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1、值得珍惜的时刻 Movingawayfromhomeisbothagoodandasadthing.Itiseverychild’sandeveryparent’sgoaltoeventuallyachieveseparation,butitisneverthelesssadwhenithappens.SoitwaswithheavyheartsonaSundayinAugustthatmysonandIworkedtopreparehiscarforamilestonejourney―thed
2、ayhemovedacrossthecountryafter20yearsoflivingundermyroof. Westartedearly,butourworkwentslowlyintotheafternoon.TheSundaybaseballgamecameon.OurhometownCardinalswereplayingtheAtlantaBraves. I1)overheardbitsoftheTVbroadcast―Atlantatookatwo-runleadaswewe
3、repackingthetrunk.Thescorestayedthesameaswefixedsnacksforhistrip.AfterthatIbecameabsorbedin2)glumthoughtsabouthisdepartureandcompletelyforgotaboutthegame.IwasstuffingthebackseatwiththelastitemswhenIheardthedooropen.“Dad,”hesaid,“comeonin.Let’swatchthe
4、restofthegame.They’reonlydownbyarun.” Hisred-coloredeyesinstantlytoldmethathe,too,foundthistobeadifficultpassageandthathe,too,wantedtoshareonelastfather-sonmoment.WithouthesitationIledthewaytothe4TVset.There,wefoundthegameintheninth3)inningwiththeCar
5、dsstilllosing3?1.“Oh,”hesaid,“they’redowntwo4)runs.Nevermind.”Hisvoicecrackedwithdoubt.“Ithoughttheywerecomingback.” 离家是一件亦喜亦悲的事情。每个孩子都盼着离开父母自力更生,每个父母也都希望孩子长大成人可以独立,但当这一刻真正来临时,彼此仍然会感到悲伤。八月份的一个星期天,我和儿子怀着沉重的心情打包行李装车,为儿子即将踏上里程碑式的旅程做准备――一起生活了二十年之后,他终于要离开
6、我的庇护,远走他乡了。 我们很早开始收拾,但还是收拾到了下午。星期日棒球赛开赛了。我们圣路易斯的红雀队对亚特兰大勇士队。 在装备后备厢的时候,我不经意听见电视广播,亚特兰大领先两分了。直到我们准备路上的零食时,比分还是一样。之后我完全沉浸在离别的阴郁思绪中,彻底忘记了比赛。我在往后座塞最后的行李时听见门开了。“爸爸,”儿子说道,“进来吧。我们把比赛看完。他们只落后一分了。” 看见他红红的眼睛,我马上就知道他也同样觉得分离艰难,他也想共度离别前最后的父子时刻。我毫不犹豫地向电视机走去。那时,我
7、们发现比赛到了第九局,比分3比1,红雀队落后。“噢,”儿子说道,“他们还落后两分。那算了。”他沙哑的声音中带着怀疑。“我还以为他们正追上来呢。” “That’sfine,”Isaid,wantingsomuchtostretchthislastmomentbeforeheleft.“Let’swatchanyway.”4 TheCardsgottobatlast.Firstasingle,thenanother,followedbyaninfieldhitthatloadedthebases.
8、Suddenlythegamebecameveryinteresting.As5)DavidEcksteinwalkeduptothe6)platewithoneout,thedramaofthegametookusover.Thesadnessofthatdaywasreplaced7)momentarilybywatchinganexcitingbaseballgame,somethingwehaddonemanytimesbefore. That’swhenthemagic
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