外婆的灶台边

类别：成长

童年灶台边，外婆煮熟后吹凉喂给我的第一只饺子，藏着无可替代的温情。

时长 55 秒 · 语速 138 wpm

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In my grandmother's kitchen, the stove was taller than I was. 在我姥姥家的厨房里，灶台比我都高。

I stood on my toes, 我踮起脚尖，

my chin on the edge, and watched the pot. 下巴搭在灶台边上，眼睛直勾勾地盯着锅里。

The dumplings sank first. 饺子刚下锅时全沉了下去。

Then, one by one, they came up to the top, 接着，它们一个接一个地浮了上来，

fat and white, rolling in the steam. 白白胖胖的，在热气腾腾的锅里翻滚着。

Grandma added cold water three times. 姥姥往锅里添了三次凉水。

I never understood why. 我一直不明白为什么要这样。

She just said, "That's how it's done." 她只是说：“规矩就是这样的。”

Then she lifted one out with her long chopsticks. 然后她用长筷子夹出来一个。

The first one was always mine. 第一个总是给我的。

"Careful, it's hot," she said. “慢点吃，烫，”她总会这么说。

Every time. 每次都这样。

Then she blew on it herself, 然后她自己先吹了吹，

three slow breaths, and put it in my mouth. 慢慢吹了三口气，才喂进我嘴里。

It was still too hot. 其实还是挺烫的。

I ate it anyway. 但我还是咽下去了。

I've had dumplings in many restaurants since. 后来我也在很多馆子里吃过饺子。

Some were excellent. 有些确实味道绝了。

None of them were blown on first. 但再也没有哪一个，是有人先帮我吹凉过的。