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导读:人间至味是清欢,这封信的语言读起来虽然感觉简单、质朴、平实,但充满了浓浓的爱意,这正是人间最好的味道。
就在几天前,小扎迎来了他的第二个女儿。对于爸爸而言,最大的快乐莫过于看到自己女儿的诞生,而且还连着两个!都说女儿是爸爸的“贴心小棉袄”,穿着两件“小棉袄”小扎这辈子可要暖死了。
Facebook目前是全球市值排名全球第五(比阿里巴巴还多出一个身位),这家超级公司的CEO小扎只是一个80后(84年生),又有两位“小公主”陪伴,真是不折不扣的人生赢家。
开心坏了的小扎,连忙在自家的平台--Facebook上,发表了一封父爱浓浓的信,大致对刚出生的女儿表达了“我负责改变世界,你负责享受人生”的意思,不禁让人觉得这小姑娘上辈子肯定拯救了世界,这胎投得也太好了吧。。。
下面是信的全文,以及笔者我的原创翻译:
Dear August,
亲爱的“小八月”
*因为出生在8月,所以取名为 August...这很“小扎”。我觉得翻成“小八月”会显得很萌(赵薇女儿是不是叫“小四月”?),如果翻成“奥古斯特”,这画风就有点诡异了。
Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will become.
欢迎来到这个世界!我和你妈妈都非常期待看到你在这个世界所扮演的角色。
*welcome to…:欢迎来到…
*be excited to do sth.:兴奋地做某事
*who you will become:你将会成为的角色(名词性从句)
When your sister was born, we wrote a letter about the world we hoped she and now you will grow up in — a world with better education, fewer diseases, stronger communities, and greater equality. We wrote that with all the advances in science and technology, your generation should live dramatically better lives than ours, and we have a responsibility to do our part to make that happen. Even though headlines often focus on what's wrong, we still believe these positive trends will win out. We're optimists about your generation and the future.
当你的姐姐出生的时候,我们曾经写过一封信,描述了我们希望她成长的环境,现在对你,也是一样的。我们希望你们成长的这个世界,有更好的教育、更少的疾病、更繁荣的社会、以及人和人更为平等。我们同时也写道,随着科技的进步,你们这一代人将比我们有更好的生活,而我们将肩负实现这个愿景的使命。虽然现在媒体还在关注一些世界上的负面问题,我们仍然相信,正能量的东西将会胜出。我们对你们这一代,以及对未来,是非常乐观的。
*grow up:成长
*with all the advances in science and technology:随着科技的发展
*live dramatically better lives:过更好的生活(live a …life:过一个怎样的生活)
*have a responsibility to:有…的责任
*do one’s part:做好自己的本职工作
*make…happen:让…发生
*headlines:新闻头条
*win out:胜出、最后获得成功
*be optimistic about:对…乐观
But rather than write about growing up, we want to talk about childhood. The world can be a serious place. That's why it's important to make time to go outside and play.
但与其告诉你如何成长,我和你妈妈更愿意聊聊你的童年。当你长大了,你一定会面对一个无比严肃、正经的世界,这就是为什么要趁着童年好好玩的原因。
*rather than:与其…
*it’s important to do sth.:做某事很重要
*make time:抽出时间
You will be busy when you're older, so I hope you take time to smell all the flowers and put all the leaves you want in your bucket now. I hope you read your favorite Dr. Seuss books so many times you start inventing your own stories about the Vipper of Vipp. I hope you ride the carousel with Max until you've tamed every color horse. I hope you run as many laps around our living room and yard as you want. And then I hope you take a lot of naps. I hope you're a great sleeper. And I hope even in your dreams you can feel how much we love you.
当你长大了,你会很忙,所以我希望现在的你,要多闻闻花香,把你喜欢的树叶子收集到小桶里。我希望你能尽情地阅读苏斯博士的书,然后自己创作关于Vipper和Vipp的故事。我希望你能和Max(大女儿)一起骑旋转木马,直到骑遍每一只彩色的小马。我希望你尽情地在家里的客厅和院子里疯跑,想跑几圈就跑几圈。然后,我还希望你能多多地睡觉,睡得安稳。我希望在你的每一个梦里,都能感受到爸妈对你的爱。
*take time to:尽情做某事(慢慢去做)
*Dr. Seuss:苏斯博士,20世纪最卓越的儿童文学家,全球销量2.5亿册。
*invent:发明(创造)
*Vipper of Vipp:来自苏斯博士的《Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!》一书
*carousel:旋转木马
*tame:征服(在文中就是“骑遍”)
*take lots of naps:多多打盹
Childhood is magical. You only get to be a child once, so don't spend it worrying too much about the future. You've got us for that, and we'll do everything we possibly can to make sure the world is a better place for you and all children in your generation.
一个人的童年是很奇妙的,你只有一次当小孩的机会,所以,不要太担心你的未来,有我们呢!我们会为了你和其他的孩子,竭尽所能,改变这个世界。
*magical:神奇的、奇妙的
*spend…doing…:把…耗在…上
*worry too much about:对…太担心
*do everything one possibly can to …:竭尽全力做某事
August, we love you so much and we're so excited to go on this adventure with you. We wish you a life of joy, love and the same hope you give us.
“小八月”,我们很爱你!我们也很兴奋,因为我们将一同在这个世界冒险。希望你的一生都充满快乐和爱,正如你带给我们的一样。
*go on sth.:进行某事
*a life of joy:充满快乐的一生
Love,
Mom and Dad
爱你的,
妈妈、爸爸
小扎的老婆 普莉希拉·陈 上辈子肯定也拯救了地球
人间至味是清欢,这封信的语言读起来虽然感觉简单、质朴、平实,但充满了浓浓的爱意,这正是人间最好的味道。
小扎是笔者我非常喜欢的硅谷领袖,是在互联网世界驰骋的王者,回到家又是一位温柔体贴的丈夫和父亲,心有猛虎,细嗅蔷薇。不禁要为他点个赞!