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1、Alettertoadaughter(李开复给女儿的一封信)DearDaughterAswedroveofffromColumbia,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.First,Iwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestamentofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youracademic,artistic,andso
2、cialskillshavetrulyblossomedinthelastfewyears.WhetheritisgettingthehighestgradeinCalculus,completingyourelegantfashiondesign,successfullysellingyourpaintedrunningshoes,orbecomingoneofthetoporatorsinModelUnitedNations,youhavebecomeatalentedandaccomplished
3、youngwoman.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.IwillalwaysrememberthefirstmomentIheldyouinmyarms.Ifeltatinglingsensationthatdirectlytouchedmyheart.ItwasanintoxicatingfeelingIwillalwayshave.Itmustbethat“father-daughterconnection”whichwillbindusforlife.Iwi
4、llalwaysremembersingingyoulullabywhileIrockedyoutosleep.WhenIputyoudown,itwasalwayswithbothrelief(shefinallyfellasleep!)andregret(wishingIcouldholdyoulonger).AndIwillalwaysremembertakingyoutotheplayground,andwatchingyouhavingsomuchfun.Youweresocuteandado
5、rable,andthatiswhyeverybodylovedyouso.Youhavebeenagreatkideversinceyouwereborn,alwaysquiet,empathetic,attentive,andwell-mannered.Youwerethreewhenwebuiltourhouse.Irememberyouquietlyfolloweduseveryweekendformorethantenhoursadaytogetbuildingsupplies.Youputu
6、pwiththatboringperiodwithoutafuss,happilyatehamburgerseverymealinthecar,sangwithBarneyuntilyoufellasleep.WhenyouwenttoSundayChineseschool,youstudiedhardeventhoughitwasnofunforyou.Icannotbelievehowluckyweareasparentstohaveadaughterlikeyou.Youhavebeenanexc
7、ellenteldersister.Eventhoughyoutwohadyourshareoffights,thelastfewyearsyouhavebecomebestfriends.Yoursisterlovesyousomuch,andshelovestomakeyoulaugh.Shelooksuptoyou,andseesyouasherrolemodel.Asyousawwhenwedeparted,shemissesyousomuch.AndIknowthatyoumissherjus
8、tasmuch.Thereisnothinglikefamily,andotherthanyourparents,yoursisteristheonepersonwhoyoucantrustandconfidein.Shewillbetheonetotakecareofyou,andtheoneyoumusttakecareof.Thereisnothingwewishmorethanthatyoursisterhoodwillcontin