多点时间陪陪家人
<p><span word="After">After</span> 21 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="for">for</span> 19 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>.</p><p>在21年的婚姻后，我的妻子希望我带另一个女人出去吃饭和看电影。我妻子希望我拜访的另外一个女人是我的母亲，她守了19年的寡，但我的工作需求和三个孩子令我只能偶尔去拜访她一下。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="curled">curled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="radiant">radiant</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span>’<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>那个下周五下班后，我开车去接她，我有点紧张。她穿着外套等在门内。她卷了头发，穿着她穿去庆祝最后一次结婚纪念日的裙子。她像天使一样容光焕发地微笑着。</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="print">print</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="theentrees">theentrees</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="nostalgic">nostalgic</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="small">small</span>,”<span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>我们坐下来后，我开始读菜单。她的眼睛只能看放大的字体。主菜吃到一半的时候，我抬头看见母亲坐在那儿看着我。她的嘴边有一丝怀旧的笑容。“在你小的时候，曾经读菜单的那个人是我，”她说。</p>
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