我现在看着他,他的手小心翼翼地工作,好像他是在学习第一次使用它们。他不能用刀努力压。他的手指摇了摇。每个咬人都是一场挣扎。吞咽前,他咀嚼食物。.从手腕到指关节的皮肤上点缀着年龄斑,它松散了,就像皮肤从鸡汤骨头上垂下来一样。
(I watched him now, his hands working gingerly, as if he were learning to use them for the first time. He could not press down hard with a knife. His fingers shook. Each bite was a struggle; he chewed the food finely before swallowing.. The skin from his wrist to his knuckles was dotted with age spots, and it was loose, like skin hanging from a chicken soup bone.)
在米奇·阿尔伯(Mitch Albom)的“与莫里(Morrie)的星期二”中,作者描述了莫里(Morrie)在努力应对衰老和疾病的影响时的身体斗争。莫里的手摇摇欲坠,对他来说似乎不熟悉,这表明力量和灵巧。每种饮食行为都成为一个挑战,说明了他的脆弱性,而努力仅需食用就餐。他的手的图像强调了时间和疾病对他的身体造成的损失。
有关莫里皮肤年龄景点的其他细节旨在突出衰老及其后果的必然性。他的皮肤松散而脆弱,进一步强调了脆弱感。通过这些生动的描述,Albom不仅将莫里描绘成老师,而且是人类面对生活现实的人类,其所有斗争和缺陷。