后来有一天,他们发生了争吵,这是新娘想起了这份包裹,于是她找到它,发现里面装满了老妇人最喜欢的食谱,还附着一张纸条:“蜂蜜比醋能招来更多苍蝇(甜言蜜语比尖酸刻薄更得人心)。”这位智慧的老妇人把自己的生活经验当做礼物送给了新娘。
Family gifts should be the most satisfying because we know each member's wish and whim. Yet how often we make the stereotyped offerings--ties, candy, or household utensils. One man I know is planning an unusual present for his wife. When I saw him coming out of a dancing studio, he explained: "I got tired of hearing my wife complain about my dancing. It's going to be a lasting birthday present for her--my dancing well."
来自家人的礼物应该是最令人满意的了,因为我们知道每位家庭成员的喜好和念想。但是我们却经常送一些千篇一律的礼物——领带、糖果或是家用器皿。我曾见过一个男人为他的妻子准备了一份不同寻常的礼物,当他走出舞蹈培训班的时候,他告诉我:“我受够了我妻子对我舞技的抱怨,我精进的舞技对她来说可是一件永恒的礼物。”
An elderly lady on an Iowa farm wept with delight when her son in New York had a telephone installed in her house and followed it up with a weekly long-distance call.
一位住在爱荷华州的农场的老妇人喜极而泣,因为她在纽约的儿子在她家里装了部电话,而且在接下来每一周都打长途电话回家。
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