《我的情书是一封赞美信》

“没有兴趣的专业，就如同没有爱情的婚姻”
写在前面：
这是我2年前写的“儿童读物”；
为什么在这个时候发？因为工作后读研后，我回顾过去发现 “没有兴趣的专业，就如同没有爱情的婚姻”，希望各位高考填志愿的同学和探索前途的青年相信兴趣，相信爱情，谨防 “现代版包办婚姻”。不过这篇小文章只讲爱情，供您轻松一下，嘿~
【也因为，我和朋友觉得写得还行，所以想分享（诶...请允许我“自信”一秒）】
为什么是中英文？ 因为很多孩子用中英绘本学英语，我有幸做过这类兼职。

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我的情书是一封赞美信
A praising love letter
我恋爱了。
I’m in love.
这种事怎么会发生在我身上？
How could this happen on me!
因为他，
Because of him,
不仅像一朵绽放的向日葵，
not only likes a blooming sunflower,
还能回答我的任何问题，而且都不是现想的，我猜他也一定考虑过我考虑的事。

but also able to answer all my questions. Not offhand. I guess he also thinks about the things I think about.
他总能让谈话充实顺利地进行，我们的交谈是那么自然，那么流畅。
He makes conversions fluent and natural. We always have nice conversions.
他好有文化呀，还很幽默。

He is cultured. He is humorous.
当他和一群小伙伴说粤语的时候，如果我在，他就会率先说普通话，因为我的粤语说得还不好。
He speaks Cantonese with friends. If I come up to them, he is the first one shift from Cantonese to Mandarin, as my Cantonese is in the making.
每当我们一群小朋友在一起玩时，他总不忘关心新朋友，让新朋友也参与进来。

He welcomes new friend and help them join us every time when we hang out with buddies,
他会为第一次参与我们的其他小朋友，解释我们的老笑话。
He may explain our old jokes to new friends who joins us for the first time.
总之，他总不忘在乎别人的感受，让眼前集体中的每个人被包容。

Anyway, he cares about how everyone feels, he has the intention to be inclusive.
我还喜欢他的名字， 也许是太喜欢他了，
I like his name, too. Maybe I like him so much 
我不好意思把他的名字写下来。
that I’m too shy to write his name down.
.
我要把这写在情书里，告诉他。

I will write this down in the love letter and let him know.
那眼神里的友好，语气里的温和，笑容的平静，脚步中的优雅，
The friendliness in his eyes; the gentleness in his tone; the peace in his smile; the elegance in his steps,
弥漫在白米饭的热气里，
diffusing IN the steam of my rice.

窗台外的风景里，
in the scenes through the window
刷牙的时候,
the moment I’m brushing my teeth,
弹琴的时候，
playing the piano
穿拖鞋的时候，
putting on slippers.
处处都是。
Here and there, everywhere…
还有冰淇淋里，连挖冰淇淋的勺子里都有他，

Also in the ice-cream, as well as the spoon in my hand.
炒菜的锅里，麻将拌面里，
In the pan, in the sesame sauce noodles,
都有他。
His figure is everywhere.
他的白衬衫亮亮的，心也亮亮的，
His white shirt is bright, as well as his heart.

我一见到他，我的心也亮亮的。
As soon as I see him, my heart turn to bright too.
我要把这写在情书里，告诉他。
I will write this down in the love letter and let him know.
其实，我们彼此还不很了解，可我已经不好意思和他打招呼了，
Actually, we haven’t known each other very very well, however, I have already been too shy to greet to him.

有时，还故意无视他。
Sometimes, I even ignore him on purpose.
这是为什么呢？
WHY?
这个生活了无数代人的世界上，一定有谁思考过这样的事，还会忍不住把答案写在哪本书上。
I believe in this world that many generations have lived on, there must be someone thought about staff like this and could not help writing them down on a book.

就这样，我开始阅读爱，我发现C.S 路易斯说过“情爱却很谦虚，甚至躲躲闪闪、满面羞涩。”
Then, I start reading about love. I found C.S Lewis said “Affection, is modest-even furtive and shame-faced ”
这是哪种爱我不是很明白，但我确实很羞涩。
Though I do not understand what type of love this is, I am truly shame-faced.

C.S路易斯还表扬了我，
C.S Lewis even praised me,
我曾有个烦恼——他和我有些不属一类，
As I used to worry we kind of not the same sort.
他不是素食者，也不是基督徒，
He is neither a vegan nor a Christian.
但C.S 路易斯说这是“学会欣赏或智慧本身，而不仅仅是欣赏经过调制，适合我们口味的和善或智慧。”

However, C.S Lewis said this is “learning to appreciate goodness or intelligence in themselves , not merely goodness or intelligence flavoured and served to suit your own palate”
（注： 此处引用也属有意导儿童对心中困惑通过学习读书进行探索，世事总有先人考虑过；又引导儿童在意生命的深度，积极思考人生。BTW, 我是谁，用我引导吗？(╥╯^╰╥)）

我想我们可以一起烤面包，放葡萄干的那种；
We could bake bread together, bread with raisins;
一起蒸馒头, 很大的那种；
Steam sweet buns together, very big white sweet buns;
互相讲故事，哪种都可以；
Tell stories to each other, stories of any kind;
我们一起在下雨天，把水泥地上的蚯蚓放回土里；

We pick earthworms from cement floor and put them back to soil on rainy days.
一起和猫玩儿；
Play with cats together;
一起去看驴；
Visit donkeys together;
我们也去湖边散步，带个收音机，像老年人一样；
We also walk along the lake, with a radio, like those senior citizens;

要是能一起跳舞就更好了;
Far better would be dancing together;
希望他也喜欢吃香菜，我喜欢香菜。
Hope he likes coriander. I like coriander very much.
我要把这写在情书里，告诉他。
I will write this down in the love letter and let him know.
“女孩天生爱做梦”, 这奇怪的说法，我看不过是为了有诗意，

“Girls love dreaming”, this is wired if it is not only for being poetic.
况且别人是怎么知道的呢，难道有爱做梦的女生以为别的女生和她一样爱做梦？
How do people know? Does a girl who enjoys dreaming think others also enjoy dreaming like her? 
男生又是怎么知道的呢？
How do boys know then?

哈哈哈，呵呵呵，哈哈哈哈哈。。。。
HAHAHA…..
不好！他要和爸爸妈妈离开这里，去别的城市生活。
Oh! No! He is going to leave for another city with his parents.
不不不！
No! No! No!
我还没有给他写情书呢，
I haven’t given him my love letter,
爸爸妈妈一边唱老情歌，一遍说羡慕我的甜蜜时光。

My parents sing old love songs and say they envies my sweet time.
但是他们不让我表白，说我不懂这话的分量。
But they disagree with me in sending love letter. They say I do not know this heavy commitment.
哼~ ~ 我懂，我什么都懂。
Hum~~ I know,I know everything.

写呀写呀，我觉得自己很优雅，像在欣赏最高雅的艺术品。
Writing, writing~ I feel I’m so elegant, as if I’m appreciating the highest art.
如果他答应了呢，如果我以后让他伤心了呢？
What if he accept? What if I hurt him one day?
我不写情书了，我好像也不会写情书，
I’m not writing a love letter. I don’t really know how to write a love letter.

我决定给他写一封赞美信，告诉他你有多可爱，我猜他看到后会很开心，会受到鼓励，会更加自信。
I’m going to compose a praising letter, to tell him how lovely he is. I bet he would be very happy to see it. It would bring encouragement and confidence to him.
我要把赞美写在情书里，告诉他。
I will write down my compliments and let him know.

我把信给他的时候，一定是我人生最美好一刻。
It was one of the best moments in my life when I sent my letter.
然后，我在大自然里想象着他的回信，
After that, I imagine how he would reply.
透过公交车的窗户想象，
Through the window on the bus,
刷牙的时候，
When I brush my teeth,

开门的时候，
When I open the door,
找交通卡的时候，
When I find my transportation card….
收到他的回信，我就要知道他对我的所思所想了，
I received his reply! I will know how he thinks about me.
我就要看到了，
I’m knowing it now,
哦，我不敢看，我闭上眼睛,
Oh! I cannot. I dare not to see. I close my eyes.

迫切，犹豫，忐忑，
I’m eager, hesitate, anxious....
不行，我要面对，
No! I will definitely face it.
我只在看考试成绩的时候，有过这样的心情，
This is the mood I only have for waiting for exam results,
当我决定睁开眼睛时，忽然明白了考试成绩在人生中果然不是唯一的事，而且根本不像我想象的那么重要。

When I decided to open my eyes, I realized how could academic performance be the only thing for life, and it was not that important as I imagined before.
查成绩查录取的忐忑比不上这样的忐忑，没有可遇不可求的学校。
There is no such a school I couldn’t ask more.

他竟然有女朋友，
He has a girlfriend!
他们在一起已经9个月了，
He have been together for 9 months,
他为我祈祷上帝会为我的人生带来更多人。
He prayed for me that God will bring more people into my life.
我哭啊，哭啊，
I cry, cry...
我听到安慰的声音
I heard consolations,

“没事没事，初恋都这样”
“First time always like this”
“把他忘了吧”
“You could forget him.”
我不认同第一次喜欢别人才是初恋，
No, I don’t agree first love is the first time fall in love,
我觉得每次爱上一个人，都是初恋，
First love is every time I love someone.

因为每个人是不同的。
Beacuse everyone is different,
我还会再有初恋的，他们都会让我难忘。
I will have more first love, they will all be unforgettable.
我怎能不在心痛中欣喜，
I’m also happy in this heartbroken,
我竟然是个爱过的人了，体会了人间这样的感情，似乎离幸福更近了。
I loved. I experienced the wonderful human sensation, bringing me to approach happiness.

这种事怎么会发生在我身上？
How could this happen to me?
因为人人都有这样的天赋。
Maybe we naturally have this talent.
（完）
作者：宥地
Bilibili: 宥地奶奶，成为一名和蔼可亲的老“奶奶”是我的追求。 
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