经典英语美文：Words From a Father父亲的话
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doorway">doorway</span>1 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="backpack">backpack</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="bye">bye</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stillness">stillness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="beachside">beachside</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Outside">Outside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrill">shrill</span>2 <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="gulls">gulls</span>3 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="circled">circled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="surf">surf</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="Inside">Inside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="Dad">Dad</span>? <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="schoolmates">schoolmates</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mononucleosis">mononucleosis</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hangover">hangover</span>.</p>
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