佚名/Anonymous
“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.”some bumper-sticker author said.I think it is never too late to need Dad.
When we’re little, Daddy is in charge of the world as we know it.Yes.I know we have a President, some countries have kings or prime ministers, but they are really not in charge of the world.
Dad knows everything, he can do anything, he is always right, he can always fix things.He’s almost like God.
“Hey, Daddy! Where is Helsinki?”My father always replied,“If you put things away where they belong, you would know where they are.”“Hey, Daddy! I really need to know about Helsinki.”“OK, let’s get the encyclopedia.”
“Hey, Dad! Can I use the car for a date tonight?”“Yeah.Be home before midnight.”Arriving home at 2:30 a.m., Dad was up waiting.We don’t understand about love and anger when we’re kids.Dads yell and shout, and we don’t realize it is because they care; we think it is because they have to be tough.Not this time.He said,“Thank God you’re safe.Go to bed, we’ll talk about this in the morning.”
“Hey, Dad! I got into trouble at school today.I didn’t really do anything wrong.That stupid teacher won’t listen to me.”“I’ll listen.What happened? Is that really what happened?”Next day, Dad is at my school, talking with my teacher, fixing the misunderstanding.He has such power! I can always count on Dad.
Regardless of what they know or don’t know, they mostly care, and can be counted on to be on your side.The small things Dad does for us make us feel valuable and important.
“Hey, Dad! Do you have fifty bucks I could borrow?”He does.Even if he doesn’t, he will find it or go without something so he will have it.Then he feels embarrassed when we pay him back, and he says,“Now, you don’t have to pay it.”but we do because it is important to do the right thing.Dad taught us that.
Dad presides over all festive events.“How is today different from other days?”Of course he knows, and knows how to explain; it is he who takes charge and knows how to do everything; he is the leader, and he is in charge of our world.The Captain of the ocean sea.
It is also okay to become the Dad who knows everything, can do everything, and who is in charge of the world.
“想擁有一個快樂童年永遠都不晚。”有些人在汽車貼紙上這樣寫道。而我認為，對父親的需要永遠都不會晚。
小時候，世界就如我們所想的那樣由父親掌控著。的確，我知道我們國家有總統，別的國家有國王或首相，但他們並不是真正掌控這個世界的人。
父親通曉一切，所向披靡，他永遠是對的，且總能把一切安排妥當。他無異於上帝。
“嘿，爸爸！赫爾辛基在哪裏？”父親總會答道：“若你把東西歸放原位，就會知道它在哪兒了。”“嘿，爸爸！我確實需要知道赫爾辛基的位置。”“好吧，那我們去翻百科全書。”
“嘿，爸爸！我今晚赴約用一下車，可以嗎？”“當然可以，但你必須在午夜前回來。”結果，我淩晨兩點半才到家，父親一直沒睡，在等著我。小的時候，我們不懂什麽是愛，什麽是憤慨。父親大喊大叫，我們不知道是因為他在意，還以為他是在耀武揚威。但這次例外。他說：“上帝保佑你平安歸來。去睡吧！我們有話明天再說。”“嘿，爸爸！今天我在學校惹麻煩了，我真的沒做錯事，可那個愚蠢的老師根本不聽我的解釋。”“說給我聽聽，發生了什麽事？真是那樣嗎？”第二天，父親去學校找老師談話，將誤會解除了。父親竟如此有能耐！我甚至可以永遠依賴他。
無論知道的多與少，父親們大多是充滿關愛的慈父，而且會站在我們的立場上。他為我們所做的，即使是很小的事，也會讓我們覺得重要且有意義。
“嘿，爸爸！能借給我50元錢嗎？”如果他有，就會借給我。即使他沒有，也會想辦法借給我。我們還錢給他時，他會很不自在，並說：“不必了，你不用還。”但我們要還，因為正確地做事很重要——這也是父親教育我們的。
父親操辦著所有的慶祝活動。“今天與平日有何差異？”他當然知道差異之所在，而且知道如何解釋，因為他負責和通曉一切事務的籌辦。他是領導，掌控著我們的世界。他是汪洋大海中的船長。
能成為通曉一切、所向披靡、掌控世界的父親是很不錯的。
1.valuable adj.有價值的；值錢的；貴重的。
valuable還可以做名詞，表示“貴重珠寶”，通常用複數形式表示。
valueless微不足道的。
例：He has a valuable collection of stamps.
他收藏了很有價值的郵票。
2.in charge of...負責……
charge在這裏的意思是“掌管，負責”。
短語in the charge of表示“在……的領導下”。
例：I’m in charge of this project.
我負責這個項目。
1.We don’t understand about_________and_________when we’re kids.Dads yell and shout, and we don’t_________it is because they care; we think it is because they have to be tough.Not this time.He said,“Thank God you’re_________.Go to bed, we’ll talk about this in the morning.”
2.Dad presides over all_________events.“How is today different from other days?”Of course he knows, and knows how to_________; it is he who takes charge and knows how to do everything; he is the_________, and he is in charge of our world.The Captain of the ocean sea.