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My Father's Letter

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My Father's Letter

Hope Maxwell Snyder

We find it in the post office box downtown. In a short skirt, refusing to bend,

my mother hands me the key.

On my knees, I study the light blue envelope bordered in red-and-blue stripes,

stamped with American words, messy handwriting.

At the gold museum across the street, people stand in line.

For twenty pesos they walk into a dark room

and wait for light to shine on masks, decanters, 24-karat bracelets¹, rafts

retelling the story of El Dorado,

gold forgotten in forgotten trunks meant for Malaga. In front of the museum,

leaves shivering on trees announce impending² storms.

Food vendors³ sell hot dogs and empanadas. My mother tears the envelope.

His letter, as brief as a butterfly's hours,

scribbled⁴ with words I don't understand. The sheet of onionskin trembles

in my mother's hands. She reads in silence, in a hurry

before taking lipstick⁵ from her purse, a mirror, and painting

her lips red. Then, she tears the letter up.

In silence, without stopping to catch our breath,

we wait for the bus.

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1 bracelets
n.手镯，臂镯( bracelet的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The lamplight struck a gleam from her bracelets. 她的手镯在灯光的照射下闪闪发亮。来自《简明英汉词典》 On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. 展出的有用玉石、琥珀和紫水晶做的耳环、项链和手镯。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
参考例句：
Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。 The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

3 vendors
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方
参考例句：
The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。 At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

4 scribbled
v.潦草的书写( scribble的过去式和过去分词 )；乱画；草草地写；匆匆记下
参考例句：
She scribbled his phone number on a scrap of paper. 她把他的电话号码匆匆写在一张小纸片上。 He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving. 临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。

5 lipstick
n.口红，唇膏
参考例句：
Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。 Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。