Smiles and Tears

把爱寄给我

      这是一位即将退役的海军写给新婚妻子的书信。读罢，不禁想起了林觉民的《与妻书》，“窗外疏梅筛月影，依稀掩映，吾与汝并肩携手，低低切切，何事不语，何情不诉！……”两封“与妻书”，一种一外，一古一今，同中有异。新婚燕尔，分割两地，借信笺传情，字里行间无不流露出浓情蜜意，这是两者的共同点。但由于所处时代以及环境等种种不同，两者有各有特色：海军的“与妻书”通过一系列的排比句细说深情和思念，将爱情的甜蜜和生活得幸福烘托得恰到好处；而林觉民的《与妻书》，确切说是“与妻决别书”，却是一字一血泪，一语一悲恸！
My Love,
   You've asked what you can send me while I'm on the cruise;those tings which I want but cannot get was fairly easy to write.I suspect that it won't be so easy to fill the order.
  Please send me autumn.Fill a box with that special chill the evenings get that forebodes the cold of winter,that Jack Forst nip.Add the colors of fall:the yellows, reds and browns of leaves whose cycle of life has ended.Send me the sound the make as you shuffle through ankle-deep blankets of them scattered across the yard.Be sure to wrap some of the fragrant smoke which spirals up from the pile as the burn.Package with it the yellow harvest moon caughe in the naked branches of a tree which has begun its winter sleep.
  Later you can send me winter.Send me the firs heavy snowfall;that mute,magical silence which comes down across the land with the fat flakes that pile up quickly.Don't forget the taste of snow caught in your hair like jewels.Send me a blanket of white under a full moon,when the land seems to glow.Send me a snowman,or even better a snow family with a snow-saddy,snowmommy and little snow children with button eyes,sticks for arms and carrots for noses.Send me an evening in front of a fireplace with hopes and dreams in the flames.Send me some of your warmth, as we snuggle beneath the covers on a cole December night.Icicles,too;long sturdy ones an thin delicate ones.
  The holidays,too,I'll want those.Send me Halloween with the little witches,ghosts,cowboys and pirates.Carefully wrap for me the shy voices which whisper "trick or treat"from the little fairies joining in the ritual for the first time.Package them carefully with the louder,bolder cries of the more experenced trolls and Indians hidden safely behind disguises they are sure could fool even their funny or horrifying jack-o-lantern grins and snarls.Capture for me some of the more grown-up magic that comes later that one night a year near the witching hour,when after the little ones are tucked in their beds and the house is quiet except maybe for a branch against the window and even grow-ups get an uneasy feeling that perhaps there are haunts and goblins about in the night.
   Save for me the smells of roast turkey and dressing,homemade breads and pies.Send me the smells of Thanksgiving,as the food is cooked all day and the table is piled higher and higher. Send me that quiet sense of pride and accomplishment that rests briefly between setting the table and the feasting frenzy.
   Send me a Christmas tree.Not just any tree;a fresh cut tree felled by small hands assisted by mom and dad.Send it to me with its fresh cut smell,some lights and sparkles all draped in tinsel carelessly tossed here and there as the young try to out do each other.Send me a glass of eggnog, ever so gently spicked.Take your sips first,and leave the prints from your lips there on the glass for me to see and taste.Send me that sleepless anticipation of the night before Christmas,when little angels are trying so hard to go to sleep,knowing in their hearts that Santa won't come until the sleep.Share with me a glass of milk and a couple of chocolate chip cookies as we help preserve the fleeting illusions of childhood.Send me the excited shouts as little ones get their first glimpse of the piles of gifts left by St.Nick. Send the crinkle and tear of wrapping paper and the oohs and aahs that punciuate each gift as it is exposed and shown around.Send me the hugs as everyone opens the gifts that were "just what I wanted!"
    For the last day of the year,send me a quiet evening spent with you as we look forward to another year together,and marvel at all we survived the year before.
    Space out the packages,but send me all the changes of season,all the day-to-day worries and joys,all the holidays that I'll miss as I sit halfway around the world from you.Most of all,send me your smiles and tears.
  Most of all,send me your love.
  God Bless...




cruise[kru:z]n. (军舰等）巡逻，巡航
forebode[fc:bEud]v.预示，预兆
Jack Forst <拟人语>霜神，严寒
nip[nip]n.刺骨的寒气
shuffle['SVfl]v.拖着（脚）走
blanket['blaegkit]n.厚的覆盖物
spiral['spaiErEl]v.盘旋上升
harvest moon 秋分后的满月
mute[mju:t]adj.无言的，沉默的
flake[fleik]n.薄片，雪片
pile up 堆积，积压
snuggle['snVgl]v.偎依，紧靠
icicle['aisikl]n.冰柱，垂冰
sturdy['stE:di]adj.坚固的
delicate['delikEt]adj.易破碎的，纤细的
pirate['paiErit]n.掠夺者，海盗
trick or treat 不请吃就捣乱，西方万圣节的一项有趣活动。万圣节前夕，孩子们会提着南瓜灯笼挨家讨糖吃。见面时，打扮成鬼精灵模样的孩子千篇一律地都要发出“不请吃就捣乱”的“威胁”，主人自然不敢怠慢，连声说“请吃！请吃！”，同时把糖果放进孩子们随身携带的大口袋里。
bold[bEuld]adj.大胆的，勇敢的
troll[trEul]n.（北欧神话中的）洞窟巨人
disguise[dis'gaiz]n.伪装，化装
horrify['hCrifai]v.使恐怖，使战栗
snarl[sna:l]n.咆哮，怒吼
tuck in 使...盖好被子睡觉
haunt[hC:nt]n.幽灵，鬼
goblin['gCblin]n.恶鬼，妖怪
feast[fi:st]v.享受美食，饱餐
frenzy['frenzi]n.疯狂，狂热
fell[fel]v.砍伐（树等）
drape[dreip]v.悬挂，装饰
tinsel['tinsel]n.（装饰圣诞树，舞蹈服装的）金箔，金属片
eggnog['eg,nCg]n.蛋奶酒，用牛奶或奶油、糖和蛋搅拌而成，通常混有朗姆酒或白兰地等酒的饮料
spike[spaik]v.（饮料）加酒精
Santa['saentE]n.即Santa Claus圣诞老人，下文的St.Nick同样指圣诞老人
crinkle['kriGkl]n.沙沙声
punctuate['pVGktjueit]v.不时打断，插入
marvel at 对...惊奇
space out 隔开



有些音标我不知道怎么打，所以就用大写的英文字母来区分了，不知道大家能不能看明白