Blackberry Jam (3)

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　　Blackberry Jam is a moving story about moors，home cooking and separation. The story centres on a female character，Maggie，and her coming to terms with a failed marriage. The author reveals this gradually to the reader by way of hints. The opening scene of a disarrayed kitchen，the reference to‘dark days’and the moors and eventually the chance meeting with her estranged husband，let the reader become gradually aware of the background to the events of the story.

　　《黑莓酱的故事》是一个以旷野、家常菜和分离为内容的感人故事。

　　这个故事以一名女性人物-玛吉为主人公，主要讲述了她向其失败婚姻妥协的经历。作者以暗示的方式慢慢地将这一脉络向读者揭示出来。以凌乱厨房的场景来开篇，后又提及“暗无天日的日子”和高沼地，到最后描写她偶然与离她而去的丈夫相遇，这一切使读者对这个故事中的事件背景渐渐清晰起来。

　　The story has a strong sense of hope. It seems that the couple will try to start again. This sense of hope is reinforced by the reference to the‘outlook’for the weather，which is used to open and close the story.

　　这个故事中弥散着一种强烈的希望感。这对夫妇似乎想试着重新开始。故事以天气来开篇，又以天气来结尾，而天气的“前景”更是加强了这种希望感。