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父亲是什么样的人并不重要，重要的是在我心目中他是什么样的人。
Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad.
任何男人都会成为父亲。但只有一个特定的人，你会管他叫爸爸。
A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.
父亲就是会把你的照片放在他的钱夹里的人。
——Do you mind your dad's job?
你介意你父亲的工作吗？
——Of course not. It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.
当然不会了。父亲是什么样的人并不重要，重要的是在我心目中他是什么样的人。
我想象不出还有什么比父亲的保护更让一个孩子渴求得如此强烈。
Every child wants his father's protection. 每个小孩都渴望得到父亲的保护。
For a kid, nothing is more important than his dad's protection.
对一个小孩来说，没有什么比他父亲的保护更重要。
——What is the most important thing for children in your eyes?
在你眼里，什么对小孩来说最重要？
——As far as I can see, I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
在我看来，我想象不出还有什么比父亲的保护更让一个孩子渴求得如此强烈。
有时候最贫穷的父亲留给孩子的往往是最丰富的遗产。
★ inheritance n. 遗产
What you have learnt from your father is most valuable.
一个人从父亲身上学到的东西是最有价值的。
My father planted for me, and I planted for my children.
我的父亲栽培了我，我又栽培了我的孩子。
——What do you think is the best inheritance that a father can leave to his children? Money？
你认为什么是一个父亲应该留给孩子的最好的遗产？钱吗？
——It couldn't be money. It would be the things you learned from your father. Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.
肯定不是钱了。应该是你从父亲身上学到的东西。有时候，最贫穷的父亲留给孩子的往往是最丰富的遗产。
我曾有过艰难的生活，但是我的艰辛与我父亲努力让我从头再来所经历的艰辛比起来算不了什么。
★ go through 经受，遭受
Father's love is selfless and an invisible kind of feeling. Only the careful people can understand.
父爱是无私的，他不求回报，是无形之中的一种情感，只有用心的人才能体会到。
In fear, father's love is a stepping stone; in darkness, father's love is the lighting lamp;in depleted situation, father's love is water for life; in efforts, father's love is the spiritual pillar; in success, father's love is the encouragement and warning.
恐惧时，父爱是一块踏脚的石；黑暗时，父爱是一盏照明的灯；枯竭时，父爱是一湾生命之水；努力时，父爱是精神上的支柱；成功时，父爱又是鼓励与警钟。
——I have a great father. I've had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started. I love him very much.
我有一位伟大的父亲。我曾有过艰难的生活，但是我的艰辛与我父亲努力让我从头再来所经历的艰辛比起来算不了什么。所以我很爱他。
——That's the nature of father. He can sacrifice everything for us.
这也是父亲的天性。他可以为了我们牺牲一切。
当一个男人意识到他的父亲或许正确的时候，他通常已经有了一个经常认为他错误的儿子。
Now I am a father, I can see what a good job you did in raising us.
现在我也身为人父，我才知道您在养育我们时做得有多好。
I owe all of my skills of fatherhood to my dad. 我把我所有的为父之道都归功于我的父亲。
——My son always thinks that I am wrong. When I was a child I always thought my father was wrong. Now it changes.
我儿子总是认为我是错的，就像我小时候总认为我父亲是错的一样，只是现在角色转变了。
——It's a general principle. By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
这是一条普遍规律。当一个男人意识到他的父亲或许正确的时候，他通常已经有了一个经常认为他错误的儿子。
年纪越来越大，就越觉得自己的父亲越来越睿智。
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
当一个男人变得越来越像自己父亲的时候，他就知道自己已经长大成人了。
I have to thank my dad so much. He gives the best advice. I don't know what I would do without him. Things are saved and become better because of him.
我要非常感谢我的爸爸，他总是给我最好的忠告。没有他，我不知道自己该如何做。因为他，事情都解决了，并且都向好的方面发展。
——I think my father is becoming wiser than before especially these years. How about you?
这些年来，我越来越觉得我父亲更加睿智了。你呢？
——So do I. The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.
我有同感。年纪越来越大，就觉得自己的父亲越来越睿智。
伟大的父亲不会去苛责你的过错，而是会帮你找到弥补错误的办法。
Great fathers know that progress can be achieved by doing simple things well.
伟大的父亲知道，要想取得进步，就要先把简单的事情做好。
Great fathers do what weak fathers don't want to do.
伟大的父亲会做软弱的父亲不想做的事情。
——My family suffers great losses because of my fault. I don't know how to make it up.
由于我的失误，导致我家人损失惨重。我不知道该如何弥补。
——Maybe you should ask your father. He is wiser than us. What's more, great fathers don't find faults. Great fathers find solutions.
或许你应该向你父亲求助，他要比我们睿智。更重要的是，伟大的父亲不会去苛责你的过错，而是帮你找到弥补过错的方法。
一般的父亲胸怀有限；好父亲胸怀宽广；伟大的父亲，胸怀像海洋，可以容纳一切。
★ patience n. 容忍；耐心
Father's love is as deep and broad as the sea. 父爱如同大海，深沉而宽广。
Fatherly love is heavy as a mountain. 父爱如山。
——People always say average fathers have patience; good fathers have more patience; great fathers have an ocean of patience. Which kind does your father belongs to?
人们常说一般的父亲胸怀有限；好父亲胸怀宽广；伟大的父亲，胸怀像海洋，可以容纳一切。你的父亲是哪一类？
——I think my father has an ocean of patience.
我认为我父亲的胸怀像大海。
父爱如山，你应该细细品味。
★ invisible adj. 无形的，隐形的
The love of a father is silent. If you could feel it, it shouldn't be father's love.
父爱是沉默的，如果你感觉到了，那就不是父爱了。
Father's love is an umbrella to shelter against the elements for you; father's love is rain to wash your soul; father's love is the road through life with you.
父爱如伞，为你遮风挡雨；父爱如雨，为你濯洗心灵；父爱如路，伴你走完人生。
——I feel my father doesn't care me. He puts no attention on me.
我觉得我的父亲不关心我，他对我不管不问的。
——You are wrong. Father's love is like a mountain. You should taste it.
你错了。父爱如山，你应该细细品味。
为父之道是每天要给予孩子满满的仁慈、支持，还有关爱。
★ involve v. 包含，牵涉
A successful father should supply his kids with kindness, support, and love.
一个成功的父亲应该给予他的孩子充分的仁慈、支持，还有关爱。
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.
我的爸爸教会我关爱和分享。
——You are a great father. Could you share me your experience of being a father?
你是一个很棒的父亲。你能交给我一些你的为父之道吗？
——You flattered me greatly. According to my experience, successful fatherhood involves daily drops of kindness, support, and love.
你太过奖了。根据我的经验，成功的为父之道是每天要给孩子满满的仁慈、支持，还有关爱。
父亲就是在自己女儿还是个孩子的时候把她当做小女人来看；而当她长大成为女人的时候，又把她当成孩子来看。
A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.
女儿或许很快就长得比你的膝盖还要高，但是在你心里，永远是个小孩。
Your old father always treats you as a kid.
你的老父亲总是把你当成小孩子看待。
——Even if I have grown up, my father usually treats me as a child.
即使我已经长大了，我的父亲还总拿我当小孩子看。
——All fathers do so. A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.
所有的父亲都这样。父亲就是在自己女儿还是个孩子的时候把她当做小女人来看；而当她长大成为女人的时候，又把她当成孩子来看。
对一个父亲来说，看到儿子长到和自己一样高，甚至还高出一头，那真是太棒的一件事。
What makes a father most delighted is to see his son grow taller than him or reach his height. 令一个父亲最高兴的事莫过于看着自己的儿子长得跟自己一样高大，甚至于还高 出自己一头。
It is a proud thing to see the son reach his father's height.
对一个父亲来说，看到儿子长得和自己一样高，真是件自豪的事情。
——My father is very tall. Today, I suddenly find that I am as tall as he. It makes me excited.
我爸爸很高。今天，我突然发现我变得跟他一样高了，这真让我兴奋。
——I believe your father is as delighted as you. It is a great moment in life when a father sees his son grow taller than him or reach him.
我相信你的父亲一定跟你一样兴奋。对一个父亲来说，看到儿子长到和自己一样高，甚至还高出一头，那真是太棒的一件事。
做父亲容易，但真正当上了父亲却不容易。
Responsibility goes with becoming a father. 做了父亲就有了责任。
It's much easier to become a father than to be one.
做一名父亲要比成为一名真正的父亲容易。
——I heard that you are now a father. Congratulations!
我听说你做爸爸了。恭喜你！
——Thank you. But do you know being a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough?
谢谢。但是你知道做父亲容易，真正当上了父亲就不容易了吗？
我从上帝那里得到了最好的礼物——父亲。
Father is the most valuable present in the world.
父亲是世界上最贵重的礼物。
Dad is the best gift from God. 父亲是上帝赐给我的最好的礼物。
——I ever had the greatest gift from God; I call him Dad! He loves me all the time.
我从上帝那里得到了最好的礼物——父亲。他一直都很爱我。
——You need appreciate your father. He standed by you when it came to the pinch.
你应该感谢你的父亲。他在紧要关头支持了你。
父亲没有告诉我怎样生活；他以身作则，让我看到他怎样生活。
Dads—they say little, but give a lot. 爸爸——说的很少，给予的很多。
I used to think it strange that he always seemed to know what I wanted ever before asking—now I just think how lucky I am.
我过去常常感到奇怪，父亲似乎总是还没有询问就知道我想要什么。现在想想，我是多么幸运啊。
——He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.
父亲没有告诉我怎样生活；他以身作则，让我看到他怎样生活。
——This is paternal love: they say little, but do a lot.
这就是父爱：说的少，做的多。
爸爸，你放在我肩膀上的手始终指引着我。
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.
爸爸总是让我懂得如何关心和分享。
Your experience and guidance have always been appreciated.
您的经验和引导一直让我很感激。
——My son, you have grown up and become a man. I am getting old and can't help you later.
孩子，你已经长大了，成为男子汉了。而我老了，以后不能再帮你什么了。
——No, you are still young. Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.
不，您还很年轻。爸爸，你放在我肩膀上的手始终指引着我。
酷爸爸就是那样一个家伙，在他平常放钱的包里，会放上几张快照。它们很可能就是你的照片。
★ snapshot n. 快照；印象
Your eyes show sternness,but more kindness and care.Thank you for making me feel important.
您的眼神看起来很严厉，但包含更多的是仁慈和关心。谢谢您让我觉得自己如此重要。
God can't fix everything, that's why he made dads, and remade them cool.
上帝不能亲自处理一切，于是他创造了父亲，并且把他们塑造得棒极了。
——You dad is so cool!
你爸爸真酷！
——Of course, he is. And a cool dad is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be. And they're probably snapshots of you.
他当然很酷。酷爸爸就是那样一个家伙，在他平常放钱的包里，会放上几张快照。它们很可能就是你的照片。
有时候，最贫穷的父亲会给他的孩子留下最丰厚的遗产。这就是爱。
★ inheritance n. 遗传；遗产，继承，继承物
You've been father, friend, adviser, all of these and more.
您不仅是我的父亲，还是我的朋友、顾问甚至更多。
The poorest man leaves his children inexhaustible precious spiritual wealth.
最贫穷的男人会给他的孩子留下取之不尽、用之不竭的宝贵精神财富。
——Though that family is rather poor, they still live a happy life.
虽然那家人很贫穷，但他们生活得很快乐。
——Sometimes the poorest father leaves his children the richest inheritance. It's called love.
有时候，最贫穷的父亲会给他的孩子留下最丰厚的遗产。这就是爱。