精彩英語故事07

PAGE精彩英語故事07咖啡與人生Grandmotherdidn'tjustlikehercoffee,anditwouldn'treallydoherjusticetosayshelovedhercoffee.Grandmotherwastocoffeewhatasommelieristowine.Sheknewtheintricaciesofcoffee,thedifferenttastesandeventhetextures.Andonlythebestwoulddoforher.Noinstantcoffee,orcoffeeboughtatthegrocerystore.Shehadtohavefreshcoffee,fromarespectablecoffeeshop."Themorningcupofcoffeesetsthetoneforthewholeday,"sheusedtosay.奶奶不止是喜歡咖啡這么簡(jiǎn)單，說句公道話，咖啡是她的摯愛?？Х葘?duì)于奶奶而言，就如同美酒對(duì)于斟酒侍者一般重要。她對(duì)于咖啡的紛繁學(xué)問，其不同的口味，甚至其結(jié)構(gòu)特征都了如指掌。而她只喝最好的咖啡，既不要速溶的，也不喜歡從雜貨店買的。她一定要喝有名望的咖啡店出售的新鮮咖啡。“清晨的一杯咖啡決定了一整天的基調(diào)。”她常這么說。IusedtogotoGrandmother'severySundaymorning.Herroutinewasalwaysthesame.Shewouldkissmeonceoneachcheek,hangupmycoatandleadmeintothekitchen,sliceapieceofbananabreadrightoutoftheoven(sometimescranberry)，andpouracupoffreshlybrewedcoffee.以前每個(gè)星期天的早上，我都會(huì)去奶奶家，而她也總會(huì)用同樣的程序來迎接我。她會(huì)在我的兩邊臉頰上各親一下，掛起我的外套，然后把我?guī)нM(jìn)廚房，切一片剛出爐的香蕉面包(有時(shí)候是蔓越橘口味的)，并倒一杯新煮的咖啡給我。"Alexa,"shesaidtomeoneday."Didyouknowthateveryperson'spersonalityislikeaflavorofcoffee?"“阿麗夏，”一天，她對(duì)我說，“你知道嗎，每個(gè)人的性格就像是一種口味的咖啡。”"Really?"Isaid,amusedathowGrandmotherrelishedhercoffeesomuchthatsherelatedeverythingtoit.“是嗎？”我說。見到奶奶如此鐘愛她的咖啡，以致于將每一件事物都與之扯上關(guān)系，覺得挺逗的。"Ye"shesaid."You,mydear,areFrenchvanilla.Youaresweet,almostsickeninglysoattimestothediscerningcoffeedrinker."IslightlyrecoiledatGrandmother'sassessmentofme.Youexpectyourgrandmothertocallyousweet,butneversickeninglysweet.“是的，”她說?！澳悖矣H愛的，是法國(guó)香草味的。你很甜美，對(duì)于那些有品味的咖啡客來說，有時(shí)甜得都有些發(fā)膩了?！甭犃四棠虒?duì)我的評(píng)價(jià)后，我覺得有點(diǎn)不爽。你當(dāng)然會(huì)希望奶奶說你很甜美，但絕對(duì)不希望是甜得發(fā)膩。"Yourfatherisespresso,"shecontinued."Hecomesonstrong.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tlikehim,butotherscan'tlivewithoutthathighfeelingthathegivesthem.Hehasanaddictivepersonalitythatmanypeoplecan'tletgoof."“你爸爸是杯濃縮咖啡，”她接著說，“他能給人以強(qiáng)烈的印象。有很多人不喜歡他，但也有人離開了他帶來的那種興奮感就活不下去。他有一種讓許多人無法放手的致命的吸引力。”"LetmeguessGrandmother.You'rehazelnut."“讓我猜猜，奶奶，那您就是榛子口味的。”"Hazelnut?Whyonearthwouldyousaythat?"“榛子口味？你到底為什么會(huì)這么說？”"BecauseIfindyourcoffeetalkabitnutty."“因?yàn)槲野l(fā)現(xiàn)您的咖啡論挺狂熱的?！?雙關(guān)語，nutty既指帶堅(jiān)果口味，也指對(duì)某事狂熱。)IsmiledatGrandmother,butIcouldtellshewasnotamused."Alexadear,Iamtryingtoteachyoualessonaboutlifehere.Idonotneedyoupokingfunatme."我沖著奶奶笑了起來，不過我能看得出她并不覺得這很好笑。“親愛的阿麗夏，我是想在這里教你一個(gè)人生的道理，而不是讓你拿我開玩笑的?！盇lessonaboutlife?Isshekidding?"Grandmother,youcan'tdissectaperson'spersonalitybycomparingthemtoacupofcoffee.Peoplearemorecomplexthanthat.Everyonehasnuancepersonalityquirkthingsthatmakethemdifferent.Youjustcan'tgoaroundsaying,'She'sadarkroast,he'saninstant,he'samochaalmond.'"一個(gè)人生的道理？她在開玩笑吧？“奶奶，你不可以用一杯咖啡去分析一個(gè)人的性格。人要比咖啡復(fù)雜得多。每個(gè)人都有差別，性格癖好相異，方方面面各不相同。你不可能四處晃晃，然后說：‘她是杯深焙咖啡，他是杯速溶咖啡，他是杯摩卡杏仁咖啡……’”Grandmotherlookedatme,almostablank,dullstare."Thenyoujustdon'tunderstandcoffee,"shesnapped,clearingmyplateandcoffeecupfromthetable."Iguessnot,"Isighed,exasperatedatmyhazelnutgrandmother.奶奶用一種幾乎是茫然而沮喪的眼神看著我。“這么說，你根本就不懂咖啡，”她厲聲說，從桌上清走了我的盤子和咖啡杯?！拔蚁胧堑?，”我嘆了口氣，對(duì)我這個(gè)“榛子口味”的奶奶感到有些惱火。IwenttoGrandmother'shousemanymoretimesafterthat,andshealwayskepthersameroutine.Itwasawelcomeroutine,onethatIenjoyedeveryweek.Grandmotherdidn'ttalktomeafterthataboutthe"coffeecatastrophe"asIcalledit,buteventually,shedidstarttomakemoreridiculousclaimsconcerningherfavoritedrink.在那之后，我又多次去過奶奶家，而她依然以同樣的程序來迎接我。我很喜歡這套程序，每個(gè)星期都要去享受一次。在那之后，奶奶再也沒有跟我談?wù)撨^我所稱的“咖啡大災(zāi)難”，不過最后，就她最喜愛的飲品，她還是開始發(fā)表了更加荒謬的言論。"Iknewyourgrandfatherwastherightmanformebecausewelovedourcoffeethesameway,"shesaid."Creamwithjustatouchofsugar."“我知道你爺爺就是那個(gè)最適合我的人，因?yàn)槲覀兌枷矚g相同味道的咖啡，”她說，“奶油里加上一丁點(diǎn)糖。”Irolledmyeyes."Grandmother,manypeoplelikeitthatway."我轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠，說：“奶奶，很多人都喜歡那種口味?！?Idisagree,"shesaid."Formostpeople,iftheyprefercream,theylikealotofsugar,oratleastamoderateamount.Thosewhodrinkitwithjustatouchofsugarusuallyputmilkinit,ordrinkitblack."“我不同意，”她說，“對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來說，如果他們喜歡奶油，他們就喜歡加很多糖，或至少是中等量的糖。而那些喝咖啡時(shí)只加一丁點(diǎn)糖的人，通常會(huì)加入牛奶，或者干脆就喝黑咖啡?！?SowhatifPapapreferredhiscoffeeblack?Orwithmilkandsweetener?Doesthatmeanthatyouwouldhavenevermarried?ThatIwouldn'tbeheretoday?"“那么，如果爺爺更喜歡喝黑咖啡呢？或者是牛奶加甜味料呢？那是不是說你就不嫁給他了？那么今天就沒有我在這里了？”"Ohdon'tbesilly,"Grandmothersaid."Iwon'tthinkaboutyourgrandfatherpreferringhiscoffeeanydifferently.Idon'tknowwhatwouldhavebecomeofus.Butyou,mydearAlexa,belongtome.Youwouldbeherenomatterwhat."“噢，別傻了，”奶奶說，“我從來沒想過你爺爺會(huì)喜歡什么不一樣的咖啡。我不知道我們之間會(huì)有什么不同的結(jié)果，但是你，我親愛的阿麗夏，是屬于我的。無論怎么樣你都會(huì)在這里的。”ThelasttimeIsawGrandmotherwasaSundayjustlikealltheothers.IsatdownatthetablewithGrandmotherandshelookedatmewithaveryintenselookinhereyes.我最后一次見到奶奶也是在一個(gè)星期天，和其他星期天沒什么區(qū)別。我和奶奶一起坐在桌邊，她看著我，眼中閃爍著一種熱情的光芒。"Doyoueverthinkaboutheaven?"sheaskedme.“你有沒有想過天堂是個(gè)什么樣子的？”她問我。IstaredatGrandmotherandstoppedchewingforamoment.我凝視著奶奶，暫時(shí)停止了咀嚼。"Well,doyou?"sheaskedagain.“嗯，你想過了么？”她又問了一遍。"Umm,notreally,"Isaid,growingincreasinglyuncomfortablewiththislineofconversation.“唔……沒怎么想過，”我說，對(duì)于這種類型的對(duì)話感到越來越不舒服。"Well,I'vebeenthinkingaboutitlately,"Grandmothersaid."Imean,IamgettingtothatagewhereIrealizethatIdon'thavemuchmoretimehereonearth.AndI'vejustbeenthinkinglatelyaboutheaven—andwhat'sthereandwhat'snot.AndIjusthopethatwhenit'smytimetoleavethisworld,thenextonehaseverythingthatIlovehere."“嗯，我最近一直在想這個(gè)問題，”奶奶說，“我的意思是，我也快到那個(gè)年紀(jì)了，所以我意識(shí)到我在這個(gè)世上的時(shí)間已經(jīng)不多了。最近我一直在思考天堂是個(gè)什么樣子的——那里有什么，沒有什么。而我只希望當(dāng)我離開這個(gè)世界的時(shí)候，另一個(gè)世界里也有我在這邊所深愛的一切?！薄癆ndwhat'sthat,Grandmother?”“那是些什么，奶奶？”“Goodfood,goodpeople,andgoodcoffee.”“好吃的食物，好相處的人，還有上好的咖啡?！盜smiledatGrandmother'ssimplicityandloveforthegoodthingsinlife.AndIhopedthatshewouldfindexactlywhatshewouldbelookingforinthenextworld.我對(duì)奶奶的純樸，以及對(duì)生命中美好事物的熱愛報(bào)以微笑，也希望她真能在另一個(gè)世界找到她所想要的一切。Grandmotherpassedawaylaterthatweek.Theyfoundhersittinginherfavoriterockerinthelivingroom,halfacupoffreshlybrewedcoffeebyherside.Andsomehow,IknewthatitwasasignthateverythingwouldbeallrightforGrandmother.奶奶在那周末去世了。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)她坐在客廳里她最喜歡的搖椅上，身旁還有半杯新煮的咖啡。不知道為什么，我明白這是一個(gè)征兆，表明了奶奶會(huì)一切都好。Now,yearslater,I'mfrequentlyremindedofmyGrandmother.Thescentoffreshlybakedbananabread,orthewaysomeonewillkissmeonmycheekwillbringaquickflashbackofher.ButmymemoriesarealwaysmostvividwhenIstepfootintoacoffeeshop,thearomaoffreshlyroastedbeansandbrewedcoffeeliveningmysenses.現(xiàn)在，多年過去了，我不時(shí)還會(huì)想起奶奶。新出爐的香蕉面包的香氣，或某人親吻我臉頰的方式，都會(huì)讓我腦海中突然閃現(xiàn)出她的身影。不過每當(dāng)我邁進(jìn)一間咖啡館時(shí)，我的記憶總是特別鮮明，那新烤的咖啡豆和新煮咖啡的香氣總能讓我的感覺活躍起來?！癢hatwouldyoulike?”thepersonatthecounterasksme.“您想要點(diǎn)什么？”柜臺(tái)上的人問我?！癆mediumhazelnut,”Isay.“Creamwithjustatouchofsugar.”“一杯中杯的榛子咖啡，”我說，“加奶油和一丁點(diǎn)糖。”永遠(yuǎn)的情人節(jié):走過金婚,濃情依舊TheautherandAnnieLoveTheauther:"WemetinmyhometowninGeorgia.Ihadthiscar,a'56Ford.AndIwaskindawildatthattimetoo.IusedtocometoherhouseanditwaslikeasandyrowandIusedtojustswingaroundinheryard.Justmakecirclesoutinheryard.Andshe'dcomeoutandsometimesgetinthecarandwe'dtalk."Sometimeswethinkwelovewhenwedon'tlove.Alotofpeoplesaytheyareinlovebutreallywewereyoungandwereallydidn'tknowwhatlovewasallabout.Butafterwardwefoundoutwhatlovewas!Loveissharingwithoneanother.Don'tcarewhatyouhaveyousharewhatyouhave.Andbewillingtogive.AnotherthingItellpeoplenowisthatyouhavetobeabletobendalittlebit.Yes,loveisapowerfulthing.Ifyouknowwhatitmeans."Theauther：”我的家在佐治亞州，我們就是在那相識(shí)的。那時(shí)我有一輛1956年產(chǎn)的福特車，喏，就是這輛。那時(shí)候的我，年少輕狂。我常常把車開到她家，在院子里轉(zhuǎn)圈圈，留下密密麻麻的輪胎印。她通常會(huì)走到院子里，饒有興趣的看向我。有時(shí)候也會(huì)坐進(jìn)車?yán)锪牧奶臁！薄坝袝r(shí)候，我們認(rèn)為的愛情，卻經(jīng)不起推敲。很多人都在談?wù)搻矍?，而其?shí)我們都太年輕，不知道什么是愛情。時(shí)間會(huì)教會(huì)我們?nèi)绾稳?。愛情就是愿意與某人分享！不在乎擁有什么，分享你擁有的吧！愛情就是給予！我還想告訴你們一句話，在愛情面前，要學(xué)會(huì)適當(dāng)?shù)牡皖^。是的，你會(huì)明白，愛情具有無堅(jiān)不摧的強(qiáng)大力量！”MiltonandSylviaZismanMilton:"WemetintheCatskills.IwasdatingSylvia'sgirlfriend.Ishouldsayherex-girlfriend!Oneofthethingsabouthergirlfriend...Shewasaccidentprone.Forexample,thisishardtobelieve,shewalkedintoanelevatorandtheelevatorhadnotcometothelevelandgaveherselfaconcussion.Idon'tknowhowIgotonthat!Ihaven'tthoughtofthatinyears!Ican'tevenrememberhernamebecauseIonlyhadacoupleofdateswithher.Andthefirewasn'tthere.Youknowthatrealfire!AndherewasSylvia—fireyasanything."Milton：“我們相遇在卡次基爾山，我當(dāng)時(shí)正跟Sylvia的女朋友約會(huì)——準(zhǔn)確的說，是她的前女友。那真是個(gè)奇怪的姑娘，總是莫名其妙的摔倒。我想起一件事情，說出來都沒人會(huì)信，她走進(jìn)了一部升降式的電梯，電梯還沒有停穩(wěn)，輕微的晃動(dòng)就讓她站立不穩(wěn)，差點(diǎn)摔倒。我都不知道該怎么和她繼續(xù)下去，有好幾年，我都不愿意考慮這些問題。我甚至都不記得她的名字，我們只約會(huì)了幾次，彼此之間也沒有火花產(chǎn)生。倒是和Sylvia越來越有感覺，相看兩不厭，感情的火苗一直燃燒到現(xiàn)在。”MoeandTessieRubensteinMoe:"We'vebeenmarriedfor66years.WemetinhighschoolwhenIwas16yearsoldandmywifewas15yearsold.Andwe'vegonethroughlifetogether.Thelovewefeelnowisadifferenttypeoflove.Itisamaturelove.Inthebeginning,ofcourse,therewasasexualattractionbutrightnowsexhasverylittletodowithit.Butweloveeachotherverymuch.Everydaymywifeexpressesherlovetome.Everydayshesays,DidItellyouhowmuchIloveyoutoday?Everyday.Everydayshesaysthat."Moe：“我們已經(jīng)結(jié)婚66年了。我們高中的時(shí)候已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)了，當(dāng)時(shí)我才16歲，她15歲，多好的年齡呀！我們幾乎攜手走過了一生。這種“愛”很難說清楚。不再懵懂無知，既像是“愛情”，又像是“親情”。當(dāng)然，一開始，彼此吸引難舍難分，現(xiàn)在，性的意味淡了很多。但我們依然熱烈的愛著。每一天，妻子都會(huì)表達(dá)她對(duì)我的愛。每一天，她總是說：親愛的，知道我有多愛你嗎？每一天，每一天都是這樣！”AlbertoandCathyPastorinoCathy:"Wehavehadthelaundrybusinessfor23years.Iworksixdaysaweekandmyhusbandworkssevendays.Ofcourseeverybodyfeelsgoodwhentheyfirstfallinlove.InthebeginningIfeltlikeIwasmarriedtoRobertoValentino!Hewasgentleandnice.Youwanttotrytostaythesamebutweworkreallyhardandwegettired.Withloveyouhavetotrusteachother.Youneedgoodcommunication."Cathy：“我們一起開了23年的洗衣店。我一周工作6天，我的丈夫終日忙碌著。初入愛河時(shí)，感覺一切都很美妙，一開始，我甚至以為自己嫁給了情圣羅伯特·瓦倫蒂諾！他溫柔又體貼。甜蜜而輕松的生活在現(xiàn)實(shí)中難以為繼，我們不得不工作，每天忙個(gè)不停。是愛情，讓我們相互信任，每天再忙也要找時(shí)間相處和溝通。這讓我們看到，愛，其實(shí)一直都在！”SolandGloriaHoltzmanGloria:"Iwasthekindofgirlthatfellinloverightaway.SothenextdayIwouldtellmyfriend,terrific,I'minlovealready!ButaftermyfirstdatewithSolIdidnotfeelthatway.Ithinkitonlyprovedtothisdaythatyoucan'tjudgerightaway.Itmaynotworkoutbutasyougettoknowapersonlovecomes."Gloria：“我曾經(jīng)相信一見鐘情。見到Sol的第二天，我就告訴我的朋友，我戀愛了，這種感覺妙不可言。但是，第一次約會(huì)之后，我卻沒有那種戀愛的感覺。這之后，我才明白，不能輕易的下結(jié)論。那有那么容易一見鐘情長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)久久呀，慢慢了解的過程，愛，才會(huì)愈加堅(jiān)定?！盨olandGloriaHoltzmanGloria:"Iwasthekindofgirlthatfellinloverightaway.SothenextdayIwouldtellmyfriend,terrific,I'minlovealready!ButaftermyfirstdatewithSolIdidnotfeelthatway.Ithinkitonlyprovedtothisdaythatyoucan'tjudgerightaway.Itmaynotworkoutbutasyougettoknowapersonlovecomes."Gloria：“我曾經(jīng)相信一見鐘情。見到Sol的第二天，我就告訴我的朋友，我戀愛了，這種感覺妙不可言。但是，第一次約會(huì)之后，我卻沒有那種戀愛的感覺。這之后，我才明白，不能輕易的下結(jié)論。那有那么容易一見鐘情長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)久久呀，慢慢了解的過程，愛，才會(huì)愈加堅(jiān)定?！盠eilaandJoseRamosLeila:"Littlebylittlewechangebutwedon'tchangeinourhearts.Lovegetsstronger.ThatisthewayIfeel.Ibelievehefeelsthesameway.Yes,hewasmyfirstlove.Myfirstloveandmylast."PhotographedinBrooklynLeila：“在愛情里，我們一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的改變，但愛著的那顆心絲毫也不會(huì)改變。我能感覺到我們之間的愛更加堅(jiān)固了，我相信他也有同感。是的，他是我的初戀，我最初也是最終的愛人?！盰kovShapirshteynandMariyaGostsinnaya"Wehavelivedinthisapartment11years.BeforethatwelivedonOceanParkwayandKingsHighwayfor4years.Wewalkontheboardwalk3mileseachday.At2o'clockwewatchthenews.Iliketoreadbooksandhereadsnewspapersandbooks.Whatisthesecrettolove?Asecretisasecretan“我們?cè)谶@所公寓里住了11年。在這之前，在OceanParkway和KingsHighway各住了4年。我們每天在木板小路上步行3公里。下午2點(diǎn)鐘看報(bào)紙。我喜歡看書，除了看書，他還喜歡看報(bào)紙。愛情有什么秘決嗎？那是當(dāng)然的，但我絕不愿意透露給他人?！盡urrayandEstherRedlitzEsther:"Nowissupposedtobethebesttimeandwearesoafraidbecausewearelosingpeople.Soweloveeachothermore.Weworryabouteachother.Youknow,sometimesIsaysomethingandhereadsmymind.Theysayyousleepononepillowyougetoneidea.AndIthinkthatiswhathappened.Wethinkalike,wesometimesdressalike.Weputouttheclothesandwedressthesameway.It'stheyears.Theyears."Esther：“這是我們最好的時(shí)光，卻也透著隱隱的擔(dān)憂——我們就要不久于人世。所以，我們倍加珍惜每一天在一起的時(shí)光。也更加緊張彼此。有時(shí)候，我說的話他可以心領(lǐng)神會(huì)。人們常說，睡在一個(gè)枕頭上，慢慢的，想法都會(huì)一樣。我真的這么認(rèn)為。我們有一樣的想法，一樣的穿著。我們連穿衣服的方法都一樣。時(shí)間呀，時(shí)間，它讓我們?cè)絹碓较癖舜?！元宵?jié)的來歷故事之東方朔與元宵姑娘Therearemanystoriesonhowthisfestivalwascreated.Oneotherstoryisaboutamaid.IntheHanDynasty,Mr.Easternwasafavoriteadvisoroftheemperor.Onewinterday,hewenttothegardenandheardalittlegirlcryingandgettingreadytojumpintoawelltocommitsuicide.Mr.Easternstoppedherandaskedwhy.Shesaidshewasamaidintheemperor'spalaceandhernamewasYuan-Xiao.這一則傳說與吃元宵的習(xí)俗有關(guān)：相傳漢武帝有個(gè)寵臣名叫東方朔，他善良又風(fēng)趣。有一年冬天，下了幾天大雪，東方朔就到御花園去給武帝折梅花。剛進(jìn)園門，就發(fā)現(xiàn)有個(gè)宮女淚流滿面準(zhǔn)備投井。東方朔慌忙上前搭救，并問明她要自殺的原因。原來，這個(gè)宮女名叫元宵，家里還有雙親及一個(gè)妹妹。Sheneverhadthechancetomeetherfamilyaftershestartedworkedatthepalace.Shemissedthemsomuchevery12thlunarmonth.Ifshecouldn'thavethechancetoshowherfilialpietyinthislife,shewouldratherdie.Mr.Easternpromisedhertofindawaysoshecouldreunionwithherfamily.Mr.Easternleftthepalaceandsetupafortune-tellingstallonthestreetanddisguisedhimselfasafortuneteller.Becauseofhisreputation,manypeopleaskedfortheirfortunes.自從她進(jìn)宮以后，就再也無緣和家人見面，每年到了臘盡春來的時(shí)節(jié)，就比平常更加的思念家人。覺得不能在雙親跟前盡孝，不如一死了之。東方朔聽了她的遭遇，深感同情，就向她保證，一定設(shè)法讓她和家人團(tuán)聚。一天，東方朔出宮在長(zhǎng)安街上擺了一個(gè)占卜攤。不少人都爭(zhēng)著向他占卜求卦。Buteveryonegotthesameprediction-aseverefireaccidentonthe15thlunarday.Therumorspreadquickly.EveryonewasworriedaboutthefutureandaskedMr.Easternforhelp.Mr.Easternsaid,"Onthe13thlunarday,theGodofFirewillsendafairyladyinredtoburndownthecity.Ifyouseealadyinredwearinggreenpantsridingablackhorseonthatday,youshouldaskforhermercy."Onthatday,Yuan-Xiaopretendedtobetheredfairylady.Whenpeopleaskedforherhelp,shesaid,"I'mthemessengeroftheGodofFireandcametocheckonthecityandI'mgoingtosetupfireon15th.ThisisanorderfromJadeEmperor.Hewillwatchfromtheheavens."IwillgiveyouacopyoftheimperialdecreefromtheGodofFire.Youshouldgotoaskyouremperortofindawayout."不料，每個(gè)人所占所求，都是“正月十六火焚身”的簽語。一時(shí)之間，長(zhǎng)安里起了很大恐慌。人們紛紛求問解災(zāi)的辦法。東方朔就說：“正月十五日傍晚，火神君會(huì)派一位赤衣神女下凡查訪，她就是奉旨燒長(zhǎng)安的使者，我把抄錄的偈語給你們，可讓當(dāng)今天子想想辦法。”說完，便扔下一張紅帖，揚(yáng)長(zhǎng)而去。Aftersheleft,peoplewenttothepalacetoshowtheemperorthedecreewhichreads"Thecapitalcityisintrouble.Fireburnsonthepalace,andfirefromHeavenburnsallnightlongonthe15th."TheemperorofHanDynastywasveryshocked.HecalledandaskedMr.Easternforadvice.Afterponderingforawhile,Mr.Easternsaid,"IheardthattheGodofFirelikestoeatTang-Yuan(Sweetdumpling).DoesYuan-XiaooftencookTang-Yuanforyou?Onthe15thlunarday,letYuan-XiaomakeTang-Yuan.YourMajestywilltakechargeoftheworshippingceremonyandyouwillgiveanordertoeveryhousetoprepareTang-YuantoworshiptheGodofFireatthesametime.Also,deliveranotherordertoaskeveryhouseinthecitytohangredlanternandexplodefirecrackers.Lastly,everyoneinthepalaceandpeopleoutsidethecityshouldcarrytheirlanternsonthestreettowatchthelanterndecorationandfireworks.Ifeverythinggoesthisway,theJadeEmperorwouldbedeceived.Theneveryonecanavoidthefireaccident."老百姓拿起紅帖，趕緊送到皇宮去稟報(bào)皇上。漢武帝接過來一看，只見上面寫著：“長(zhǎng)安在劫，火焚帝闕，十五天火，焰紅宵夜”，他心中大驚，連忙請(qǐng)來了足智多謀的東方朔。東方朔假意的想了一想，就說：“聽說火神君最愛吃湯圓，宮中的元宵不是經(jīng)常給你做湯圓嗎？十五晚上可讓元宵做好湯圓。萬歲焚香上供，傳令京都家家都做湯圓，一齊敬奉火神君。再傳諭臣民一起在十五晚上掛燈，滿城點(diǎn)鞭炮、放煙火，好像滿城大火，這樣就可以瞞過玉帝了。此外，通知城外百姓，十五晚上進(jìn)城觀燈，雜在人群中消災(zāi)解難”。Theemperorhappilyfollowedtheplan.Lanternswereeverywhereinthecapitalcityonthenightofthe15thlunarday.Peoplewerewalkingonthestreet.Firecrackerskeptmakinglotsofnoise.Itlookedliketheentirecitywasonfire.Yuan-Xiao'sparentswentintothepalacetowatchthelanterndecorations,andYuan-Xiaomadeabiglanternandwrotehernameonthelantern.Theyhappilyreunitedtogetherafterherparentscalledhername.Everybodywassafeduringthenight.TheemperorofHanDynastyhadaneworderthatpeopleshoulddothesamethingeveryyear.SinceYuan-XiaocookedthebestTan-Yuan,peoplecalledthedayYuan-XiaoFestival.武帝聽后，十分高興，就傳旨照東方朔的辦法去做。到了正月十五日長(zhǎng)安城里張燈結(jié)彩，游人熙來攘往，熱鬧非常。宮女元宵的父母也帶著妹妹進(jìn)城觀燈。當(dāng)他們看到寫有“元宵”字樣的大宮燈時(shí)，驚喜的高喊：“元宵！元宵！”，元宵聽到喊聲，終于和家里的親人團(tuán)聚了。如此熱鬧了一夜，長(zhǎng)安城果然平安無事。漢武帝大喜，便下令以后每到正月十五都做湯圓供火神君，正月十五照樣全城掛燈放煙火。因?yàn)樵龅臏珗A最好，所以這天叫做元宵節(jié)。只有時(shí)間了解愛的價(jià)值Onceuponatimetherewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalltheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtoallofthefeelingsthattheislandwasgoingtosinktothebottomoftheocean.Soallthefeelingspreparedtheirboatstoleave.從前有一個(gè)島，所有的情感都住在那里：幸福、悲傷、知識(shí)和所有其它的，愛也不例外。一天，所有的情感聽說小島即將沉沒，因此建造小船，紛紛離開，除了愛。Lovewastheonlyonethatsta