英语美文责骂与爱重病妻子最后的陶瓷天鹅

　　My wife, Loretta, who had terminal pancreatic cancer, received a package containing a beautiful white ceramic swan.
　　我的妻子洛蕾塔得了晚期胰腺癌。她收到了一个包裹里面装着一只陶瓷天鹅。
　　It had cost $100, and our bills were multiplying rapidly.
　　它价值100美元，而当时我们（用于医疗等方面的花销）已经如流水。
　　＂How could you do this?＂ I burst out.
　　＂你怎么可以这样？＂我咆哮道。
　　＂I ordered it a long time ago. I really wanted it,＂ she replied tearfully.
　　＂我很早以前就定了，而且我真的很想要，＂妻子泪流满面的说道。
　　＂It’s all right,＂ I said, ashamed.
　　＂好吧。＂我说着感到内疚。
　　＂I love you, Bill, and I don’t want to die,＂ she said.
　　＂比尔，我爱你，而且我也不想死。＂妻子又这样说道。
　　＂I love you too,＂ I said.
　　＂我也爱你。＂我回答道。
　　The darkness of my scolding turned into a bright moment of mutual love.
　　于是，本来是我无情的责骂，就这样演变成了一段充满爱的片刻。
　　Twenty-five years later, the swan remains. That moment is etched upon my heart.
　　25年了，这只陶瓷天鹅依旧还在，它似乎提醒着我，而那段与妻子的对话已经被深深地刻在心里。