英語翻譯
In the doorway of my home,I looked closely at my 23­year­old son,Daniel.In a few hours he would be flying to France to__1__a different life.It was a transitional(過渡的)time in Daniel’s life.I wanted to__2__him some words of significance.But nothing came from my lips,and this was not the__3__time I had let such moments pass.
\x05When Daniel was five,I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He asked,“What is it going to be like,Dad?Can I do it?”Then he walked__4__the steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade later,a similar__5__played itself out.I drove him to college.As I started to leave,I tried to think of something to say to give him__6__and confidence as he started this new stage of life.Again,words__7__me.
\x05Now,as I stood before him,I thought of those__8__opportunities.How many times have I let such moments__9__?I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has__10__to me.Or what he might__11__to face in the years ahead.Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
\x05What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?__12__as I stood before Daniel,I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet I always__13__never hearing him put his__14__into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so__15__to tell a son something from the heart?
\x05My mouth turned dry,and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.“Daniel,” I said,“if I could have picked,I would have picked you.” That’ s all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment,the world__16__,and there were just Daniel and me.He was saying something,but tears misted my eyes,and I couldn’ t understand what he was saying.All I was__17__of was the stubble(短須 )on his chin as his face pressed__18__mine.What I had said to Daniel was__19__.It was nothing.And yet,it was__20__.
1．A.experience 2 .B．give 3．B．first 4．D．up5．B．6．A.interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction解析：選C。7．A.failed B．discouragedC．struck D．troubled解析：選A。8．A.future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost解析：選D。9．A.last B．pass C．fly D．10．A.counted B．meant C．valued D．cared解析：選B。11．A.think B．want C．expect D．wish解析：選C。12.A.But B．And C．Instead D．So解析：選A。13．A.wondered B.regretted C．minded D．tried解析：選B。14．A.views B．a(chǎn)ctions C．feelings D．a(chǎn)ttitudes解析：選C。15．A.important B．essential C．hard D．complex解析：選C。16．A.disappeared B．changedCprogressed D．a(chǎn)dvanced解析：選A。17．A.sensitive Bconvinced C．a(chǎn)ware D．tired解析：選C18．A.by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．with解析：選B。19．A.clumsy B．gentle C．a(chǎn)bsurd D．moving解析：選A。20．A.none B．a(chǎn)ll C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything解析：選D。