英美文化赏析：His bride died young
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="shone">shone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="long">long</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tailor">tailor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="penetrating">penetrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="gust">gust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>, <span word="igniting">igniting</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="finally">finally</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="vanished">vanished</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trace">trace</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dust">dust</span>.</p><p><span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lovesick">lovesick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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