80、EveryDayIsaGift珍惜每一天生词拦路虎1.bureaun.(带抽屉的）写字台2.lingerien.女用贴身内衣裤3.discardv.抛弃4.exquisiteadj.精致的5.trimmedadj.修饰的6.cobwebn.蜘蛛网7.lacen.花边8.astronomicaladj.庞大的9.morticiann.殡仪业者10.lingerv.逗留11.funeraln.葬礼12.savourv.品味13.camellian.山茶14.blazern.艳色的运动上衣15.prosperousadj.繁盛的16.wincev.退缩17.tellern.出纳员18.squabblen.争论19.undoneadj.未完成的20.lustern.光彩悦读时刻Mybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister’sbureauandliftedoutatissue-wrappedpackage.“This”,hesaid,“isnotaslip.Thisislingerie.”Hediscardedthetissueandhandedmetheslip.Itwasexquisite,silk,handmadeandtrimmedwithacobweboflace.Thepricetagwithanastronomicalfigureonitwasstillattached.“JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYork,atleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion.”“Well,Iguessthisistheoccasion.”Hetooktheslipfrommeandputitonthebed,withtheotherclothesweweretakingtothemortician.Hishandslingeredonthesoftmaterialforamoment,thenheslammedthedrawershutandturnedtome,“Don’teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou’realiveisaspecialoccasion.”IrememberedthosewordsthroughthefuneralandthedaysthatfollowedwhenIhelpedhimandmynieceattendtoallthesadchoresthatfollowanunexpecteddeath.IthoughtaboutthemontheplanereturningtoCaliforniafromthemidwesterntownwheremysister’sfamilylives.Ithoughtaboutallthethingsthatshehadn’tseenorheardordone.Ithoughtaboutthethingsthatshehaddonewithoutrealizingthattheywerespecial.I’mstillthinkingabouthiswords,andthey’vechangedtheweedsinthegarden.I’mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossible,lifeshouldbeapatternofexperiencetosavour,notendure.I’mtryingtorecognizethesemomentsnowandcherishthem.I’mnot“saving”anything;weuseourgoodchinaandcrystalforeveryspecial.Eventsuchaslosingapound,gettingthesinkunstopped,thefirstcamelliablossom…IwearmygoodblazertothemarketifIfeellikeit.MytheoryisifIlookprosperous,Icanshellout$28.49foronesmallbagofgrocerieswithoutwincing.I’mnotsavingmygoodperfumeforspecialparties;clerksinhardwarestoresandtellersinbankshavenosesthatfunctionaswellasmypartygoingfriends.“Someday”and“oneofthesedays”arelosingtheirgriponmyvocabulary.Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoing,Iwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.I’mnotsurewhatmysisterwould’vedonehadsheknowthatshewouldn’tbehereforthetomorrowwealltakeforgranted.Ithinkshewouldhavecalledfamilymembersandafewclosefriends.Shemighthavecalledafewformerfriendstoapologize,andmendfencesforpastsquabbles.IliketothinkshewouldhavegoneoutforaChinesedinner,herfavoritefood.I’mguessing.I’llneverknow.It’sthoselittlethingsleftundonethatwouldmakemeangryifIknewthatmyhourswerelimited.AngrybecauseIputoffseeinggoodfriendswhomIwasgoingtogetintouchwithsomeday.AngrybecauseIhadn’twrittencertainlettersthatIintendedtowriteoneofthesedays.AngryandsorrythatIdidn’ttellmyhusbandanddaughteroftenenoughhowmuchItrulylovethem.I’mtryingveryhardnottoputoff,holdback,orsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughterandlustertoourlives.AndeverymorningwhenIopenmyeyes,Itellmyselfthateveryday,everyminute,everybreathtruly,isagiftfromGod.中文参考妹夫打开了妹妹衣柜最底层抽屉，拿出一个用纸包装的包裹。“这个，”他说，“不是件普通内衣，而是一件豪华内衣。”他把薄纸撕开，递给了我那件内衣。它的确精致无比，丝质、全手工缝制，周围还有一圈网状蕾丝花边。价签都尚未拆去，上面的数字...
