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1、The remembrance of lilacs 紫丁香的回忆ThefamilyhadjustmovedtoRhodeIsland,andtheyoungwomanwasfeelingalittlemelancholyonthatSundayinMay.Afterall,itwasMother'sDay--and800milesseparatedherfromherparentsinOhio.ShehadcalledhermotherthatmorningtowishherahappyMother'sDay,andher
2、motherhadmentionedhowcolorfultheyardwasnowthatspringhadarrived.Astheytalked,theyoungerwomancouldalmostsmellthetantalizingaromaofpurplelilacshangingonthebigbushoutsideherparents'backdoor.Later,whenshementionedtoherhusbandhowshemissedthoselilacs,hepoppedupfromhischa
3、ir."Iknowwherewecanfindyouallyouwant,"hesaid."Getthekidsandc'mon."Soofftheywent,drivingthecountryroadsofnorthernRhodeIslandonthekindofdayonlymid－Maycanproduce:sparklingsunshine,uncloudedazureskiesandvibrantnewnessofthegreengrowingallaround.Theywentpastsmallvillage
4、sandburgeoninghousingdevelopments,pastabandonedappleorchards,backtowheretreesandbrushhavedevouredoldhomesteads.Wheretheystopped，densethicketsofcedarsandjunipersandbirchcrowdedtheroadwayonbothsides.Therewasn'talilacbushinsight."Comewithme,"themansaid."Overthathilli
5、sanoldcellarhole，fromsomebody'sfarmofyearsago,andtherearelilacsallroundit.ThemanwhoownsthislandsaidIcouldpokearoundhereanytime.I'msurehewon'tmindifwepickafewlilacs." Beforetheygothalfwayupthehill,thefragranceofthelilacsdrifteddowntothem,andthekidsstartedrunning.S
6、oon,themotherbeganrunning,too,untilshereachedthetop.There，farfromviewofpassingmotoristsandhiddenfromencroachingcivilization,werethetoweringlilacsbushes,soladenwiththehuge,cone-shapedflowerclustersthattheyalmostbentdouble.Withasmile,theyoungwomanrusheduptotheneares
7、tbushandburiedherfaceintheflowers,drinkinginthefragranceandthememoriesitrecalled.Whilethemanexaminedthecellarholeandtriedtoexplaintothechildrenwhatthehousemusthavelookedlike,thewomandriftedamongthelilacs.Carefully,shechoseasprighere,anotheronethere,andclippedthemw
8、ithherhusband'spocketknife.Shewasinnohurry,relishingeachblossomasarareanddelicatetreasure.Finally,though,theyreturnedtotheircarforthetriphome.Whiletheki
