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¶Today,Iwanttotalksomethingaboutthebridge:RosemanBridge.RosemanBridgeisacoveredbridge（廊桥）inMadisonCounty.¶Andit’sthematchmakerinthenovelTheBridgesofMadisonCounty.WashingtonPostoncecommentedthat:“Vividlyromantic...Wallerisanamazingstoryteller.It’sremarkablewhenafirstnoveldoeswell,butwhatwasmoreremarkableaboutTheBridgesofMadisonCountywashowpassionatelypeoplerespondedtoit.Peoplewouldbuythebookandbebackthenextdaysayingthey’dstayedupallnightreadingandsobbingandbecomingenrapturedbyastorysowonderfultheywantedbuymorecopiestogivetotheirfriends...RobertWaller’sBridgeshasthenationbelievinginromance.”Idon’tknowwhetherthesewordsstimulateyourdesiretoreadthebook,butIhopeaftermypresentation,someofyouwilllikeit.¶Now,let’sgointothedetails.TheBridgesofMadisonCountyisanovelbyRobertJamesWaller.ItwasoriginallypublishedintheUKunderthetitleLoveinBlackandWhite.It’sa1992best-sellingbookandintheNewYorkTimesBestSellerListforthreeyears.IttellsthestoryofamarriedbutlonelyItalianwomanlivingin1960sMadisonCounty,Iowa.SheengagesinanaffairwithaNationalGeographicphotographerfromBellingham,Washington,whoisvisitingMadisonCountytocreateaphotographicessayonthecoveredbridgesinthearea.¶Thenovelisinfactentirelyfictional,butthebridgereallyexists.Becauseofthenovel,thebridgebecomesworldfamous.¶RobertJamesWallerwasborninAugust1,1939,inIowa.HeisanAmericanauthoraphotographerandmusician.¶Hewrote7novels,includingThecoveredBridgestrilogy(廊桥三部曲).pptAndHighPlainsTangowasconsideredasthepeak.¶Thesearetheotherworks.Collections,Non-fiction,Music.Nowlet’senjoyoneofhismusicandcontinue.¶ThediarieswerefoundbyFrancesca’schildrenafterthelawyerwasgoingoverherwillandaromanticlovestoryunfolded.WhileFrancesca'shusbandandchildrenwereawayattheIllinoisstatefairinthesummerof1965,RobertKincaidhappenedtoturnintotheFrancesca'sfarmandaskedherfordirectionstoRosemanBridge.FrancescalaterlearnedthathewasinIowaonassignmentfromNationalGeographicmagazine.Sheagreedtoshowhimtothebridges.Graduallyshetalkedaboutherlife.Theyeventuallyfellinlove.Theyare,likeRomeoandJuliet,star-crossedloverswhowillonlyremainineachother'sheartsandmindsforalloftheirlife,thoughtheyonlysharedfourdays.TheagonythatshefeltwhenchoosingwhethertogowithKincaidorstaywithherfamilyalmostkillsher.Painfully,shemadeherdecision:staywithherfamily.RobertwritestoFrancesca.Butsheneverwriteback.Aftergoingthroughallthestuffs,theyunderstandtheirmother'sfinalwishes.Themessagetheytakefromthediariesistotobehappyinlife.¶ThereasonwhyIlovethenovelisnotonlybecauseofthelovestory,butalsoforthelyricalwords.ThisisthescenewhenRobertfirstmetFrancesca,payattentiontolasttwowords:faintlyattracted.¶AndthisistheinvitingnoteFrancescaleftontheRosemanBridge.¶ShequotedfromTheSongofWanderingAengus,writtenbyYeats.IbelieveFrancescaleftthenotealsobecauseofthefireinhermind.¶AndthisisapartofletterthatRobertwritestoFrancesca.¶“Morethanaromancenovel...Itcarriesstrength,wisdom,andtrust——allinastunningspirit.”Thesentencetellsmyfeelings.¶Iappreciatethenovelverymuchespeciallytherationwhentheyfacingthereality.Andthat’sthethought-provokingpoint:Shouldwechoosetorestartifweconfrontedwithonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity?Inmyage,itisprettyhardformetogivemyanswer.Theonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunityistherainbowwhichcolorsourliferatherthanchangingourlife.Itisunforgettableandremindsusofcherishingourlife.