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爱只是一根线(LoveIsJustaThread)
SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythehightuitionformybrotherandme.Theydon’tactintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Intheiropinion,“Iloveyou”istooluxuriousforthemtosay.SendingflowerstoeachotheronValentine’sDayisevenmoreoutofthequestion.Finallymyfatherhasabadtemper.Whenhe’sverytiredfromthehardwork,itiseasyforhimtolosehistemper.
有时候，我真的怀疑父母之间是否有真爱。他们天天忙于赚钱，为我和弟弟支付学费。他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样互诉衷肠。他们认为“我爱你”太奢侈，很难说出口。更不用说在情人节送花这样的事了。我父亲的脾气非常坏。经过一天的劳累之后，他经常会发脾气。
Oneday,mymotherwassewingaquilt.Isilentlysatdownbesideherandlookedather.
“Mom,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou,”Isaidafterawhile.
“What?”shereplied,stilldoingherwork.
“IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice.
一天，母亲正在缝被子，我静静地坐在她旁边看着她。
过了一会，我说：“妈妈，我想问你一个问题。”
“什么问题？”她一边继续缝着，一边回答道。
我低声地问道：“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊？”
Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwithsurpriseinhereyes.Shedidn’tanswerimmediately.Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.
IwasveryworriedbecauseIthoughtIhadhurther.IwasinagreatembarrassmentandIdidn’tknowwhatIshoulddo.ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:
母亲突然停下了手中的活，满眼诧异地抬起头。她没有立即作答。然后低下头，继续缝被子。
我担心伤害了她。我非常尴尬，不知道该怎么办。不过，后来我听见母亲说：
“Susan,”shesaidthoughtfully,“Lookatthisthread.Sometimesitappears,butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Iflifeisaquilt,thenloveshouldbeathread.Itcanhardlybeseenanywhereoranytime,butit’sreallythere.Loveisinside.”
“苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。这些线使被子坚固耐用。如果生活就像一床被子，那么爱就是其中的线。你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。爱是内在的。”
IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattime,myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Whentheyreturnedfromthehospital,theybothlookedverypale.Itseemedbothofthemhadhadaseriousillness.
我仔细地听着，却无法明白她的话，直到来年的春天。那时候，我父亲得了重病。母亲在医院里待了一个月。当他们从医院回来的时候，都显得非常苍白。就像他们都得了一场重病一样。
Aftertheywereback,everydayinthemorninganddusk,mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroad.Myfatherhadneverbeensogentle.Itseemedtheywerethemostharmoniouscouple.Alongthecountryroad,thereweremanybeautifulflowers,greengrassandtrees.Thesungentlyglistenedthroughtheleaves.Allofthesemadeupthemostbeautifulpictureintheworld.
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