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作为一只新来菜鸟，想慢慢把Sidney Sheldon的书一本本慢慢分享完的。
但是受到了坛子里“大牛哥”的鼓励，也为了早点赚够积分。提前分享Rage of Angels——大牛哥提到的这本。
拿起了Rage of Angels，直接就进入主人公生命的场景。It was Jennifer Parker’s first day at the trial.在法庭上观摩自己的上司权威Di Silva如何将黑手党大亨Micheal放上电椅。 Michael Moretti, sat at the defendant’s table, a silent, handsome man in his early thirties.
快最后一刻了，再次开庭前，
Jennifer watched as a man said something to Di Silva, detached himself from the group around the District Attorney, and hurried over toward Jennifer. He was carrying a large manila envelope. “Miss Parker?”
Jennifer looked up in surprise. “Yes.”
“The Chief wants you to give this to Stela. Tell him to refresh his memory about these dates. Colfax is going to try to tear his testimony apart this afternoon and the Chief wants to make sure Stela doesn’t foul up.”
He handed the envelope to Jennifer and she looked over at Di Silva. He remembered my name, she thought. It’s a good omen.
信封把重要人证害死了，于是神奇地，Micheal 无罪释放。
就这样被陷害被打击，失落与绝望
That had been the dream. The reality was that she had been in New York less than seventy-two hours, had been thrown off the District Attorney’s staff and was facing disbarment. 在纽约还没有呆到72小时。
对她的心理活动，那种痛苦与悔恨，描写得入木三分。
Over and over, as she walked, Jennifer would envision the courtroom scene in her mind, always changing the ending.
A man detached himself from the group around Di Silva and hurried toward her. He was carrying a manila envelope.
Miss Parker?
Yes.
The Chief wants you to give this to Stela.
Jennifer looked at him coolly. Let me see your identification, please.
The man panicked and ran.
重现当时情景，如果自己再多问一句，会怎样？She could rewrite the scene as many times as she liked, but nothing was changed.但事情已经这样了，无法改变。
但她不能放弃，找到了一个非常便宜的共享办公室。自己给自己做了律师的头衔。在这里，她遇到了好友。从开始快没有钱吃饭的艰难，到好友介绍些跑腿的活儿给她。
而后，遇到了她生命中最爱的人Adam。Adam本来是受派调查案件的。这里，他们相遇，相爱。
The images of that afternoon were to stay with her the rest of her life. 他们在一起相处的美好，值得我们反复读。这种温暖大概就是人间生活的意义所在吧，无论其结局怎样。
Adam said, “I’ve been assigned to investigate your part in the Michael Moretti trial, Miss Parker.”
“Have you now!” Jennifer could feel an anger rising in her. It started as a spark and became a flame that exploded inside her. They still were not through with her. They were going to make her pay for the rest of her life. Well, she had had enough.
与此同时，Jennifer凭着自己的智慧，经过曲折的博弈，事业也取得了第一个巨大成功。替一个在车祸中失去双手双脚的女孩取得了诉讼胜利。
The foreman announced they had found in favor of the plaintiff. The amount of damages she was entitled to was six million dollars.It was the largest personal injury award in the history of the State of New York.
但ADAM是married. 但是他妻子Mary Beth知道后，主动提出离婚。而且一点都不恨Jennifer. 好到了天堂。
“Mary Beth is giving me a divorce,” Adam said, and Jennifer stared at him, speechless.
Adam was saying, “Mary Beth was wonderful about it. She’s an incredible woman. She’s genuinely happy for both of us.”
“That’s hard to believe.”
“There’s no need to say anything. I’ve said it all for both of us. If I held on to you and made you miserable, it wouldn’t do either of us any good, would it? I’m sure Jennifer’s lovely or you wouldn’t feel about her the way you do.” Mary Beth walked over to him and took him in her arms. “Don’t look so stricken, Adam. What I’m doing is the best thing for everyone.”
“You’re remarkable.”
“Thank you.” She gently traced his face with her fingertips and smiled. “My dearest Adam. I’ll always be your best friend. Always.” Then she came closer and put her head on his shoulder. He could hardly hear her soft voice. “It’s been such a long time since you held me in your arms, Adam. You wouldn’t have to tell me you love me, but would you—would you like to—hold me in your arms once more and make love to me? Our last time together?”
但由于马上竞选senator，说等到竞选之后，就可以离婚，和Jennifer在一起。
“And I’m grateful to you,” Mary Beth confided. She smiled shyly and said, “You see, I’m very much in love, too. I was going to get the divorce immediately but I thought, for Adam’s sake, we’d best wait until after the election.
因此，当她发现自己怀孕后，她想电话Adam告诉他，但他没在家，Mary Beth 说，来吧，到家来吧，在家等他。于是她雪天开车到了他家。
Jennifer looked at the friendly woman across from her and blurted out, “I’m going to have Adam’s baby.”
Mary Beth leaned back in her chair and smiled. “Well! Now isn’t that something! So am I!”
Jennifer stared at her. “I—I don’t understand.”
Mary Beth laughed. “It’s really quite simple, my dear. Adam and I are married, you know.”
Jennifer said slowly, “But—but you and Adam are getting a divorce.”
“My dear girl, why on earth would I divorce Adam? I adore him.”
于是她选择了保持爱，选择放手。独自在美丽的小岛上买了房子，生下了儿子Joshua. 为了保全爱人的一切，自己牺牲。我想这应该是我们女人最应该有的美德。
而一次，因为自己工作不慎，儿子被绑架，她的心理活动，以及儿子的表现。做妈妈的可能都会这样选择，她没有选择FBI 警察，以及未来的总统爸爸，而选择了黑手党头目Micheal 。终于儿子得救了。
儿子七岁时，带儿子去玩，那时儿子非常想去玩滑水，一瞬间，儿子摔到了，后来却突然又游回来了，当时的描写，让妈妈心都在颤动，任何一个做妈妈的，看到这样的描写都会心弦颤动啊……她说，让妈妈feel 一下那个后脑勺的bump. 后来当地的医生来了，说没有任何问题。儿子也怪她，说她throw away money. 但是回到本市，儿子刚开始好，后来突然失去意识……
我太恨Sheldon了，就这样写死了主角的儿子…… 同时也总是想起老人的话，“一定不能让小孩子后脑勺着地摔倒，非常可怕的。”
有人总结过其经典片断：
读这些片断时，我其实真想跳到后面看，略过丝丝入扣的心理描写。但我不，我就得让这种步步悬念带入我。
这种悲剧，不喜欢啊……
就这样，我们的女主角成了Micheal 的情人，为他辩护，为此他想除掉原有的法律顾问。为此，她失去了创业时的好友。Micheal又发现了她曾经和Adam的关系。原法律顾问出卖了Micheal,而Micheal向Jennifer开枪后，自己也被警方处理。
小说的最后，Jennifer醒过来了，又是一个雪天……
Sheldon经常感叹时间流逝。
我最喜欢的一句，值得我用最好去记录它。
Time was a swiftly flowing river that had no shores , no boundaries. Its seasons were no winter, spring , fall or summer, but birthdays and joys and troubles and pain. …… But it was her son who was time's calendar, a reminder of how quickly the years were passing. He was , incredibly, seven years old. Overnight, it seemed , he had gone from crayons and picture books to airplane models and sports.
我第一次，如此想用自己的语言把它译过来。读完书很久了，这句子一直萦绕心头，不记不快。
时间是一条水流迅速的长河，它没有边际没有堤岸。 它的四季不是春夏秋冬，而是生喜烦忧…… 但是儿子变成了岁月的年历，提醒着此去已经年。 他已经，挺难致信，一夜之间七岁了。 似乎你能看到他已经从彩笔和绘本一步踏入飞机模型与运动中。
这种句子，自带光华。而一旦经我这不专业之极的人译完，仿佛给美丽打了折。但是不管，打折也要译。嘿嘿。
读完一部书，有人形容，就象失恋，你很想早点找下一个人充满自己的生活。我开始找它的续集，但是续集好象只是部剧，连剧情介绍都没有找到。
高能的您，有它的续集吗？剧本也成。告诉我，善良的Jennifer后来怎么样了…… I need the happy ending.
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