The Fourth Tuesday第四個星期二We Talk About Death(23)我們聊了聊死亡"Let's begin with this idea," Morrie said.“讓我們先來以這樣一個構思為出發點，”莫瑞說道。"Everyone knows they're going to die, but nobody believes it."“每個人都知道人終有一死，但没人願意真的相信這件事。”He was in a businesslike mood this Tuesday.莫瑞這週二處於一種高效且有條理的心情。The subject was death, the first item on my list.我們（對話）的主題是死亡，列在我名單上的首條。Before I arrived,Morrie hadscribbleda few notes on small white pieces ofpaper so that he wouldn't forget.在我到他家之前，莫瑞在一些小白紙片上草草寫下了不少筆記以防止忘記。His shaky handwritingwas nowindecipherableto everyone but him.他顫顫巍巍的筆跡現在除了他自己别人已經無法辨認了。It was almost Labor Day, and through the office window Icouldsee the spinach-colored hedges of the backyard and hearthe yells of children playing down the street, their lastweek of freedom before school began.那時已經快到勞工節（在美國和加拿大為九月的第一個星期一）...