女儿今年6年级,从小到现在一直非常喜欢读书,她经常在任何地方任何场合傍若无人的读书,开始我们不觉得,回来因为害怕她眼睛近视就经常提醒她不要连走路的看书,她就是改不过来。我小时候也喜欢读书,但写不出来,是个理工男。但女儿好像在写作方面有天赋,她小时候写的诗/故事什么的的经常令我惊叹她的写作能力。后来我们开始鼓励她写博客,记录每天经常的事情和随想,没想到她就坚持下来了。她自己因为看了很多哈利波特之类的畅销小说就在5年级开始尝试写长篇小说。一篇宏大构思的长篇小说已经在去年写了十几个Chapter,今年突然觉得不够完美,就开始从头构思从头写。只要一有时间,她就会写上一段,无论是什么时候什么地方。去年底我们鼓励女儿参加美国年轻人作家协会举办的写诗比赛,女儿赛前说如果她得了大奖就要我给她送一个iPhone4S,我没有在意,心想只要能获小奖就不错了,所以就答应了,谁知道最后竟然获得的最高的奖和奖金。女儿写这首诗的时候我们都没有看上几眼,只知道她自己写了不少版本,改来改去就在截止日期的前一天递上去了。最后获大奖完全出乎我们的意料。下面是这首诗和我的翻译。另外一首最近女儿再母亲节写的诗也有点意思。母亲节那天晚上,她妈妈说“女儿你今天母亲节没有给我什么礼物,就给我送一首诗吧”,女儿随口答应,就在睡觉前几分钟写了这首诗,放在她妈妈床头,第二天我们打开一看,觉得写的还真不错。
看着孩子的诗,我经常想,孩子虽小,但想象力和创造力远远超过我当年那个年龄阶段,这可能与她所在的环境有关系,但更重要的是女儿非常勤奋,而且有理想,她希望有一天她的作品能进入NewYork Times Best Sellers. 我最近时常苦恼的是:如何帮助女儿在这方面的天赋能更进一步发展,是鼓励她多参加比赛呢,还是给她找一个好的写作老师?女儿昨天自己在网上找的上哈佛大学的入学Essay,看的津津有味,当时我就在想,这样的小孩应该怎样培养呢?
希望这里的家长给一些建议,多谢!
Uncovering the World
Water rippling by the willow trees, The steady hum of the bees. |
看见柳树边的水面上微微泛起的涟漪 听见蜜蜂持续的嗡嗡声 |
The sweet smell of pureness hard to resist A light, cool spray of morning mist. |
纯纯的甜香很难抵抗 一缕早晨明亮的薄雾冷冷的喷洒在大地 |
A red fox slinking into the shade, The warm sunset starting to fade. |
一只红狐狸偷偷摸摸的消失在阴影中 温暖的日落开始慢慢褪色 |
Bright laughter helps the dawn break, Followed by many others, happiness awakes. |
明亮的笑声让天变亮了 笑声一个接一个,幸福的人们起来了 |
Just a smile, holding of hands, Brings humans together, in a chain we stand |
一个微笑,手牵着手, 人们站在一排,连在一起 |
The deep blue sky dotted with stars, Who knew this wouldn’t go far? |
星星点缀着深蓝的天空 谁知道这美好的世界会走多远? |
The sour smell of gas, Traffic pushing to get past. |
我闻到了污浊的空气的味道 我看到了人们争先恐后拥挤着穿过 |
Starving children covered in tears, The air heavy and tense from so many fears. |
我看到了饥饿的孩子眼泪迷住了眼睛 我看到了人们的恐惧使空气弥漫着凝重和紧张 |
The murky water making a silent splash, Filled with oil and filthy trash. |
我看见了无声溅起的黑水 充满了油腻和污秽的垃圾 |
The sorrow, the di*****elief, the lies, In this world happiness isn’t something you can buy. |
伤心,怀疑,谎言 这个世界上快乐是买不到的 |
But just when this world is at its brink, Things finally start to link. |
但是,当这个世界到达它的边缘的时候 事情终于开始联系起来 |
New things invented, new things found, The world has eventually turned around. |
新的东西被发明了,新的东西被发现了 世界终于改变了 |
Some things lost forever, but some things great, It all comes back, only a little late. |
一些东西永远的失去了,一些东西很伟大 世界又有了生机,尽管有一些晚 |
The humans have shaped this world, again and again, The world will never stop changing, and neither will men. |
人们已经在改变这个世界,而且不断不断地改变 世界不会停止被改变,人类也不会 |
This is the world as I see it, And I'm ready to uncover it bit by bit. |
这就是我眼中的世界 而我已经准备好了一点一点的揭示它 |
Mother's Day Poem
My mom is like a gentle sea wave,
she will always calm me down.
My mom is like a funny joke,
she will always make me laugh.
My mom is like a caring hand,
she will always help me get back on my feet.
My mom is like a soft music,
she will always sooth me.
My mom is like a refreshing drink,
she will always give me the strength to continue.
My mom is like an endless echo,
she will always believe in me when I feel defeated.
My mom is like a beautiful blue sky,
she will always make me feel warm and happy.
My mom is like a bright, radiant light,
she will always be there for me, no matter what.
My mom is that bright, radiant light,
with her, I will never be alone.
Dedicated to my mommy! Happy Mother's Day!