關(guān)于中英文雙語美文欣賞LoveandTime愛與時(shí)間Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtothefeelingsthatthe

islandwouldsink,soallconstructedboatsandleft.ExceptforLove.Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdoutuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinagrandboat.Lovesaid,"Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?"Richnessanswered,"No,Ican't.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou."LovedecidedtoaskVanitywhowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulvessel."Vanity,pleasehelpme!""Ican'thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamagemyboat,"Vanityanswered.SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,"Sadness,letmegowithyou.""Oh...Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!"HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.Suddenly,therewasavoice,"Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou."Itwasanelder.Soblessedandoverjoyed,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,

theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowedtheelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,"WhoHelpedme?""ItwasTime,"Knowledgeanswered."Time?"askedLove."ButwhydidTimehelpme?"Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,"BecauseonlyTimeiscapableofunderstandinghowvaluableLoveis."Thegreatestofthese最偉大的是真愛MydaybeganonadecidedlysournotewhenIsawmysix-year-oldwrestlingwithalimbofmyazaleabush.BythetimeIgotoutside,he'dbrokenit."CanItakethistoschooltoday?"he

asked.Withawaveofmyhand,Isenthimoff.Iturnedmybacksohewouldn'tseethetearsgatheringinmyeyes.Ilovedthatazaleabush.Itouchedthebrokenlimbasiftosaysilently,

"I'msorry."IwishedIcouldhavesaidthattomyhusbandearlier,butI'dbeenangry.Thewashingmachinehadleakedonmybrand-newlinoleum.Ifhe'djusttakenthetimetofixitthenightbeforewhen

IaskedhiminsteadofplayingcheckerswithJonathan.Whatarehisprioritiesanyway?Iwondered.IwasstillmoppingupthemesswhenJonathanwalkedintothekitchen."What'sforbreakfast,

Mom?"Iopenedtheemptyrefrigerator."Notcereal,"Isaid,watchingthesidesofhismouthdrop."Howabouttoastandjelly?"Ismearedthetoastwithjellyandsetitinfrontofhim.Why

wasIsoangry?Itossedmyhusband'sdishesintothesudsywater.Itwasdayslikethisthatmademewanttoquit.Ijustwantedtodriveuptothemountains,hideinacave,andnevercomeout.SomehowImanagedtolugthewetclothestothelaundromat.Ispentmostofthedaywashinganddryingclothesandthinkinghowlovehaddisappearedfrommylife.Staringatthegraffition

thewalls,Ifeltaswrung-outastheclothesleftinthewashers.AsIfinishedhangingupthelastofmyhusband'sshirts,Ilookedattheclock.2:30.Iwaslate.Jonathan'sclassletoutat2:15.Idumpedtheclothesinthebackseatandhurriedlydrove

totheschool.IwasoutofbreathbythetimeIknockedontheteacher'sdoorandpeeredthroughtheglass.Withonefinger,shemotionedformetowait.ShesaidsomethingtoJonathanandhandedhimand

twootherchildrencrayonsandasheetofpaper.Whatnow?Ithought,assherustledthroughthedoorandtookmeaside."IwanttotalktoyouaboutJonathan,"shesaid.Ipreparedmyselffortheworst.Nothingwouldhavesurprisedme."DidyouknowJonathanbroughtflowerstoschooltoday?"sheasked.Inodded,thinkingaboutmyfavoritebushandtryingto

hidethehurtinmyeyes.Iglancedatmysonbusilycoloringapicture.Hiswavyhairwastoolongandfloppedjustbeneathhisbrow.Hebrusheditawaywiththebackofhishand.Hiseyes

burstwithblueasheadmiredhishandiwork."Letmetellyouaboutyesterday,"theteacherinsisted."Seethatlittlegirl?"Iwatchedthebright-eyedchildlaughandpointtoacolorful

picturetapedtothewall.Inodded."Well,yesterdayshewasalmosthysterical.Hermotherandfatheraregoingthroughanastydivorce.Shetoldmeshedidn'twanttolive,shewishedshecoulddie.Iwatchedthatlittlegirl

buryherfaceinherhandsandsayloudenoughfortheclasstohear,'Nobodylovesme.'IdidallIcouldtoconsoleher,butitonlyseemedtomakemattersworse.""Ithoughtyouwantedto

talktomeaboutJonathan,"Isaid."Ido,"shesaid,touchingthesleeveofmyblouse."Todayyoursonwalkedstraightovertothatchild.Iwatchedhimhandhersomeprettypinkflowersandwhisper,'Iloveyou.'"Ifeltmyheartswellwithprideforwhatmysonhaddone.Ismiledattheteacher."Thankyou,"Isaid,reachingforJonathan'shand,"you'vemademyday."Laterthatevening,Ibeganpullingweedsfromaroundmylopsidedazaleabush.AsmymindwanderedbacktotheloveJonathanshowedthelittlegirl,abiblicalversecametome:"...these

threeremain:faith,hopeandlove.Butthegreatestoftheseislove."Whilemysonhadputloveintopractice,Ihadonlyfeltanger.Iheardthefamiliarsqueakofmyhusband'sbrakesashepulledintothedrive.Isnappedasmalllimbbristlingwithhotpinkazaleasoffthebush.IfelttheseedoflovethatGodplanted

inmyfamilybeginningtobloomonceagaininme.Myhusband'seyeswidenedinsurpriseasIhandedhimtheflowers."Iloveyou,"Isaid.Disasteronamountain山中救援WhenRuthHaganwas78yearsold,shevisitedherdaughterJudyandteenagegranddaughterMarcyinCalifornia.Theyheadedfortheircabin,zigzaggingfortymilesupanddownthemountainsin

theirBronco,frompavementtograveltoanarrowone-laneroadofbrittleshaleandpowderydirtthatwoundterrifyinglyclosetocliffs.AfterdinnerMarcyannouncedthewatertankwaslowandthatshewouldtaketheBroncodowntothepumpandgetwater.Ruthwasnervousaboutheryounggranddaughterdrivingdownthenarrow

dirtroadbyherself,butJudyremindedherthatMarcyhadbeendrivingvehiclesupthereontheranchroadssinceshewas12."Justbecareful,Marcy,"hermotherwarned."They'vehadadryspelluphereandthecliffsideisprettyshaky.Besuretohugthemountainside."RuthsaidaquickprayerassheandJudywatchedMarcyfromthebigwindowwheretheycouldseetheroadwindingdownthemountainside.FifteenminuteslaterJudywasstillwatchingwhen

suddenlyshescreamed,"Ohno!Godhelpus!Shewentoverthecliff,Momma!TheBroncoandMarcy-theywentover!Wehavetohelpher!Comeon!"ThecabindoorslammedandJudytookoffrunning.Ruthranbehindher,butJudywasquicklyoutofsightafterthefirstturnintheroad.Ruthraceddownthesteephill,breathinghard.She

ranonandon,downthehill,upthenext,tryingtocatchupwithherdaughter.Itwasgettingharderandhardertoseeanythingatdusk.Ruthstoppedcoldandlookedaround.Shescreamedintothedarkness"Judy,whereareyou?"Offtoherimmediaterightanddownthecliffsheheard,"Downhere,Mother!Don'tcomeneartheedge!Islippedonlooserocksandfell

over.I'mdownabouttwentyfeet.""OhdearGod,Judy,whatcanIdo?""Juststayback,Momma!Theroadisgivingoutallover!IthinkIcancrawlbackup.IsawthewhiteroofoftheBroncowhenIwasfalling,Momma,andIheardMarcycallingforhelp.She's

alive!Butshe'swaydownthereintheravine.Youhavetogobacktothecabinandphoneforhelp.Tellthemtosendahelicopter.WehavetogetMarcyout!"RuthresistedlookingovertheedgetomakesureJudywasreallyokay.Sheturnedaroundandstartedrunningbackupthehillshe'djuststumbleddown.Uponehill,downthenext.Shehadone

hilllefttoclimbwhenshestumbledonloosedirtandrocksandfellonherface.Chestpainstookherbreathaway.Shestartedtosob."DearGod,"sheprayed,"pleasehelpmegetbacktothe

cabinsoIcancallforhelp!"AtthatmomentsomethingwentthroughRuth.Itwaslikeapowerfulenergyandsheknewforcertainthatsomebodywastheretohelpher.Sheheardthewords,"Iamhere."Shestoodup,

completelyrelaxedandrested.Asurgeofpain-freeenergypropelledherforward.Ruthranonconfidently,fasterthanshehadbefore,andupthatlastbighill.Sheturnedintothecabindriveway,pushedthroughthefrontdooranddialed911.Shesputteredoutthedetails

ofthedisasterbutunfortunately,shehadnoideawhereshewas.Thedispatcherwastotallyconfused.RuthhadtogetJudyuptothephonesoshecouldgivedirections.Ruthsteppedoutofthe

cabinintototaldarkness.Shegrabbedathree-foot-longwalkingstickproppedagainstthecabindoorandstartedrunningbackdowntheswitchbackroad.Shecontinuedtorunwithenergyanddeterminationthroughthedarkness.Upthehill,downthehill,upthesecondhill.Suddenlyshestopped,notknowingwhereshewas."Marcy!Judy!"she

shouted.Afaintvoicecriedfromdirectlybelow."I'mhere,Grandma."Anothervoice."Momma!"ItwasJudy.Ruthdroppedtoherknees,thenlayflatonherbellyasshescootedherselfcloserandclosertotheedgeofthecliff.SheheldthewalkingstickovertheedgeandaskedJudyifshecould

seeit."Iseeit,Momma,I'malmostthere."RuthheardgravelrollingaroundwhereJudywasclimbing.Withinminutes,JudygrabbedtheotherendofthestickandRuthpulledher140-pounddaughterupandoverthatcliff.Judycrawled

intohermother'slap,shakingandsweatingandimmediatelypassedout.Ruthheldhercloseandstrokedherwetforehead."Judy,Judy,wakeup.WehavetogethelpforMarcy!"Ruthkepttalkingandrubbingherdaughter'shead.Finally,Judycameto.Ruthpulled

hertoherfeet,andthetwowomenstartedwalking.Dazedandbleeding,Judyfellthreetimesastheyworkedtheirwaybacktothecabininthedarkness.Whentheyreachedthecabintheyheard