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1、红玫瑰与白玫瑰REDROSE,WHITEROSETranslatedbyKarenS.KingsburyTHEREweretwowomeninZhenbao'slife:onehecalledhiswhiterose,theotherhisredrose.Onewasaspotlesswife,theotherapassionatemistress.Isn'tthatjusthowtheaveragemandescribesachastewidow'sdevotiontoherhusband'smemory-a
2、sspotless,andpassionatetoo?Maybeeverymanhashadtwosuchwomen-atleasttwo.Marryaredroseandeventuallyshe'llbeamosquito-bloodstreaksmearedonthewall,whilethewhiteoneis"moonlightinfrontofmybed."Marryawhiterose,andbeforelongshe'llbeagrainofstickyricethat'sgottenstuck
3、toyourclothes;theredone,bythen,isascarletbeautymarkjustoveryourheart.ButZhenbaowasn'tlikethat;hewaslogicalandthorough.Hewas,inthisrespect,theidealmodernChineseman.Ifhedidbumpintosomethingthatwaslessthanideal,hebounceditaroundinhismindforawhileand-poof!-itwas
4、idealized:theneverythingfellintoplace.Zhenbaohadlaunchedhiscareertheproperway,bygoingtotheWesttogethisdegreeandfactorytraining.Hewassmartandwelleducated,andhavingworkedhiswaythroughschool,hehadtheenergyanddeterminationofaself-mademan.Nowheheldanupper-levelpo
5、sitioninawell-knownforeigntextilecompany.Hiswifewasauniversitygraduate,andshecamefromagoodfamily.Shewasgentleandpretty,andshe'dneverbeenapartygirl.Onedaughter,agenine:alreadythey'dmadeplansforhercollegetuition.Neverhadasonbeenmorefilial,moreconsiderate,thanZ
6、henbaowastohismother;neverwasabrothermorethought-fulorhelpfultohissiblings.Atworkhewasthemosthard-workinganddevotedofcolleagues;tohisfriends,thekindest,truest,andmostgenerousofmen.Zhenbao'slifewasacom-pletesuccess.Ifhehadbelievedinreincarnation-hedidn't-he'd
7、havehopedsimplytopickupanewname,thencomebackandlivethesamelifealloveragain.RichidlerslaughedatZhenbaoandcalledhimvulgar-literaryyouthsandprogressivetypesdidtoo.ButsincehewasvulgarinaWesternway,theydidn'treallyholditagainsthim.Zhenbaowasn'ttall,buthewasvigoro
8、usandquick.Hehadasoy-brownfaceandworeblack-rimmedglasses,withsome-thingpeculiarlyunresolvedinhisfacialexpression.Hisposturewasexcellentandhedidn'tjokearound-unless,thatis,itwasappropriatetojoke.
