张紫轩

A long time ago， in April， when I was eight， Dad took me fishing. And it was fine to me if it was cold， or if there was still snow on the road.

很久以前，在我八岁那一年的四月，爸爸带我去钓鱼。无论天冷不冷，路上有没有雪，我都没意见。

“Help me find my warm shoes？” I asked. And he did. Then I helped Dad make my favorite food. “Wheres my bag？” I asked. He found it for me.

“能帮我找找我的保暖鞋吗？”我问道。他帮我找到了，然后我帮爸爸做了我最爱吃的食物。我问道：“我的背包呢？”他也帮我找到了。

“This is how Im going to get a fish，” I said. I showed my birthday gift—a new fishing rod1， swung2 it around， and broke3 the water glass from the kitchen table. Then he helped me clean up the kitchen.

“我就这样去钓鱼。”我说。我展示了一下我的生日礼物——一根新钓竿，挥舞着，却把厨房桌子上的水杯打碎了。然后他只好帮我收拾厨房。

Mom just stood. I dont think she was sad. Just happy her boys were going fishing together， anywhere out of the house.

妈妈只是站在那里。我想她并不伤心，只是很高兴她的男孩们一起出了家门去随便哪个地方钓鱼了。

We put many things in our pickup truck4. First my fishing rod was too long in the front. So I put it in the back. Then I put our bags with sandwiches and water right beside it. I forgot our fishing box with some lures5， but Dad didnt. He gave the green box to me.

我们往卡车里放了很多东西。首先，我的鱼竿太长了，在前面放不下，所以我把它放在了后面。然后，我把我们的背包、三明治和水就放在了它旁边。我忘了我们装着鱼饵的钓鱼箱，但爸爸没忘。他把那个绿色箱子拿给了我。

The road was full of stones6. And they flew behind us. But I couldnt see much. Then we hit a huge stone. “My fishing rod！” I shouted， as I saw it jump from the truck. Dad stopped the car and I flew across the seat.

路上到处都是石头，它们在我们身后飞来飞去，但我看不清楚，然后我们撞到了一块大石头。“我的钓竿！”我喊道，因為我看到它从卡车上掉了下去。爸爸停下车，我飞快跳下座位。

“I saw it fly across that ditch7，” I said. Dad went down and went on some ice. “Dont get wet8！” I shouted. But he did.

“我看见它飞过了那条沟。”我说。爸爸下去了，走到冰面上。“别弄湿了！”我喊道。但是，他已经弄湿了。

Soon dad came back with my gift. It was broken and was shorter than before. After starting on our way， I could now keep my fishing rod in my lap9. And I stopped crying.

很快，爸爸带着我的礼物回来了。它断了，比之前短了。开始上路后，我可以把鱼竿放在腿上了，而且我也不哭了。

Its hard to try and be a man when your birthday gift tries to fly then gets broken. At least it fit inside the front of the truck. “Does that mean I cant go fishing？” I asked.

当你的生日礼物飞了起来，然后又被折断的时候，想要成为一个坚强的男人是很难的。不过至少它可以放在卡车的前面。“这是不是意味着我钓不成鱼了？”我问道。

“No，” Dad answered. “Im going to show you another way to fish，” he said. “Just like my own dad showed me.”

“不是。”爸爸回答。“我要告诉你另一种钓鱼的方法。……