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                                                                                           满架蔷薇一院香
                                                                                                  丁立梅
       ①迷恋蔷薇，是从迷恋它的名字开始的。
       ②乡野里多花，从春到秋，烂漫地开。很多是没有名的，乡人们统称它们为野花。蔷薇却不同，它有很好听的名字，祖母叫它野蔷薇。野蔷薇呀，祖母瞟一眼花，语调轻轻柔柔。臂弯处挎着的篮子里，有青草绿意荡漾。
       ③野蔷薇一丛一丛，长在沟渠旁。花细白，极香，香里，又溢着甜。是蜂蜜的味道。茎却多刺，是不可侵犯的尖锐。人从它旁边过，极易被它的刺划伤肌肤。我却顾不得这些，常忍了被刺伤的痛，攀了花枝带回家，放到喝水的杯里养着。
       ④一屋的香铺开来，款款地。人在屋子里走，一呼一吸间，都缠绕了花香。年少的时光，就这样被浸得香香的。成年后，我偶在一行文字里，看到这样一句：“吸进的是鲜花，吐出的是芬芳。”心念一转，原来，一呼一吸是这么的好，活着是这么的好，我不由得想起遥远的野蔷薇，想念它们长在沟渠旁的模样。
       ⑤后来我读《红楼梦》，最不能忘一个片段，是一个叫龄官的丫头，于五月的蔷薇花架下，一遍一遍用金簪在地上划“蔷”字。在那里，爱情是一簇蔷薇花开，却藏了刺。但有谁会介意那些刺呢？血痕里，有向往的天长地久。想来世间的爱情，大抵都要如此披荆斩棘，甜蜜的花，是诱惑人心的猸。为了它，可以没有日月轮转，可以没有天地万物。就像那个龄官，雨淋透了纱衣也不自知。
       ⑥对龄官，我始终怀了怜惜。女孩过分的痴，一般难成善果。这是尘世的无情。然又有它的好，它是枝头一朵蔷薇，在风里兀自妖娆。滚滚红尘里，能有这般爱的执著，是幸运，它让人的心，在静夜里，会暖一下，再暖一下。
       ⑦唐人高骈有首写蔷薇的诗，我极喜欢。“绿树阴浓夏日长，楼台倒影入池塘。水晶帘动微风起，满架蔷薇一院香。”天热起来了，风吹帘动，一切昏昏欲睡，却有满架的蔷薇，独自欢笑。眉眼里，流转着无限风情。哪里经得起风吹啊？轻轻一流转，散开，是香。再轻轻一流转，散开，还是香。一院的香。
       ⑧我居住的小城，蔷薇花多。是午后时分，路上行人稀少，且都是懒懒的。蔷薇从一堵墙内探出身子来，柔软的枝条上，缀满一朵一朵细小的花，花粉红，细皮嫩肉的样子。此时此刻，花开着，太阳好着，人安康着，心里有安然的满足。
       ⑨美丽的女友，远在黑龙江，她喜欢画画，她画的画极漂亮。她在画里画蔷薇，却说，可惜，只见过照片上的蔷薇。
       ⑩忍不住笑。竟有这样的喜欢，不曾谋面却念念于心。我对她说，等我有空了，我会掐一朵蔷薇给你寄过去。

    Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family's last vacation. It was my six-year-old son's winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

    The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?

    Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.

    I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.

    I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money's worth. I'm also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.