美文欣赏:愿真情永在Lucky to Be Sad
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="sat">sat</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="always">always</span>, <span word="front">front</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="performing">performing</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>. 像往常一般，我们坐在前排靠中间的座位上，和舞台隔着四排座位，这样我们就能完美捕捉到儿子表演时所有的重点。当然，我因此也能拍到这场音乐会的理想照片。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youngests">youngests</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> 1)<span word="disbelief">disbelief</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>. 当时正值五月末，我和妻子坐在那儿，感觉很伤感。我们想着同样的东西，却都安静地坐着暗自思忖。这是我们小儿子念高中的最后一场音乐会我们不禁感伤，真难以置信，这也是我们最后一次参与孩子在学校的汇报表演了。</p><p><span word="Lucky">Lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="SadWhere">SadWhere</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>? <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>. 时间都溜到哪儿去了?就在昨天，他一直挨着我们坐，先是看他姐姐，而后是看他哥哥参加音乐演出或是运动赛事。现在，我们看着最小的孩子，已经在念高三，临近毕业了。</p><p><span word="Mamaroneck">Mamaroneck</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="next">next</span>. <span word="College">College</span>! <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>; <span word="proud">proud</span>, <span word="beaming">beaming</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="misty">misty</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span>. 马马罗内克高中每年都有这么个极好的仪式惯例：在年度春季音乐会的最后向高三毕业生致敬，让他们逐一上台简单讲讲体会和未来目标。大学!我和妻子静静地坐在那儿，感到自豪、欣喜，却泪眼朦胧。</p>
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