When I grow up当我长大了

Sudeepta Rao

My name is Mindy. Earlier this week， I was very confused1 when someoneasked me， “Mindy， what do you want to become when you grow up？”You see， Idont really know！

My mum is a pastry chef2 . Sometimes， I help her bake3 the cakes. She thinks Idlike to be a very good pastry chef when I grow up. My best friend Jia and I take dancinglessons together. She thinks we should become ballerinas4 when we grow up. I also takesinging lessons. Adam thinks he and I should start a band5！ My good friend Cindywants to start a veterinarian6 clinic with me when we grow up， because we bothlove animals.

I was so confused！ So， I wrote Papa a letter. I told him what everyone hadsaid and asked him， “What should I become when I grow up， Papa？”Soon， hewrote back.

Dear Mindy，

There is much time to decide what you want to become when you grow up. Actually7，you could be all these things and so many other things！ So， right now， just work hard atlearning everything and be kind to everyone. The future8 then will take care of itself.

From

Papa

Well， I think thats a piece of good advice！

我叫明迪。本周早些时候，有人问我：“明迪，你长大后想成为什么样的人呢？”我很困惑。你看，我真的不知道！

我妈妈是一名糕点师。有时，我会帮她烤蛋糕。她认为我长大后想成为一个很好的糕点师。我最好的朋友希亚和我一起上舞蹈课。她认为我们长大后应该成为芭蕾舞演员。我还要上唱歌课。亚当认为他和我应该组建一支乐队！

我的好朋友辛迪想在我们长大后和我一起开一家兽医诊所，因为我们都喜欢动物。

我太困惑了！所以，我给爸爸写了一封信。我告诉他大家说的话，然后问他：“爸爸，我长大后应该成为什么样的人呢？”很快，他给我回信了。

亲爱的明迪：

当你长大之后袁你有很多时间来决定想成为什么样的人遥事实上袁这些事情你都可以去做袁你还可以去做许多其他的事情浴所以袁现在你只要努力学习袁善待每一个人遥未来自有其安排。

爸爸

好吧，我认为这是一条好建议！

英语原文选自：bookspring.org

Notes

1. confused  困惑的；糊涂的；混乱的

2. pastry chef 糕点师

3. bake  烤；烘；焙

4. ballerina  芭蕾舞女演员

5. band  乐队

6. veterinarian 獸医

7. actually  实际上；事实上

8. future 未来；将来