Happy Father

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Fathers Day originated from America. On the third Sunday of June every year, all the fathers will receive lots of gifts and greetings from their children. Fathers Day is coming. Are you ready to send your father a gift? What will you send?

父亲节起源于美国。在每年六月的第三个星期日这天，每个父亲都会收到来自他们孩子的礼物和问候。父亲节就要到了，你准备给你的爸爸送一份礼物了吗？你打算送什么礼物呢？

If you cant see your dad on Fathers Day, then write him a card or electronic card(电子卡片), or call your dad, telling him you love him. If you can spend Fathers Day with him, you can cook a meal yourself or just help your mother to cook some food your father likes. This meal surely will let him remember you. After the meal, you can give him a warm hug(拥抱), because it can express how much you care for him.

如果在父亲节那天你见不到你爸爸，那就给他写一张卡片或者电子卡片，或者打电话给他告诉他你很爱他。如果你可以和他一起过父亲节，你可以自己做或者帮你妈妈做一顿饭，做一些爸爸爱吃的菜。吃完饭后，给爸爸一个温暖的拥抱，因为拥抱可以表达你有多在乎他。

If your father is a workaholic(工作狂), an eyepatch(眼罩) is a good choice. An eyepatch ensures fathers who fly a lot a good sleep even on airplanes. You can also send your father a CD of light music. It can be difficult for busy fathers to fall asleep when they have too many things on mind. Light music can help clear the mind and get prepared for sleep. Watches and pens are the two important things for a man. Send your father a watch or a pen so that he has your company(陪伴) even in his office.

如果你的爸爸是个工作狂，眼罩会是一个很好的选择。眼罩可以保证那些经常要坐飞机的爸爸们即使在飞机上也有好的睡眠。你也可以送给你爸爸一张轻音乐的CD。对那些忙碌的爸爸们来说，当他们想太多事情的时候很难入睡。轻音乐可以帮助理清思绪，有助于睡眠。手表和钢笔对男人来说是很重要的两样东西。送给你爸爸一只手表或一支钢笔，那样的话，即使是在办公室，他也会有你陪伴。

Here are some expressions of fathers.

“That is the thankless position of the father in the family—the supporter for all, and the enemy of all.”

——August Strindberg

这就是父亲在家中费力不讨好的地方——既要养活全家，又受全家敌视。

——奥古斯特·斯特临堡

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.”

—William Shakespeare

了解自己孩子的父亲是明智的父亲。

——威廉·莎士比亚

“It doesnt matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.”

—Anne Sexton

我的父亲是谁并不重要；重要的是我记忆中的他是谁。

——安妮·塞克斯特

“A man knows when he is growing old, because he begins to look like his father.”

—Gabriel Garcia Marquez

一个男人发现他在变老，因为他开始像他的父亲。

——加布里埃尔·加西亚·马尔克斯

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a fathers protection.”

—Sigmund Freud

在孩提时期，我不能想象还有什么需要比父亲的保护更强烈。

——西格蒙德·弗洛伊德

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”

—English proverb

1个爸爸比100个校长还顶用。

——英国谚语

Childrens attitudes towards their fathers always change.

4 years old: My Daddy can do anything!

4岁：爸爸什么都会！

7 years old: My Dad knows a lot... a whole lot.

7岁：爸爸懂得挺多，真的挺多。

8 years old: My father does not know quite everything.

8岁：爸爸懂的也不是那么多。

12 years old: Oh well, naturally, father does not know that either.

12岁：哦，这个嘛，爸爸肯定不懂。

14 years old: Oh, father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.

14岁：唉，老爸？他实在是太老派了。

21 years old: Oh, that man—he is out of date!

21岁：哦，那个人已经落伍了。

25 years old: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.

25岁：他懂点，但不是太多。

30 years old: I must find out what dad thinks about it.

30岁：我必须问问老爸看他怎么想。

35 years old: Before we decide, we will get dads idea first.

35岁：在做决定之前，先问问老爸的意见。

50 years old: What would dad have thought about that if he hasnt died?

50岁：要是老爸还在，他会怎么看这件事呢？

60 years old: My dad almost knew everything!

60岁：我爸几乎什么都明白！

65 years old: I wish I could talk it over with dad once more.

65岁：我真想再有机会和爸爸说话。