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1、能动英语屋tty.nd115.com我生命中的那一个女人After21yearsofmarriage,Idiscoveredanewwayofkeepingalivethesparkoflove.AlittlewhileagoIhadstartedtogooutwithanotherwoman.Itwasreallymywife'sidea."Iknowthatyouloveher,"shesaidoneday,takingmebysurprise.结婚21年后,我发现了一个可以使爱的火花常燃不熄的方法。不久前我开始和另一个女人外出约会,其实那是我妻子的主意。一天,她对我说:“我知道,你很爱他
2、。”把我弄得目瞪口呆.Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymother.Shehadbeenawidowfor19years,butthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie."What'swrong,areyouwell?"sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatala
3、tenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews."Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttopasssometimewithyou,"Iresponded,"Justthetwoofus."Shethoughtaboutitforamomentthensaid,"Iwouldlikethatverymuch."妻子让我去见的那个人就是我母亲,她已守寡19年。但由于我工作繁忙,还要照顾三个孩子,我们见面的时间少之又少。那天晚上我打电话给她,邀请她出来与我共进晚餐,共赏电影。“怎么了?你没事吧?”她问。我母亲就是这样的女人,在她
4、看来,深夜来电或意外邀请都是不祥之兆。“没什么,只是想和您共度一段美好时光,”我解释道,“就咱俩。”她想了想说:“好啊,我很乐意。”能动英语屋tty.nd115.com能动英语屋tty.nd115.comThatFridayafterworkasIdroveovertopickherupIwasabitnervous.WhenIarrivedatherhouse,Inoticedthatshe,too,seemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Shewaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthe
5、dressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Shesmiledfromafacethatwasasradiantasanangel's."ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmyson,andtheywereimpressed,"shesaid,asshegotintothecar."Theycan'twaittohearaboutourmeeting."Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceandcozy.Mymot
6、hertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Halfwaythroughtheentree,IliftedmyeyesandsawMomsittingtherestaringatme.Anostalgicsmilewasonherlips."ItwasIwhousedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmall,"shesaid."Thenit'stimethatyourelaxandletmereturnthef
7、avor,"Iresponded.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversation,nothingextraordinary,butcatchinguponrecenteventsofeachother'slives.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid,"I'