父亲节：如何低调说”我爱你”

 　　The supermarket card aisle¹ is the best place to find the most cloying² poetic³ mush you'll ever read. The problem is, your dad already knows that he lovingly taught you / The lessons you would later need / And his wisdom helped shape / The life you would later lead. Probably. Actually, maybe you've never had a thorough discussion about how you really, truly feel. But that's fine. Don't start now.

　　如果你想要找到一段缠绵悱恻，充满诗意，略带感伤的父亲节祝福语，超市里的贺卡货架将是最好的选择。可是问题来了，你的爸爸早就知道他“以父爱教导你/在日后所需的道理/以智慧塑造你/在未来所画的轨迹”。事实上，你和爸爸可能从来没有深入的谈过自己对对方的感情。不过这不要紧。没必要现在开始煽情。

　　小编按：现在开始，写张贺卡送给他吧！

　　父亲节

　　1.Father's Day is simple.

　　父亲节是一个简单直接的节日。

　　Hi dad. I got you a card.

　　嗨，老爹！我送你张贺卡！

　　card

　　2.All you need to do is send a nice card ...Like this one ...

　　你只需要准备一张好看的贺卡……就像这张……

　　——Dad, you are my father.

　　爸爸，你是我的父亲。（果然是简单粗暴……）

　　know

　　3.To let Dad know you appreciate him ...

　　让他知道，你感激他……

　　——Dad, thanks for the taxi service.

　　——粑粑，谢谢你给我当司机。

　　stuff

　　4. And the stuff he's done for you.

　　也感激他为你做过的事。

　　——FACT: The average father will kill 9680 spiders in his lifetime.

　　小趣闻：每个父亲在一生的时间里所杀死的蜘蛛的平均数是9680只。

　　horrid⁴

　　5.Especially if you were a horrible kid ...

　　尤其如果你曾是一个坏小孩的话……

　　——Dear Dad，

　　亲爱的爸爸：

　　Remember my teenage years?

　　还记得我十几岁的时候吗？

　　My bad.

　　是我不好。

　　still

　　6.Or if you still are!

　　或者，如果你现在仍是一个坏小孩的话！

　　——Dad, you will always be my ATM.

　　爸爸，你永远都是我的自动取款机！

　　Aww

　　7.Aww.

　　哎哟，不错哟。

　　——Dad, you are my favorite laundry folder⁵.

　　爸爸，我最喜欢你给我叠的衣服啦。

　　reason

　　8. And there's certainly a reason to celebrate.

　　父亲节当然是个值得庆祝的日子。

　　——Dad, I puggin' love you.

　　爸爸我爱你，就像小狗爱大狗。

　　gushy

　　8.Despite your lack of gushy sentiment, Father's Day is nice.

　　虽然你不喜欢肉麻兮兮的煽情，不过父亲节还是个好日子嘛。

　　——I love you, Dad.

　　——爸爸，我爱你。

　　But we don't have to talk about it.

　　不过我们没必要说出来。

　　call

　　10.So give Dad a call. Take him to dinner. Talk about the weather, or his parenting skills ...

　　所以，给爸爸打个电话，请他吃顿饭。跟他聊聊天气，或者他虐你的事迹……

　　——I promise I didn't use your money to buy you this card.

　　我保证我送你的这张卡片没花你的工资哟。

1 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

2 cloying   

adj.甜得发腻的

参考例句：

• Her cheap,cloying scent enveloped him.她那廉价香水甜腻熏人的气味一下子包围了他。
• His particular trademark is a cute and cloying sentimentality.他独特的标志是做作的、让人反感的多愁善感。

3 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

4 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

5 folder   

n.纸夹，文件夹

参考例句：

• Peter returned the plan and charts to their folder.彼得把这份计划和表格放回文件夹中。
• He draws the document from its folder.他把文件从硬纸夹里抽出来。