A lot of years have passed. My husband has grey in his hair. I'm no longer skinny. Last week I woke up and my husband's face was inches from mine.

許多年過去了。我的丈夫己經(jīng)長出了灰發(fā)。我也不再骨瘦如柴。上周的一天早晨我醒來時(shí)，我丈夫的臉離我只有幾英寸。

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“你在干什么？” 我問。

I covered my mouth, trying to hide my morning breath. He reached down and kissed my face.

我捂住嘴，不想讓他聞到嘴里的氣味。他俯身過來親吻我的臉。

“What I do every morning,” he said.

“做我每天早晨都做的事。”他說。

He leaves in the early hours of the morning while I sleep. I miss our morning conversations, but I had not realized that he continued to tell me that he loved me even while I slept. When he left, I rolled over and hugged my pillow. I envisioned4 the picture of me lightly snoring5 with my mouth open and giggled.

他清晨就得離開家，我常常還在熟睡。我因我們早上沒有談話而感到遺憾，但是我還未曾意識(shí)到他一直在告訴我他愛我，哪怕是在我還睡著時(shí)。當(dāng)他離開后，我在床上翻過身去，抱著我的枕頭。我想象著我睡覺時(shí)輕輕打鼾，嘴巴還微微張著的樣子，不禁咯咯笑了。

What a man! My husband understands my past. He's been beside me as I've grown from an unsure young girl to a confident woman, mother, speaker and author.

這樣一個(gè)男人！我丈夫知道我的過去。在我從一個(gè)不自信的年輕女子變成一個(gè)成熟自信的女人、母親、演講者、作家的過程中，他一直在我身邊。

But I'm not sure that he understands the part he played in that transition6. The words I heard growing up pierced7 my soul, yet his words pierced even deeper.

但是我不確信他是否知道在這一變化過程中他起著怎樣的作用。伴我長大的話語曾刺入我的靈魂，但他的話語更是深深地感動(dòng)了我的靈魂。

This Anniversary Day I plan to wake early. I want to tell Richard how much I love him. He may look in the mirror and see an extra pound or two, or wish for the day when his hair was dark and curly8, but all I'll see is the man who saw something in me when I couldn't see it myself, and who leaves butterfly kisses, even after twenty-three years of marriage.

今年的結(jié)婚周年紀(jì)念日我打算早點(diǎn)醒來。我要告訴理查德我是多么地愛他。照鏡子時(shí)，他也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)又增加了一兩磅體重，或者期望有一天他的頭發(fā)又是烏黑拳曲的，但是我所看到的是這樣一個(gè)男人，是他發(fā)現(xiàn)我身上具備什么東西，而我未能發(fā)現(xiàn)，是他天天給我留下蝶吻，即使是在結(jié)婚23年后。