一位父親給三歲兒子的信雙語

　　一位偉大而又平凡的父親，一封情真意切的信。父親的忠告，送給他三歲大的愛子，同時(shí)也啟示所有人：人生是一段美妙的旅程，雖然會(huì)有陰雨，重要的是學(xué)會(huì)愛，學(xué)會(huì)享受生活，從而快樂一生。

　　親愛的塞斯,

　　Dear Seth,

　　[1] 你現(xiàn)在僅僅3歲，此刻你還不識(shí)字，更不用說讓你去理解我接下來想在這封信里對(duì)你所說的話了。但是我已經(jīng)苦思冥想了好久，關(guān)于你即將面臨的人生以及我的生活，我反思我所學(xué)會(huì)的;思考一個(gè)父親的職責(zé)，力圖讓你為未來歲月中即將面臨的困難做好充分準(zhǔn)備。

　　You’re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I’m going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years.

　　[2] 你今天并不能理解這封信的含義，但是某一天，當(dāng)時(shí)機(jī)成熟，我希望你能在我與你分享的內(nèi)容當(dāng)中找尋到些許的智慧和價(jià)值。

　　You won't be able to understand this letter today, but someday, when you're ready, I hope you will find some wisdom and value in what I share with you.

　　[3] 你還很年輕，生命還尚未開始摧殘你，沒有在你的人生道路上布置失望，傷心，孤獨(dú)，掙扎和苦痛。你還沒有被漫長的乏味工作，被日常生活的打擊搞得筋疲力盡。

　　You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles and pain into your path. You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.

　　[4] 因此，謝天謝地吧。你正處在人生一個(gè)美妙的階段。還有很多美妙的階段會(huì)來到你面前，但是都不是唾手可得的，你都得付出代價(jià)，經(jīng)歷風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

　　For this, be thankful. You are at a wonderful stage of life. You have many wonderful stages of life still to come, but they are not without their costs and perils.

　　[5] 我希望通過分享一些我所學(xué)到的最好的道理能幫助你走好人生路。至于任何建議，且把它當(dāng)作佐料，因?yàn)檫m合我的并不一定適用于你。

　　I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I've learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of salt. What works for me might not work for you.

　　生活會(huì)很殘酷

　　Life Can Be Cruel

　　[6] 你的生活中一定會(huì)有并不友好的人。他們恥笑你因?yàn)槟悴煌?，而在沒有更好的理由。他們可能會(huì)欺負(fù)你或者傷害你。

　　There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They'll tease you because you're different, or for no good reason. They might try to bully you or hurt you.

　　[7] 對(duì)這種人你除了學(xué)會(huì)和其接觸無計(jì)可施，同時(shí)你也要學(xué)會(huì)擇友，選擇那些對(duì)你友善的，那些真正關(guān)心你的，那些令你對(duì)自己感到很好的人做朋友。當(dāng)你尋找到像這樣的朋友，就一定要堅(jiān)守這份友誼，珍惜他們，花些時(shí)間和他們?cè)谝黄?，友善的?duì)待他們并愛他們。

　　There's not much you can do about these people except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who actually care about you, who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this, hold on to them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them, love them.

　　[8] 有時(shí)你會(huì)遭遇挫折而非成功。生活并不總會(huì)如你所愿。這是另一件你需要學(xué)會(huì)處理的事情。但你要挺住向前，而不是讓這些事讓你陷入低谷。接受挫敗并學(xué)會(huì)堅(jiān)持，不畏風(fēng)險(xiǎn)地追求你的夢(mèng)想。學(xué)會(huì)把消極轉(zhuǎn)化為積極，之后你就能做的好得多。

　　There will be times when you are met with disappointment instead of success. Life won't always turn out the way you want. This is just another thing you'll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on. Accept disappointment and learn to persevere, to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you'll do much better in life.

　　[9] 你同樣會(huì)面臨心碎時(shí)刻以及你深愛的人的拋棄。我希望你無須經(jīng)歷太多此類事件，但如果不幸發(fā)生了，再一次，除了慢慢愈合心中的創(chuàng)傷并繼續(xù)下去你的生活，你別無選擇。讓這些痛苦成為你通向更美好生活的墊腳石，并學(xué)會(huì)利用它們讓自己更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。

　　You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don't have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you stronger.