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Steve Inskeep （Host）： OK， as StoryCorps celebrates 10 years of collecting stories， we’ve been looking back at some of your favorites this week. And today， a couple from Brooklyn that many of you will remember： Danny and Annie Perasa. Danny was a horse-betting clerk； his wife， Annie， a nurse. They spoke about deciding to get married on their first date， and still being in love 25 years later.
Danny Perasa： I always feel guilty when I say ‘I love you’to you. And I say it so often. I say it to remind you that as 1）dumpy as I am， it’s coming from me—it’s like hearing a beautiful song from a 2）busted old radio. And it’s nice of you to keep the radio around the house.
Annie Perasa： If I don’t have a note on the kitchen table， I think there’s something wrong. You write a love letter to me every morning.
Danny： Well， the only thing that could possibly be wrong is， I couldn’t find a silly pen.
Annie： （reading） To my princess， the weather out today is extremely rainy. I’ll call you at 11：20 in the morning...
Danny： It’s a romantic weather report.
Annie： （reading） And I love you， I love you， I love you.
Danny： When a guy is happily married—no matter what happens at work， no matter what happens in the rest of the day—there’s a shelter when you get home. There’s a knowledge， knowing that you can hug somebody without them throwing you down the stairs and saying， get your hands off me. And being married is like having a color television set. You never want to go back to black and white.
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Steve： Oh， what a voice. Danny and Annie came back to StoryCorps many times. Then in 2006， he was diagnosed with cancer. He wanted to record one last interview， so StoryCorps went to their home in Brooklyn.
Annie： The illness is not hard on me. It’s just， you know， the 3）finality of it； and him， he goes along like a 4）trouper.
Danny： She said—it was her call—she wants to walk out behind the 5）casket alone. I guess that’s the way to do it because when we were married， you know how your brother takes you down； your father takes you down？ She said： Well， I don’t know which of my brothers to walk in with. I don’t want to offend anybody. I said， I got a solution. I said， you walk in with me； you walk out with me. And the other day I said， who’s going to walk down the aisle with you behind the casket？—you know， to support her. And she said nobody. I walked in with you alone. I’m walking out with you alone.（starts crying） Annie： Mm-hmm.
Danny： I always said， the only thing I have to give you was a poor gift and it’s myself—and I always gave it. And if there’s a way to come back and give it， I’ll do that too. Do you have the Valentine’s Day letter there？
Annie： Yeah. （reading） My Dearest Wife， this is a very special day. It is a day on which we share our love， which still grows after all these years. Now， that love is being used by us to 6）sustain us through these hard times. All my love， all my days and more. Happy Valentine’s Day. （starts crying）
Danny： （crying） I could write on and on about her. She lights up the room in the morning， when she tells me to put both hands on her shoulders， so that she can support me. She lights up my life when she says to me at night： Wouldn’t you like a little ice cream？ Or， would you please drink more water？ I mean， those aren’t very romantic things to say， but they stir my heart. In my mind and my heart， there has never been， there is not now， and never will be， another Annie.
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Steve： That story aired on the Friday， Danny died. Now， after more than seven years， let’s check in with Annie Perasa.
Annie： I know that people have written to StoryCorps， asking if I was still alive. No， I’m still alive. And I live with the 7）philosophy that Danny and I always had. It was： Never Say Goodbye. This year would have been our 35th wedding anniversary. And I miss my letters from Danny. I do. But after Danny died， I had received 1，300 letters of 8）condolences. I mean， I got letters as far away as Beijing， China—you know？ Or Paris， France. （reading） My English is not too well， please excuse me， I wish to send my condolences. So I would read one a day because Danny wrote me a love letter every day. You know， like people say： You must miss Danny terribly. No. It was an honor to be married to him. So it’s not terrible that I had the time to be with him. You know， life is too short. You come， and you’re gone. But Danny didn’t go. He’s not gone because of StoryCorps.
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斯蒂夫·英斯吉普（主持人）：好的，在庆祝《故事团》成立十周年之际，这周我们一直在回顾一些你们喜爱的故事。今天，我们要讲的是大家都会记得的来自布鲁克林的一对夫妇——丹尼·帕拉沙和安妮·帕拉沙。丹尼是一位赛马投注站的职员，他的妻子安妮是一名护士。他们说在第一次约会就打算结婚，25年后依然相爱如初。
丹尼·帕拉沙：当我跟你说“我爱你”的时候，总是会感到愧疚。但我总是会那么说。我这样说是想提醒你尽管我很矮胖，但这句话还是出自我——这就像在一台破旧的收音机里听到一首美妙的歌曲。你真好，一直把这台“收音机”留在家里。
安妮·帕拉沙：如果我在餐桌上看不到一张便条，就会感到哪里不对劲。你每个早晨都会给我写一封情书。
丹尼：好吧，不对劲的唯一原因就是我找不到一只该死的笔。 安妮：（朗读）致我的公主：今天外面下很大的雨，我会在今早11： 20打给你……。
丹尼：这是一个浪漫的天气预报。
安妮：（朗读）还有我爱你，我爱你，我爱你。丹尼：当一个男人幸福地结婚了，无论工作上发生什么，无论接下来的日子会怎样，回到家就有了遮风挡雨的地方。你知道你可以抱着一个人，而不会被她扔下楼梯说：“把你的手从我身上拿开！”。结了婚就像拥有一台彩电，你永远不会想回到过去的黑白电视的时代。
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史蒂夫：噢，那是多么真诚的声音，丹尼和安妮多次回到《故事团》。在2006年，他被诊断出得了癌症。他想录最后一次的采访，所以《故事团》栏目组来到了他们在布鲁克林的家。
安妮：他的病没有打垮我。只是，你知道的，最后的时光。而他，他的变化太戏剧性了。
丹尼：她说——这是她的请求——她想一个人走在棺材的后面。我想这样做是对的，因为当我们结婚时，你知道你哥哥是怎样带你走的，你爸爸是怎样带你走的吗？她说：“好吧，我不知道是哪个哥哥带我走的，我没有冒犯任何人的意思。”我说：“我有一个办法。你和我一起走进去，现在再和我一起走出去。”某天我说：“谁和你一起走在棺材的后面？”——你知道的，去支持她。然后她说：“没人陪我走。我一个人跟你走进去，就打算独自陪你走出来。”（开始哭）
安妮：嗯嗯。
丹尼：我总是说，唯一能给你的礼物就是可怜的我自己——而我总是这么做。如果还有办法重来，我还会这么做。你那有情人节（我给你写的）信吗？
安妮：嗯。（朗读）我亲爱的妻子，这是非常特别的一天。这是我们分享爱的日子，随着岁月的流逝我们的爱还在逐年增长。现在，这份爱被我们用来渡过这些难关。我用尽一生全心全意地爱你。情人节快乐。（开始哭）
丹尼：（哭）我能不断地写她。她在早上点亮了房间，告诉我双手放在她的肩膀上，这样她才能支持我。晚上当她跟我说：“你要来点雪糕吗？”或者“你能多喝点水吗？”，这些都会让我的生活充满希望。我意思是，这些不是什么浪漫的事，但却能给我鼓舞。在我的心里，过去，现在，未来都只有一个安妮。
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史蒂夫：这个故事在星期五广播，那天丹尼去世了。现在，7年多过去了，我们来看看安妮·帕拉沙怎样了。
安妮：我知道人们写信给《故事团》，询问我是否在世。对，我还活着。我带着丹尼和我总是有的信仰活着。那就是：永远别说再见。今年是我们结婚第35周年。我想念丹尼给我写的信，我真的很怀念。但是丹尼离开后，我收到了1300封安慰我的信。我意思是，你知道吗，我收到了远至中国北京的信？或者法国的巴黎。（朗读）我的英语不太好，请原谅我，我希望能传达对你的安慰。所以我会每天读一封信，因为丹尼每天都会给我写一封情书。你知道的，就像人们所说的：你一定非常想念丹尼。不，嫁给他是我的荣幸，因此跟他在一起的日子很美好。你知道的，人生苦短，来也匆匆，去也匆匆。但是因为有《故事团》，丹尼没有离开过。
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