我還會(huì)選擇你做我兒子-兒童英漢雙語(yǔ)故事

我還會(huì)選擇你做我兒子_兒童英漢雙語(yǔ)故事Inthedoorwayofmyhome,Ilookedcloselyatthefaceofmy23-year-oldson,Daniel,hisbackpackbyhisside.Weweresayinggood-bye.InafewhourshewouldbeflyingtoFrance.Hewouldbestayingthereforatleastayeartolearnanotherlanguageandexperiencelifeinadifferentcountry.ItwasatransitionaltimeinDaniel'slife,apassage,astepfromcollegeintotheadultworld.Iwantedtoleavehimsomewordsthatwouldhavesomemeaning,somesignificancebeyondthemoment.Butnothingcamefrommylips.Nosoundbrokethestillnessofmybeachsidehome.Outside,IcouldheartheshrillCRIesofseagullsastheycircledtheeverchangingsurfonLongIsland.Inside,Istoodfrozenandquiet,lookingintothesearchingeyesofmyson.WhatmadeitmoredifficultwasthatIknewthiswasnotthefirsttimeIhadletsuchamomentpass.WhenDanielwasfive,Itookhimtotheschool-busstoponhisfirstdayofkindergarten.Ifeltthetensioninhishandholdingmineasthebusturnedthecorner.Isawcolourflushhischeeksasthebuspulledup.Helookedatme-ashedidnow.Whatisitgoingtobelike,Dad?CanIdoit?WillIbeokay?Andthenhewalkedupthestepsofthebusanddisappearedinside.Andthebusdroveaway.AndIhadsaidnothing.Adecadeorsolater,asimilarsceneplayeditselfout.Withhismother,IdrovehimtoWilliamandMaryCollegeinVirginia.Hisfirstnight,hewentoutwithhisnewschoolmates,andwhenhemetusthenextmorning,hewassick.Hewascomingdownwithmononucleosis,butwecouldnotknowthatthen.Wethoughthehadahangover.Inhisroom,DanlaystretchedoutonhisbedasIstartedtoleaveforthetriphome.Itriedtothinkofsomethingtosaytogivehimcourageandconfidenceashestartedthisnewphaseoflife.Again,wordsfailedme.Imumbledsomethinglike,HopeyoufeelbetterDan.AndIleft.Now,asIstoodbeforehim,Ithoughtofthoselostopportunities.Howmanytimeshaveweallletsuchmomentspass?Aboygraduatesfromschool,adaughtergetsmarried.Wegothroughthemotionsoftheceremony,butwedon'tseekoutourchildrenandfindaquietmomenttotellthemwhattheyhavemeanttous.Orwhattheymightexpecttofaceintheyearsahead.Howfasttheyearshadpassed.DanielwasborninNewOrleans,LA.,in1962,slowtowalkandtalk,andsmallofstature.Hewasthetiniestinhisclass,buthedevelopedawarm,outgoingnatureandwaspopularwithhispeers.Hewascoordinatedandagile,andhebecameadeptinsports.Baseballgavehimhisearliestchallenge.HewasanoutstandingpitcherinLittleLeague,andeventually,asaseniorinhighschool,madethevarsity,winninghalftheteam'sgameswitharecordoffivewinsandtwolosses.Atgraduation,thecoachnamedDanieltheteam'smostvaluableplayer.Hisfinesthour,though,cameataschoolsciencefair.Heenteredanexhibitshowinghowthecirculatorysystemworks.Itwasprimitiveandcrude,especiallycomparedtothefancy,computerized,blinking-lightmodelsenteredbyotherstudents.Mywife,Sara,feltembarrassedforhim.Itturnedoutthattheotherkidshadnotdonetheirownwork-theirparentshadmadetheirexhibits.Asthejudgeswentontheirrounds,theyfoundthattheseotherkidscouldn'tanswertheirquestions.Danielansweredeveryone.WhenthejudgesawardedtheAlbertEinsteinPlaqueforthebestexhibit,theygaveittohim.BythetimeDanielleftforcollegehestoodsixfeettallandweighed170pounds.Hewasmuscularandinsuperbcondition,butheneverpitchedanotherinning,havinggivenupbaseballforEnglishliterature.Iwassorrythathewouldnotdevelophisathletictalent,butproudthathehadmadesuchamaturedecision.OnedayItoldDanielthatthegreatfailinginmylifehadbeenthatIdidn'ttakeayearortwoofftotravelwhenIfinishedcollege.Thisisthebestway,tomywayofthinking,tobroadenoneselfanddevelopalargerperspectiveonlife.OnceIhadmarriedandbegunworking,Ifoundthatthedreamoflivinginanotherculturehadvanished.Danielthoughtaboutthis.Hisfriendssaidthathewouldbeinsanetoputhiscareeronhold.Buthedecideditwasn'tsocrazy.Aftergraduation,heworkedasawaiteratcollege,abikemessengerandahousepainter.Withthemoneyheearned,hehadenoughtogotoParis.Thenightbeforehewastoleave,Itossedinbed.Iwastryingtofigureoutsomethingtosay.Nothingcametomind.Maybe,Ithought,itwasn'tnecessarytosayanything.Whatdoesitmatterinthecourseofalife-timeifafathernevertellsasonwhathereallythinksofhim?ButasIstoodbeforeDaniel,Iknewthatitdoesmatter.MyfatherandIlovedeachother.Yet,Ialwaysregrettedneverhearinghimputhisfeelingsintowordsandneverhavingthememoryofthatmoment.Now,Icouldfeelmypalmssweatandmythroattighten.Whyisitsohardtotellasonsomethingfromtheheart?Mymouthturneddry,andIknewIwouldbeabletogetoutonlyafewwordsclearly.Daniel,Isaid,ifIcouldhavepicked,Iwouldhavepickedyou.That'sallIcouldsay.Iwasn'tsureheunderstoodwhatImeant.Thenhecametowardmeandthrewhisarmsaroundme.Foramoment,theworldandallitspeoplevanished,andtherewasjustDanielandmeinourhomebythesea.Hewassayingsomething,butmyeyesmistedover,andIcouldn'tunderstandwhathewassaying.AllIwasawareofwasthestubbleonhischinashisfacepressedagainstmine.Andthen,themomentended.Iwenttowork,andDanielleftafewhourslaterwithhisgirlfriend.Thatwassevenweeksago,andIthinkabouthimwhenIwalkalongthebeachonweekends.Thousandsofmilesaway,somewhereoutpasttheoceanwavesbreakingonthedesertedshore,hemightbescurryingacrossBoulevardSaintGermain,strollingthroughamustyhallwayoftheLouvre,bendinganelbowinaLeftBankcaf.WhatIhadsaidtoDanielwasclumsyandtrite.Itwasnothing.Andyet,itwaseverything.中文：在家門口，我凝視著23歲的兒子丹尼爾的臉，他的背包就放在身旁。他的背包就放在身旁。我們即將道別幾個(gè)小時(shí)之后，他就要飛往法國(guó)，在那里待上至少一年的時(shí)間。他要學(xué)習(xí)另一種語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)法語(yǔ)，并在一個(gè)全新的國(guó)度體驗(yàn)新的生活。這是丹尼爾生命中的一個(gè)過(guò)渡時(shí)期，也是他從象牙塔進(jìn)入成人世界踏出的一步。我希望送給他幾句話，幾句能令讓他受用終身的話語(yǔ)。但我竟一句話也說(shuō)不出來(lái)。我們的房子坐落在海邊，此刻屋里靜寂無(wú)聲。屋外，海鷗在波濤澎湃的長(zhǎng)島海域上空盤旋，我能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)它們發(fā)出的尖叫。我就這樣站在屋里，默默地注視著兒子那雙困惑的眼睛。更糟的是，我很清楚自己已經(jīng)不是第一次讓如此重要的時(shí)光白白流逝。丹尼爾五歲的時(shí)候，那是幼兒園開(kāi)學(xué)的第一天，我領(lǐng)著他來(lái)到校車的上落點(diǎn)。當(dāng)校車在拐角處出現(xiàn)時(shí)，他的小手緊緊地攥著我，我感覺(jué)到了他的不安。校車到站那一刻，丹尼爾雙頰發(fā)紅，抬頭望著我就像現(xiàn)在這樣。爸爸，接下來(lái)會(huì)怎樣呢？我能行么？我會(huì)沒(méi)事嗎？說(shuō)著，他上了校車，消失在我的視野里。車開(kāi)走了，我卻始終開(kāi)不了口。十多年后，這一幕再次上演。我與妻子開(kāi)車送丹尼爾到維吉尼亞州的威廉瑪麗學(xué)院讀書(shū)。抵達(dá)在學(xué)校的第一個(gè)晚上，丹尼爾和舍友們一起外出。次日清晨再見(jiàn)到丹尼爾時(shí)，他感到身體不適。其實(shí)當(dāng)時(shí)他體內(nèi)已出現(xiàn)白血球增多，但當(dāng)時(shí)我們并不知道，以為他只是喝多了而已。我正準(zhǔn)備啟程回家時(shí)，丹尼爾正在宿舍的床上躺著。我很想說(shuō)一些鼓勵(lì)的話語(yǔ)，在他的新生活伊始給他勇氣與信心。但是，我再一次語(yǔ)塞。我只是咕噥了一句希望你快點(diǎn)好起來(lái)，丹尼爾就轉(zhuǎn)身離開(kāi)了。此時(shí)此刻，站在丹尼爾面前，我想起了那些被錯(cuò)過(guò)的時(shí)刻。究竟多少次，我們讓這些珍貴的時(shí)刻白白溜走？例如兒子的畢業(yè)典禮，女兒的婚禮等等。我們疲于應(yīng)付這些熱鬧的場(chǎng)面，卻沒(méi)有在人群中逮住孩子，找個(gè)安靜的地方，親口說(shuō)出他們對(duì)我們有多么重要，或者與他們聊聊未來(lái)的人生。時(shí)光飛逝，歲月如梭。1962年小丹尼爾出生于洛杉磯新奧爾良市。他比同齡人稍遲學(xué)會(huì)走路和說(shuō)話，個(gè)子也長(zhǎng)得不高。但是，盡管丹尼爾是班里最瘦小的一個(gè)，他性格熱情外向，人緣甚廣。由于協(xié)調(diào)性好且行動(dòng)敏捷，他很快成為了運(yùn)動(dòng)高手。棒球是丹尼爾人生的第一項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)。他是棒球隊(duì)里出色的投手。高三的時(shí)候，丹尼爾帶領(lǐng)學(xué)校棒球隊(duì)所向披靡，創(chuàng)下了七局五勝的記錄。在畢業(yè)典禮上，棒球教練宣布他為最有價(jià)值球員。然而，丹尼爾最輝煌的時(shí)刻卻是在一次校園科技展上。丹尼爾帶著他的循環(huán)電路系統(tǒng)參加了這次展覽。與其他參展學(xué)生的那些新奇怪異、電腦操控、熠熠發(fā)光的模型相比，丹尼爾的作品相形見(jiàn)絀。我的妻子莎拉都替兒子感到臉紅。后來(lái)才得知其他孩子的作品并非自己完成，而是父母代勞的。當(dāng)評(píng)委在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)評(píng)審的時(shí)候，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這些孩子都對(duì)參展作品一無(wú)所知，只有丹尼爾對(duì)答如流。于是他們把本次展覽的最佳作品獎(jiǎng)?lì)C給了丹尼爾，并授予艾伯特愛(ài)因斯坦獎(jiǎng)牌。丹尼爾剛進(jìn)大學(xué)時(shí)已經(jīng)是個(gè)身高六尺，重一百七十磅的堂堂男子漢了。自從放棄棒球而選擇英國(guó)文學(xué)后，肌肉結(jié)實(shí)、身體強(qiáng)壯的丹尼爾卻再?zèng)]打過(guò)棒球了。我為他放棄了自己的體育特長(zhǎng)感到惋惜，但更為他做出如此慎重的決定感到驕傲。有一次，我告訴丹尼爾我一生中最大的失誤就是大學(xué)剛畢業(yè)時(shí)，沒(méi)能抽出一兩年的時(shí)間周游列國(guó)。在