心酸的记忆(The Memory of Bitter Sweetness)
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心酸的记忆(thememoryofbittersweetness)
onthatunfettableafternoonofaugust,2003,ireceivedthenoticethatiwasaeptedbyliaoninguniversity.itookthenoticeempty-headedlyandwentbackhome.itwasraininglightly.thesoftbreezekissedmyfaceandflickedmylonghair.thecoolfreshairsuddenlywokemysenseandsensibility.mydreamwasrealizedeventuallyaftersomanyyears'hardworking.icouldsitinabrightroominaprosperouscity,listentotheversatileprofessors'lecturesandtalkintenselywithmyclassmates.howwonderfulthatwouldbe!
ahead,ashabbylowhouseappeared,thatwasthewholepropertymomandiowned.seeingit,isuddenlyrealizedthatgoingtouniversityalsomeantiwouldbefarawayfrommom,whogavemelife,raisedmeandsupportedmetoreceiveeducation.shewouldbeallaloneintheemptyhouse,moreoverwherecouldsheobtainsomuchmoney.thesuddenawarenessofrealitybewilderedme.happinesswasalwaysrelative!
iopenedthedoor,andtiptoedintotheroom.momwasillinbedforworkingtoohard.
"areyouaepted?"sheaskedinapretendedcalmness.
"yah.mom."
"really?myhoney?"shesatupsuddenly.
iwentovertohelpherhastily,"aeptedbyliaoninguniversity."
"iknowyouwill,youarealwaysmypride."
shesmiledwithrelief,andgotupimmediately.shefotherillnesspletely.•
afterthedelicioussupper,iwenttobedearly.iwantedtochewupmyhappinesscarefully.iwenttosleepwithasweetdream.suddenlyiwaswakenupbysomeslightsounds.iopenedmyeyesandsawthatmymomwassittinginthefaintlight.shewasbeingsooldbeforeiknow.yearshadturnedherblackhairintogray,andageshadplougheddeeplyinherface,andeverywrinklewasastoryofhardshipofliving.sheopenedadrawer,andtookoutasmallbox.fromthesmallbox,shetooksomethingoutcautiously,andthenbegantocount.ohitwasmoney!shewascountingitslowlyandcarefully,thensigneddeeply.itookholdoftheblankettightly,andclenchedmyteeth.somethinginmythroatchokedme,andialmostcouldn'tbreathe.momsuddenlytunedtome.iclosedmypainfuleyesandpretendtosleepsoundly.shepattedmyheadwithslow,gentlestrokes.astrongwaveofemotioncameoverme,iburstintotears.momtookmeintoherarmsandheldmetightly.afterawhile,shewipedawaymytearsandlookedintomyeyes,"everythingwouldbebettertomorrow."hermagicwordsfilledmewithstrengthandenergy.
isleptsoundlyinherpowerfularmswiththatfirmbelief:tomorrow,everythingwouldbebetter!