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1、The remembrance of lilacs 紫丁香的回忆ThefamilyhadjustmovedtoRhodeIsland,andtheyoungwomanwasfeelingalittlemelancholyonthatSundayinMay.Afterall,itwasMother'sDay--and800milesseparatedherfromherparentsinOhio.ShehadcalledhermotherthatmorningtowishherahappyMother'sDay,andhermotherhadmention
2、edhowcolorfultheyardwasnowthatspringhadarrived.Astheytalked,theyoungerwomancouldalmostsmellthetantalizingaromaofpurplelilacshangingonthebigbushoutsideherparents'backdoor.Later,whenshementionedtoherhusbandhowshemissedthoselilacs,hepoppedupfromhischair."Iknowwherewecanfindyouallyou
3、want,"hesaid."Getthekidsandc'mon."Soofftheywent,drivingthecountryroadsofnorthernRhodeIslandonthekindofdayonlymid－Maycanproduce:sparklingsunshine,uncloudedazureskiesandvibrantnewnessofthegreengrowingallaround.Theywentpastsmallvillagesandburgeoninghousingdevelopments,pastabandoneda
4、ppleorchards,backtowheretreesandbrushhavedevouredoldhomesteads.Wheretheystopped，densethicketsofcedarsandjunipersandbirchcrowdedtheroadwayonbothsides.Therewasn'talilacbushinsight."Comewithme,"themansaid."Overthathillisanoldcellarhole，fromsomebody'sfarmofyearsago,andtherearelilacsa
5、llroundit.ThemanwhoownsthislandsaidIcouldpokearoundhereanytime.I'msurehewon'tmindifwepickafewlilacs." Beforetheygothalfwayupthehill,thefragranceofthelilacsdrifteddowntothem,andthekidsstartedrunning.Soon,themotherbeganrunning,too,untilshereachedthetop.There，farfromviewofpassingmo
6、toristsandhiddenfromencroachingcivilization,werethetoweringlilacsbushes,soladenwiththehuge,cone-shapedflowerclustersthattheyalmostbentdouble.Withasmile,theyoungwomanrusheduptothenearestbushandburiedherfaceintheflowers,drinkinginthefragranceandthememoriesitrecalled.Whilethemanexam
7、inedthecellarholeandtriedtoexplaintothechildrenwhatthehousemusthavelookedlike,thewomandriftedamongthelilacs.Carefully,shechoseasprighere,anotheronethere,andclippedthemwithherhusband'spocketknife.Shewasinnohurry,relishingeachblossomasarareanddelicatetreasure.Finally,though,theyret
8、urnedtotheircarforthetriphome.Whiletheki
