美麗英文:穿過愛的時光

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　sharpened　the　farther　away　I　was　from　home。　I　arrived　at　college　my　freshman　year；　disoriented　and　lonesome3　for　the　very　place　I　had　denounced　as　a　suffocating　prison　a　few　hours　before。　As　I　settled　down　on　the　dormitory　bed　for　a　good　cry；　my　mother　walked　in　the　door。

“You　forgot　your　pillow；”　she　said　and　handed　me　the　very　one　I　had　used　the　night　before。

I　had　done　my　own　packing　and　had　shut　the　door　to　my　room　when　we　left　the　house　to　drive　to　Ann　Arbor。　My　mother　was　so　nearsighted　she　couldn’t　see　products　on　the　supermarket　shelf　without　her　glasses。　How　could　she　possibly　make　out　the　print　on　a　forehead　sixty　miles　away？　Apparently；　my　mother　could　also　hear　the　thoughts　rattling　around　in　my　brain；　for　she　then　answered　my　unspoken　question。書　包　網　txt小說上傳分享

媽媽總是知道（3）

“A　mother　always　knows。　”she　said。　“I　also　brought　you　some　brownies　and　Rosemary　Clooney’s　latest　record　release。　”

In　my　late　twenties；　I　was　in　a　terrible　automobile　accident。　By　that　time；　I　had　graduated　from　college　and　moved　out　of　my　mother’s　house。　One　night　my　mother； who　always　retired　promptly　at　ten　with　a　potboiler　novel　and　a　glass　of　warm　milk；　decided　to　watch　the　eleven　o’clock　news。　She　saw　a　stretcher　move　across　the　screen； the　body　on　it　flat　as　a　pile　of　magazines　except　for　two　tremendous　feet　protruding　from　the　sheet。　My　mother　sat　up　and　shook　my　father　awake。

“Get　dressed；”　she　said。　“We　need　to　get　to　the　hospital。　That’s　Lynn　Ruth。　”

Time　did　not　diminish　my　mother’s　amazing　intuition。　In　fact；　it　became　sharper　as　I　grew　older。　When　I　married；　she　read　my　impending　divorce　right　through　my　bridal　veil。　When　I　began　my　job　search；　she　knew　the　results　of　my　interviews　before　I　received　the　rejection4　letters。　Af