散文欣赏（汉译英）：我父亲的音乐
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>（我父亲的音乐）</p><p><span word="Wayne">Wayne</span> <span word="Kalyn">Kalyn</span>（韦恩•凯林）</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lugged">lugged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="accordion">accordion</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="stoop">stoop</span>, <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="frame">frame</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>. "<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p>记得有一天，身材瘦小的父亲背着一架沉重的手风琴，费力地走到前门廊。他把妈妈和我叫进厅里，打开了那只盒子，好象那是一个百宝箱似的。“就这个，”他说，“你一旦学会，它将伴随你一生。”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="fledged">fledged</span> <span word="grin">grin</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accordion">accordion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="support">support</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="jaw">jaw</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>.</p><p>如果说我勉强的微笑与他发自内心的笑容不和谐的话，那是因为我一直想要一把吉他或一架钢琴。随后的两个星期，那架手风琴一直放在大厅的橱子里。一天晚上，爸爸宣布下周我开始上琴课。疑惑中，我把视线急忙投向妈妈求助。她紧绷的下巴告诉我：我倒运了。</p><p><span word="Spending">Spending</span> $300 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accordion">accordion</span> <span word="and">and</span> $5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="always">always</span> － <span word="something">something</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="Clothes">Clothes</span>, <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>.</p>
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