不知道为什么，文字所给我带来的感动，逐渐由语文转向英语，一些简单的文章，或许是说一件小事，或许是一些道理，当转换成外语，并反复咀嚼的时候，带来的情绪波动竟比大家的文章都来得大，类似的文章，在做英语练习的时候经常遇到，以前都是感叹完就不知道扔哪里去了，最近突然想保留下来，就发到这里吧，反正这个博客也是当个人wiki用的…

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（需要翻译吗？还是自己理解吧）

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After my mother passed away，my dad tried even harder to stay healthy and active.Each morning he swam in the pool，and no matter how he felt，he would __always__swim one more lap (圈) than the previous day，just to prove there was always room for __improvement__.
By his late 70s，in spite of his swimming，his strength and energy had noticeably __decreased__.By age 81，he was in poor health because of heart problems and arthritis (关节炎)．He pretended he didn’t __need__to lean heavily on me for support as we walked slowly，I pretended not to __notice__，and naturally held him.One day he said，“In case of an emergency，I do not __want__to be kept alive by any medical means.I’ve made an official will for that __situation__.”
A month later he had a heart attack.In the emergency room，__again__，he told me his wish.He was __uncomfortable__with intensive care(重症护理)，but he still had his sense of __humor__，asking me，“Does this mean we can’t keep our lunch date tomorrow？”Then he turned toward the wall next to his bed，and __refused__to look at me.There was a miserable silence between us.Then he said，“I don’t want you to __remember__me as a helpless old man.__Promise__you won’t，darling！And please go now.”
Those were my father’s last __words__.I had regretted not holding his hand and telling him of my love as he had passed on，__until__a dream set me free.My father came to visit me in the dream and told me his __side__of the story：
I’m telling you the truth，my darling daughter.I __know__you love me as I love you.And I did not want you there __at__my death.That was what you wanted，not what I wanted.My death was __perfect__，just the way it was.There are two sides to everything－__even__death