When You See I am Old

        今天读到一篇文章，深受感动，一时兴起，试着翻译了一下。

【原作欣赏】

When You See I am Old(题目是我加的)

Dear son,    

        The day when you see me old, have patience and try to understand me...    

        If I get dirty when I am eating... if I cannot dress myself... have patience.    

         If, when I speak to you, I say the same things a thousand times... do not stop me... listen to me.    

         When you were small, I had to read the same story to you a thousand times until you got to sleep...    

          When you see my ignorance(无知) about new science... give me the necessary time and do not laugh at me...    

          I taught you how to do so many things... to dress well... to face life...    

          When at some moment I lose the memory of our conversation... let me have the necessary time to remember... 

          and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous... as the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listening to me...     

         When my tired legs do not allow me to walk... give me your hand... the same way I did when you gave your first steps.     

        And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more... that I want to die... do not get angry... some day you will understand...    

         Try to understand that my time is not much anymore.     

         Some day you will discover that I always wanted the best thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you.     

         You must not feel sad or angry when you see me near you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and help me as I did it when you started living.     

         Help me to walk... help me to end my way with love and patience. I will pay you by a smile and by the great love I have always had for you.      

         I love you, son...

                                          Your father

【我的拙作】

致吾儿:

        如果

        有一天

        我老了

        理解我

        耐心对我

        

        如果

        我吃饭不利索

        穿衣有困难

        请勿责怪

        耐心对我

        

        如果

        我絮絮叨叨

        反反复复

        千次不够

        不要阻止

        且听我说

        因为

        吾儿幼时

        千遍故事

        故事千遍

        才肯入睡

         

        如果

        我不懂新科技

        切莫嘲笑

        给我时间

        因为

        吾儿幼时

        穿衣、生活都不能

        千次教导

        万次示范

        才勉强学会

         

         有时候

         说过即忘

         不要着急

         给我时间

         回忆想起

         倘若无法想起

         切莫紧张

         因为

         说了什么

         不重要

         你在身边

         你听我说

         至关重要

        如果

        我步履蹒跚

        举步维艰

        扶我一把

        因为

        吾儿蹒跚学步时

        我曾用心呵护

         如果

         有朝一日

         我不贪生

         我想求死

         万莫生气

         总有一天

         你会明白

         去日无多

         

          总有一天

          你会发现

          我总把最好予你

          为你铺好前行的路

         如果

         我总是围着你

         不要烦躁

         不要生气

         陪着我

         理解我

         帮助我

         一如从前的我

         扶我走啊

         走啊

         直到生命尽头

         你的关爱

         你的耐心

         我会

         回一微笑

         报以珍爱

         因为我

         一直如此

         从未改变

        爱你吾儿

                                      父亲