爸爸的秘密（1）（2/2）
《美丽英文》作者：方雪梅 2017-04-14 12:47
家，那个灰点都成了为我指引道路的明灯。我迫不及待地走近，就想看着它悄悄地在那些绿树叶间移动。而当我到家时，就会发现爸爸假装坐在椅子上。“噢！是你呀！”他会这样说，并拉长脸，装出一副惊讶的表情。
我就会回答：“是的，爸爸，是我。我回来了。”
■ 心灵小语
每个人都会有属于自己的小秘密。年幼的孩子心里总想着商店里的毛绒玩具，上课的学生心里总想着没有掏到的鸟窝，恋爱中的青年总想着心爱的人儿。而我们的父母呢，他们时时刻刻牵挂的都是自己的儿女，惦念着他们吃得饱不饱，穿得暖不暖。这是值得我们永远记住的，是值得我们细细品味的。不用总是把“我爱你”挂在嘴边，不要等到他们离去的时候才后悔，现在就行动起来，来回报他们的爱吧。
Father’s Secret
Anonymous
My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance was unheard of. The f***ly of five struggled mightily to survive. That Spartan upbringing caused my father to be extremely tightfisted.
When we children—two older brothers and myself—became aware that other children got spending money from their parents, we made the mistake of asking father for some. His face turned stone-cold. “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to earn,” he rumbled1. And so, when the need arose, we scurried about the neighborhood seeking odd jobs or peddling produce from the garden.
我就会回答：“是的，爸爸，是我。我回来了。”
■ 心灵小语
每个人都会有属于自己的小秘密。年幼的孩子心里总想着商店里的毛绒玩具，上课的学生心里总想着没有掏到的鸟窝，恋爱中的青年总想着心爱的人儿。而我们的父母呢，他们时时刻刻牵挂的都是自己的儿女，惦念着他们吃得饱不饱，穿得暖不暖。这是值得我们永远记住的，是值得我们细细品味的。不用总是把“我爱你”挂在嘴边，不要等到他们离去的时候才后悔，现在就行动起来，来回报他们的爱吧。
Father’s Secret
Anonymous
My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance was unheard of. The f***ly of five struggled mightily to survive. That Spartan upbringing caused my father to be extremely tightfisted.
When we children—two older brothers and myself—became aware that other children got spending money from their parents, we made the mistake of asking father for some. His face turned stone-cold. “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to earn,” he rumbled1. And so, when the need arose, we scurried about the neighborhood seeking odd jobs or peddling produce from the garden.