A frail (虛弱的) old man goes to live with his son， daughter-in-law and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands tremble (顫抖)， his steps falter (蹣跚)， and his eyesight is not good and can’t see things clearly.

一位年老體衰的父親去和他兒子、兒媳婦，還有四歲的小孫子一起生活?？伤p手打顫，走路不穩(wěn)，眼睛視力還不好，看不清楚東西。

One day， the whole family eat together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky (顫抖的) hands and poor sight make eating difficult. Peas rolls off his spoon onto the floor. When he decides to grasp the peas， the milk in the glass spills (灑) on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law become angry with the mess. The son says， “We must do something for my father. I’ve had enough of his spilled milk， noisy eating， and food on the floor.”

一天，一家人在一張桌子上吃飯。可老父親的手顫抖得厲害，又看不清楚，吃飯很困難。豌豆從調(diào)羹滾落到地上，可當(dāng)他伸手去抓的時(shí)候，杯子里的牛奶又灑在桌布上了。兒子和兒媳婦為眼前的臟亂感到非常的惱火。兒子說(shuō)：“我們必須為老頭做些什么，我已經(jīng)受夠了他杯子里灑出的牛奶，吃飯時(shí)發(fā)出的響聲，以及把飯灑得滿地都是?！?/p>

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There， grandfather eats alone while the rest of the family enjoy dinner together. Since the grandfather has broken a dish or two， his food is put in a wooden (木頭的) plate. When they glance (瞥） in grandfather’s direction， sometimes they find that grandfather has tears in his eyes. And the only words the couple has for him are sharp admonitions (責(zé)備) when he drops a fork or spills food. Their four-year-old son watches it all in silence.

因此，夫妻倆就在房間的角落里放了一張小桌子。于是，全家人一起進(jìn)餐的時(shí)候，只有父親一個(gè)人在角落里吃飯。父親每次吃飯的時(shí)候都會(huì)打破一兩個(gè)碟子，因此他們就把他的飯放在一個(gè)木頭碗里。家人瞥爺爺?shù)臅r(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)有時(shí)爺爺眼里含著淚花。而且，夫妻倆同父親之間唯一的交流就是當(dāng)父親不小心弄掉叉子或者把食物弄灑時(shí)嚴(yán)厲的訓(xùn)斥聲。他們四歲的兒子靜靜地注視著眼前發(fā)生的一切。

One evening before supper， the couple notices their son playing with wood scraps (碎片) on the floor. He asks the child sweetly， “What are you making?” Just as sweetly， the boy responded (回答)， “Oh， I am making a little bowl for you and mum to eat your food when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiles and goes back to work. The words shock the parents. They are speechless and tears start to fall down their cheeks (臉頰). Though no word is spoken， they both know what must be done.

一天晚餐前，夫妻倆注意到兒子在地上玩一些木片，爸爸親切地問(wèn)：“你正在做什么呢?” 那個(gè)小男孩也同樣語(yǔ)氣親切地回答道：“哦，我正在為你和媽媽做一個(gè)吃飯用的小碗，當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后你們就可以用了?！边@個(gè)四歲的小孩笑著接著做他的碗。孩子的話深深震撼了這對(duì)父母的心靈，他們相對(duì)無(wú)語(yǔ)，眼淚順著他們的臉頰流了下來(lái)。雖然他們沒(méi)有說(shuō)一句話，但是他們知道他們必須做些什么了。

That evening the husband takes the grandfather’s hand and gently leads him back to the family table. That evening he has dinner with the family. Neither the husband nor the wife seems to care any longer when a fork is dropped， milk is spilled， or the tablecloth is soiled （污染的）.

那天晚上，兒子抓住老父親的手，慢慢地帶著他回到桌子旁。那天晚上他和家人一起共進(jìn)晚餐。當(dāng)叉子掉下，牛奶四溢，桌布弄臟的時(shí)候，夫妻倆不再介意。

Children are perceptive (洞察力強(qiáng)的). Their eyes are observing (觀察)， their ears are listening， and their minds are processing the messages they receive. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere (氛圍) for family members， they will imitate (模仿) that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parents realize that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child’s future.

孩子們有著很強(qiáng)的洞察力，他們的眼睛在看、耳朵在聽(tīng)、大腦在處理著他們所接收到的信息。如果他們看見(jiàn)我們耐心地為每個(gè)家庭成員提供一個(gè)愉快的家庭氛圍，他們將會(huì)在他們以后的生活中模仿這種態(tài)度。明智的父母意識(shí)到每一天所建立起來(lái)的磚石都是為了孩子的未來(lái)鋪墊的。

Let’s be wise builders and role models. We don’t ask you to move the mountains， but you should give us the strength to climb. “Life is about people connecting with people， and making a positive difference.” “Take care of yourself and those you love today... and every day!”

讓我們成為明智的建設(shè)者和角色的楷模吧。我們沒(méi)有要求你移動(dòng)高山，但是你必須給我們攀登高山的力量?！吧钍侨伺c人之間的交往，并且那是絕對(duì)有意義的。”“今天，……每天都要照顧好你自己和你所愛(ài)的人!”