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導(dǎo)讀:人間至味是清歡,這封信的語(yǔ)言讀起來雖然感覺簡(jiǎn)單、質(zhì)樸、平實(shí),但充滿了濃濃的愛意,這正是人間最好的味道。

       就在幾天前,小扎迎來了他的第二個(gè)女兒。對(duì)于爸爸而言,最大的快樂莫過于看到自己女兒的誕生,而且還連著兩個(gè)!都說女兒是爸爸的“貼心小棉襖”,穿著兩件“小棉襖”小扎這輩子可要暖死了。

 

Facebook目前是全球市值排名全球第五(比阿里巴巴還多出一個(gè)身位),這家超級(jí)公司的CEO小扎只是一個(gè)80后(84年生),又有兩位“小公主”陪伴,真是不折不扣的人生贏家。

 

開心壞了的小扎,連忙在自家的平臺(tái)--Facebook上,發(fā)表了一封父愛濃濃的信,大致對(duì)剛出生的女兒表達(dá)了“我負(fù)責(zé)改變世界,你負(fù)責(zé)享受人生”的意思,不禁讓人覺得這小姑娘上輩子肯定拯救了世界,這胎投得也太好了吧。。。

 

下面是信的全文,以及筆者我的原創(chuàng)翻譯:

 

Dear August,

親愛的“小八月”

 

*因?yàn)槌錾?月,所以取名為 August...這很“小扎”。我覺得翻成“小八月”會(huì)顯得很萌(趙薇女兒是不是叫“小四月”?),如果翻成“奧古斯特”,這畫風(fēng)就有點(diǎn)詭異了。

 

Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will become.

歡迎來到這個(gè)世界!我和你媽媽都非常期待看到你在這個(gè)世界所扮演的角色。

 

*welcome to…:歡迎來到…

*be excited to do sth.:興奮地做某事

*who you will become:你將會(huì)成為的角色(名詞性從句)

 

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.

當(dāng)你的姐姐出生的時(shí)候,我們?cè)?jīng)寫過一封信,描述了我們希望她成長(zhǎng)的環(huán)境,現(xiàn)在對(duì)你,也是一樣的。我們希望你們成長(zhǎng)的這個(gè)世界,有更好的教育、更少的疾病、更繁榮的社會(huì)、以及人和人更為平等。我們同時(shí)也寫道,隨著科技的進(jìn)步,你們這一代人將比我們有更好的生活,而我們將肩負(fù)實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)愿景的使命。雖然現(xiàn)在媒體還在關(guān)注一些世界上的負(fù)面問題,我們?nèi)匀幌嘈?,正能量的東西將會(huì)勝出。我們對(duì)你們這一代,以及對(duì)未來,是非常樂觀的。

 

*grow up:成長(zhǎng)

*with all the advances in science and technology:隨著科技的發(fā)展

*live dramatically better lives:過更好的生活(live a …life:過一個(gè)怎樣的生活)

*have a responsibility to:有…的責(zé)任

*do one’s part:做好自己的本職工作

*make…happen:讓…發(fā)生

*headlines:新聞?lì)^條

*win out:勝出、最后獲得成功

*be optimistic about:對(duì)…樂觀

 

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.

但與其告訴你如何成長(zhǎng),我和你媽媽更愿意聊聊你的童年。當(dāng)你長(zhǎng)大了,你一定會(huì)面對(duì)一個(gè)無比嚴(yán)肅、正經(jīng)的世界,這就是為什么要趁著童年好好玩的原因。

 

*rather than:與其…

*it’s important to do sth.:做某事很重要

*make time:抽出時(shí)間

 

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.

當(dāng)你長(zhǎng)大了,你會(huì)很忙,所以我希望現(xiàn)在的你,要多聞聞花香,把你喜歡的樹葉子收集到小桶里。我希望你能盡情地閱讀蘇斯博士的書,然后自己創(chuàng)作關(guān)于Vipper和Vipp的故事。我希望你能和Max(大女兒)一起騎旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬,直到騎遍每一只彩色的小馬。我希望你盡情地在家里的客廳和院子里瘋跑,想跑幾圈就跑幾圈。然后,我還希望你能多多地睡覺,睡得安穩(wěn)。我希望在你的每一個(gè)夢(mèng)里,都能感受到爸媽對(duì)你的愛。

 

*take time to:盡情做某事(慢慢去做)

*Dr. Seuss:蘇斯博士,20世紀(jì)最卓越的兒童文學(xué)家,全球銷量2.5億冊(cè)。

*invent:發(fā)明(創(chuàng)造)

*Vipper of Vipp:來自蘇斯博士的《Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!》一書

*carousel:旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬

*tame:征服(在文中就是“騎遍”)

*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.

一個(gè)人的童年是很奇妙的,你只有一次當(dāng)小孩的機(jī)會(huì),所以,不要太擔(dān)心你的未來,有我們呢!我們會(huì)為了你和其他的孩子,竭盡所能,改變這個(gè)世界。

 

*magical:神奇的、奇妙的

*spend…doing…:把…耗在…上

*worry too much about:對(duì)…太擔(dān)心

*do everything one possibly can to …:竭盡全力做某事

 

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”,我們很愛你!我們也很興奮,因?yàn)槲覀儗⒁煌谶@個(gè)世界冒險(xiǎn)。希望你的一生都充滿快樂和愛,正如你帶給我們的一樣。

 

*go on sth.:進(jìn)行某事

*a life of joy:充滿快樂的一生

 

Love,

Mom and Dad

愛你的,

媽媽、爸爸

小扎的老婆 普莉希拉·陳 上輩子肯定也拯救了地球

 

人間至味是清歡,這封信的語(yǔ)言讀起來雖然感覺簡(jiǎn)單、質(zhì)樸、平實(shí),但充滿了濃濃的愛意,這正是人間最好的味道。

 

小扎是筆者我非常喜歡的硅谷領(lǐng)袖,是在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)世界馳騁的王者,回到家又是一位溫柔體貼的丈夫和父親,心有猛虎,細(xì)嗅薔薇。不禁要為他點(diǎn)個(gè)贊!