My Box of Memories
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By Robert H. Gilbert 阿蛮 选注

  打开这个记忆的盒子,就像万缕花香飘散开来,沁人心脾;又像一瓶尘封多年的老酒,香醇与苦涩,美在其中。



  One day, an older woman was sitting on her bed, packing some things, in boxes, to put in her closet1. She rubbed her forehead with her hand and thought of her terrible migraine headache, brought on by all this packing.1

  As she sat there, she looked at an empty box in front of her. Next, she looked around, wondering what she might pack in that box. Then, she said to herself, "If I get rid of some of these memories, that have been in my head all these years, maybe my head would not hurt as bad.2"

  She put the tip of her finger between her lips2. Then, her mind started wondering back, back, and back into her younger years.

  She remembered her first puppy3 love3. Boy, was he handsome and strong for his age of 11. He looked even bigger in his elementary football uniform. "Guess, I will keep that memory," she said. So, she quickly put that in the box.

  Then, she began to think a little bit harder, now. "Oh, Yes, I surely4 remembered my first kiss. He was such a good kisser, too." She, quickly, put her hand over her heart and could feel it beating faster and faster. She opened her eyes and said, "If I keep having memories like this, I will need something to take for high blood pressure." She gasped4, then put that memory, definitely6, into the box.



  Then, she remembered the last spanking7 she got from her dad. As she remembered this, she rubbed her bottom. It was as if she, still, felt the burning.5 She would keep that memory, as it taught her to be nice to others.

  Her memory took her forward ?to her high school prom6. She remembered the beautiful pink dress that her father had bought her. At the prom, she recognised a boy that she really liked. However, her sister had the same feelings. When her sister saw her looking at that boy, she walked over and (accidentally) spilled chocolate ice cream all over the front of her dress.7 She grabbed8 that memory and threw it in the trash.

  Though her memory started moving through the years, it stopped at meeting her husband. One night, she had gone out with her girlfriends and, upon returning home, there was an insurance salesman there. Her parents introduced them and, when she looked into his eyes, she knew she was in real love. Three months later, they were married.

  She went out at night with him, to go to several appointments. She soon realised that most of the late night meetings were with young women. She threw that memory in the trash, too.

  About a month later, she told her husband that he needed to stay home and find another job. He did. He became a CPA8. Little did she know that her husband and her puppy love were best of friends.



  She, then, began to think of their first child, then becoming a grandmother. She remembered her first diaper change9, too. (Poop.) She still remembered the stink10, held her nose shut, and put that thought in the trash, too. (She had to remember to take the trash out, when this was over.)

  When she realised that the box was full, she took some tape and tape the lid9 shut11. She took the box into the dining area and sat the box in a chair. Then, she went into the kitchen to fix supper for her husband.

  As she was preparing supper, the doorbell rang. There stood her puppy love. She could not turn him away, as they were friends now.

  He walked into the dining area and looked at the box in the chair. He picked it up and shook it. He asked her, "What's in the box?"

  "My box of memories," she answered.

  "Can I look in it?" he asked.

  "Sure, but don't spill12 anything."

  He opened the box and it was empty. Either I am blind or she is going insane10. He looked at her and said, "There is nothing in here."

  She turned toward11 him, with her hands on her hips12, and said, "Well, does that tell you something? It means13 that you were not in my thoughts long enough to be in my memories."

  1. 她用手揉了揉额头,想起了自己那恼人的偏头痛,由于整理东西又发作了。rub:按摩,揉擦;migraine headache: [医]偏头痛; bring on:使出现,引起。

  2. 要是我能忘掉一些在脑海里停留多年的记忆,或许我的头就不会痛得那么厉害了。

  3. puppy love:少男少女之间短暂的爱情。亦指此类爱情的恋爱对象。

  4. gasp5:倒抽气。

  5. 她想起爸爸最后一次打她屁股(的情形)。她一边回忆,一边不由自主地揉了揉屁股,似乎依然能感觉到那种火辣辣的疼痛。spanking: 打屁股;一顿揍。

  6. prom:<美口>(大学、高中等的)班级舞会。

  7.妹妹看到她注视着那个男孩,就走过来,(意外地)把巧克力冰淇淋全都洒到了她裙子的前摆上。

  8. CPA:注册会计师,Certified Public Accountant14的缩写。

  9. diaper change:换尿布。

  10. stink:恶臭,异味。

  11.她拿出胶带,把盖子封好。句中第一个tape是名词,意为“胶带”,第二个tape为动词,意为“用胶带固定,用胶带封住”。

  12. spill:使洒落,使泼出。


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1 closet dWqys     
n.壁橱;储藏室
参考例句:
  • I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
  • Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。
2 lips f6e924595f10c1d9b68b5ae6a448f051     
abbr.logical inferences per second 每秒的逻辑推论n.嘴唇( lip的名词复数 );(容器或凹陷地方的)边缘;粗鲁无礼的话
参考例句:
  • Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
  • the fullness of her lips 她丰满的双唇
3 puppy ECZyv     
n.小狗,幼犬
参考例句:
  • You must school your puppy to obey you.你要训练你的小狗服从你。
  • Their lively puppy frisks all over the house.他们的小狗在屋里到处欢快地蹦跳。
4 surely yrRwj     
adv.确实地,无疑地;必定地,一定地
参考例句:
  • It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
  • Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。
5 gasp UfxzL     
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
参考例句:
  • She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
  • The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
6 definitely RuJzx0     
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
参考例句:
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
7 spanking OFizF     
adj.强烈的,疾行的;n.打屁股
参考例句:
  • The boat is spanking along on the river.船在小河疾驶。
  • He heard a horse approaching at a spanking trot.他听到一匹马正在疾步驰近。
8 grabbed grabbed     
v.抢先,抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指匆忙地)取;攫取;(尤指自私、贪婪地)捞取
参考例句:
  • He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
  • She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。
9 lid E1NxP     
n.盖子,眼睑;v.加盖,盖上;制止,取缔
参考例句:
  • She shut the lid down.她扣上了盖儿。
  • Put the lid on the garbage can.把盖子盖在垃圾筒上。
10 insane nbVzG     
adj.蠢极的,荒唐的,精神错乱的,疯狂的
参考例句:
  • Insane people are sometimes dangerous.精神病人有时非常危险。
  • The letter made her insane with jealousy.那封信使她妒忌得发疯。
11 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
12 hips f8c80f9a170ee6ab52ed1e87054f32d4     
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
参考例句:
  • She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
  • They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
参考例句:
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
14 accountant KygzC     
n.会计员,会计师
参考例句:
  • I'm an accountant at a foreign bank.我在一家外资银行做会计。
  • He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.他对自己会计师的收入很满意。
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