愛在塵埃堆積的角落(英文愛藏雙語係列)

第46章 給女兒的信 (2)

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Also, if Dr. Dingle ever calls from George Wood University in Texas about my pledge to the Alumni Dance Fund, tell the old goat I refuse to donate a single penny.

That’s about it right now. Later on, we’ll get into the specifics of getting dressed—underwear first, then your shoes—avoiding trademark lawsuits, guarding against government conspiracies, and what to look for in rodents when you’re preparing that delicious dish of “potato au raton.”

Right now, I’m happy just to watch your mother change the diaper when it’s dirty, then listen to you breathe quietly as you slumber against my shoulder—which means that, soon, I too will get to hit the sack.

Right now, I just want to treasure that moment by shooting it with my digital camera, then forwarding it to everyone I know until they put me on their spam-blockers list. Thank God one more time, for modern technology.

Love,

Dad

親愛的勞拉:

當我寫這封信時,你才一周大,甜甜地睡在你媽媽的身邊。看來要再過幾年你才會讀這封信,若要你完全理解我此刻的感受可能還需更長的時間——那樣也好,因為你需要更長的時間去學習寬恕別人。

寫這封信是一件很難的事,但我必須寫,要知道我不過是個新聞工作者,並非真正的作家。看到你媽媽把你生下來時,就如同給安德魯大力士傳遞巨型保齡球一樣艱險,而我卻無能為力,隻能眼睜睜地看著。心中的喜悅和驚奇卻無以言表,就算借助周圍所有字典的幫助也找不到合適的詞去形容。

為你順利地降生,我要再次感謝上帝。

知道你是個女孩後,我興奮得幾乎要跳起來——等你進入青春期時,你將會是你媽媽的最大問題,而不是我的。

我們給你取名叫勞拉·克羅福特,是電子遊戲《古墓麗影》中女主角的名字,也是一部同名電影中的主角。可我認為安吉麗娜·朱麗的演技還沒發揮到極致。終有一天你會發現,勞拉·克羅福特獨有驕人的豐滿胸脯,足以使戰艦沉沒,她迷人的魅力會使無數少男神魂顛倒。當然了,從解剖學角度講,你並沒有與她們相同的天賦,可至少你和她們有相同的名字,這對你日後參加工作麵試應該很有好處。