英语美文：每个人都可以创造的财富(4)

I now have the blueberry cobbler jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In people’s eye Aunt Fannie’s success was attributed to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither have significantly contributed to my net worth, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build.

我的芬妮姨妈是做蓝莓酱的。当然，她并非真是我的姨妈。并且出于对她的恐惧,我从没当面这样称呼过她。我只是在提及她时才用“我的芬妮姨妈”作指代，因为这个称呼总惹得我父亲咯咯笑，还使得我母亲板起脸来直瞪着我和父亲——瞪着我是因为我对长辈不尊，瞪着父亲是因为他纵容我使坏。两种反应都让我乐在其中，所以我总是伺机尽可能地将那个称呼用到我们平常的对话里来。