英文诗歌鉴赏：Fathers Are Wonderful People

Fathers Are Wonderful People

了不起的父亲

作者: Helen Steiner Rice

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Fathers are wonderful people

父亲们是了不起的人

Too little understood,

却鲜有人懂，

And we do not sing their praises

他们的奉献

As often as we should.

我们应常常赞颂。

For, somehow, Father seems to be

深知是父亲默默为我们

The man who pays the bills,

免除金钱之忧，

While Mother binds up little hurts

母亲为我们包扎伤口，

And nurses all our ills.

生病时常伴左右。

And Father struggles daily

父亲日日辛勤劳动

To live up to "his image"

维护他形象光荣。

As protector and provider

他是家庭的保护者、抚养者，

And "hero of the scrimmage."

更是我们心中的“战斗英雄”。

And perhaps that is the reason

或许因此

We sometimes get the notion,

我们会以为

That Fathers are not subject

父亲们不会受到

To the thing we call emotion,

情感的支配。

But if you look inside Dad's heart,

如若能见，

Where no one else can see

父亲之心无人可窥

You'll find he's sentimental

你将发现他也多愁善感

And as "soft" as he can be.

温柔如水。

But he's so busy every day

无奈他总是每天很忙

In the grueling race of life,

在生活的激烈赛跑，

He leaves the sentimental stuff

他将情感

To his partner and his wife.

交由自伴侣去表露。

But Fathers are just wonderful

父亲们的了不起

In a million different ways,

可以用百万种方式描绘，

And they merit loving compliments

他们受之无愧

And accolades of praise,

对于我们的夸赞和颂扬，

For the only reason Dad aspires

唯一的缘故

To fortune and success

父亲渴望成功与财富

Is to make the family proud of him

是希望自己的家人

And to bring them happiness.

自豪和幸福。

And like Our Heavenly Father,

父亲如天父，

He's a guardian and a guide,

我们有他监护，也有他指路，

Someone that we can count on

他值得信赖

To be always on our side.

是我们身后永远的支柱。

此诗的作者是美国诗人Helen Steiner Rice（1900-1981），她被称为“美国最鼓舞人心的桂冠诗人”。她的父亲是一位铁路工人，于1918年在流感中病逝。此诗献给所有的父亲。诗中的父亲赚钱养家，默默扛起一片天，对子女的爱深沉而又沉默。作者明白这样的父爱，并用真挚的语言直白地表达对父亲的理解与赞美。读者会深感共鸣，融入其中。

整理：2023年9月26日鱼北城家园