣還要持續(xù)一段時(shí)間呢?！?/p>

　　But my heart refused to let the optimism that the lilacs had brought to me fade. Immediately, I recalled the card my mother had sent me just that past week—one that had subconsciously inspired this trip home. My mother knew that I was feeling down. On the cover of the card she sent me was a photo of a single flower emerging from a desolate barren slope of rock. The exquisite flower willed itself to have life, in spite of the conditions around it. Inside were the words "In the midst of winter, I found within me an eternal spring," followed by my mother's words:"Spring has always been your favorite time of year. As alway it's within."These are words that my mother, ever the optimist, lives by. Even in the midst of winter, she finds spring."It's pouring rain!" Dad once said."Everything smells so fresh after a rain!" Mom responded."But I'd wanted to get the yards mowed today," he replied, obviously disappointed."We need the rain," she countered. "Now everything will be greener.""But the forecast is rain for the entire day," Dad moaned."Then we should go to the movies this afternoon," Mom smiled."It's so expensive," he retorted."That's precisely why we should go to the matinee," she countered. "Three of the kids can get in free, and it's only half-price for the rest of us."

　　但我內(nèi)心深處不愿意讓紫丁香剛剛帶給我的期待消失。我隨即想起上一個(gè)星期母親送給我的一張卡片——正是那張卡片促使我潛意識地作了回家的決定。母親知道我那時(shí)心情不好。她送給我的那張卡片的正面是一張照片，照片上是一朵花，它從一塊巖石的荒蕪貧瘠的斜面上生長出來。盡管周圍的環(huán)境十分惡劣，這朵嬌嫩的小花卻頑強(qiáng)地綻放著生命?？ㄆ锩嬗幸恍┪淖郑骸霸诼《铮以趦?nèi)心找到了永恒的春天。”緊接著還有一句母親寫給我的話：“一直以來，春天都是你最喜愛的季節(jié)。春天一直都在你心里?！边@就是我那永遠(yuǎn)樂觀的母親的人生信念。即使是在隆冬，她也能找到春天。“下大雨了!”有一次父親說?！坝旰蟮囊磺新勂饋硎悄敲吹那逍?”母親回答說。“可我本來想今天割院子里的草的，”父親帶著很失望的語氣說?！拔覀冃枰@場雨，”母親反駁說，“大雨過后一切會變得更青翠?！薄暗鞖忸A(yù)報(bào)說，這場雨會下一整天，”父親抱怨道?！澳俏覀兘裉煜挛鐟?yīng)該去看電影，”母親笑著說?！捌眱r(jià)太貴了，”父親反駁道?！澳乔∏∈俏覀儜?yīng)該去看下午場的原因，”她回答說，“三個(gè)孩子可以免票進(jìn)場，我們其他人只要半票?！?/p>