星火30篇文章贯通考研词汇

许可证

因生活困苦，我不得不离开家乡去外国打工。我把大部分钱都寄给了妻子和父母。然而不

久，政府要求我们必须有工作许可证才能继续打工。后来，我们就遭遇到种种无理待遇……

Ithinkthebuildingmusthavebeenusedasafarmer'swinterstore,forIfound

pilesofforgottendriedchestnutsandgraininrottingbarrels.Itriedthe

chestnutsbuttheytastedsour,Paulosaidhewouldbringmefood,butthatwas

threedaysago.

Yesterday,Iheardacarenginegettingcloser,andclimbeduptohideinthe

beamsofthepatchedroof.Butthemenjustlookedinquicklythroughthe

worn-outwindowsandbrokendoorsbeforetheyleft.Iclungtothedustywooden

beam,feelingitwouldbendundermyweight,andtriedtomakenonoise.Myarms

andlegsgrewnumb,thenbegantotremble.Ilongedtomove,butIwaiteduntil

Iheardthepolicemendriveoff.

Iknowthattheywillreturn.Whenwebeganthefinalpartofourjourney,we

werewarnedthatthepolicepatrolledthelandaroundhereregularly.Theyare

alwayssearchingforus,orotherslikeus;thecoastofMorocco（摩洛哥）andthe

Presidio（要塞）ofCeuta（休达，摩洛哥北部港市）areonlytenmilesawayacrossthe

Straits.

ThatishowIgothere:squeezedinwithfifteenothermeninashallowboat

meantforeight,withthecoldwavesreachingoverthesidesandthenightdeepand

blackasatomb.Ihaveneverbeenmorescared.Iprayedallthewayacross,and

thoughtaboutmyfamily.Itoldmyself,overandover,thatIwasdoingitforthem.

Thattriptookalmostallofmymoney.AllofthemoneyIhadsavedinEcuador（厄

瓜多尔）.Theboatmenleftusonabeachinthemiddleofthenight.Welostsightof

thembutwecouldstillheartheirsmallengineacrossthewaves.Sixofusstarted

walkinginlandbuttheotherswaitedforthecontacts,thefriendsoftheboatmen,

astheyhadbeentold.

Wewerelucky:wemetPaulo.Wefoundthetownandwaiteduntilthefirstbar

opened;Iwentinalonewhiletheothershidintheorchardnearby.WhenIasked

foracupofcoffee,theyoungbarman（侍者）lookedatmeandnodded.Hemadethe

coffee,thendisappearedintothebackroom.Coldandwithoutstrength,I

wrappedmyhandsaroundthewarmcup,notcaringwhetherthebarmanhad

calledthepolice,notcaringaboutthenextmoment,justaboutthepresent.

ButthemanhadcalledPaulo,whocameandhelpedus.Paulowasalways

smiling,alwayshappy.HewasfromSeville（塞维利亚）,abusycityofmanypeople,

andheknewmanypeople.Paulofoundworkforus.Imadegoodmoneyonthe

farms.Ipickedcabbages,beans,cucumbersandpeas.Ipickedgreatround

yellowsquashes（南瓜）thatsmelledofrichperfumewhenyoubrokethem.The

farmershiredusbytheday,andwerecontent.Thelocalpeoplewouldneverwork

forthewageswearepaid.Butthereweremanyfarms,andmanycropstobe

picked.Wewerewelcomed.

Isharedasmallcleanhouseinthetownwithsevenotherworkers.Wehad

journeyedfromEcuador,Colombia（哥伦比亚），Venezuela（委内瑞拉）,even

Argentina（阿根廷）.Paulofoundthehouseforus-heknewthelandlordand

arrangedagoodprice.Welivedwell,withenoughfoodandsometimeswine.I

earnedmoreinaweekthanIcouldinthreemonthsbackhomeiftherehadbeen

worktodothere.Isentmostofthemoneythatwaslefttomywifeandparents,

andwrotemanyletterstothem.Thenthegovernmentchangedtherulessothat

weneededworkpermits.

Iqueuedwithhundredsofotherworkers,waitingfortheapplicationforms.

Wesatonthestonebenchesbeneaththetreesandreadtheforms.Someofthe

otherworkersarefromsmallv川agesandtowns,andcannotreadaswellasIcan,

soIexplainedtothemthatthegovernmentwantedourbirthcertificates,driving

licenses,passportsandmanyotherdocuments.Manyoftheworkershad

perhapsoneortwoofthesedocuments,butmosthadnone.Ihelpedtheothers

completetheformsandwegavethemtotheclerk.Helookedatourdocuments,

stampedtheformsmanytimesandtoldusthattheywouldbesenttoMadrid（马

德里），andourpermitswouldbereturnedintwoorthreemonthsiftheformswere

approved.

Wehadtowait.EvenPauloandhisfriendscouldnothelpus.

Thefirstmonthwasnottoobadasmostofthefarmerscontinuedtouseus;

theircropswererich,waitingtobepicked.ThensomemenfromMadridvisitedall

ofthefarms,andmaybehalfofthefarmersstoppedusingus.Thefarmerstoldus

thattheyweresorry,andweunderstoodthem.

Sothesecondmonthwasworse:onlyafewofthefarmerswoulduseus,and

thosethatdidpayverypoorwages.Wesharedwhatwehad,andateonceaday:

rice,porridge（粥），bread,cheapfoodthatwouldfillourstomachs.Webeganto

stareateachother,andwonderwhichofuswouldfindwork.Therewerefightsin

themorning,betweendifferentgroupsofworkers,whenthefarms'supervisors（管

理人，监工）cametochoosewhowouldworkthatday.Butstillwehadsomehope.

Welostthehouseinthethirdmonth,aswehadnomoneyforrent.Wewere

abletogetsomefoodfromthecharitykitchensaroundthetown,andthechurch,

butwefoundalwaysalongqueueandverylittlefood.Wetookourbagsand

blanketsandsleptinthefields.Thentheweatherbecamecoldandwesleptwhere

wecould,huddledtogether,inoldforgottenbuildingsandalleys（4、巷）.

SometimesIdreamedofmyfamily,andwhenIawoke,Iwishedthedreamcould

continue.

Thepeopleofthetownstaredatusfromthesidesoftheireyesastheypassed

us.Theyclenched（握紧）theirhandsandmuttered,andsomeofthemspatonthe

pavement.Afewofuswereattackedandbeateninthedark,anddrivenfromthe

parksandstreets.Allofthetime,thePolicetoldustomoveon,moveon.

Itistheendofthethirdmonthwhenithappens.

Thefarmershiredcoachesandsendthemintothetown.Fromfouro'clockin

themorningwewaitedinagitatingsilence,handspusheddeepintopockets,our

hatspulleddowntightagainstthecoldandthewatchingpolicemen.

Bythetimethecoachesarrived,therearehundredsofworkerswaitinginthe

darkness.Wepressedforwardasthedoorsopened.Thesupervisorsstoodonthe

bottomstepsofthecoachesandasked,"Whohasthepermit?*'

Themenwithpermitsholdthemupandwereallowedontothecoaches.

SomeoftheworkerswerefromthecountriesinEuropeanddidnotneed

permits,sotheywereallowedonwhentheyshowedtheirpassports.Iwentfrom

coachtocoachuntilIsawagroupofChileans（智利人），whoIknewhavenopermits,

climbingaboardawaitingcoach.Theleaderoftheirgroupspokefirstwiththe

foremanandshookhishand,thentheyweretakenon.Istoodbeforethe

supervisor.

“Youhavethepermit?Mheaskedme.Hewasbroad,stout（肥胖的）andfilledthe

doorwayofthecoach.Hisfatneckspiltfromtheupturned（向上翻的）collarofhis

leatherjacket.Hishairwasshavenclosetohishead.Iexplaintohimthatmy

applicationwasrejectedbutIwouldtryagain.

“Comebackwhenyouhaveapermit,5,hetoldme.Hefrownedasheinhaled

（吸入，吸气）asmokeandlookeddowntheavenuetowherethepolicemenwere

watchingthecoaches.IexplainedtohimthatIwasahardworker,thatIhadeaten

onlyonceinthreedays,thatIwaseagertoworkandsendmoneytomyfamily.

Helookedatthepolicemen,whohadstartedwalkingalongthepavement

besidethecoaches,andglaredatmeandsays,“GotoMadridandtellthem.n

TheChileanswerelaughingandpointingatmethroughthecoachwindows.

Thesupervisortossedhishalf-finishedcigaretteintothegutter（排水沟）by

myfoot.AtthemomentIstabbedhiminthestomach.Hebentdownwithasmall

cry.

ThepolicemenlookedatusandIbegantorunawayfromthecoaches,intothe

darksidestreets.Iheardloudrunningstepsclosebehindme,andtheroarofcar

engines.

Islidintotheshadowsofashop*sbackdoor,behindtwotallmetalcontainers

thatstank（发出臭味）ofrottingmeatandspoiledfoodstuff（Won）.Igasped,and

eachbreathburnt.Myhearthammeredagainstmychest.

Iwaitedforalongtimeuntilthesoundsofthecarsandpeoplefaded.Iwalked

slowlytotheendofthealleyandlookedout,butthestreetswereempty.

Ihadrunalmosttotheriver;Icouldhearitrushinginthedarknessbeneath

me.

Myrighthandfeltcold.Ilookeddownintheyellowlightofastreetlamp,and

sawmyhandstillclenchedintoafist.Itlookedlikethehandofanotherperson,not

partofme.Ashortblade,nolongerthanmythumb,stuckoutfromthefist.The

blade,myfist,andmysleevewereallstaineddarkred.

PaulogavemetheknifewhenIpickedartichokesonthefarms.Theshortthick

bladeisverysharp,madeforcuttingtheplants*stalks.

Iscrambleddowntothebanksoftheriverandthrewtheknifeintotheriver

water.Ihearditsplashedfaraway.Therivertouchedmyfeet.Iboweddownand

washedmysleeveandhand,althoughthewaterwassocold,likeice,thatmyhand

becamenumb.ThenIwalkedbackuptothestreet.

Ifoundsomeoftheotherworkershidinginthedesertedwarehousewehad

found.OneofthemwenttofindPaulo,whocameandtoldmeabouttheoldfarm

buildingsneartothecoastroad.IwaiteduntildarknessbeforeIfollowedtheroad

outofthetown,throwingmyselfintotheditchifIheardacarapproaching.

TheweatherhasbeenclearandIhaveseenthecoastofMoroccoeveryday.

Acrossthebluesea,thelandisastripofdarkbrownandgray,andlooksclose

enoughformetotouch.MaybeIcouldfindanoldtractortyretubearoundthe

farmandfloatacrosstheStraits?OrmaybeIcouldwalkalongtheshoreandsteal

aboat?

Idonotwanttobecomeathief.Iamanhonestmanwhowantsonlytowork

andsupporthisfamily.ButwhatcanIdo?

IwillwaithereforPauloandlistentohim.Hewilltellmewhattodoforthebest.

Iknowthathewillhelpme.

注释：beanbroad-★broad

store-*★storecucumberdoorway

chestnutpeaspill

grainperfumeleather

barrel-*★barlocal-*★localshave

sourwagereject

engine-*★enginelandlord—★landfrown

beamarrangef★arrangeavenue

patchpriceglare

brokenearn—★earntoss

clingweek-*★weekcigaret(te)-*★cigar

numbgovernmentf大stab

tremblegovernmentroar

patrolqueueslide

straitapplicationcontainer

squeezebeneathspoil

shallowcertificatefoodstuff

tomblicensegasp

scarepassporthammer

pray->★praydocumentf★doctorfade

save-★safeapprovethumb

couldporridgesleeve

inland-★landfightstain

contactrentf★rentplant-*★plant

luckycharitysplash

bar->★barmutterbow-*★bow

open—★openspitwarehouse

orchardpavementditch

disappearend—★endapproach

wrapcoachstrip

presentagitatetractor

happyaboardthief-★thief

cabbagespeak-*★speak

译文：

Unit2TimelessPhotographs.............................19

价值永存的老照片

生活中有很多小事经常为人们忽略，但有时其中蕴含的亲情却会令人回味许久。父亲留

下的老照片告诉我，人们并没有什么不同，所有人都想充分享受人生乐趣，体味家的温馨。

全家团聚的时刻是珍贵的……

Ilovetolookatoldphotographsinthealbum.Myfatherhadabigboxof

picturesinthecabinetandsomeofthepicturesgowaybacktothe1890's.The

womendressedwithsuchdignityandhadstylebackthen.MyDadwould

lingeraroundhispreciousboxofphotographsandtellmestoriesabouteach

photoandveryone.Itwasoneofthosemomentsthatyoucouldnotreally

appreciatewhenyouwereyoung.ItisonlyafterhewaslonggonethatIcan

lookbackandsaythanksfortakingthetimetoshowmeatinywindowintothe

worldofpeoplewhoreallydidknowhowtolive.

IfoundafewofmyauntsintheirfashionableoutfitsbyanoldCadillac（卡

迪拉克，汽车名）pretendingtodrinkwhisky.Manyofthephotographsweretaken

inConeyIsland（科尼岛）andCapeCod（科德角）.Iespeciallylovethephotographs

ofthebathingbeautiesandtheirswimsuits.Thesuitsarequitemodestby

today'sstandardsbuttheyoungwomendidn*tseemtocare.Theywere

stayingatsuchplacesasNewportBeachandCapeCodhavingthetimeoftheir

livesrunninginandoutofthetide.Onephotographhadavendor（小贩）selling

dogs（热狗）byacoaster（轮船）atConeyIsland-ayoungerpictureofmymother

withherebrownhairandblueeyeseagertogoonboardwithmyDad.Helooked

abitfrightenedinthepictureasIcouldseehewasholdingontightlytothebar

tothecoaster,hisblackhairflyinginthebreeze.IsmilewhenIlookatthat

picturebecauseitishardtoimagineanyone*sDadeverbeingakid.Helooked

likehewashavingagreattimeprobablybecausehewaswithmymother.She

issmilinginthepictureandwearingawhiteblouse,blueshortsandtennis

shoes.Sheisquitealooker（美女）JcanseewhymyDadlikedhersomuch.

Idigdowntothebottomoftheboxandseetwolargephotographs.Oneis

dated1900andtheotheroneisdated1997一arecentpicturethatlookssimilar

totheolderone.Theolderpicturelooksfamiliarbecauseitistakeninthesame

place-thesummerhome.

Iwilldescribetheolderphotographasveryinterestinginthestyleofdress

andexactly（确切土也，精确地）wherethepeoplearesitting.Theyareposedoutside

thecottagebyasmalltreethatisstilltheretoday.Awomanissittingina

rockingchair,withhereblackhairpulledupinabun（脑后的发髻）.Sheisnot

smilingbutlookingawayfromthecameraandwearingalongblackdress.

Anotherwomaniswearingawhiteblousewithanecktie（领结）andalongblack

skirt.Herhairisalsolongandblonder（金黄色的）butpulledbackinabun.There

aretwomenoneithersideofawoodentable.Bothmenappearolderandare

dressedinhatsandsuitsandties,trousersandSundayshoes.Neitheris

smiling.（Ihavethedistinctfeelingthatthewomenaretheirwivesanditis

Sunday.）Theyprobablyarehungryfortheirroastbeefandpotatoes,butthat

isjustmyguess.Thereisayoungboy,probablyabout13inthephotograph.He

iswearingawhiteblouse,blackshorts,longblacksocksandtansportsshoes.

Heispettingablackdogthatissittingontopoftheroundwoodentable.The

boyisbendingdownandheisn'tsmilingeither.Itmusthavebeenhotoutside

andheprobablywantstogoforaswimwiththedog.Thewaterisjustbelow

themandheisprobablywonderingwhyhehastotakethisstupidpictureall

dresseduponaSunday.

Inoticethatthecolorofmycabinwasquitedifferentin1900anditwas

muchsmaller.Thecolorwasgreen,withwhiterailings（栏杆）aroundtheporch

andstepsleadingdowntothepatio（院子）.Thatiswherethepictureofthis

SmartFamilywastaken.ThefamilyappearsratherstiffinthephotobutIam

surethattheyhadagoodlaughaftertheSundaydinnerwasserved.

Thesecondlargerphotographisofmyownfamilyabout1997.Itisalsoin

blackandwhite.Wedidn'twearanyolderclothesbutusedourownclothes.The

treeinthebackgroundhasgrowntoenormousheightsandisstillstanding.

ThestepsleadingdowntoMousamLakehavecrackedandareinawfulneed

ofrepair.Believeitornot,westillowntheoldwoodentableandallofthe

rockingchairsownedbytheSmartFamily.IdidasearchoftheSmartFamily

andtheywereoriginallyfromPortsmouth（朴茨茅斯）.Atleastfiveotherfamilies

ownedmycottagebeforemyfatherboughtitin1950forthreethousanddollars.

ThecottagecomeswiththirteenacresoflandthatIstillownalongwithmy

sevenbrothersandsisters.Itwaspassedontomewhenmymotherdied.We

haveformedtheCampFundtopaythetaxesandpreserveourlegacy.Itis

abeautifulcabinonaprimespotonMousamLake.Iwasnotherewhenthis

photowastakenandithangsinthelivingroomofthecabin.Manyvisitors

commentonitandthinkitisquiteamazingtohaveahouseforsolong.

Thehistoryofthehouseisinterestingtoviewfromphotographs.Around

thetablearemybrotherBobjustwearingacasualshirtandshorts（smiling）,

AnniewearingaT-Shirtandshorts.Mikewearingawhiteshirtandlongnylon

trousersnotsmiling,Mary,whomIcouldn'ttellwhatshewaswearing,myMom,

herwhitehairandherbeautifulblueeyesandsmile,waswearingapeach

blouseandslacks,myDadwasn*taliveforthisphoto,hediedin1986.Lastlyin

thepictureismybrotherJohn,wearingawhitevest,trousersandsuspenders.

Heslicked（使光滑、顺滑）backhisblackhairforthephototoappearintheperiod

style.Hewasn*tsmilingeither.Theonlydifferenceisthatmycottageispainted

brownwithalargerporchandsomeadditionalbuildings.Myfatherlovedto

buildthingsandhewasconstantlyimprovingthecabin.Hebuiltadeck

downstairs,andalsoadockforhismanyboats.Healsodesignedagliding

swingandapicnictable.

Allofthesephotographsremindmethatpeoplearenotsoverydifferent.

Weallwanttoenjoylivingandbetogetherasafamily.Thetimethatfamilies

spendtogetherisveryvaluable.Thechildrenwillalwaysrememberthelittle

thingsthattheirparentsdoforthem.FormeitwasmyDadthatshowedme

thesepicturesandtookthetimetotellmethestoriesbehindeachofthem.I

thankhimdearlyforthat.

注释：appear-*★appearprime

photograph-★trousersspot

photograph/photodistinctliving-room

cabinetf★escaperoastcomment

dignityf★dignitytanamaze

stylestupidview

lingercabincasual

appreciateporchnylon

fashionablelead-*★leadpeach

outfitf★fitstiffslack

whiskybackgroundf★vest

modestgroundsuspender

standardf★enormousf★normalpaintf★paint

standardcrackconstantly

tideawfuldeck

breezeoriginallydock

kidacreglide

probablypay—★payswing

similartaxenjoyf★enjoy/price

exactlypreserve-★serve

poselegacy

译文：

Unit3TheStoryofMyRomance..-...................33

我的恋爱故事

生活就像车轮一样旋转，从早晨开始，晚上很晚才结束，第二天早上又重新开始。没有

停顿，没有休息，没有丝毫改变。生活在其中的你，是否会感到疲惫和乏味？或者，寻找一

些浪漫或刺激？

Tanyagotoutofthebedwhilethesunwasstillasleep."WouldIbeableto

watchsunrisetoday?”Sheaskedherheart.Sheknewtheanswerbutwasafraid

totellherself.Mike,herhusband,wasstillinbedandsowereherfourkids.Even

theirsleepcouldn'tpreventherfromdoingthemservice.Shearrangedherwork

tothemicroscopic（缩小的）details.Frompressingclothestopolishingshoes,

findingsportssockstoputtingschoolbagsinorder,fixingupbreakfastto

preparingsnack-boxes,shewantedtomakeitallhappenlikemagic,Shedidit

all,likeamagician（魔术师）.

Liferanlikeawheel.Thecirclestartedeverymorningandendeduplatein

thenight,andthenmorningappearedagain.Therewasnopause,norest,not

evenaslightchangetoinsertthecircle.Shecondemnedherselffornot

experiencingevenathoughtofevergettingoutofthiscircle,butshejust

committedherselftotheorbitoflife.

Comingoutofthebathroom,sheturnedandlookedatherwrinkledfacein

themirrorandgaspedatiredanswertoherlongaskedquestion,Hnever,you

justkeepdrivinginthesunset.MSheshookherheadtowingawaythosevicious

butterfliesinhermind.Sheknewshecouldn'tjointhemsoshedidn'twantthem

tohangaroundhereither.

SheenteredthekitchenandheardMikeyellinginhisuneasyvoiceforthe

absenceofhistowelinthebathroom.HeryoungestdaughterKarenstarted

cryingthatshedidn'twanttogotoschoolthatday.Nicole,theeldest（最年长

的），couldn'thelpherselfbuttoblameDanielfortheovernightfragmentation（破

坏）ofherdollhouse（玩具屋）whileRandalregisteredhisprotestfromhisbedthat

hewasnotgoingIodrinkmilkinbreakfastlikeeveryday.Inthekitchen,sugar

hadrunout.Soshewasstilllookingforthatmagicwand（杖）.

Shenevergottoknowwhenmorningranintonoon:eventheclockfailedto

tellherthat.Mikeleftforofficestillscreamingandshoutingforhistowelandthe

schoolbusonlyarrivedafterthekidshadswallowedtheirbreakfast.Their

absencecouldn'tceaseherworkfortherewastoomuchworktodo.Shewas

planningtosenddirtyclothestolaundrywhenthedoorbellrang.Ithadbeenso

longnobodycomingtotheirhomethatshehadforgottenwhattheirdoorbell

soundedlike.Shetriedtoguesswhocoulditbebutnotasinglenameappeared

inhermind.Sheopenedthedoorwithanuncertain（不确定的）hopebutonly

foundthepostmanstandinginthedoortovanishthatuncertainty（不确定）.

“HiDavid!Sincewhendidyoustartringingthedoorbell?"Wordsflewoutof

hermouthwithoutherownconsent.

“EversinceIwasakid.Inmychildhood1wouldringthebellandrun

away."Davidwasa

cheerful（快乐的）postman.

“Butyoudon'tneedtorunawaynow.”

“No。notuntilyouhavesignedandreceivedyourletter.5,

“Myletter!Whocouldsendthat?**

“Iamnotsure.IfssomeonenamedL.H.M.Soundslikeapostgraduate

degreetome.M

"Nevermind,H11signit.”

Tanyareceivedtheletter.Itwasaregisteredletterfromwithinthetown.

ShewonderedwhocouldthatL.H.M.be.Sheopenedtheenvelopeandthe

mysterythatwasenclosedinit.Thehandwritingsparkedamemorybutshefelt

toooverwhelmedtoscrapeherpast.Herheartbeat（G"©t）startedflyinglike

butterflywings.

Itwasn'tjustaletterwithordinarywordswrittenonapieceofpaper.She

couldfeelthosewordsblazingoverherheart.Theyweretellingherstoriesof

herlonglostlove.

MyfloweredwishTanya!

Ioncesawmyhomeinthestreetsofyourpalm,mydestinyinthesmiles

ofyourpromises,andmyshelterintheshadowsofyoureyes.Itreasuredall

yourwhispersundermypillow,yourfragranceinmybreaths,andyour

nameinmyears.Yourfacestilllightens（使发亮）uptheskyinthenight,your

voicestillrhymesthemrainfall,andyourhairstillsoftenthewind.

Thesunalwaysrosefromthesparkleofyoureyes.

Andthen,timeflewyouawayintosomeoneelse'sworld.Thatsunvanished

andeversinceIhaven'tseenasunrise.

LifeisspendingmeandIamaging.Dayskeepclimbingthemountainof

years.Moondisguisesitsfaceinthecloudsandthenightrefusestobring

sleepontomypillow.Ifightyourmemoriesanddefeatmyself.Thepain-waves

ofyourabsencestormthroughmystaleheartandleaveitinamisery.

Myfacehaslivedwithmefortencoldwinters,nowIwanttofeelthe

warmthofyourface.Bringthesunshineofyoureyestome.Meetmewhile

thesunsetsthisSundayattheriverbridge.Myeyeswillbemeasuringthe

passageuntilyoucome.

Larry

Theletterendedandleftherstandingatthedoorofhertime-faded

memories.Larrywasherclassmateincollegedays.Helivedinherheartand

shedreamedhiseyes.Theyhadplannedtogetmarriedaftergraduationas

soonasLarryfoundagoodjob.Ittookhimayeartofindoneandthis

expansionoftimeletMikesurface.Mikewasanelegantandhandsomeman

withalreadyagoodjob.Larrygotafirst-ratejobthedayTanyagotmarried.

Inthenextsixmonths,LarryleftthecountryandTanyamovedto

Wisconsin（威斯康星州）.Mike'slovescatteredintohisjob,kidsandTanya.She

didthesametohim,exceptforthejob.Herconcernwastotakecareofthe

kidsandthehome."Easiersaidthandone”，shelikedthisphraseeversince.

Herhouseworkimprisoned（关押）herwishesandshecouldn'tevenwishforher

freedom.

Andtoday,aftermorethantenyears,alettercameintoherlifelikea

butterflycarryingonitswings,wordswritteninrainbowcolors.Itwas

WednesdayandshewishedtojumpoverthosethreedaysintotheSunday

sunset.

Shenevergottoknowwhenthekidscamebackfromtheschoolandhow

shespenttherestoftheday.Thedayshadstartedflyingwithher.Inthenight

shewouldreadthatlettertothemoon,thestarsandthebreeze.Shewouldtell

themstoriesofherlow;thefirsttimeshemetLarry,herfirstwordsandherfirst

kiss.Everyinchofhermemoryhadabondtoawholenewmemory.Nowshe

rememberedeverything;everyraythesuneverendowedonherlove.She

couldfeelapowerfulfreedomthatwasremovingthosetediousthoughts

fromhermindandthrustinglifeintoherveins.Lifewaswearinghopenow.

ThetimefromSundaymorningtoeveningw