重点词汇

　　autism n.孤独症，自我中心主义

　　deprive vt. 剥夺，夺去，使丧失

　　chitchat n.闲谈，聊天

　　relish有滋味;有…的味道

　　stream 流，流动;

　　CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS

　　by Stephanie Adair—Louisiana

　　Every day, upon picking up my 11-year-old son from school, I would ask, "How was your day?" For years, I got the same response—"Fine, fine"—with no eye contact. His autism, it seemed, was going to deprive me of the normal chitchat parents unconsciously relish.

　　One early spring afternoon, I asked the question, expecting the same answer. "How was your day?" My son replied, "Good, good." Then he looked at me and said, "How was your day, Mom?" With tears streaming down my face, I said, "It’s really good—the best day ever."

　　明亮的双眼，充实的内心

　　每天，当我从学校接我11岁的儿子时，我会问：“你今天过得怎么样？”多年来，我得到了同样的回应——“很好，很好”——没有眼神接触。他的自闭，几乎要剥夺我作为父母和孩子之间聊天的乐趣。

　　一个初春的下午，我又问了同样的问题，期待着同样的答案。“你今天过得怎么样？”儿子回答说：“很好，很好。”然后他看着我说：“你今天过得怎么样，?妈妈？”我瞬间泪流满面，说：“今天真是我过的最好的一天。”