英文歌曲：A father's love 父亲的爱

He says "I love you" haltingly.

But somehow those three little words

但不知道为什么这小小的三个字

Are the hardest ones to share.

却最难与人分享

And fathers say "I love you"

而父亲说"我爱你"

In ways that words can't match--

用言语没法比拟的方式

With tender bed time stories

或是温和地在床头讲故事

Or a friendly game of catch!

或是一场友好的捉迷藏游戏

You can see the words "I love you"

你可以看到"我爱你"这些字

In a father's boyish eyes

从父亲孩子起的眼睛里

When he runs home,all excited,

当他兴奋地跑回家

With a poorly wrapped surprise.

脸上带着难以掩饰的惊喜

A father says "I love you"

父亲说"我爱你"

With his strong helping¹ hands

用他强有力的援助之手

With a smile when you're in trouble

用他的微笑帮你度过难关

With the way he understands.

用他所理解的方式

He says "I love you" haltingly.

他踌躇地说"我爱你"

With awkward² tenderness--

带着笨拙的温柔

It's hard to help a four-year-old into a party dress!

帮一个四岁小孩穿上派对礼服实在是不容易!

He speaks his love unselfishly

他无私地表达他的爱

By giving all he can

付出他的全部

To make some secret dream come true.

让心底的梦想成真

Or follow through a plan.

或追求一个计划

A father's seldom-spoken love

父亲很少说出口的爱

Sounds clearly through the years--

随着光阴流逝变得清晰

Sometimes in peals³ of laughter,

有时在响亮的笑声中

Sometimes through happy tears.

有时在欢乐的泪水中

Perhaps they have to speak their love

可能他们表达他们的爱

In a fashion all their own.

只能用自己的方式

Because the love that fathers feel

因为父亲的爱

Is too big for words alone!

帮一个四岁小孩穿上派对礼服实在是不容易!

He speaks his love unselfishly

他无私地表达他的爱

By giving all he can

付出他的全部

To make some secret dream come true.

让心底的梦想成真

Or follow through a plan.

或追求一个计划

A father's seldom-spoken love

父亲很少说出口的爱

Sounds clearly through the years--

随着光阴流逝变得清晰

Sometimes in peals of laughter,

有时在响亮的笑声中

Sometimes through happy tears.

有时在欢乐的泪水中

Perhaps they have to speak their love

可能他们表达他们的爱

In a fashion all their own.

只能用自己的方式

Because the love that fathers feel

因为父亲的爱

Is too big for words alone!

帮一个四岁小孩穿上派对礼服实在是不容易!

He speaks his love unselfishly

他无私地表达他的爱

By giving all he can

付出他的全部

To make some secret dream come true.

让心底的梦想成真

Or follow through a plan.

或追求一个计划

A father's seldom-spoken love

父亲很少说出口的爱

Sounds clearly through the years--

随着光阴流逝变得清晰

Sometimes in peals of laughter,

有时在响亮的笑声中

Sometimes through happy tears.

有时在欢乐的泪水中

Perhaps they have to speak their love

可能他们表达他们的爱

In a fashion all their own.

只能用自己的方式

Because the love that fathers feel

因为父亲的爱

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

3 peals   

n.（声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 )；隆隆声；洪亮的钟声；钟乐v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起来。
• She went into fits/peals of laughter. 她发出阵阵笑声。 来自辞典例句