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1、The “Other Woman“ in My Life 1 . After 21 years of marriage, Ive discovered the a new way of love alive in my relationship with my Wife , Peggy: I ve recently started dating another woman.经历21年的婚姻，我发现如何同妻子佩吉保 持爱恋和亲密关系的秘密：去约会另一个女 人。w2 It was my wifes idea, actually. “you know you love her ,” she said
2、 one day ,taking my surprise . “Life is too short .you need to spend the time with the people you love .” “but l love you,” I protested .w其实这是我妻子的主意。事实上， w“你知道你爱她，她说:”有一天，令我感到我惊讶。 “生命太短暂了，你需要花时间与你爱的人在一起。 ”“但我爱你，我主张。” 3 “ I know .But you also love her .you probably wont believe me .But I think that i
3、f the two of you spend a little more time together ,it will bring the two of us closer.” 我知道，但你也爱她。你可能不会相信我，但我认为，如果你们两个人一起花多一点 时间，它会使我们两个人更加亲密。“n4 As usual , peggy was right .The other woman my life was encouraging me to date was my mother .n像往常一样，佩吉是正确的.我妻 子鼓励我去约会的“另一个女人” 就是我的母亲 5 my mother is a 71
4、-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 19 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2500miles away to California. When I started my own family and career .when I moved back near my hometown five years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with her . But somehow , with
5、 the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.我的母亲，一位71岁的寡 妇.19年前父亲去世后， 她一直独居至今。就在父 亲去世后，我搬到了 2500英里以外的加利福 尼亚，成家立业。5年前 我搬回到靠近老家的地方 ，那时，我曾承诺要花些 时间同妈妈在一起。但是 由于需要兼顾我的工作和 3个孩子，除家庭聚会和 节假日外,我很少抽时间 去看望她 .n6 She was surprised and suspic
6、ious, when I called and when I called suggested that the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. “What s wrong?” Are you moving. My grandchildren away?” asked. My mother is the type of woman who thinks anything out of the ordinary- a late night phone call or a surprise dinner invitation from her old
7、est son- signals bad news. n她感到惊讶和疑惑，我打电话建议我们两个人外出 吃饭，看电影。 。“出什么事了吗?”你搬家了，问 我的孙子在那吗？“她问。我的妈妈认为一个普通 的很晚的电话或者她的长子邀请她去有惊喜的晚餐 把任何不寻常的信号都当成是坏消息。 7. I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,“ I said. “Just the two of us.“ 我认为这将是很高兴与你共度一段时 间，“我说。”仅仅是我们两个人。“8.Id like that a lot.“ she said, ” I
8、d like that a lot.” “我想了很多。”她说，“我想了很多。”9.I found myself nervous as I drove to her house Friday after work.我周五下班后开车到她家我发现自己很紧张 。“l10 What would we talk about? What if she didnt like the restaurant I chose? Or the movie? What if she didnt like either?l我们会谈论什么？如果她不喜欢我选的餐 馆？或电影？如果她不喜欢呢？重点单词和短语o Sparkle
9、火花o date 定日期o Actually实际上o Protest主张o Encourage鼓励idow寡妇 career事业o Somehow不知何故o suggest建议 o grandchild孙儿，孙女 o type类型 o ordinary平凡的o signal发信号 vas usual像平常一样 vwhat if 如果。会怎样vBring some closer 使。更亲密vTake some by surprise令某人感到惊讶vSpend time with some花时间跟某人在一起vfamily get-togethers 家庭聚会vmove back搬回vget a round to doing sth .)去看望她 lHe had made a date with a girl he had met the day before.l他和前一天遇到的那个女孩定下了约会。lWhats the date today?.l今天是几号？lWhen things arent going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.l事情进展不顺的时候，他鼓励我说不要放弃。vEncourage sb to do sth v鼓励某人干某事vSuggest sb to do sth v建议某人干某事
