【经典诵读】My Father Was My Hero

【经典诵读】My Father Was My Hero

My father was my hero,

all throughout my life.

我的父亲就是我的英雄，从始至终

The father of eight children,

he saw his share of strife.

身为八个孩子的父亲，

他明白自己重任在身

When I was very little,

he appeared to be so large.

我小的时候觉得他的身躯是那样伟岸

In my eyes he could do anything,

we all knew he was in charge.

在我眼里他无所不能，

我们都知道他能掌控一切

He was a man of great strength

both physically and in mind,

他的身体和头脑都充满了力量

but in him there was a gentleness,

he found ways to be outgoing and kind.

但他刚中带柔，

他懂得怎样做到随和和友善

Many days of childhood

were greeted with a kiss,

童年的一天常以他的吻开始

and songs to me as I awoke,

those days I surely miss.

醒来便伴着歌声，

我着实怀念那些日子

He made me feel so special,

"Miss America" he would sing.

他给我唱“美国小姐”，

让我觉得自己与众不同

I knew I had my father's love.

It gave me courage to do almost anything.

我知道我拥有我父亲的爱，

这让我有勇气面对世上所有的挑战

From him I learned to stand up tall,

to be proud of who I am.

从他那里我学到

做人要挺直腰板，要为自己骄傲

Strength and determination

were the qualities of this fine man.

力量与决心是这个好人的特质

As the years of his life dwindled down,

that strength kept him alive.

当他渐渐老去，这种力量让他保持生机

Plus the unfailing determination

to help my ailing mother

have the care she needed to survive.

这种不败的决心还帮助我体弱多病的母亲

得到了必要的照顾

He loved her and his children,

so much he gave up years of his life

他爱他的妻子和孩子，

他愿意为了他们放弃自己的生活

caring for this woman,

his soul mate, his wife.

他花时间照顾这个女人，

他的灵魂伴侣，他的妻子

Day and night he struggled

for years with her disease.

夜以继日，他与她的疾病抗争

A lesser man would have been

brought down to his knees.

若是一个意志薄弱的人

恐怕早已被打倒

With illnesses of his own,

he still stood by her side

但哪怕自己也疾病缠身，

他依旧站在她的身旁

caring for her and loving her

until the day she died.

照顾她爱她直到她的生命终止

Twenty days later his own time

was at an end.

20天后他随她而去

I lost my hero, my father,

a man who was my friend.

我失去了我的英雄，

我的父亲，我的朋友

A few years have passed,

and life just isn't the same.

许多年过去了，生活变了样

But as Father's Day approaches,

I will celebrate his name.

但每当父亲节临近，

我还是会在心里念他的名字

With prayers to him

and God above to stay by my side,

我为他祈祷，相信上帝会在我身旁

to watch over me and guide me,

to look down on me with pride.

他看护我、指引着我、骄傲地望着我

For I am my father's daughter,

one day we will meet again.

我是我父亲的女儿，

总有一天我们会再见

But until then I will remember,

and the love will never end.

到那时我还会记得，

这份爱永远不会结束

【经典诵读】My Father Was My Hero