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1、第 1 页 英语演讲稿范文：珍惜时间1 特征码 JiySTkDhzptZpfAYyHUX 英语演讲稿范文：珍惜时间 my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sisters bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. this, he said, is not a slip. this is lingerie. he discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. it was exquisite, silk, handmade and trim
2、med with a cobweb of lace. the price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. jan bought this the first time we went to new york, at least 8 or 9 years ago. she never wore it. she was saving it for a special occasion. well, i guess this is the occasion. he took the slip from me and
3、put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. his hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me, dont ever save anything for a special occasion. every day you re 第 2 页 alive is a special occasion. i remembered those wo
4、rds through the funeral and the days that followed when i helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. i thought about them on the plane returning to california from the midwestern town where my sisters family lives. i thought about all the things that she ha
5、dnt seen or heard or done. i thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special. im still thinking about his words, and theyve changed the weeds in the garden. im spending more time with my family and friends and less time in mittee meetings. whenever possible, life
6、should be a pattern of experience to savour, not endure. im trying to recognize these moment now and cherish them. im not saving anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special. event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first camellia blossom i wear my good blazer t
7、o the market if i feel like it. my theory is if i look prosperous, i can shell out $28. 49 for one small bag of groceries without 第 3 页 wincing. im not saving my good pe erfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party going frie
8、nds. someday and one of these days are losing their grip on my vocabulary. if its worth seeing or hearing or doing, i want to see and hear and do it now. im not sure what my sister wouldve done had she know that she wouldnt be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted. i think she would have called family members and a few close friends. she might have called a few former friends to apologize, and mend fences for past squabbles. i like to think she would have gone out for a chinese dinner, her favorite food. im guessing. ill never know.