双语有声阅读：你对孩子的所有记忆

 All you remember about your child being seven is the carpool schedule.

 

You learned to apply makeup¹ in two minutes and brush your teeth in the rearview mirror ,

 

because the only time you had to yourself was when you were stopped at red lights.

 

You considered painting your car yellow and posting a "taxi" sign on the lawn next to the garage door.

 

You remember people staring at you, the few times you were out of the car,

 

because you kept flexing² your foot and making acceleration³ noises.

 

You wished for the day your child would learn how to drive.

 

All you remember about your child being ten is managing the school fund raisers.

 

You sold wrapping paper for paint, T shirts for new furniture,

 

and magazine subscriptions⁴ for shade trees in the school playground.

 

You remember storing a hundred cases of candy bars in the garage to sell so the school band could get new uniforms,

 

and how they melted together on an unseasonably warm spring afternoon.

 

You wished your child would grow out of playing an instrument.

 

孩子7岁时,你所记得的,是合伙用车的时间安排。

 

你学会了在两分钟内化完妆,照着汽车后视镜刷牙,

 

因为你能给你自己找出的时间就只有汽车停在红灯前的那小段。

 

你想过把你的车子漆成黄色,并在车库门旁的草坪上立一个" 出租车"的标志牌。　

 

你记得有几次你下车后,人们盯着你,　　

 

因为你不断用脚踩油门加速,制造噪音。

 

你多希望孩子有一天能学会开车。

 

孩子10岁时,你所记得的,是怎么组织学校的募捐者。

 

你们为重新粉刷学校兜售包装纸,为购置新家具兜售体恤衫,

 

为在学校操场上种植遮阳树劝人订阅各种杂志。

 

你记得你在车库里存放了上百盒糖果等待出售,得到钱后学校的乐队就可以购置新制服,

 

可是那些糖果竟在一个暖和得过头的春天的下午全都融化在一起了。

 

你多希望孩子长大,不再演奏什么乐器了。

1 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

2 flexing   

n.挠曲，可挠性v.屈曲( flex的现在分词 )；弯曲；（为准备大干而）显示实力；摩拳擦掌

参考例句：

• Flexing particular muscles allows snakes to move in several ways. 可弯曲的特殊的肌肉使蛇可以用几种方式移动。 来自电影对白
• China has become an economic superpower and is flexing its muscles. 中国已经成为了一个经济巨人而且在展示他的肌肉。 来自互联网

3 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

4 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》