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1、WatchingMeGo赤子情深 大人们不理解小孩子,他们总是认为孩子太小了,他们小小的脑袋里装不下什么东西,他们小小的心灵里也不会有太多的想法。但是只要大人们仔细观察,就会发现孩子们的“小”中承载着大人们难以想象的深情。MysonBrendancriedhisfirstdayofschool.EvenMrs.Phillips,akind,soft-spokenmasterofthesix-year-oldmind,couldnotcoaxhimtoaseat.Hiseyesstreamed,hisnoseranandheclung
2、tomelikeasnailonastrawberry.Ipluckedhimoffandescaped.我儿子布兰登第一天上学哭了,甚至连那位在六岁儿童心目中和蔼可亲、声音柔和的菲利普斯老师也不能把他劝诱到座位上去。他泪流满面,鼻子抽搭着,紧紧抓住我,就象蜗牛附着在草莓上一样。我猛力地把他扯开,逃走了。Itwasn'tthatBrendandidn'tlikeschool.Hejustdidn'tlikebeingapartfromme.We'dhadsomegoodtimes,heandI,inthosepreschoolyear
3、s.Weplayedatthepool.Weskatedonquietmorningice.Wesampledhalfthetreattrayatweeklyneighborhoodcoffeeparties.NowinGrade1,BrendanwasfacedwithfivehoursofwonderingwhatIwasdoingwithmyday.倒不是布兰登不喜欢上学,他只是不想和我分开。我们,他与我,在他上学之前有过一些快乐时光。我们在游泳池嬉戏,在安静的早晨滑冰,我们也曾把街坊举办的每周一次的咖啡派对上馈赠盘中的食物吃掉
4、了一半。而现在上一年级了,布兰登每天有五小时要琢磨我在干什么。Brendanalwayscamehomeforlunch,theonlyoneofhisclassnottoeatathisdesk.Butoncehome,fedandhugged,afar-awaylookoflongingwouldcreasehisgentlebrow—hewantedtogobacktoschooltoplay!SoIwalkedhimback,waitedwithhimuntilhespottedsomeoneheknew,thenleft.H
5、etoldmeoncethathewatchedmeuntilhecouldn'tseemeanymore,soIalwayswalkedfastandneverlookedback.布兰登总是回家吃午饭,他是班上唯一不再教室里吃午饭的学生。可是一旦到了家,吃饱了,也拥抱过我了,他的眉毛就会轻轻地皱起来,脸上露出向往的神色--他想回学校去玩!于是我就走着送他回去,等他看到了认识的人再离开。有一次他告诉我,他会一直目送我,直到看不见为止,于是我便总是走得很快,从不回头。OnedaywhenItookBrendanbackafterlun
6、ch,hespiedafriend,kissedmegoodbye,andscamperedrightoff.Iwent,feelingpleasedforhim,celebratinghisnewindependence,hisentryintothefirst-gradesocialloop.Then—Ididn'tknowwhy—Iglancedback.Andtherehewas.Theplaygroundbuzzedallaroundhim,kidseverywhere,andhestood,hischintuckedclo
7、se,hisbodyheldsmall,hisfaceintentbutnotsad,blowingmekisses.Sobrave,sounashamed,socompletelyloving,Brendanwaswatchingmego.有一天午饭后,我巴布兰登送回去时,他看到了一个朋友,就跟我吻别,蹦蹦跳跳地跑开了。我为他感到高兴,为他获得新的独立而庆祝,庆祝他从此进入了一年级社交圈。但是,我也不知为什么,离开时回头望了一眼。他就在那儿,操场上到处是孩子,在他周围叽叽喳喳,可他就站在那儿向我飞吻,下巴扬起,身体缩得小小的,脸上的
8、表情很坚决但并不悲伤。布兰登勇敢地目送我离开,毫不害羞,充满了万分爱意。Nobookonmotheringcouldhavepreparedmeforthatquick,rawglimpseintomychild'sso