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Joan
5-year-old
Amy Tan
The Bonesetter's Daughter
Joy Luck ClubMaking friends is a lot like dating after a terrible breakup. You hesitate and drag your feet because you can't believe you have to start over again. But when you do, it's not half as hard as you thought it would be, and it's twice as rewarding as you might have hoped.
For example, I almost didn't meet Joan who is now one of my best friends. We were at the city swimming pool, waiting for our 5-year-old sons to finish their swimming lessons. Joan was reading a book that I had read for my book club, and I wanted to say something, but didn't. It was almost as if I'd lost the ability to say hello.
In the locker room we were together again as our sons got dressed and ready to go home. I said, mostly to her back, "What do you think of Amy Tan's writing?" She turned around, and like a teenager, I blushed. "Oh," she said, "I'm really enjoying The Bonesetter's Daughter. I read Joy Luck Club, and she's been my favorite writer since then."
We talked after the next two lessons, compared our reading lists, and chased our sons out of the dressing room again. By the fifth swimming lesson, we arranged to spend a day together shopping in the city. That's pretty wild, don't you think for a person of my age?结交朋友很像经历了可怕的分手后再去约会，你裹足不前，因为你不敢相信你又要重新开始，但当你真正做的时候，它的难度还不到你预料的一半，而得到的回报却是你原本期望的两倍。
举个例子，我以前没怎么遇见过琼，而她现在却是我最好的朋友之一。
第一次相遇时我们都在市游泳池等我们五岁的儿子下游泳课。琼当时正在读一本书，那是我早已为我的读书俱乐部读过的书。我想跟她说些什么，但却说不出来。似乎我已失去了说声"你好"的能力。
在更衣室里，我们又碰到了，当时我们的儿子都穿好了衣服正准备回家。我几乎是对着她的背说："你觉得艾米•谭的书怎么样？"她转过身来，我却像个十几岁的孩子一样脸红了。"噢，"她说"《正骨师的女儿》，真的很喜欢这本书。自从我读过《喜福会》这本书后，艾米一直是我最喜欢的作家。"
接下来的两次游泳课后，我们又互相交谈，比较我们的阅读书目，然后跟着我们的儿子跑出更衣室。到了第五次游泳课，我们约好了花一天时间去城里购物。对于像我这个年纪的人来说，你不觉得那是很不平常的吗？
——译文来自: mannywang927 |
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发表于 2016-8-2 13:17:35