经典双语美文：每一刻都值得珍惜
<p>我的妹夫打开我妹妹书桌最底下的抽屉，拿出一个裹着纸片的小包。“这个，”他说，“不是一张纸片，而是一件女士内衣，”“他弄掉纸片，把它递给我。这是件精致的女士内衣，它是用手工缝制的丝制品，齐整的镶着蛛网似的花边。衣服上甚至还钉着数额惊人的价格标签。”“这是我和简第一次去纽约的时候买的，至少是八九年以前了，她从来没有穿过，她一直在等一个特殊的场合。我想，现在该是时候了。”“他从我手上拿过内衣，把它和其他一些衣服一起摆到床上，我们要把它们带到殡仪馆。他的手在那柔软的面料上摩擦了一会儿，然后砰的关上抽屉，转过来对我说。“千万别珍藏什么东西去等一个合适的机会，你活着的每一天都是一个机会。”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="drawer">drawer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span>-<span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="package">package</span>. "<span word="This">This</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>(纸片). <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lingerie">lingerie</span>(女士内衣)." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exquisite">exquisite</span>(精致的); <span word="silk">silk</span>, <span word="handmade">handmade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trimmed">trimmed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cobweb">cobweb</span> (蜘蛛网，蛛丝)<span word="of">of</span> <span word="lace">lace</span>(花边). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>. "<span word="Jan">Jan</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 8 <span word="or">or</span> 9 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortician">mortician</span>(殡葬员). <span word="His">His</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slammed">slammed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawer">drawer</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. "<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>."</p>
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