英语美文文章：Every Day is A Gift 拥抱现在.docx

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sisters bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. This, he said, is not a slip. This is lingerie. He threw away the tissue and handed me the slip.妹夫打开了妹妹衣柜最底层抽屉，拿出一个用纸包装的包裹。“这个，”他说，“不是件普通内衣，而是一件豪华内衣。”他把薄纸撕开，递给了我那件内衣。It was exquisite, silk, handmade and decorated with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with a big figure on it was still attached.它的确精致无比，丝质、全手工缝制，周围还有一圈网状蕾丝花边。价签都尚未拆去，上面的数字高得惊人。Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.“这是我们第一次去纽约时简买的，至少已是八、九年前的事了。她从没有穿过它。她想等一个特殊的日子再穿它。”Well, I guess this is the occasion.唉，我想现在便是那特殊的日子了。He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, his hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me, Dont ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you re alive is a special occasion.妹夫从我手中拿过内衣放在床上,他的手在那柔软织物上徘徊了一会儿，随即砰然关上抽屉，转身对我说：“永远不要把任何东西留给什么特殊日子。你活着的每一天就是一个特殊的日子。”Im still thinking about his words and spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to savour, not endure. Im trying to recognize these moment now and cherish them.我至今还在想着妹夫说的话，我花了更多的时间与家人朋友在一起，而少花些时间在那些工作会议上。无论何时，生活应当是一种“品味”而非一种“忍受”。我在学习欣赏每一刻，并珍惜每一刻。Im not saving anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first rose blossom I wear my good blazer to the market if I feel like it. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can pay $28. 49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing. Im not saving my good perfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party going friends.我不再去“珍藏”任何东西；只要有一点好事，我们就不吝啬使用精美的瓷器和水晶制品，比如说当体重减了一磅时，当厨房水槽堵塞通了时，当第一朵玫瑰花绽放时如果我想穿，我就穿上我名牌衣服去市场购物。我的理论是：如果我看上去还富足的话，我可以毫不心疼地为一小袋杂货付出28.49美元。我不再为特殊的派对而珍藏我上好的香水；五金店售货员和银行出纳员们的嗅觉，不会比派对上朋友们来得差。Someday and one of these days are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If its worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. Im not sure what my sister wouldve done had she know that she wouldnt be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted.“有朝一日”和“终有一天”这样的词正从我的常用词汇中淡出。如果值得去看、去听或去做，我当即就要去看、去听或去做。人们总是理所当然的以为自己必然有明天，不知假如妹妹知道她将没有明日，她会做些什么。I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize, and mend fences for past quarrels. She would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food. Im guessing.我想她会给家人和几位密友打电话。她可能还会给几位昔日朋友打电话主动道歉，摒弃前嫌。我想她可能会外出吃顿她喜欢的中餐。我只是猜想而已。Im trying very hard not to put off , hold back or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, ev