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英语文章优秀文章：ButterflyKiss蝶吻

Mynewlywedhusbandsaidthesamethingeverymorning.

“You'rebeautifultoday."

Oneglanceinthemirrorrevealedthatitwasfarfromthe

truth.

Askinnygirlwithmashed(捣烂的)hairononesideofher

feelmysticky

morningbreath.

“Liar,”Ishotbackwithagrin.

er'sfirsthusbandwasnot

akindmanandhisverbalandphysicalabuforcedherandher

eduponherdoorstep

himinandhebeatherwiththo

nthslatershegave

rl__me.

enmarried

andwrapped(包裹，

覆盖)hisarmsaroundmeandtoldmeIwasbeautiful.

“Thankyou,”Isaid.

Thesamethingirlwiththemousy(灰褐色的)brownhairstill

staredbackatmeinthemirror,butsomehowthewordshad

finallyblossomedinmyheart.

andhasgreyinhishair.

I'ekIwokeupandmyhusband'sface

wasinchesfrommine.

“Whatareyoudoing?”Iasked.

Icoveredmymouth,

reacheddownandkisdmyface.

“WhatIdoeverymorning,”hesaid.

HeleavesintheearlyhoursofthemorningwhileIsleep.I

missourmorningconversations,butIhadnotrealizedthathe

heleft,ioned(预想)the

pictureofmelightlysnoring(打鼾)withmymouthopenand

giggled.

Whataman!'sbeen

besidemeasI'vegrownfromanunsureyounggirltoaconfident

woman,mother,speakerandauthor.

ButI'mnotsurethatheunderstandsthepartheplayedin

dsIheardgrowinguppierced(穿通，刺

过)mysoul,yethiswordspiercedevendeeper.

otell

ookinthemirrorande

anextrapoundortwo,orwishforthedaywhenhishairwasdark

andcurly,butallI'lleisthemanwhosawsomethinginme

whenIcouldn'teitmylf,andwholeavesbutterflykiss,even

aftertwenty-threeyearsofmarriage.

英语文章优秀文章：不想当王子的青蛙

Wanda,theneighborhoodwitch,wasagoodwitch(女巫师)

destdreamwas

beengoingtotheFairy

GodmotherAcademyfor103years,learningfairygodmother

magic:howtoturnpumpkinsintocoaches,howtomakethings

vanishincloudsofsmoke,evenhowtochangemiceintohors

andfootmen.

JustthatverymorningtheprincipaloftheAcademyhadsaid

tochangethefirst

malwastobeso

happyatingwhateveritbecamethatitwouldsay,"Oh,happy

day!I'ma."Ifitdid,ldea

fairygodmother,withasparklingpinkdress,agoldencrown,and

amagicwandtippedwithashiningstar.

However,ifshefailed,shewouldhavetostartschoolallover

again—all103yearsofit.

"Goodluck,"theprincipalsaidasWandalefttheAcademy.

TheveryfirstanimalWandabumpedintowasCharley,alittle

greenfrogwhosatinapondbythesideoftheroadcatching

bugswithhislong,stickytongueandcroaking"Baroomp!

Baroomp!"

WhenCharleysawWandahejumpedontoalilypad."Hi,"

hecried."Witchwayareyougoing?Ha,'sajoke,Wanda.

‘Witchwayareyougoing?’Getit?"

"Igetit,Charley,"repliedWanda,"butit'snotmuchofajoke.

Anyway,I'mgladyou''llbe

sohappy."Then,withoutevenan"ifyouplea,"Wandawaved

herwand,saidamagicword,andpoof(吹熄蜡烛的声音)!

Charley,thelittlegreenfrog,turnedintoaprince!

ypadhad

collapdunderhisweightanddumpedhimintothewater.

Charley-turned-princestoodupandlookedathisreflectionin

thewater."Hey!"hecried."Youturnedmeintoaprince!It'sa

surpriallright,butIdon'obea

frog!Changemebackrightnow!"

"Oh,dear,"Wandasaid."YouknowIdon'tliketobeyelled

at,'

whowouldn'tratherbeaprincethanafrog?"

"Iwouldn't!"criedCharley."Iwanttobeafrog!"Hestuckout

histongue,missingabugflyingbytheendofhisno."Lookat

that,Wanda!deyesontop

ofmyhead,eforwardandbackwardandsideways

allatonce,eyesinfrontofmyface,

'tevenhaveacastle,

ndofprinceisthat?I'dreallyratherbeafrog.

Pleachangemeback!"

"Ican't,'

foracastle,Icantakecareofthat."Shewavedherwand,and

tone

walls,oakendoors,andpennantswavingfromitsturrets."Your

veryownpalace,Charley!You'llhavervants,eatfancyfoods

andicecream."

"Bah!"Charleyinterrupted."Whowantsrvants,orice

creamandfancyfoods?Iwantbugs!"Hestuckouthistongue

andlookeddownhisnoatit,cross-eyed."Thistongueisno

good—it'stooshort!"hecried."Ican'teveneit."

AgainWandawavedherwand."Look,Charley,musicians,"

hecastlemarcheddozensofmusiciansblowing

trumpets,tootlingflutes,andbangingdrums."See?Yourown

'llplaymusic,andyoucansinganddanceandsnap

yourfingerstoyourheart'scontent."

"Idon'twanttosinganddance!"Charleycried."Andwhy

wouldIdosomethingassillyassnappingmyfingers?"

"Snappingfingers!"exclaimedWanda."That'sit,Charley.

That'swhatIforgot!"Shesnappedherfingers,cried"Upsi-

doodle!"andpoof!thecastleandmusiciansdisappearedandthe

princebecamealittlegreenfrog.

edathimlfinthe

water."Youdidit,,happyday!I'mafrog."

Wandasmiledandthoughttoherlf,"SoIhavetogoback

es?Charley'shappy,and

that'swhatreallycounts."

Well,itwasn'texactly‘Oh,happyday!I'maprince,’butthe

principaloftheFairyGodmotherAcademydecidedthat‘Oh,

happyday!I'mafrog’adn'tthought

onlywantedtomakeCharleyhappy.

Thinkingaboutotherswasthemostimportantthingfairy

godmothershadtodo.

ehold,Wanda

theWitchbecameWandatheFairyGodmother...sparklingpink

dress,magicwandwithastar,andall.

英语文章优秀文章：父亲最后的拥抱Inpraiofhugs

Igrewupbereft(被剥夺的，缺少的)rofmy

ngsinvolvingkissingcaud

metowince,andhugginggenerallyjustmademefeelawkward.

thbeforemy40th

meround,dayslater,

hegrabbedmeandhuggedmesohardIhadtopushwithallmy

mighttokeepmyheadfrompressingdownonhisnewlystitched

torso(身体躯干).

laterasheslowlystartedtogainstrengthhetoldmeforthefirst

timeeverthathelovedme,andthroughmytearsItoldhimI

lovedhimtoo.

Ibeganplanninghowtobakehimbetter–withcarrotcakes,

victoriasponges,rnalstreakkicked

inandIfantasid(幻想)aboutwheelinghimthroughthepark

died.

ifeIhadwonderedwhethermydad

caredformeandlovedme–Igotproofthat

hedid,hepasdaway.

MyparentssplitupwhenIwastwoyearsoldand,whileIhad

monthlycontactwithmydad,mybitterstepmotherandmy

father'sold-fashionedstiffupperlipmeantweneverbecame

,Iudtodreadthevisitstoehimandcountthe

hoursuntilIcouldgohomeagain.

WhenIwasverylittletheweekendsatmyfather'shoufelt

myteensthetripstoahostilehou

ay

culminatedinanfortablepeckonthecheekfromDadashesaid

goodbye–amomentIcringedaboutforhoursinadvance.

Andyetstandingbesidethehospitalbedwatchingthelife

ikealittlegirlat

hisbedside,efixatedwith

hisfingers–fatandsoft,

theytransformedfromplumpsausagestostone–whiteand

isfingersthattoldmehehadgonefromthis

life,notthebleepingofmonitorsorthebustlingofnursingstaff.

Losingafatherwhomyouhavenorecollectionofeverliving

ngistricky;Ididn'thaveanyobviousclo

ofmymemorieswereofstiltedmeetingsandfortabletimes

speratelymisdhimbeingalive.

Astimemovedonmygriefandangerathisuntimelydeath

dthathisaffirmationofmefromhis

deathbedhadfilledagapingholeofincurityIhadconstantly

carriedaround.

syouthatthe

personhuggingyoulovesyou,soconfirms

afterDad'sdeathIrealid

fatherwasnotademonstrativemanandIwas,therefore,perhaps,

alovablebeing.

OnceIdigestedthisinsightmyfeelingschangedfromtho

gatmy

fathermoreobjectivelyallowedmetoviewhimclearly:hewasa

manoffewwords;hewasintelligent,kindandextremelymodest.

IronicallyIbegantofeelclortohimindeaththanIhadwhile

hewasalive.

Withthisnew-foundwisdomcamethefreedomtogiveup

tryingsoveryhardtogaintheaffectionsofothersandto

eredthefamilytabooofsilence

aboutthebreak-upofmyparents'elttheneed

tospeakoutaboutthedetrimentaleffectIfeltmystep-parents

hadhadonmylife.

InsomewaystheconquenceshavebeenquitedireandI

r,Dad'shughad

iedmealongapathfrom

Iammyownwomanandone

wholovesnothingbetterthanagoodold-fashionedhug.