夫妻之道——共同爱好成就永恒爱情
<p><span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="remembers">remembers</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span>, <span word="rectangular">rectangular</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span>.</p><p>罗兰•纳尔逊(<span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span>)记得，几年前他从妻子那儿收到了一份父亲节礼物，那是个薄薄的、长方形的东西。他原本希望能收到一个圆盘锯，但收到礼物后，他觉得那应该是一张礼品券。</p><p><span word="Wrong">Wrong</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>, '<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Backyard">Backyard</span> <span word="Beekeeper">Beekeeper</span>,' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="written">written</span>: '<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>.' <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span>. '<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="this">this</span>?' <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>.<span word="Julie">Julie</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>─<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span> <span word="hive">hive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>─<span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="badgering">badgering</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="beekeeping">beekeeping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pollinate">pollinate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>. '<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="about">about</span>,' <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p>他猜错了。那是一本书，书名叫《后院养蜂人》(<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Backyard">Backyard</span> <span word="Beekeeper">Beekeeper</span>)。书中还夹了一张纸条，是他妻子写的：“花点儿时间读一读这本书，看看你有什么想法。”纳尔逊盯着这些字，觉得难以置信，“她为什么还不肯罢休？”朱莉•<span word="k">k</span>•纳尔逊(<span word="Julie">Julie</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span>)从孩童时期就对蜜蜂着迷。大约有一年时间──自从她在一次花园之旅中看见一个后院蜂房后──她就一直在纠缠丈夫，让他和自己一起着手养蜂。朱莉解释说蜂蜜有多健康、蜜蜂会如何给他们的果树传授花粉。她还告诉他，蜜蜂将如何点燃两人婚姻的激情。她说：“你得抓住新的机会来创造我们共同的回忆，日后我们才会拥有可以边聊边笑的往昔。”</p>
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