·Appetite渴望（LaurieLee）（劳丽·李）Oneofthemajorpleasuresinlifeisappetite,andoneofourmajordutiesshouldbetopreserveit.渴望乃生活之一大乐事，而心怀渴望则成为一项重要的任务。Appetiteisthekeennessofliving;itisoneofthesensesthattellsyouthatyouarestillcurioustoexist,thatyoustillhaveanedgeonyourlongingsandwanttobite[h1]intotheworldandtasteitsmultitudinousflavorsandjuices.渴望意味着对生活充满热情，这种感觉表明你依然希冀生活，热衷梦想，向往探索世界，历尽世间百味百态。Byappetite,ofcourse,Idon’tmeanjustthelustforfood,butanyconditionofunsatisfieddesire,anyburninginthebloodthatprovesyouwantmorethanyou’vegot,andthatyouhaven’tyetusedupyourlife.当然，我所说的“渴望”不单指对食物的欲望，而指所有欲求未满的状态，及血液中燃烧的激情，这炽热的激情证明你希望收获更多，你的生命力并未耗尽。Wildesaidhefeltsorryforthosewhonevergottheirheart’sdesire,butsorrierstillforthosewhodid.王尔德曾说过，对未能梦想成真者，他深表惋惜；而对心愿已遂者，他则倍感遗憾。[h2]Igotmineonceonly,anditnearlykilledme,andI’vealwayspreferredwantingtohavingsince.仅有一次，我如愿以偿，但就那次把我折磨得够呛，自那以后，我总是更乐于想往，而非如愿以偿[h3]。Forappetite,tome,isthisstateofwanting,whichkeepsone’sexpectationsalive.因为对我来说，渴望就是这种想往的状态，它总是让人满怀期待。Irememberlearningthelessonlongagoasachild,whentreatsandorgieswerefew,andwhenIdiscoveredthatthegreatestpitchofhappinesswasnotinactuallyeatingatoffeebutingazingatitbeforehand.当还是小孩子时，我即对此有所感悟。那时没什么极乐之事，我发现其实最大的乐趣不在于吃太妃糖，而在于吃糖之前好好地把糖端详一阵。True,thefirstbitewasdelicious,butoncethetoffeewasgoneonewasleftwithnothing,neithertoffeenorlust.Besides,thewholetoffeenessoftoffeeswasimperceptiblydiminishedbythegrossactofhavingeatenit.没错，第一口美不胜收，然而，糖一旦吃完，你就一无所有了。太妃糖吃完了，吃糖的欲望也随之消失殆尽了。此外，在咀嚼时，太妃糖的滋味也不知不觉地减少。No,thebestwasinwantingit,insittingandlookingatit,whenonetastedaninexhaustibletreasure-houseofflavors.所以最好别吃，只消坐在那盯着糖，你就能感受到太妃糖无穷无尽的美味。[h4]So,forme,oneofthekeenestpleasuresofappetiteremainsinthewanting,notthesatisfaction.Inwantingapeach,orawhisky,oraparticulartextureorsound,ortobewithaparticularfriend.因此，对我来说，渴望的最大乐趣之一在于心怀想往，而非心满意足，比如，想往一只密桃，一瓶威士忌，一块特质布料[h5]，或一种美妙的声音，亦或期望与朋友团聚。Forinthiscondition,ofcourse,Iknowthattheobjectofdesireisalwaysatitsmostflawlesslyperfect.因为，我知道在这种情况下，心中渴求之物总是完美无缺的。WhichiswhyIwouldcarrythepreservationofappetitetotheextentofdeliberatefasting,simplybecauseIthinkthatappetiteistoogoodtolose,tooprecioustobebludgeonedintoinsensibilitybysatiationandover-doingit.怀着这种渴望，我特意安排了斋戒。原因很简单，我觉得渴望是极好的事，不能丧失，它弥足珍贵，不能饱食生腻，耗费过度使其沦为麻木无知之境。[h6]Forthatmatter,Idon’treallywantthreesquaremealsaday—Iwantonehuge,delicious,orgiastic,table-groaningblow-out,sayeveryfourdays,andthennotbetoosurewherethenextoneiscomingfrom.为此，我并不希望一日三餐顿顿丰盛可口---我只想，比如说每四天，来一顿盛宴，桌上堆满美菜佳肴，可尽情享受。大快朵颐[h7]之后，又猜想下一顿大餐将自何处来。Adayoffastingisnotformejustapuritanicaldevicefordenyingoneselfapleasure,butratherawayofanticipatingararemomentofsupremeindulgence.斋戒一天，对我来说，不仅仅是清教徒节制享乐...