PAGE精彩英語故事07咖啡與人生Grandmotherdidn'tjustlikehercoffee,anditwouldn'treallydoherjusticetosayshelovedhercoffee.Grandmotherwastocoffeewhatasommelieristowine.Sheknewtheintricaciesofcoffee,thedifferenttastesandeventhetextures.Andonlythebestwoulddoforher.Noinstantcoffee,orcoffeeboughtatthegrocerystore.Shehadtohavefreshcoffee,fromarespectablecoffeeshop."Themorningcupofcoffeesetsthetoneforthewholeday,"sheusedtosay.奶奶不止是喜歡咖啡這么簡單，說句公道話，咖啡是她的摯愛?？Х葘τ谀棠潭?，就如同美酒對于斟酒侍者一般重要。她對于咖啡的紛繁學問，其不同的口味，甚至其結(jié)構(gòu)特征都了如指掌。而她只喝最好的咖啡，既不要速溶的，也不喜歡從雜貨店買的。她一定要喝有名望的咖啡店出售的新鮮咖啡。“清晨的一杯咖啡決定了一整天的基調(diào)?！彼＿@么說。IusedtogotoGrandmother'severySundaymorning.Herroutinewasalwaysthesame.Shewouldkissmeonceoneachcheek,hangupmycoatandleadmeintothekitchen,sliceapieceofbananabreadrightoutoftheoven(sometimescranberry)，andpouracupoffreshlybrewedcoffee.以前每個星期天的早上，我都會去奶奶家，而她也總會用同樣的程序來迎接我。她會在我的兩邊臉頰上各親一下，掛起我的外套，然后把我?guī)нM廚房，切一片剛出爐的香蕉面包(有時候是蔓越橘口味的)，并倒一杯新煮的咖啡給我。"Alexa,"shesaidtomeoneday."Didyouknowthateveryperson'spersonalityislikeaflavorofcoffee?"“阿麗夏，”一天，她對我說，“你知道嗎，每個人的性格就像是一種口味的咖啡?！?Really?"Isaid,amusedathowGrandmotherrelishedhercoffeesomuchthatsherelatedeverythingtoit.“是嗎？”我說。見到奶奶如此鐘愛她的咖啡，以致于將每一件事物都與之扯上關(guān)系，覺得挺逗的。"Ye"shesaid."You,mydear,areFrenchvanilla.Youaresweet,almostsickeninglysoattimestothediscerningcoffeedrinker."IslightlyrecoiledatGrandmother'sassessmentofme.Youexpectyourgrandmothertocallyousweet,butneversickeninglysweet.“是的，”她說。“你，我親愛的，是法國香草味的。你很甜美，對于那些有品味的咖啡客來說，有時甜得都有些發(fā)膩了。”聽了奶奶對我的評價后，我覺得有點不爽。你當然會希望奶奶說你很甜美，但絕對不希望是甜得發(fā)膩。"Yourfatherisespresso,"shecontinued."Hecomesonstrong.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tlikehim,butotherscan'tlivewithoutthathighfeelingthathegivesthem.Hehasanaddictivepersonalitythatmanypeoplecan'tletgoof."“你爸爸是杯濃縮咖啡，”她接著說，“他能給人以強烈的印象。有很多人不喜歡他，但也有人離開了他帶來的那種興奮感就活不下去。他有一種讓許多人無法放手的致命的吸引力?！?LetmeguessGrandmother.You'rehazelnut."“讓我猜猜，奶奶，那您就是榛子口味的。”"Hazelnut?Whyonearthwouldyousaythat?"“榛子口味？你到底為什么會這么說？”"BecauseIfindyourcoffeetalkabitnutty."“因為我發(fā)現(xiàn)您的咖啡論挺狂熱的?！?雙關(guān)語，nutty既指帶堅果口味，也指對某事狂熱。)IsmiledatGrandmother,butIcouldtellshewasnotamused."Alexadear,Iamtryingtoteachyoualessonaboutlifehere.Idonotneedyoupokingfunatme."我沖著奶奶笑了起來，不過我能看得出她并不覺得這很好笑?！坝H愛的阿麗夏，我是想在這里教你一個人生的道理，而不是讓你拿我開玩笑的?！盇lessonaboutlife?Isshekidding?"Grandmother,youcan'tdissectaperson'spersonalitybycomparingthemtoacupofcoffee.Peoplearemorecomplexthanthat.Everyonehasnuancepersonalityquirkthingsthatmakethemdifferent.Youjustcan'tgoaroundsaying,'She'sadarkroast,he'saninstant,he'samochaalmond.'"一個人生的道理？她在開玩笑吧？“奶奶，你不可以用一杯咖啡去分析一個人的性格。人要比咖啡復雜得多。每個人都有差別，性格癖好相異，方方面面各不相同。你不可能四處晃晃，然后說：‘她是杯深焙咖啡，他是杯速溶咖啡，他是杯摩卡杏仁咖啡……’”Grandmotherlookedatme,almostablank,dullstare."Thenyoujustdon'tunderstandcoffee,"shesnapped,clearingmyplateandcoffeecupfromthetable."Iguessnot,"Isighed,exasperatedatmyhazelnutgrandmother.奶奶用一種幾乎是茫然而沮喪的眼神看著我?！斑@么說，你根本就不懂咖啡，”她厲聲說，從桌上清走了我的盤子和咖啡杯?！拔蚁胧堑?，”我嘆了口氣，對我這個“榛子口味”的奶奶感到有些惱火。IwenttoGrandmother'shousemanymoretimesafterthat,andshealwayskepthersameroutine.Itwasawelcomeroutine,onethatIenjoyedeveryweek.Grandmotherdidn'ttalktomeafterthataboutthe"coffeecatastrophe"asIcalledit,buteventually,shedidstarttomakemoreridiculousclaimsconcerningherfavoritedrink.在那之后，我又多次去過奶奶家，而她依然以同樣的程序來迎接我。我很喜歡這套程序，每個星期都要去享受一次。在那之后，奶奶再也沒有跟我談?wù)撨^我所稱的“咖啡大災(zāi)難”，不過最后，就她最喜愛的飲品，她還是開始發(fā)表了更加荒謬的言論。"Iknewyourgrandfatherwastherightmanformebecausewelovedourcoffeethesameway,"shesaid."Creamwithjustatouchofsugar."“我知道你爺爺就是那個最適合我的人，因為我們都喜歡相同味道的咖啡，”她說，“奶油里加上一丁點糖。”Irolledmyeyes."Grandmother,manypeoplelikeitthatway."我轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠，說：“奶奶，很多人都喜歡那種口味。”"Idisagree,"shesaid."Formostpeople,iftheyprefercream,theylikealotofsugar,oratleastamoderateamount.Thosewhodrinkitwithjustatouchofsugarusuallyputmilkinit,ordrinkitblack."“我不同意，”她說，“對于大多數(shù)人來說，如果他們喜歡奶油，他們就喜歡加很多糖，或至少是中等量的糖。而那些喝咖啡時只加一丁點糖的人，通常會加入牛奶，或者干脆就喝黑咖啡?！?SowhatifPapapreferredhiscoffeeblack?Orwithmilkandsweetener?Doesthatmeanthatyouwouldhavenevermarried?ThatIwouldn'tbeheretoday?"“那么，如果爺爺更喜歡喝黑咖啡呢？或者是牛奶加甜味料呢？那是不是說你就不嫁給他了？那么今天就沒有我在這里了？”"Ohdon'tbesilly,"Grandmothersaid."Iwon'tthinkaboutyourgrandfatherpreferringhiscoffeeanydifferently.Idon'tknowwhatwouldhavebecomeofus.Butyou,mydearAlexa,belongtome.Youwouldbeherenomatterwhat."“噢，別傻了，”奶奶說，“我從來沒想過你爺爺會喜歡什么不一樣的咖啡。我不知道我們之間會有什么不同的結(jié)果，但是你，我親愛的阿麗夏，是屬于我的。無論怎么樣你都會在這里的?！盩helasttimeIsawGrandmotherwasaSundayjustlikealltheothers.IsatdownatthetablewithGrandmotherandshelookedatmewithaveryintenselookinhereyes.我最后一次見到奶奶也是在一個星期天，和其他星期天沒什么區(qū)別。我和奶奶一起坐在桌邊，她看著我，眼中閃爍著一種熱情的光芒。"Doyoueverthinkaboutheaven?"sheaskedme.“你有沒有想過天堂是個什么樣子的？”她問我。IstaredatGrandmotherandstoppedchewingforamoment.我凝視著奶奶，暫時停止了咀嚼。"Well,doyou?"sheaskedagain.“嗯，你想過了么？”她又問了一遍。"Umm,notreally,"Isaid,growingincreasinglyuncomfortablewiththislineofconversation.“唔……沒怎么想過，”我說，對于這種類型的對話感到越來越不舒服。"Well,I'vebeenthinkingaboutitlately,"Grandmothersaid."Imean,IamgettingtothatagewhereIrealizethatIdon'thavemuchmoretimehereonearth.AndI'vejustbeenthinkinglatelyaboutheaven—andwhat'sthereandwhat'snot.AndIjusthopethatwhenit'smytimetoleavethisworld,thenextonehaseverythingthatIlovehere."“嗯，我最近一直在想這個問題，”奶奶說，“我的意思是，我也快到那個年紀了，所以我意識到我在這個世上的時間已經(jīng)不多了。最近我一直在思考天堂是個什么樣子的——那里有什么，沒有什么。而我只希望當我離開這個世界的時候，另一個世界里也有我在這邊所深愛的一切?！薄癆ndwhat'sthat,Grandmother?”“那是些什么，奶奶？”“Goodfood,goodpeople,andgoodcoffee.”“好吃的食物，好相處的人，還有上好的咖啡。”IsmiledatGrandmother'ssimplicityandloveforthegoodthingsinlife.AndIhopedthatshewouldfindexactlywhatshewouldbelookingforinthenextworld.我對奶奶的純樸，以及對生命中美好事物的熱愛報以微笑，也希望她真能在另一個世界找到她所想要的一切。Grandmotherpassedawaylaterthatweek.Theyfoundhersittinginherfavoriterockerinthelivingroom,halfacupoffreshlybrewedcoffeebyherside.Andsomehow,IknewthatitwasasignthateverythingwouldbeallrightforGrandmother.奶奶在那周末去世了。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)她坐在客廳里她最喜歡的搖椅上，身旁還有半杯新煮的咖啡。不知道為什么，我明白這是一個征兆，表明了奶奶會一切都好。Now,yearslater,I'mfrequentlyremindedofmyGrandmother.Thescentoffreshlybakedbananabread,orthewaysomeonewillkissmeonmycheekwillbringaquickflashbackofher.ButmymemoriesarealwaysmostvividwhenIstepfootintoacoffeeshop,thearomaoffreshlyroastedbeansandbrewedcoffeeliveningmysenses.現(xiàn)在，多年過去了，我不時還會想起奶奶。新出爐的香蕉面包的香氣，或某人親吻我臉頰的方式，都會讓我腦海中突然閃現(xiàn)出她的身影。不過每當我邁進一間咖啡館時，我的記憶總是特別鮮明，那新烤的咖啡豆和新煮咖啡的香氣總能讓我的感覺活躍起來?！癢hatwouldyoulike?”thepersonatthecounterasksme.“您想要點什么？”柜臺上的人問我?！癆mediumhazelnut,”Isay.“Creamwithjustatouchofsugar.”“一杯中杯的榛子咖啡，”我說，“加奶油和一丁點糖?！庇肋h的情人節(jié):走過金婚,濃情依舊TheautherandAnnieLoveTheauther:"WemetinmyhometowninGeorgia.Ihadthiscar,a'56Ford.AndIwaskindawildatthattimetoo.IusedtocometoherhouseanditwaslikeasandyrowandIusedtojustswingaroundinheryard.Justmakecirclesoutinheryard.Andshe'dcomeoutandsometimesgetinthecarandwe'dtalk."Sometimeswethinkwelovewhenwedon'tlove.Alotofpeoplesaytheyareinlovebutreallywewereyoungandwereallydidn'tknowwhatlovewasallabout.Butafterwardwefoundoutwhatlovewas!Loveissharingwithoneanother.Don'tcarewhatyouhaveyousharewhatyouhave.Andbewillingtogive.AnotherthingItellpeoplenowisthatyouhavetobeabletobendalittlebit.Yes,loveisapowerfulthing.Ifyouknowwhatitmeans."Theauther：”我的家在佐治亞州，我們就是在那相識的。那時我有一輛1956年產(chǎn)的福特車，喏，就是這輛。那時候的我，年少輕狂。我常常把車開到她家，在院子里轉(zhuǎn)圈圈，留下密密麻麻的輪胎印。她通常會走到院子里，饒有興趣的看向我。有時候也會坐進車里聊聊天?！薄坝袝r候，我們認為的愛情，卻經(jīng)不起推敲。很多人都在談?wù)搻矍?，而其實我們都太年輕，不知道什么是愛情。時間會教會我們?nèi)绾稳?。愛情就是愿意與某人分享！不在乎擁有什么，分享你擁有的吧！愛情就是給予！我還想告訴你們一句話，在愛情面前，要學會適當?shù)牡皖^。是的，你會明白，愛情具有無堅不摧的強大力量！”MiltonandSylviaZismanMilton:"WemetintheCatskills.IwasdatingSylvia'sgirlfriend.Ishouldsayherex-girlfriend!Oneofthethingsabouthergirlfriend...Shewasaccidentprone.Forexample,thisishardtobelieve,shewalkedintoanelevatorandtheelevatorhadnotcometothelevelandgaveherselfaconcussion.Idon'tknowhowIgotonthat!Ihaven'tthoughtofthatinyears!Ican'tevenrememberhernamebecauseIonlyhadacoupleofdateswithher.Andthefirewasn'tthere.Youknowthatrealfire!AndherewasSylvia—fireyasanything."Milton：“我們相遇在卡次基爾山，我當時正跟Sylvia的女朋友約會——準確的說，是她的前女友。那真是個奇怪的姑娘，總是莫名其妙的摔倒。我想起一件事情，說出來都沒人會信，她走進了一部升降式的電梯，電梯還沒有停穩(wěn)，輕微的晃動就讓她站立不穩(wěn)，差點摔倒。我都不知道該怎么和她繼續(xù)下去，有好幾年，我都不愿意考慮這些問題。我甚至都不記得她的名字，我們只約會了幾次，彼此之間也沒有火花產(chǎn)生。倒是和Sylvia越來越有感覺，相看兩不厭，感情的火苗一直燃燒到現(xiàn)在?！盡oeandTessieRubensteinMoe:"We'vebeenmarriedfor66years.WemetinhighschoolwhenIwas16yearsoldandmywifewas15yearsold.Andwe'vegonethroughlifetogether.Thelovewefeelnowisadifferenttypeoflove.Itisamaturelove.Inthebeginning,ofcourse,therewasasexualattractionbutrightnowsexhasverylittletodowithit.Butweloveeachotherverymuch.Everydaymywifeexpressesherlovetome.Everydayshesays,DidItellyouhowmuchIloveyoutoday?Everyday.Everydayshesaysthat."Moe：“我們已經(jīng)結(jié)婚66年了。我們高中的時候已經(jīng)認識了，當時我才16歲，她15歲，多好的年齡呀！我們幾乎攜手走過了一生。這種“愛”很難說清楚。不再懵懂無知，既像是“愛情”，又像是“親情”。當然，一開始，彼此吸引難舍難分，現(xiàn)在，性的意味淡了很多。但我們依然熱烈的愛著。每一天，妻子都會表達她對我的愛。每一天，她總是說：親愛的，知道我有多愛你嗎？每一天，每一天都是這樣！”AlbertoandCathyPastorinoCathy:"Wehavehadthelaundrybusinessfor23years.Iworksixdaysaweekandmyhusbandworkssevendays.Ofcourseeverybodyfeelsgoodwhentheyfirstfallinlove.InthebeginningIfeltlikeIwasmarriedtoRobertoValentino!Hewasgentleandnice.Youwanttotrytostaythesamebutweworkreallyhardandwegettired.Withloveyouhavetotrusteachother.Youneedgoodcommunication."Cathy：“我們一起開了23年的洗衣店。我一周工作6天，我的丈夫終日忙碌著。初入愛河時，感覺一切都很美妙，一開始，我甚至以為自己嫁給了情圣羅伯特·瓦倫蒂諾！他溫柔又體貼。甜蜜而輕松的生活在現(xiàn)實中難以為繼，我們不得不工作，每天忙個不停。是愛情，讓我們相互信任，每天再忙也要找時間相處和溝通。這讓我們看到，愛，其實一直都在！”SolandGloriaHoltzmanGloria:"Iwasthekindofgirlthatfellinloverightaway.SothenextdayIwouldtellmyfriend,terrific,I'minlovealready!ButaftermyfirstdatewithSolIdidnotfeelthatway.Ithinkitonlyprovedtothisdaythatyoucan'tjudgerightaway.Itmaynotworkoutbutasyougettoknowapersonlovecomes."Gloria：“我曾經(jīng)相信一見鐘情。見到Sol的第二天，我就告訴我的朋友，我戀愛了，這種感覺妙不可言。但是，第一次約會之后，我卻沒有那種戀愛的感覺。這之后，我才明白，不能輕易的下結(jié)論。那有那么容易一見鐘情長長久久呀，慢慢了解的過程，愛，才會愈加堅定?！盨olandGloriaHoltzmanGloria:"Iwasthekindofgirlthatfellinloverightaway.SothenextdayIwouldtellmyfriend,terrific,I'minlovealready!ButaftermyfirstdatewithSolIdidnotfeelthatway.Ithinkitonlyprovedtothisdaythatyoucan'tjudgerightaway.Itmaynotworkoutbutasyougettoknowapersonlovecomes."Gloria：“我曾經(jīng)相信一見鐘情。見到Sol的第二天，我就告訴我的朋友，我戀愛了，這種感覺妙不可言。但是，第一次約會之后，我卻沒有那種戀愛的感覺。這之后，我才明白，不能輕易的下結(jié)論。那有那么容易一見鐘情長長久久呀，慢慢了解的過程，愛，才會愈加堅定。”LeilaandJoseRamosLeila:"Littlebylittlewechangebutwedon'tchangeinourhearts.Lovegetsstronger.ThatisthewayIfeel.Ibelievehefeelsthesameway.Yes,hewasmyfirstlove.Myfirstloveandmylast."PhotographedinBrooklynLeila：“在愛情里，我們一點點的改變，但愛著的那顆心絲毫也不會改變。我能感覺到我們之間的愛更加堅固了，我相信他也有同感。是的，他是我的初戀，我最初也是最終的愛人?！盰kovShapirshteynandMariyaGostsinnaya"Wehavelivedinthisapartment11years.BeforethatwelivedonOceanParkwayandKingsHighwayfor4years.Wewalkontheboardwalk3mileseachday.At2o'clockwewatchthenews.Iliketoreadbooksandhereadsnewspapersandbooks.Whatisthesecrettolove?Asecretisasecretan“我們在這所公寓里住了11年。在這之前，在OceanParkway和KingsHighway各住了4年。我們每天在木板小路上步行3公里。下午2點鐘看報紙。我喜歡看書，除了看書，他還喜歡看報紙。愛情有什么秘決嗎？那是當然的，但我絕不愿意透露給他人?！盡urrayandEstherRedlitzEsther:"Nowissupposedtobethebesttimeandwearesoafraidbecausewearelosingpeople.Soweloveeachothermore.Weworryabouteachother.Youknow,sometimesIsaysomethingandhereadsmymind.Theysayyousleepononepillowyougetoneidea.AndIthinkthatiswhathappened.Wethinkalike,wesometimesdressalike.Weputouttheclothesandwedressthesameway.It'stheyears.Theyears."Esther：“這是我們最好的時光，卻也透著隱隱的擔憂——我們就要不久于人世。所以，我們倍加珍惜每一天在一起的時光。也更加緊張彼此。有時候，我說的話他可以心領(lǐng)神會。人們常說，睡在一個枕頭上，慢慢的，想法都會一樣。我真的這么認為。我們有一樣的想法，一樣的穿著。我們連穿衣服的方法都一樣。時間呀，時間，它讓我們越來越像彼此！元宵節(jié)的來歷故事之東方朔與元宵姑娘Therearemanystoriesonhowthisfestivalwascreated.Oneotherstoryisaboutamaid.IntheHanDynasty,Mr.Easternwasafavoriteadvisoroftheemperor.Onewinterday,hewenttothegardenandheardalittlegirlcryingandgettingreadytojumpintoawelltocommitsuicide.Mr.Easternstoppedherandaskedwhy.Shesaidshewasamaidintheemperor'spalaceandhernamewasYuan-Xiao.這一則傳說與吃元宵的習俗有關(guān)：相傳漢武帝有個寵臣名叫東方朔，他善良又風趣。有一年冬天，下了幾天大雪，東方朔就到御花園去給武帝折梅花。剛進園門，就發(fā)現(xiàn)有個宮女淚流滿面準備投井。東方朔慌忙上前搭救，并問明她要自殺的原因。原來，這個宮女名叫元宵，家里還有雙親及一個妹妹。Sheneverhadthechancetomeetherfamilyaftershestartedworkedatthepalace.Shemissedthemsomuchevery12thlunarmonth.Ifshecouldn'thavethechancetoshowherfilialpietyinthislife,shewouldratherdie.Mr.Easternpromisedhertofindawaysoshecouldreunionwithherfamily.Mr.Easternleftthepalaceandsetupafortune-tellingstallonthestreetanddisguisedhimselfasafortuneteller.Becauseofhisreputation,manypeopleaskedfortheirfortunes.自從她進宮以后，就再也無緣和家人見面，每年到了臘盡春來的時節(jié)，就比平常更加的思念家人。覺得不能在雙親跟前盡孝，不如一死了之。東方朔聽了她的遭遇，深感同情，就向她保證，一定設(shè)法讓她和家人團聚。一天，東方朔出宮在長安街上擺了一個占卜攤。不少人都爭著向他占卜求卦。Buteveryonegotthesameprediction-aseverefireaccidentonthe15thlunarday.Therumorspreadquickly.EveryonewasworriedaboutthefutureandaskedMr.Easternforhelp.Mr.Easternsaid,"Onthe13thlunarday,theGodofFirewillsendafairyladyinredtoburndownthecity.Ifyouseealadyinredwearinggreenpantsridingablackhorseonthatday,youshouldaskforhermercy."Onthatday,Yuan-Xiaopretendedtobetheredfairylady.Whenpeopleaskedforherhelp,shesaid,"I'mthemessengeroftheGodofFireandcametocheckonthecityandI'mgoingtosetupfireon15th.ThisisanorderfromJadeEmperor.Hewillwatchfromtheheavens."IwillgiveyouacopyoftheimperialdecreefromtheGodofFire.Youshouldgotoaskyouremperortofindawayout."不料，每個人所占所求，都是“正月十六火焚身”的簽語。一時之間，長安里起了很大恐慌。人們紛紛求問解災(zāi)的辦法。東方朔就說：“正月十五日傍晚，火神君會派一位赤衣神女下凡查訪，她就是奉旨燒長安的使者，我把抄錄的偈語給你們，可讓當今天子想想辦法?！闭f完，便扔下一張紅帖，揚長而去。Aftersheleft,peoplewenttothepalacetoshowtheemperorthedecreewhichreads"Thecapitalcityisintrouble.Fireburnsonthepalace,andfirefromHeavenburnsallnightlongonthe15th."TheemperorofHanDynastywasveryshocked.HecalledandaskedMr.Easternforadvice.Afterponderingforawhile,Mr.Easternsaid,"IheardthattheGodofFirelikestoeatTang-Yuan(Sweetdumpling).DoesYuan-XiaooftencookTang-Yuanforyou?Onthe15thlunarday,letYuan-XiaomakeTang-Yuan.YourMajestywilltakechargeoftheworshippingceremonyandyouwillgiveanordertoeveryhousetoprepareTang-YuantoworshiptheGodofFireatthesametime.Also,deliveranotherordertoaskeveryhouseinthecitytohangredlanternandexplodefirecrackers.Lastly,everyoneinthepalaceandpeopleoutsidethecityshouldcarrytheirlanternsonthestreettowatchthelanterndecorationandfireworks.Ifeverythinggoesthisway,theJadeEmperorwouldbedeceived.Theneveryonecanavoidthefireaccident."老百姓拿起紅帖，趕緊送到皇宮去稟報皇上。漢武帝接過來一看，只見上面寫著：“長安在劫，火焚帝闕，十五天火，焰紅宵夜”，他心中大驚，連忙請來了足智多謀的東方朔。東方朔假意的想了一想，就說：“聽說火神君最愛吃湯圓，宮中的元宵不是經(jīng)常給你做湯圓嗎？十五晚上可讓元宵做好湯圓。萬歲焚香上供，傳令京都家家都做湯圓，一齊敬奉火神君。再傳諭臣民一起在十五晚上掛燈，滿城點鞭炮、放煙火，好像滿城大火，這樣就可以瞞過玉帝了。此外，通知城外百姓，十五晚上進城觀燈，雜在人群中消災(zāi)解難”。Theemperorhappilyfollowedtheplan.Lanternswereeverywhereinthecapitalcityonthenightofthe15thlunarday.Peoplewerewalkingonthestreet.Firecrackerskeptmakinglotsofnoise.Itlookedliketheentirecitywasonfire.Yuan-Xiao'sparentswentintothepalacetowatchthelanterndecorations,andYuan-Xiaomadeabiglanternandwrotehernameonthelantern.Theyhappilyreunitedtogetherafterherparentscalledhername.Everybodywassafeduringthenight.TheemperorofHanDynastyhadaneworderthatpeopleshoulddothesamethingeveryyear.SinceYuan-XiaocookedthebestTan-Yuan,peoplecalledthedayYuan-XiaoFestival.武帝聽后，十分高興，就傳旨照東方朔的辦法去做。到了正月十五日長安城里張燈結(jié)彩，游人熙來攘往，熱鬧非常。宮女元宵的父母也帶著妹妹進城觀燈。當他們看到寫有“元宵”字樣的大宮燈時，驚喜的高喊：“元宵！元宵！”，元宵聽到喊聲，終于和家里的親人團聚了。如此熱鬧了一夜，長安城果然平安無事。漢武帝大喜，便下令以后每到正月十五都做湯圓供火神君，正月十五照樣全城掛燈放煙火。因為元宵做的湯圓最好，所以這天叫做元宵節(jié)。只有時間了解愛的價值Onceuponatimetherewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalltheothers,includingLove.Onedayitwasannouncedtoallofthefeelingsthattheislandwasgoingtosinktothebottomoftheocean.Soallthefeelingspreparedtheirboatstoleave.從前有一個島，所有的情感都住在那里：幸福、悲傷、知識和所有其它的，愛也不例外。一天，所有的情感聽說小島即將沉沒，因此建造小船，紛紛離開，除了愛。Lovewastheonlyonethatsta