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My wife, Loretta, who had terminal pancreatic cancer, received a package containing a beautiful white ceramic swan.
我的妻子洛蕾塔得了晚期胰腺癌。她收到了一個(gè)包裹里面裝著一只陶瓷天鵝。

It had cost $100, and our bills were multiplying rapidly.
它價(jià)值100美元，而當(dāng)時(shí)我們（用于醫(yī)療等方面的花銷）已經(jīng)如流水。

“How could you do this?” I burst out.
“你怎么可以這樣？”我咆哮道。

“I ordered it a long time ago. I really wanted it,” she replied tearfully.
“我很早以前就定了，而且我真的很想要，”妻子淚流滿面的說(shuō)道。

“It’s all right,” I said, ashamed.
“好吧。”我說(shuō)著感到內(nèi)疚。

“I love you, Bill, and I don’t want to die,” she said.
“比爾，我愛(ài)你，而且我也不想死。”妻子又這樣說(shuō)道。

“I love you too,” I said.
“我也愛(ài)你?！蔽一卮鸬馈?/div>

The darkness of my scolding turned into a bright moment of mutual love.
于是，本來(lái)是我無(wú)情的責(zé)罵，就這樣演變成了一段充滿愛(ài)的片刻。

Twenty-five years later, the swan remains. That moment is etched upon my heart.
25年了，這只陶瓷天鵝依舊還在，它似乎提醒著我，而那段與妻子的對(duì)話已經(jīng)被深深地刻在心里。

（翻譯：林潯鷗）

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