但是你没有

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一篇美国普通妇女写的诗《但是你没有》。她的丈夫当年应征入伍去了越南战场，后来不幸阵亡。她终身守寡，直至年老病逝。她的女儿在整理遗物时发现了母亲当年写给父亲的这首诗。我们总以为来得及回报某个我们所爱的人，心想等某个时刻吧，下一次吧，然后⋯⋯最终，我们都没有。
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英文原版：
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Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it?
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but you didn’t.

3 P! I. d2 b8 JAnd remember the time I dragged you to the beach,
3 p. u4 c; z2 j4 sand you said it would rain, and it did?
$ k8 ]- G6 h9 r8 E* }1 X9 i5 fI thought you’d say, “I told you so.”
But you didn’t.

Do you remember the time I flirted with all
3 K, f; |6 c! N3 Q% ~; qthe guys to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you’d leave, but you didn’t.
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug?
I thought you’d hit me,
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And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?
I thought you’d drop me,
but you didn’t.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn’t do.
But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.
- j' h0 t: ^, z, s# iThere were lots of things I wanted to make up to you
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6 S& w0 W) U, B" f2 c% c8 z$ hBut you didn’t.
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+ ?/ c" ]2 J- S0 k% F9 B中文版本：
记得那天，我借用你的新车，我撞凹了它
我以为你一定会杀了我的
但是你没有
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3 O4 O. f2 a: h8 m# F  U记得那天，我在你的新地毯上吐了满地的草莓饼
6 y# J3 `- P+ h) |3 ]% U& Y7 }2 Y我以为你一定会厌恶我的
但是你没有

+ }2 Q9 ]2 R& s. y2 R% ~  p记得那天，我拖你去海滩，而它真如你所说的下了雨
我以为你会说“我告诉过你”
但是你没有
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& r# e& n6 ~! Q# R8 x. ~$ C) v记得那天，我和所有的男人调情好让你嫉妒，而你真的嫉妒了
/ C$ o) L& q( A' N- z我以为你一定会离开我
2 m( D9 I- `* ?7 i4 f  P但是你没有

记得那天，我忘了告诉你那个舞会是要穿礼服的，而你却穿了牛仔裤
我以为你一定要抛弃我了
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是的，有许多的事你都没有做，而你容忍我钟爱我保护我
有许多许多的事情我要回报你，等你从越南回来
但是你没有……
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