Ishookhandswithmyfatherinthetruck,andforalongtimehelookedstraightaheadanddidn'tsayaword.在卡车里,我和父亲握了握手.他直视前方看了很久,一句话也没有说.

　　ButIknewhewasgoingtosayalittletome."Ican'ttellanything,"hefinallysaid."Ineverwenttocollege,andnoneofyourbrotherswenttocollege.Ican'tsaydon'tdothisanddothat,becauseeverythingisdifferentandidon'tknowwhatisgoingtocomeup.Ican'thelpmuchwithmoneyeither,butIthinkthingswillworkout."但我知道,他有些话要对我说.“我不会说话”他终于出声了“我从没上过学,你那些兄弟也没去过学校.我没法跟你说不要做这个或那个,因为每件事情的情况都不一样,我也不知道什么会发生什么新状况.在金钱上我也帮不了你什么,不过我想事情总有办法解决的.”

　　Hegavemeanewcheck-book(支票薄)."ifthingsgetpushing,writeasmallcheck,Butwhenyouwriteone,sendmealetterandletmeknowhowmuch.There.aresomethingswecanalwayssell."InfouryearnallthechecksIwrotewereless".anathousanddollars.Mypart-timejobssuchisreadingtotheblindstudentsandsittingwiththeteachers'kidsfilledinthefinancialgaps.他给了我一本新的支票薄.“如果你真是有压力了,写张小支票.不过你写的时候给我寄封信,告诉我要多少钱.我们总是有些东西能卖钱的.”在你的向往里我写的支票都是少于一千美元的.我去做兼职,像是给失明孩子念书或者陪伴老师的小孩,总算能填补一些资金缺口.

　　"Youknowwhatyouwanttobe,andthey'lltellyouwhattotake,"myfatherwenton."Whenyougotajob,besureit'shonest(诚实的),andworkhard,"IknewthatsoonIwouldbealoneinthebigtown,andIwould,bemissingthecoolwindsandalifewhereyourthinkingwasdoneforyouThenmycladreacheddownbesidehisseatandbroughttheold,brokenBiblethathehadreadsooften,theoneheusedwhenhewantedtolooksomethingupinafriendlyquarrelwithoneoftheneighbours.Iknewhewouldmissit.Iknew,though,thatImusttakeit.”你知道自己想成为什么样的人,他们会告诉你怎么获取”父亲继续说.“等你找工作了,看清楚是正经工作,然后努力干”我知道很快我就会孤身一人留在这城市里,我会想念家乡的凉风和过去那命中注定的生活.我弯下腰靠着他的座位,拿出了一本父亲时常翻阅的残旧的圣经.当父亲想和邻居展开友好的辩论时,他会在这本圣经里寻找灵感.我知道,父亲会舍不得,就算是这样,我也必须拿走它.

　　Hedidn'tsayreadthiseverymorning.Hejustsaid,"Thiscanhelpyouifyouwillletit”Didithelp?Igotthroughcollegewithoutbeingaburden(负担)onthefamiiy.Ihavebeenabletomakemoneysince.他没有说他还要每天早上阅读它,他只是说：“如果你有心,它会帮得到你”它能帮得上忙?我没有为家里增加负担就完成了学业.从此我已经有能力自己赚钱了.

　　纯手打.