美好而忧伤的美文 (23)写给女儿的信(上)

The Letter for My daughter 写给女儿的信 Dear Malia and Sasha, 亲爱的马莉亚和莎夏: I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. 我知道这两年你们俩随我一路竞选都有过不少乐子,野...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (24)写给女儿的信(下)

I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. 我要大家向发现的极限挑战,让你在有生之年能够看见改善我们生活、使这个行星更干净、更安全的新科技和发明。 And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region,...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (30)与父亲共舞(下)

“No,no,he’ d say, “I was just waiting for you.” “不,不累,”他总说,“我只是在等你。” Then we’d lock up the house and go to bed. 然后,我们便各自关上房门,上床睡觉了。 My father waited up for me all through my high school and college years while I danced my way out of his life. 在我上高中和大学的几年里,每次我出去跳舞,父亲都会一直等我...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (29)与父亲共舞(上)

A Dance with Dad-Allen 与父亲共舞-艾伦 I am dancing with my father at my parents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. The band is playing an old-fashioned waltz as we move gracefully across the floor. His hand on my waist is as guiding as it always was, and he hums the tune to himself in a steady, youthful way. 在父母五十周年结婚纪念日那天我与父亲跳舞了...

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