和老父親的一頓晚餐

安徽 王 巖

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這是一個(gè)值得分享的優(yōu)美故事：兒子帶著年邁的父親在餐廳吃飯，父親掉了很多食物在衣服和餐桌上。盡管大家對(duì)此都感到有些嫌棄，但是兒子并不感到尷尬。吃完飯后，兒子帶老父親走進(jìn)洗手間幫他清洗干凈。這個(gè)兒子的行為給在場(chǎng)的每個(gè)人都上了一堂教育課。我們應(yīng)該怎樣看待這個(gè)問(wèn)題呢？

A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner.The father was very old and weak.While the father was eating,he dropped food on his shirt and trousers,and also on the table,the chair and the floor.Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.

After the father finished eating,the son who was not at all embarrassed,quietly took him to the washroom,wiped all the food particles,cleaned the stains,combed his hair and fitted his glasses firmly.When they came out,the whole restaurant was watching them in dead silence,not able to understand how someone could embarrass themselves in public like that.The son walked directly to settle the bill and started walking out with his father.

At that time,an old man among the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind?”

The son replied,“No sir,I haven’t.”

The old man retorted,“Yes,you have!You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father.”

The restaurant went silent.

To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.We all know how our parents cared for us for every little thing.Love them,respect them,and care for them.

◆詞語(yǔ)積淀

diner/?daIn?/n.用餐者；快餐店

in disgust厭惡；厭惡地

particle/?pɑ?rtIkl/n.微粒；顆粒

stain/steIn/n.色斑；污點(diǎn)

comb/k??m/v.梳理；梳頭發(fā)

firmly/?f??rmli/adv. 牢牢地；堅(jiān)定地

settle the bill結(jié)賬；結(jié)賬單

call out召集；喚起；大聲叫喊

retort/rI?t??rt/v.反駁；反擊

◆典句賞析

1.Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.其他用餐的人嫌棄地看著他，然而他的兒子卻很平靜。

句中的while用作連詞，意為“然而”，此處用該詞目的是將其他用餐的人和老人的兒子的態(tài)度進(jìn)行對(duì)比。

【即時(shí)嘗試】湯姆喜歡音樂(lè)，然而我更喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)。

2.After the father finished eating,the son who was not at all embarrassed,quietly took him to the washroom,wiped all the food particles,cleaned the stains,combed his hair and fitted his glasses firmly.父親吃完后，他的兒子一點(diǎn)也不感到尷尬，悄悄地把父親帶到洗手間，幫他擦拭食物殘?jiān)?，去除污漬，梳理好頭發(fā)，并把他的眼鏡固定好。

本句是含有after引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句，主句中who引導(dǎo)的是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾主語(yǔ)the son。finish作為動(dòng)詞，意為“完成”，其后的非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用動(dòng)名詞形式，表示“完成某個(gè)動(dòng)作”。

【即時(shí)嘗試】我做完家庭作業(yè)之后可以玩電腦游戲嗎？

3.Don’t you think you have left something behind?難道你不覺得你留下了什么東西嗎？

“Don’t you think...？”是否定疑問(wèn)句，表示反問(wèn)，意為“難道你不覺得……？”；句子“you have left something behind”是think的賓語(yǔ)從句，連接詞that已被省略。

【即時(shí)嘗試】難道你不覺得他們應(yīng)該幫幫這些無(wú)家可歸的孩子嗎？

4.To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.關(guān)心曾經(jīng)關(guān)心過(guò)我們的那些人是最高的榮譽(yù)之一。

本句是復(fù)合句，who引導(dǎo)的是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞those。one of...是固定詞組搭配，意為“……之一”，后面常跟形容詞的最高級(jí)和名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。

【即時(shí)嘗試】他是我曾經(jīng)拜訪過(guò)的最有才華的歌手之一。

譯文助讀

一個(gè)兒子帶著他的老父親去一家餐館吃晚餐。這位父親又老又虛弱。父親吃飯時(shí)，食物掉到了襯衫和褲子上，而且桌子、椅子和地板上都有。其他用餐的人嫌棄地看著他，然而他的兒子卻很平靜。

父親吃完后，他的兒子一點(diǎn)也不感到尷尬，悄悄地把父親帶到洗手間，幫他擦拭食物殘?jiān)?，去除污漬，梳理好頭發(fā)，并把他的眼鏡固定好。當(dāng)他們出來(lái)的時(shí)候，整個(gè)餐廳的人都靜靜地看著他們，無(wú)法理解有人會(huì)允許自己像這樣當(dāng)眾出丑。兒子直接走過(guò)去結(jié)賬，開始和他的父親向外走。

在那時(shí)，一個(gè)用餐的老人向這位兒子喊了一聲，問(wèn)他：“難道你不覺得你留下了什么東西嗎？”

兒子回答說(shuō)：“不，先生，我沒有?！?/p>

老人反駁說(shuō)：“是的，你留下了！你給每一個(gè)兒子留下了一堂課，并給每個(gè)父親留下了希望。”

整個(gè)餐館都靜了下來(lái)。

關(guān)心曾經(jīng)關(guān)心過(guò)我們的那些人是最高的榮譽(yù)之一。我們都知道，父母關(guān)心我們的每一件小事。愛他們，尊重他們，關(guān)心他們吧。