亲爱的世界:我今天交给你一个小女孩,穿着清爽的裙装,有一双蓝色的眼睛,还有快乐的笑容天天荡漾,当她奔跑时,她的金色头发在阳光下闪光。我相信你会对她好好照料。
Dear World:
I bequeath to you today one little girl ... in a crispy dress ... with two blue eyes ... and a happy laugh that ripples all day long and a flash of light blonde hair that bounces in the sunlight when she runs. I trust you'll treat her well.
She's slipping out of the backyard of my heart this morning ... and skipping off down the street to her first day of school. And never again will she be completely mine. Prim and proud she'll wave her young and independent hand this morning and say "Good Bye"... and walk with little lady steps to the schoolhouse.
Now she'll learn to stand in line ... and wait by the alphabet for her name to be called. She'll learn to tune her ears to the sounds of school-bells ... and deadlines ... and she'll learn to giggle ... and gossip ... and look at the ceiling in a disinterested way when the little boy across the aisle sticks out his tongue at her.
And now she'll learn to be jealous. And now she'll learn how it is to feel hurt inside. And now she'll learn how not to cry.
No longer will she have time to sit on the front porch steps on a summer day and watch an ant scurry across the crack in a sidewalk. Nor will she have time to pop out of bed with the dawn to kiss lilac blossoms in the morning dew.
No, now she'll worry about important things.
Like grades ... and which dress to wear ... and who's best friend is whose. And the magic of books and learning will replace the magic of her blocks and dolls.
And now she'll find new heroes.
For five full years now I've been her sage and Santa Claus and pal and playmate and father and friend. Now she'll learn to share her worship with her teachers ... which is only right. But, no longer will I be the smartest man in the whole world.
Today when that school bell rings for the first time ... she'll learn what it means to be a member of a group. With all it's privileges. And it's disadvantages too.
She'll learn in time that proper young ladies do not laugh out loud. Or kiss dogs. Or keep frogs in pickle jars in bedrooms. Or even watch ants scurry across cracks in the summer sidewalk.
Today she'll learn for the first time that all who smile at her are not her friends. And I'll stand on the front porch and watch her start out on the long, lonely journey to become a woman.
So, World. I bequeath to you today one little girl ... in a crispy dress ... with two blue eyes and a happy laugh that ripples all day long ... and a flash of light blonde hair that bounces in the sunlight when she runs. I trust you'll treat her well.
上一篇: 寻找内心那一泓清泉
约20人死于韩国堤川市一处火灾
国内英语资讯:Chinese top legislator meets speaker of Moroccos House of Advisors
体坛英语资讯:Ex-Guangzhou Evergrande striker Barrios confirms Gremio exit
美国参议院通过全面改革税收法案
为什么星巴克的咖啡那么贵
Everybody Has a Gift 每个人都有天赋
一艘载客200多人的轮渡在菲律宾倾覆
国内英语资讯:Xis thought on socialist economy for new era takes shape
国际英语资讯:U.S. Congress passes sweeping Republican tax bill, sending it to Trump
双旦要来了,这份科学送礼指南请收好!
体坛英语资讯:Berlin win, Leverkusen tie in German Bundesliga
哈里王子接替菲利普亲王,出任海军要职!
国际英语资讯:Pro-Unity Ciudadanos wins Catalan election but secessionists maintain majority
研究发现 更新推特的可能是机器人
体坛英语资讯:Rueda to remain Flamengo coach in 2018, says president
2017年度中国媒体十大流行语发布 “十九大”“新时代”上榜
Appendix、annex 和 attachment 三个表示“附件”的单词
教你分辨真假朋友
国内英语资讯:China says new EU anti-dumping methodology violates WTO rules
2020年我国高铁将达3万公里 覆盖80%大城市
美国加拿大将主办峰会推动向朝鲜施压
一款比一款更奇葩:盘点这些年被玩坏的牛仔裤
女人更喜欢看起来强壮点的男人
MK、Jimmy Choo将停用皮毛,保护环境!
为什么你会视力模糊
国际英语资讯:DPRK rejects U.S. media reports on biological weapons program
体坛英语资讯:Romario to run for CBF presidency on anti-graft ticket
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EU says Brexit transition period should end on Dec. 31, 2020
国内英语资讯:Macao marks 18th anniversary of returning to China
2017年最易被破解密码榜出炉 劝你还是赶紧改掉吧