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爱在盛开 Love In Bloom I was nine when my father first sent me flowers. I had been taking tap-dancing lessons for six months, and the school was giving its yearly recital. As an excited member of the beginners chorus line, I was aware of my lowly status. So it was a surprise to have my name called out at the end of the show along with the lead dancers and to find my arms full of long-stemmed red roses. I can still feel myself standing on that stage, blushing furiously and gazing over the footlights to see my fathers grin as he applauded loudly. 爱在盛开 父亲第一次给我送花是在我九岁那年。当时我加入学校踢踏舞班才学了六个月正逢学校举办一年一度的演出。我只能编入新学员合唱队，却依然兴致勃勃。不过我清楚自己只是个不起眼的小角色。 可演出一结束，我竟与主舞的演员一起给喊到前台，双手捧着一束枝繁叶茂的红玫瑰。我至今还感觉得到自己站在舞台上，双颊绯红，越过绚丽的脚灯光线向下张望，看见的竟是父亲的笑脸，他一面使劲地鼓掌，一面快活地笑着。 Key Words tap-dancing:踢踏舞 recital ： n. 演出；表演会 名词: recitalist chorus line：合唱团 aware：意识到… be aware of … , be aware that…） lowly status：小角色 long-stemmed：枝繁叶茂的 blushing：脸红的 furiously：猛烈地，狂暴地 gaze over：凝视 footlights ：脚灯 grin：露齿而笑 grin at sb. applauded：鼓掌，喝彩 Those roses were the first in a series of large bouquets that accompanied all the milestones in my life. They brought a sense of ambivalence，of being caught between pleasure and embarrassment. I enjoyed them, but was flustered by the extravagance. Not my father. He did everything in a big way. If you sent him to the bakery for a cake, he came back with three. Once, when Mother told him I needed a new party dress, he brought home a dozen. His behavior often left us without funds for other more important things. After the dress incident, there was no money for the winter coat I really needed--or the new ice skates I wanted. 这束鲜花是第一束。往后，每逢我人生一个里程碑，父亲都要送我一大束鲜花。可收到那些鲜花，我的心情总是很矛盾。既高兴，又有些不自在。我喜爱鲜花，可又为这种奢侈而不安。 父亲却从不会觉得不安，他做什么事都大方得很。你若让他去糕点铺买一块蛋糕，他定会买来三块。一次，母亲对他说我需要一条新舞裙，他竟买回一打。 他这么做常常使我们没有钱再去添置其它更需要的东西。那次他买回一打舞裙后，就再也没钱去买我真正急需的冬大衣和我一直向往的新溜冰鞋。 Key Words bouquets：花束，花香 accompany：陪伴，附加 milestones：重要事件，转折点,里程碑 ambivalence：矛盾情绪（心里），犹豫 flustered：使…陶醉 extravagance：华丽奢侈的东西 funds：钱 incid