丁香花开Of Lilacs and Springtime
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Californian">Californian</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brisk">brisk</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="Iowan">Iowan</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="nipped">nipped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.<span word="With">With</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="fleece">fleece</span>-<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="snuggled">snuggled</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meandered">meandered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacious">spacious</span> <span word="homestead">homestead</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="scent">scent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lilacs">lilacs</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Turning">Turning</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bountiful">bountiful</span> <span word="hedge">hedge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lilacs">lilacs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="blooms">blooms</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="over">over</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="lavender">lavender</span> <span word="lilacs">lilacs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="glorious">glorious</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span> <span word="clump">clump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inhaled">inhaled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intoxicating">intoxicating</span> <span word="scent">scent</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="seeped">seeped</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chilled">chilled</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>!<span word="Strolling">Strolling</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span>, <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="journeyed">journeyed</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.<span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="poring">poring</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lilacs">lilacs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joyously">joyously</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>.<span word="Lilacs">Lilacs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="contradicted">contradicted</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p>刚刚过去的那个四月，我回到我在那长大的农场探望我的父母。我在屋外漫步，沉浸在家的舒适感觉中当时我真的很需要家的慰藉。我习惯了加利福尼亚州南部那阳光明媚的早晨，艾奥瓦州清晨凛冽的空气使我的鼻子、耳朵和没戴手套的双手感到一阵阵冰冷的刺痛。我穿着父亲的一件羊毛衬里的夹克，把它裹得紧紧的，然后把手深深插进它那残破的口袋里，漫步在广袤的农场上。这时，一阵紫丁花香意外地扑鼻而来。我转过头去，看到远处围栏边一丛丛茂密的紫丁香似乎在怒放。我赶紧跑了过去。淡紫色的丁香花的确在灿烂地怒放着!我拉过一大束，凑到面前，尽情地闻着那令人陶醉的花香。童年的时候，每年春天，我都会这样闻闻紫丁香。一股温暖的喜悦沁润了我冰冷的身骨。想到春天已经来了，我不禁微笑起来。我漫步回家，一路上，春天的征兆温暖、万物复苏和美丽一直萦绕在我心头。父亲正坐在厨房的餐桌前，出神地看着早晨股市播报。春天来了!紫丁香花盛开了!我欢欣雀跃地宣布。不管紫丁香开不开花，只有冬天过去了，才是春天，父亲反驳说，寒冷的天气还要持续一段时间呢。</p>
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