Dad cherishes this bookcase as much as he cherishes a part of his life. He wipes it with a cloth several times a day for fear that the bookcase will be covered with dust. The bookcase has moth eaten eyes, so Dad seals it with paste. When I was a kid, I used a knife to cut a hole in the bookcase. My father carefully re oiled it with paint to make it "young forever". Of course, I could not help being scolded.
书柜的木料虽不算名贵,,且历时多年,随爸爸由北京辗转来到宜昌,再随爸爸工作调动而辗转,但做工十分精细且保养有方,至今“风韵犹存”,曾引起我爸爸的朋友的特别青睐。
Although the wood of bookcase is not valuable, and it has lasted for many years. It came to Yichang with my father's moving from Beijing, and then moved with his father's work. However, the workmanship is very fine and well maintained. So far, "charm still exists", which once attracted the special favor of my father's friends.
那是夏天的一个中午,一阵敲门声把我从梦中惊醒,原来是爸爸的朋友路过此地,来探访一下老朋友。聊着聊着,那叔叔忽然发现了屋里的大书柜,他靠近书柜仔细端详着,用手摩挲着,连连称赞。未过三天,爸爸的朋友又来了,而且是直奔书柜,拿书看,佯装查找资料的样子。爸爸似乎明白了他的意思,却迟迟不肯点破,用沉默,用岔开话题等方法婉言拒绝了他。爸爸一向是爽快、视钱财如粪土的人,我由此看出了书柜的贵重。
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