心中永恒的春天

“I can’t believe it. These blooms have lasted so long this year，” my wife said.

“I hadn’t really thought about it， but you are right. As much as I love lilacs1， they come and go so fast，” I said.

It has been incredibly2 exciting this year here in my backyard. Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have ever seen. The scent is so wonderful that I spend a lot of time just standing on our small deck3 breathing it all in.

Many of the branches are hollow4 and cracked leaving me to believe it has seen many springs. A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the weight of melting snow. It broke my heart. I guess I wasn’t expecting much from the old thing this year. But it is magnificent5!

Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately the flowers have become heavier. The once tall bush seems to be under a lot of pressure. I can relate to that.

Sadly， today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown. It won’t be long until they are all gone. But here’v what I’ve learned from it.

Some people are like fragrant6 flowers. They come into our lives ever so briefly and leave behind a scent that remains embedded7 in our being. They brighten your day by just having had contact with them even if for a moment. If kindness had a scent it would remind you of them.

Like when I smell pine， all the best Christmas memories rush through my mind. When I smell roses I think of romantic， moon-filled evenings.

Some people， having given so much to you， remain a part of who you are forever. You cannot possibly go through8 a day without thinking about them. Their beautiful spirit gently nudges9 your heart each time you hear their name. The very thought of them stirs10 within your soul like the sweet fragrance of a thousand roses.

Loved ones who have passed on11， having given their lives to you， having stayed in bloom through a lifetime of eternal12 spring， are like these lilacs. Although my heart is saddened having discovered that they are dying， I will not remember them that way. I will forever see a thousand blooms each time I think of them. In the coldest， darkest days of the winter of my life， the memory of them will get me through it all. Even the slightest fragrance will bring a smile to my face and my heart will pound13 remembering the love.

I’m thankful every day not only for the beauty of the people in my life， but for the lingering14 fragrance and everlasting memories of ever having loved them at all.

Loving them and life means I will have “spring forever in my heart.”

“我真的不敢相信，這些花今年能開這么久，”妻子說。

“我沒怎么留意過，你這么一說倒也對。我喜歡紫丁香，不過它們的花期的確很短，”我說。

今年我家后院的景象令人無比興奮。我們的紫丁香樹從來沒有開過這么多花。紫丁香的香味如此馥郁，我久久地站在小露臺上呼吸它的香氣。

好些紫丁香的枝條已經(jīng)中空開裂，這使我相信這棵紫丁香樹已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了好幾個春天。前幾年的一個冬天，由于積雪融化，這棵樹上最大的枝條被壓垮落到了地上，傷透了我的心。我本以為今年沒什么指望了。不過現(xiàn)在看來，它太了不起了！

最近雨水比較多，紫丁香花也開得日漸繁茂起來。往日高大的樹叢看上去承受著不小的重量。我知道這是開花的結(jié)果。

然而，令我傷心的是，今天我發(fā)現(xiàn)第一簇花已經(jīng)開始變成褐色了，不用多久它們就會全部凋落。傷心之余，我也從中悟出了一些道理。

一些人，就像芳香馥郁的鮮花。他們在你的生命中匆匆而過，只留下一縷清香——它深深嵌入我們的生命當中。即使與他們只有一瞬間的接觸，這些人已照亮我們的生活。如果友善具有清香，它會使你記起生命中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過的這些人。

就像當我回味松樹的香氣時，那些關(guān)于圣誕節(jié)的溫馨回憶便會涌上心頭；當我聞到玫瑰的芳香時，我便會想起月色如水的浪漫夜晚。

一些人，在賦予你如此多之后，已經(jīng)永久變?yōu)槟愕囊徊糠帧Ｔ诮?jīng)歷磨難時，你無法不想到他們。每一次聽到他們的名字，他們美麗的靈魂都會輕輕碰擊你的心靈。你內(nèi)心深處對他們的想念，就像千朵玫瑰那樣甜蜜芬芳。

那些你摯愛的、已逝的人，他們把生命傳承給你，綻放在生命永恒的春天中，恰似這些紫丁香。當我發(fā)現(xiàn)花兒行將凋謝，我的心情變得沉重，但我不會把這一情景記在心中。日后想起它們時，我都會記起群花怒放的情景。在我生命里最寒冷、最黑暗的冬季，想起它們就會使我克服一切困難挫折；即使是最細微的一縷芳香，也能讓我的臉龐浮現(xiàn)笑容，讓我的心在搏動中感念愛。

我每天充滿感激，不僅僅因為我身邊那些可愛的人，也因為對他們的愛而產(chǎn)生的雋永芳香和恒久回憶。熱愛他們，熱愛生命，我將擁有“心中永恒的春天”。

1) lilac n. 紫丁香，丁香

2) incrediblyad. 難以置信地

3) deckn. 露臺，無屋頂?shù)械匕宓钠脚_

4) hollowa. 空的

5) magnificenta. 華麗的，高尚的

6) fragranta. 芬芳的，香的

7) embeddeda. 植入的，深入的

8) go through 經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)受

9) nudgen. 輕推或漸漸觸到某物

10) stirv.（尤指感情）激起，喚起

11) pass on 去世

12) eternal a. 永恒的，不滅的

13) poundv.（指心臟）激烈地跳動

14) lingeringa. 延遲的，逗留不去的

Any day will do? 哪一天都可以？

Any messages for me? 有我的留言嗎？

Are you by yourself? 你一個人來嗎？

All right with you? 你沒有問題吧？

Are you free tomorrow? 明天有空嗎？

Are you kidding me? 你在跟我開玩笑吧？

As soon as possible! 盡可能快！

Back in a moment! 馬上回來！

Believe it or not! 信不信由你！

Better luck next time! 下次會更好！

Boy will be boys 本性難移！

Come to the point! 有話直說！

Do you accept plastic? 收不收信用卡？

Does it keep long? 可以保存嗎？

Don’t be so fussy! 別挑剔了！

Don’t count to me! 別指望我！

Don’t fall for it! 不要上當！

Don’t get me wrong! 你搞錯了！

Don’t give me that! 少來這套！

Don’t let me down! 別讓我失望！

Don’t lose your head! 別樂昏了頭！

Don’t over do it! 別做過頭了！

Don’t stand on ceremony! 別太拘束！

Drop me a line! 要寫信給我！

Easy come easy go! 來得容易去得也快！

First come first served! 先到先得！