愛(ài)駐我心 第31期:無(wú)言的父愛(ài)

Many years ago, a baby boy came into this world.

很多年前，一個(gè)男嬰來(lái)到了這個(gè)世界。

But unfortunately, he didn't come with a cry, which was a big problem from the medical point ofview.

但遺憾的是，他沒(méi)有“呱呱落地”，從醫(yī)學(xué)角度來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)很大的問(wèn)題!

The doctor, tough and quick, turned the baby upside down and slapped his bottom sharply.

好在醫(yī)生當(dāng)時(shí)反應(yīng)很快，也很強(qiáng)悍，一下子把男嬰倒提起來(lái)，對(duì)著屁股一陣狂打。

The baby cried, and he survived.

男嬰終于哭了，脫離了生命危險(xiǎn)。

At that moment, the father yelled at the doctor, "Why did you hit my baby?"

在那一刻，父親對(duì)著醫(yī)生吼道，“你為什么打我的孩子啊?”

He did not realize that the doctor had saved the baby's life.

他并沒(méi)有意識(shí)到醫(yī)生救了這孩子的命。

The baby cried and cried, and the father smiled and silently cried as well.

男嬰不停地哭著鬧著，這位父親面帶微笑，默默地流著幸福的眼淚。

He held the baby in his arms and did not allow the doctor to touch the baby anymore.

他把嬰兒緊緊地抱在懷里，再也沒(méi)有讓醫(yī)生碰一下。

Contest chair, ladies and gentlemen, that baby was me, and that man was my dad.

大會(huì)主持人，女士們先生們，那個(gè)嬰兒就是我，那個(gè)男人就是我老爸。

Whenever my mom told people this story, I would always laugh aloud, and my dad would justshake his head and smile quietly.

每當(dāng)媽媽告訴別人這個(gè)故事時(shí)，我總會(huì)放聲大笑，而老爸則一邊搖頭一邊默默地微笑。

Dad never tried to hug or kiss me when I was a child.

在我很小的時(shí)候，老爸從來(lái)不抱我，也從來(lái)不親吻我。

And of course, he never said "I love you" to me, either.

當(dāng)然，他也從來(lái)不說(shuō)“我愛(ài)你”這三個(gè)字。

Maybe it's a Chinese cultural thing, or maybe that's the way my dad was.

也許這是中國(guó)文化的問(wèn)題，也許老爸就是這種人。

But whenever I felt defeated, sad or lonely, dad was always there.

但每當(dāng)我受挫，傷心或孤獨(dú)無(wú)助時(shí)，老爸總會(huì)在那里。

Dad was a man of few words, but I always liked to talk to him, and I could always feel a veryspecial connection to him.

他話不多，但我總喜歡有什么話都對(duì)他說(shuō)，我總能感到和他之間那種無(wú)法言喻的特殊關(guān)系。

As I got older, I had a huge crush on a girl.

等大一些的時(shí)候，我瘋狂地愛(ài)上了一個(gè)女孩子。

She was tall and beautiful, with long hair.

她又高又漂亮，還有一頭長(zhǎng)發(fā)。

One day, I walked up to her and blurted out, "you are so beautiful baby. I love you so much.Please be my wife!"

有一天，我終于忍不住了，走到她面前脫口而出：“親愛(ài)的，你太漂亮了!我太愛(ài)你了!請(qǐng)你做我老婆吧!”

She was afraid and ran away with tears in her eyes.

沒(méi)想到她被嚇壞了，抹著眼淚跑開(kāi)了，然后就告訴了老師。

She told my teacher, and my teacher was so angry that she made me stay after school, andcalled my dad to take me home.

老師很生氣，放學(xué)后沒(méi)讓我回家，并給老爸打電話，讓他過(guò)來(lái)領(lǐng)人。

My first love was over, and that year I was 7 years old.

我的初戀就這樣夭折了，那年我七歲。

On the way home, dad was very quiet.

回家的路上，老爸非常沉默。

It seemed that nothing had happened.

好像什么事都沒(méi)發(fā)生。

Finally I broke the silence and asked him, "Daddy, did I do something wrong?"

最后我打破了沉默，問(wèn)道：“爸爸，我做錯(cuò)什么了嗎?”

Dad paused for a while as he always did and said quietly, "Son, you did nothing wrong, exceptthat it's too early for you to pursue girls."

和往常一樣，老爸沉默了一下，平靜地說(shuō)道：“兒子，你沒(méi)做錯(cuò)什么，只是你這個(gè)年齡追女孩子還太早。”

"Daddy, do you think I could marry a tall and beautiful girl with long hair when I grow up?" Iasked.

“爸爸，你覺(jué)得我長(zhǎng)大了以后，能娶一個(gè)又高又漂亮，頭發(fā)很長(zhǎng)的老婆嗎?”我又問(wèn)道。

Dad gave me one of his rare laughs and said, "Of course you could. You are so handsome! Justlike your handsome father."

老爸聽(tīng)了，難得地大笑了一下，說(shuō)：“當(dāng)然能了!你那么帥!跟你老爸一樣帥!”

For the first time, I realized that dad had a sense of humor, although he was always quiet.

我第一次感覺(jué)到，老爸雖然話不多，但還是有幽默感的。

When I was in high school, dad retired and set up a food stand on the street near my school.

等我上高中的時(shí)候，老爸退休了，在離我學(xué)校不遠(yuǎn)的街邊擺起了面攤兒。

Dad was very good at making fried noodles, and a lot of people liked his noodles.

老爸很擅長(zhǎng)做炒面，當(dāng)時(shí)很多人都很喜歡他做的面。

Every day when I finished school, my classmates and I would pass his food stand.

每天放學(xué)回家，我和同學(xué)們都要路過(guò)老爸的面攤。

But I really hated talking to dad in front of his food stand, because I did not want myclassmates to know that my dad was selling noodles on the street!

但那時(shí)候，我真的不喜歡站在小吃攤前和他說(shuō)話，因?yàn)槲也幌胱屚瑢W(xué)們知道我有一個(gè)在大街上擺攤賣(mài)面條的老爸。

One night, I couldn't stand it any more and shouted, "Dad, could you stop selling your stupidnoodles? I don't need a father who sells noodles on the street!"

一天晚上，我再也忍不住了，朝老爸吼道：“爸爸，你能不能不再去賣(mài)面條?我不需要一個(gè)在大街上賣(mài)面條的父親!”

At that moment, dad was shocked.

在那一刻，老爸驚呆了。

He tried to say something but didn't.

他想要說(shuō)點(diǎn)什么，但最終沒(méi)有說(shuō)。

When he turned his head away, something happened that I had never seen and would neverforget for the rest of my life.

當(dāng)他扭過(guò)頭的時(shí)候，發(fā)生了一件事，我還從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣的狀況，我想我一輩子也不會(huì)忘記。

His eyes were filled with tears and sadness.

他的眼里充滿(mǎn)了淚水和哀傷。

It was the first time that I saw dad crying.

這是我第一次看到老爸流淚。

My mom later told me that dad was selling noodles to save money for my college education.

后來(lái)媽媽告訴我，老爸?jǐn)[攤賣(mài)面條是在為我上大學(xué)攢學(xué)費(fèi)。

I was such an idiot, and even today I still feel guilty for that night.

我簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)白癡!即使今天，我仍然為那天晚上的所作所為而感到內(nèi)疚。

Time really flies.

時(shí)間飛逝。

I finished college and then left my home city.

大學(xué)畢業(yè)后我就離開(kāi)了我的家鄉(xiāng)。

For the past ten years, whenever I've visited home, dad was always there meeting me andseeing me off quietly at the railway station.

在過(guò)去的十年中，每當(dāng)我回老家，老爸總會(huì)默默地在火車(chē)站接我然后再送我。

Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me or touch me, although I always expected afather's hug.

每當(dāng)他在車(chē)站送我時(shí)，他從來(lái)不會(huì)擁抱我，也從來(lái)不會(huì)碰我一下，雖然我總是期待他能抱我一下。

When I was away from home, dad never wrote or called me, but he always pushed my mom tocall me.

當(dāng)我遠(yuǎn)在他鄉(xiāng)時(shí)，老爸從來(lái)不寫(xiě)信給我，也從來(lái)不給我打電話，但他總是會(huì)催媽媽給我打電話。

Whenever mom was calling me, dad would sit beside her with a list of questions.

每當(dāng)媽媽給我打電話時(shí)，老爸就會(huì)坐在她身邊，準(zhǔn)備好一系列問(wèn)題。

He would instruct mom to talk to me for him.

然后讓媽媽幫他傳話。

That's the way dad is, and that's how dad shows his love to me.

老爸就是這樣的，這就是他表達(dá)愛(ài)的方式。

I was married three years ago.

三年前我結(jié)婚了。

Dad was very happy for me.

老爸很為我感到高興。

And now he likes to tell people that his daughter-in-law is tall and beautiful, with long hair.

現(xiàn)在他喜歡告訴別人，他的兒媳婦又高又漂亮，還留著一頭長(zhǎng)發(fā)。

Dad is still quiet, but I still feel a connection.

老爸還是話不多，但我仍能感到和他之間的那種特殊的密切關(guān)系。

Ladies and gentlemen, when a connection is deep and powerful, it lives in a place far beyondwords, and it becomes something special---"a silent father's love."

女士們，先生們，當(dāng)這種關(guān)系變得如此深厚，如此強(qiáng)烈時(shí)，它會(huì)根植于某處，再也無(wú)法用語(yǔ)言表達(dá);它會(huì)變成一種特殊的情感——“無(wú)言的父愛(ài)”。