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1、LettertoDaughterOct.9,2009DearDaughter,AswedroveofffromColumbia,Idecidedtowriteyoualettertotellyouallthatisonmymind.First,Iwanttotellyouhowproudweare.AdmissiontoColumbiaisarealtestament(实际证明)toyouracademic,artisticandsocialabilities.WhetheritwasgettingthehighestgradeinCalculus
2、,completingyourelegant(优雅的)fashiondesign,successfullysellingyourpaintedrunningshoes,orbecomingoneofthetoporators(演说家)intheModelUnitedNations,youhavebecomeatalentedandaccomplishedyoungwoman.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.IwillalwaysrememberthefirsttimeIheldyouinmyarms.Ifel
3、tatingling(发麻的)sensation(感觉)inmyheartthatmusthavebeenour“father-daughterconnection”whichwillbindusforlife.Iremembersingingyoualullaby(摇篮曲)whileIrockedyoutosleep.Youhavebeenawonderfuldaughtereversinceyouwereborn,alwaysquiet,empathetic(移情的),attentive,andwell-mannered.Iremembermy
4、daughterofthreefollowingusaroundeveryweekendtogetbuildingsupplies.Youputupwiththatboringperiodwithoutafuss(大惊小怪),happilyeatinghamburgersinthecarandsingingwithBarneyuntilyoufellasleep.YouevenwenttoSundayChineseschoolandstudiedhardeventhoughitwasnofunforyou.Icannotbelievehowluck
5、yweareasparentstohaveadaughterlikeyou.Youhavebeenanexcellenteldersister.Sometimesthetwoofyouargued,butinthelastfewyearsyouhavebecomebestfriends.Yoursisteradoresyouandlooksuptoyouasherrolemodel.Asyousawwhenwedeparted,shewillmissyousomuch.Thereisnothinglikefamily,andotherthanyou
6、rparents,yoursisteristheonepersonwhoyoucanalwaysconfidein.Thereisnothingwewishmorethanthatyoursisterhood(姐妹之情)willcontinuetobondasyougrowolder,andthatyouwillcareforeachotherthroughoutyourlives.Whileyouareatcollege,dohaveashortvideochatwithheroremailhereveryfewdays.Collegewillb
7、ethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Youoftenquestion“whatgoodisthiscourse”.Whileyoushouldremaininquisitive(好奇的),alwaysrememberthat“educationiswhatyouhaveleftafterallthatistaughtisforgotten”.Incollegeyouwillmovefrombeingteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-
8、directedlearner.Pleasetakeeachsubjectseriously,forevenifwhaty