Pearl S. Buck(1892--1973)美國小說家,在中國居住了近40年掸绞,她是美國唯一獲得諾貝爾文學獎的女作家泵三。今天讀到她的《圣誕節(jié)的早晨》喜悅之感油然而生,放下書心里仍一遍遍回放著文章的畫面衔掸,忍不住要與大家分享烫幕。
這篇文章以兒子回憶為主線,講述了一位父親對兒子的愛具篇,當兒子感受到父親的愛時纬霞,他決定在他15歲那年的圣誕節(jié)送給父親一件特殊的禮物凌埂。平日里驱显,父親在早晨四點起床喂奶牛,在圣誕節(jié)的早晨瞳抓,三點還差十五分埃疫,兒子悄悄起床把奶牛全喂了。父親四點起來后去到奶牛棚孩哑,發(fā)現了這個“秘密”栓霜,回到兒子房間,父子倆相擁在一起...
我們可以從字里行間感受到愛的存在和傳遞:
父親:“Marry,I hate to call Rob in the morning.He's growing so fast,and he needs his sleep.I wish I could manage alone.”父親對他媽媽說横蜒,他實在討厭每天早早叫醒兒子幫忙喂養(yǎng)奶牛胳蛮,兒子正在長身體销凑,他需要睡得好,他想他一個人可以仅炊。
兒子:When heard these words,something in him woke:his father loved him! He had never thought of it before,taking for granted the tie of their blood.He got up after that, stumbling blind with sleep and pulled on his clothes.兒子無意中聽到父親的話斗幼,心里被感動了,原來父親一直都愛著他! 他們倆的血液里一直有某種共同的東西鏈接著抚垄。從那以后蜕窿,只要父親叫他,盡管睡眼惺忪呆馁,他還是盡快穿好衣服去幫忙桐经。
兒子:At a quarter to three he got up and crept downstairs, careful of the creaky boards, and let himself out. The cows looked at him,sleepy and surprised. It was early for them,too. 三點差一刻,兒子躡手躡腳地下樓浙滤,小心地打開門...奶牛困倦阴挣、驚奇地望著他,對它們來說纺腊,也太早了!
父親:"The best Christmas gift I ever had, and I'll remember it, son,every year on Christmas morning, as long as I live."圣誕節(jié)早晨屯吊,當父親發(fā)現兒子早早把奶牛喂了,他來到兒子房間摹菠,告訴兒子說盒卸,"這是我收到的最好的圣誕禮物,我會銘記著它次氨,在我有生之年蔽介,每年圣誕節(jié)的早晨,我都會想起它的."
They had both remember it.,and now that his father was dead,he remembered it alone:that blessed Christmas dawn When,alone with the cows in the barn, he had made his first gift of true love....父子倆一直記著圣誕節(jié)早晨的禮物煮寡,現在父親過世了虹蓄,成了他一個人的回憶:在充滿祝福的圣誕節(jié)黎明,他一個人在奶牛棚里包裝了一份他人生中第一次充滿真愛的圣誕禮物幸撕。
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我蹩腳的英語意譯不足于表達原文中滲透在文字里的愛和感動薇组,就當是拋磚引玉吧,大家感興趣可以找原文讀讀看坐儿,讓心靈沐浴在愛中律胀,找到喜悅。喜愛文中的這句話:Love alone could waken love .唯有愛能喚醒愛 貌矿。
從父子之間愛的給予-回饋-傳遞炭菌,我想到了美國當代著名心理學家阿爾伯特.班杜拉的社會學習理論之觀察學習,他認為兒童社會行為的習得主要是通過觀察逛漫、學習現實生活中重要人物的行為來完成的黑低。作為大人的你,是否為孩子做到好的榜樣作用呢酌毡?請記住:唯有愛才能喚醒愛克握。讓我們?yōu)閻奂佑桶?