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弗兰西斯卡的丈夫与儿女离家到集市去的时候，她遇到《国家地理杂志》的摄影记者罗伯特前来问去罗沙蒙桥的路弗兰西斯亲自带他到廊桥，并与此人结下一段悱恻厘绵的爱情。是选择跟随真爱浪迹天涯呢，还是为对家庭的责任感留下来呢？尽管她的家庭关系并不完美如梦，弗兰西斯卡还是选择了后者。她把与罗伯特相处的四天—她一生中最幸福的时光详细的记在日记本上。并在遗愿中要求与罗伯特的骨灰一起散落在廊桥之上。

一项奥斯卡提名奖（最佳女主角）；两项金球奖提名（最佳电影、最佳女主角）

导演：克林特·伊斯特伍德(Clint Eastwood)

剧本：罗伯特·詹姆斯·沃勒(Robert James Waller)

小说：理查德·拉格拉文尼斯(Richard Lagravenese)

演员：克林特·伊斯特伍德(Clint Eastwood)；梅丽尔·斯特里普(Meryl Streep)

Francesca: And how long are you here for?

Robert: Well, I don’t know. Maybe four or five days. 1) ____. Where’s your family?

Francesca: My husband took the kids to the Illinois State Fair. My daughter’s entering a prize steer1.

Francesca: A year and a half.

Robert: No, I meant your kids.

Francesca: Oh. Michael’s 17 and Carolyn’s 16.

Robert: Must be nice to have kids.

Francesca: Yes. But they’re not kids any more. Things change.

Robert: They always do. One of the laws of Nature2 Most people are afraid of change. But if you look at it like it’s something you can always count on3, and it can be a comfort. 2) ____.

Francesca: Yeah. I guess. I’m one of those people that it frightens.

Robert: I doubt that.

Francesca: Why do you say that?

Robert: Oh, from Italy to lowa. It’s a big change.

Francesca: No, but Richard was in the army then. I met him when I was living in Naples. I didn’t know anything about Iowa. I just cared that it was America. And of course, being with Richard.

Robert: What’s he like?

Francesca: He’s very clean and...

Francesca: Yeah. No. I mean, he’s other things, too. 3) ___.

Robert: And you like living in Iowa, I guess so?

Francesca: Un...Uh...

Robert: Go ahead. I’m not gonna tell anyone.

Francesca: I am supposed to say, oh it’s just fine, it’s quiet, the people are real nice, and all that is true, mostly. It is quiet, and people are nice in certain ways. You know we all help each other out. Someone gets sick or hurt, all the neighbors come in and they pick the corn or harvest the oats4 or whatever... If it’s in town, you going to town you can leave your car unlocked and let the kids run around, don’t worry about them. 4) ____. But...

Francesca: No, it’s not what I dreamed of as a girl.

Robert: You know I scribbled5 something down the other day--I often do that when I am on the road. Come goes like this: “The old dreams or good dreams, they didn’t work out but I had them.” 5) ____. Anyway, I think I know how you feel.

Francesca: Would you like to stay for dinner? There’s not much of a choice in town. And you’d have to eat alone. So would I.

Robert: Yes, I’d like that. I’d like that. Yes. I don’t eat the home-cooked meal too often. I’d like that a lot.