My wife, Loretta, who had terminal pancreatic cancer, received a package containing a beautiful white ceramic swan.
我的老婆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 cosplayt $100, and our bills were multiplying rapidly.
它价值100USD，而当时大家（用于医疗等方面的花销）已经如流水。
“How could you do this?” I burst out.
“你如何可以如此？”我咆哮道。
“I ordered it a long time ago. I really wanted it,” she replied tearfully.
“我非常早以前就定了，而且我真的非常想要，”老婆泪流满面的说道。
“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。”老婆又如此说道。
“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，就如此演变成了一段充满爱的一会儿。
Twenty-five years later, the swan remains. That moment is etched upon my heart.
25年了，这只陶瓷天鹅依然还在，它好像提醒着我，而那段与老婆的对话已经被深深地刻在心里。
