[英语散文]-It is my brithday.docVIP

Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday, but I wasntfeeling too hot that morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant andsay Happy Birthday and probably have a presentfor me. 　　But, she didnt even say Good Morning, let alone any Happy Birthday. 　　I thought, well...thats a wife for you. I guess, the children will remember. Then, thechildren came into breakfast, but, they didntsay a word. 　　When I started to the office, I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I walked into myoffice, my secretary Janet said, Good morning,Boss, happy birthday. And I felt a little better,someone had remembered. 　　I worked until noon. Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, You know, its such a beautifulday outside, and its your birthday, lets goto lunch, just you and me. 　　I said, Thats the greatest thing Ive heardall day. Lets go. 　　So, we went to lunch. We didnt go where wenormally go. We went out into the country toa little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch tremendously. 　　On the way back to the office, Janet said,You know, its such a beautiful day. We dont need to go back to the office, do we? 　　I said, No, I guess not. 　　She said, Lets go to my apartment. 　　After arriving at her apartment, she said,Boss, if you dont mind, I think Ill go in to the bedroom, and slip into something more comfortable. 　　Sure, I excitedly replied. 　　Janet went into the bedroom and, in about sixminutes, she came out carrying a big birthdaycake, followed by my wife, children and dozensof my friends. All were singing Happy Birthday.. and there I sat on the couch ... naked. Snacks are I suppose defined as things that we eat between regular meals. In fact, if you are eating something and it is not breakfast, lunch or dinner-time then it is a snack. So, if you are having an apple sometime in the afternoon then that apple is a snack. However, on the whole when we talk about snacks we are not really talki ng about fruit and healthy things. The category of snacks is us