西南大学西塔学院算211:一位父亲的独白 -试着了解我

一位父亲的独白

试着了解我。

Try to understand me.

如果我吃得脏兮兮，甚至已不会穿衣服，耐心一点。你记得我曾经花了多少时间教你这些事吗？

Be patient when you find out that I mess up while eating, or worse, that I am unable to dress up. Can you imagine how many hours I have spent on teaching you how to do these things well?

当我一再重复说着同样的事情，请你不要打断我，听我说。你小的时候，我必须一遍又一遍地读着同样的故事，直到你静静睡着。

Do not interrupt me when I repeat the same thing over and again. Listen to me, my child. When you were small I had to repeat the same story thousand of times before you fell asleep with satisfaction.

当我不想洗澡，不要羞辱我，也不要责骂我。你记得小时候我曾编出多少理由，只为了哄你洗澡。

Do not humiliate, nor blame me, just because I don’t want to take a bath. I still remember that when you were small I had to make up numerous excuses just to talk you into accepting a bath.

当你看到我对新科技一无所知，给我一点时间，不要嘲笑我。我曾教会了你多少事情啊：如何好好地吃，如何好好地穿，如何面对你的生命。

Do not mock me when you find out that I am thoroughly ignorant of modern technologies. Just allow me some time to catch up. How I admire myself for teaching you so many things as how to eat well, how to dress well, and how to face your life.

如果交谈中我忽然失忆，不知该说什么了，给我一点时间想想。如果我还是无能为力，不要紧张，对我而言，重要的不是说话，而是能跟你在一起！

Give me one more minute to think hard if I suffer from a sudden amnesia in the course of a conversation with you. Do not get nervous if I’m still at a loss. The most important thing, to me, is not to talk with you, but to be with you.

当我的腿不听使唤，扶我一把！就像我当初扶着你踏出人生的第一步。

Give me your hand when my legs fail, just as I did to help you with your first step in your lifetime.

当那天我告诉你，我不想再活下去了，哦，不要生气。总有一天你会了解，了解我已风烛残年，来日可数。

Do not get angry, my dear, when I tell you that I don’t want to live on. After all you will understand that I have already had one foot in the grave, leaving a few days ahead.

有一天你会发现，即使我有许多过错，我总是尽我所能给你最好的。

Someday you will find out that I have been trying to offer you the best despite my continuous faults.

当我靠近你时，不要觉得感伤、生气或埋怨。你要紧挨着我，如同我当初伴着你展开人生一样地了解我，帮我！

Do not be sentimental, angry, or complaintive when I approach you. You will have to stay close to me, understand me and help me, as I did to help you understand your life.

扶我一把，用爱和耐心帮我走完人生，我将用微笑和我始终不变的爱来回报你。

Give me a hand, and help me live the rest of my days, with your love and patience. In return, I will repay you with my smile and everlasting love for you.

我爱你，我的孩子！

I love you, my child.