I Feel Bad About My Neck

I Feel Bad About My Neck

作者:Nora Ephron

出版社:Knopf

出版年:2006-08-01

评分:8.2

ISBN:9780307264558

所属分类:行业好书

书刊介绍

内容简介

With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.

The woman who brought us When Harry Met Sally . . . , Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, and Bewitched, and the author of best sellers Heartburn, Scribble Scribble, and Crazy Salad, discusses everything—from how much she hates her purse to how much time she spends attempting to stop the clock: the hair dye, the treadmill, the lotions and creams that promise to slow the aging process but never do. Oh, and she can’t stand the way her neck looks. But her dermatologist tells her there’s no quick fix for that.

Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent.  She recounts her anything-but-glamorous days as a White House intern during the JFK years (“I am probably the only young woman who ever worked in the Kennedy White House that the President did not make a pass at”) and shares how she fell in and out of love with Bill Clinton—from a distance, of course.  But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age.

Utterly courageous, wickedly funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling, I Feel Bad About My Neck is a book of wisdom, advice, and laugh-out-loud moments, a scrumptious, irresistible treat.

作者简介

Nora Ephron was an American journalist, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and blogger.

She was best known for her romantic comedies and is a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay; for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes wrote with her sister, Delia Ephron.

精彩摘录

每个人只能做你自己。买,不要租。绝不要嫁给一个你舍不得与之离婚的男人。沙发套要用米色系布料。不要买百分之百纯羊毛的衣物,即使它看起来极其柔软,即使在店里试穿时毫无瘙痒之感。不要和11点之后还给你打电话的人做朋友。拦截及时邮件上的每一个人。即使是全世界最优秀的保姆,工作两年半之后也会崩溃。未来不可预知。最近四年的心理治疗完全是浪费钱。飞机不会坠毁。35岁时让你看不顺眼的任何一个身体部位,到了45岁都会让你无比怀念。到了55岁,就算你瘦成一张纸片,腰上还是会有一团松松垮垮的肥肉。腰上的肥肉从背后看着尤为明显,因此你必须重新审视衣橱里半数的衣服,尤其是白衬衣。把每件事都记录下来。保持写日记的习惯。多拍照片。空巢之痛总是被低估。你可以点一份以上的甜品。衣橱里不应该有太多黑色高领衫。如果鞋子在鞋店里不合脚,那永远都不会合脚。孩子进入青春期时,绝对有必要养只狗,起码家里还有人会给你好脸色。备份你的文件。把所有物品超额投保。每当有人说“我们的友情比这个更重要”之时,你可得小心了,因为事实几乎总是相反。馅饼皮没必要亲手做。半夜之所以醒来,是为了喝第二杯酒。一决定离婚,就应该去找律师准备文件。小费要多付。有些事永远不要让他人知道。如果衣橱里买失手的衣服只有三分之一,你就已经是穿衣达人了。如果朋友担心自己会在飞机失事中丧生,要你做他们家小孩监护人,你大可以说不。这世上没有秘密。

——引自第193页


然后有一天,我发现自己和一位女友来到了巴黎,且女友宣称她此行的目的是买一只凯莉包。也许你知道什么是凯莉包,可我不知道,连听都没听说过。什么是凯莉包?我问。女友白了我一眼,也许她觉得我简直就像是在山洞里睡了一个世纪的原始人。然后她解释,凯莉包是成名于20世纪50年代的一款爱马仕包,因格蕾丝·凯莉王妃而闻名,从此就以王妃的姓氏来命名了。这款包非常经典,价值等同于全世界最完美的一串珍珠项链。虽然这款包目前仍在生产,但我的女友不想要新的。她要的可是复古型的凯莉包。她听说跳蚤市场上一位卖主手里有几只这样的包,但市场仅在周末开放,我们只得耐心等待,用这几天时间来吃喝玩乐。在女友看来,所有的这一切都只不过是一场大戏的序幕。这只包得要多少钱?我问。当她说大约3000美元的时候,我差点灵魂出窍。3000美元买一只旧手袋?这还不算飞机票的钱。(如果你正在计算的话,我可以告诉你,这笔账我算过了。)言归正传,最后我们去了跳蚤市场,并找到了凯莉包。我不知道该说什么,它看起来就像我母亲以前背过的那种包。里面差不多什么也装不了,挂在我女友的手臂上有如一块铁板。我也许对手袋不懂行,但至少懂一点:任何直挺挺地挂在手臂上的手袋(而不是背在肩上的)不仅使你立即老十岁,而且会让你的半边身子僵硬起来。在这个现代世界里,你的手臂必须自由。我在此无意上纲上线,但一只手袋(就像高跟鞋一样)确确实实会削弱你自由行动的能力。这世界永远不会时兴男人手挽一只小挎包吧,原因之一正在于此。如果你的一只手被手袋占住,就意味着所有用两只手才能完成的趣事,比如冲入人群杀出一条血路、张开双臂拥抱心爱的人、勇攀成功高峰、疯狂拦出租车这些,都得与你告别了。但不管怎样,女友还是买了凯莉包,并为此花了2600美元。颜色不是她想要的,但胜在型不错。当然,这只包必须马上做防水处理,因为一旦淋上一点儿雨,一半的价值就泡汤了。防水处理?淋雨?我居然...

——引自章节:我恨手袋 /// 15

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