第29章此生的喧嚣与悠长(1)

第29章此生的喧嚣与悠长(1)

thehappymarriage/幸福的婚姻amanandhisgirlfriendweremarried.itwasalargecelebration.

alloftheirfriendsandfamilycametoseethelovelyceremonyandtopartakeofthefestivities andcelebrations.allhadawonderfultime.everyonecouldtellthatthelovetheyhadforeachotherwastrue.

afewmonthslater，thewifecametothehusbandwithaproposal，“ireadinamagazineawhileagoabouthowwecanstrengthenourmarriage.eachofuswillwritealistofthethingsthatwefindabitannoyingwiththeotherperson.then，wecantalkabouthowwecanfixthemtogetherandmakeourliveshappiertogether.”

thehusbandagreed.soeachofthemwenttoaseparateroominthehouseandthoughtofthethingsthatannoyedthemabouttheother.theythoughtaboutthisquestionfortherestofthedayandwrotedownwhattheycameupwith.thenextmorning，atthebreakfasttable，theydecidedthattheywouldgoovertheirlists.

“i，llstart，”offeredthewife.shetookoutherlist.ithadmanyitemsonit，enoughtofillthreepages.infact，asshestartedreadingthelistofthelittleannoyances，shenoticedthattearswerestartingtoappearinherhusband，seyes.

“what，swrong？”sheasked.“nothing，”thehusbandreplied，“keepreadingyourlist.”

thewifecontinuedtoreaduntilshehadreadallthreepagestoherhusband.sheneatlyplacedherlistonthetableandfoldedherhandsoverthetopofit.

“now，youreadyourlistandthenwe，lltalkaboutthethingsonbothofourlists，”shesaidhappily.

quietlythehusbandstated，“idon，thaveanythingonmylist.ithinkthatyouareperfectthewaythatyouare.idon，twantyoutochangeanythingforme.youarelovelyandwonderfulandiwouldn，twanttotryandchangeanythingaboutyou.”thewife，touchedbyhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhisacceptanceofher，turnedherheadandwept.

inlife，thereareenoughtimeswhenwearedisappointed，depressedandannoyed.wedon，treallyhavetogolookingforthem.wehaveawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty，lightandpromise.whywastetimeinthisworldlookingforthebad，disappointingorannoyingwhenwecanlookaroundus，andseethewondrousthingsbeforeus？

男人终于和自己的女朋友结婚了。婚礼声势浩大。

所有的亲友都来见证他们的结婚典礼，参加盛典，所有人都度过了一段美好的时光。每个人都能看出他们之间的真爱。

数月之后，妻子向丈夫提议道：“我刚刚在杂志里看到关于巩固婚姻的方法。我们各自将对方的小缺点写成清单，然后一起商量如何去改正缺点好让我们更幸福地生活在一起。”

丈夫欣然同意。于是他们走进单独的房间思考着对方让自己觉得不满的地方。他们在接下来的一天里都在思考这个问题，并将想到的都写了下来。次日清晨吃早餐时，他们决定讨论缺点清单。

“我先来，”妻子提议说。她掏出自己写的清单，上面纷繁的条目足足占据了三张纸。事实上，当她开始读清单上那些小厌恶时，她看到丈夫的眼里有泪花闪烁。

“你怎么了？”“没事，”丈夫回答说，“继续读。”

妻子继续读着，直到整整三页的厌恶都传达给丈夫。她干脆地将清单放到桌子上，双手交叉其上。

“现在你开始读你的吧，然后我们来讨论讨论清单上的问题，”她兴奋地说。

丈夫轻轻地开口了：“我的清单上什么都没有。我觉得原本的你是最完美的，我不希望你为我做任何改变。我不想改变你，不想你失去可爱与美好。”他的真实，对她深深的爱，对她的包容深深触动着她。她转过头，流下眼泪。

生命中，失望、压抑和烦恼常常不请自来。生活在一个充满美好、光明、希望的世界，我们本可以尽情领略周围的奇妙，为何浪费时间去自寻丑恶、失望和烦恼呢？

festivity

【释义】n.欢庆，欢宴；庆典；欢乐

【短语】weddingfestivities洞房花烛；celebratefestivities过节

proposal

【释义】n.提议，建议；求婚

【短语】researchproposal研究计划，开题报告

annoyance

【释义】n.烦恼；可厌之事；打扰

【短语】totheannoyanceof……让……烦恼的是

disappoint

【释义】vt.使失望；使破灭

【短语】disappointat对……感到失望

depress

【释义】vt.压抑；使沮丧；使萧条

【短语】depressprice抑制价格；depressto降低到

bitebybite/一口一口吃掉烦恼

“mom，ican，tdothis.”myteenagesonbretstoodinfrontofmewithhishandsoutstretched，fullofpapers.

“can，tdowhat？”ihalf-lookedathimwhilepreparingsupper.

“allthese！”hewavedhishandsupanddown.“there，snowayicandoeverythingmyteachersareaskingmetodo！”

istoppedwhatiwasdoingandturnedtofacehim.ihadneverseenhimsoupset.hewasmyjovial，carefreeson.hemadegoodgradesinschoolandnothingeverseemedtobotherhim.asistudiedhisface，icouldseetearsbrimminginhiseyesaccompanyingthelookofpanic.

walkingovertothekitchentable，isatdownandmotionedhimtojoinme.

“showmewhatyouhavetodo.”

bretploppeddowninachairanddroppedthepapersinastackinfrontofhim.

“ms.jones，mychemistryteacherwantsmetomakeaprojectforthesciencefair.”

“okay.andwhatelse？”

“ihaveanalgebratestnextweekthatwillbeone-thirdofoursemestergrade！”

iknewhowbrethatedalgebra，whichalwaysgavehimtrouble.

“andihavetowriteanessayforenglishcomposition.andmidtermsarethenextweek！ineedtostudyforthemandihavetogethelpwithspanish.there，snowayicandoeverything！”

itbrokemyhearttoseehimsostressedout.iwantedtohelphim，yeticouldn，tdotheworkforhim.icouldrelatetohisdilemmathough.