父亲节写一篇英语作文【实用20篇】

Today is fathers day, when I went to school, I heard my classmates were

discussing about what to buy for their fathers. Some suggested to buy food,

others wanted to do something special by themselves. At last, an idea occurred

to my mind, I could cook a dinner for my father. So I rushed home after class.

My mother was preparing dinner. I told her my idea and she supported me. I did

as what my mother told me. I washed the food and then cut the meat and

vegetable. I learned it was not easy to cook a meal. I finished two dishes

finally. My father was very happy to taste them. It was such a special

surprise.

Mother! Mother! My dear mother! You in this world is how great, how selfless, in this decade, you to make me happy in this beautiful world of peace and enjoy life, dont know how much hard work and sweat. You are like a beautiful angel, in my life, for me to add to my glory, to my charm.

Mother! Oh! My dear mother! Before I come to this world, you dont know how much time you have to suffer in the hospital room, and I was born in your belly. I have heard you say that I am an underbelly, and I can imagine that I must be as naughty as a boy in your stomach, which has given you a lot of pain.

Mother, you are like a blue sky, I am that bird flying freely in the sky, soaring in your broad arms. It is you who gave me so many tenderness that I am happy and healthy.

Mother! I want to say to you: "I love you! Thank you for making me happy and healthy and make me learn to be a human being.

Dear Dad，

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Fathers Day cards. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I selected and read, and selected and read again, it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

Youll soon be 42 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Fathers Days together. I havent always been with you on Fathers Day nor have I been with you for all of your birthdays. It wasnt because I didnt want to be with you. Ive always been with you in my heart but sometimes life gets in the way.

亲爱的爸爸：

今天我在商场的时候, 我读了好长时间的有关“父亲节”的贺卡。那些卡片上面的文字很特别，也或多或少地表达出了我对您的感受。我挑选读过一次后，又挑选读了一遍，但是那并不是一张贺卡所能表达出我想对您说的话的。

爸爸，很快您就要42岁了，您和我也将度过这第55个“父亲节”。“父亲节”的那天，我总是不能和您在一起，连您过生日的时候我也是这样，但是这并不是因为我不想陪在您身边。其实，在我心中，我总是和您在一起。不过，有的时候，生活也会有差错。

My father is the best person in the world. He cares about me so much. No

matter how busy he is, he always makes out some time to play with me. Now

Father’s Day is coming soon. I want to give him a surprise. So from now on, I

need to save some money. When the time is coming, I can surprise him.

明天就是父亲节，我想给爸爸送两份礼物。

Its fathers day tomorrow, I want to give my father gave two gifts.

中午，我趁大家睡午觉的时候，我拿出五十元的零花钱去买礼物，一到了花店，我却不知道要买哪一种，我这看看那看看，终于找到了合适的花，把钱给了老板。我又去买了几包折许愿星的纸，回到了家，我把花插进了花瓶，在里面加点水，便把花藏到没人注意的地方。花弄好以后，我就开始折许愿星，每一颗星星里我都写了一个祝福，一颗星，两颗星······共折了一百七十九颗，别看这些小小的星星，但每颗星星里都包含着我对爸爸的祝福。许愿星折完后，我把它放在一个精美的小礼盒里，期待着明天能快点到来。

At noon, I took advantage of a moment when you take a nap, I come up with fifty yuan pocket money to buy a gift, a flower shop, but I dont know which one to buy, I see that look, finally found the right to spend money to the boss. I went to buy a few packets of paper folding a wishing star, came back home, I put the flowers in the vase on the inside, add water, put the flowers did not pay attention to where to hide. Flowers after, I began to break the wish upon a star, every star I have written a blessing, a star, two stars, a total of one hundred and seventy-nine pieces of broken, dont look at those little stars, but each star are filled with my fathers blessing. Wish upon a star. After that, I put it in a beautiful little gift, looking forward to tomorrow will come.

第二天清晨六点钟，我悄悄地走进房间，我把花和许愿星放在了桌上，我便走出了房间。慢慢的香味便弥漫了整个房间，爸爸被香味给熏醒了，发现上面还写着：爸爸父亲节快乐。爸爸脸上露出了笑脸。

The second day early in the morning at six oclock, I walked into the room quietly, I put the flowers and the wish upon a star on the table, and I walked out of the room. Slowly fragrance filled the room, my father was fragrant smoke woke up to find it, he wrote: happy fathers day. Father face smiles.

If you ask me, who Loved Me? I must answer, of course, is my favorite dad.

Rained today, can give my father to buy clothes and shoes was sent ah, looking forward to a father from Monday through Fathers Day, it is also going to rain!

I put on my raincoat firm ran home, half an hour later to the home, and even locked the door. At this time the rain had stopped it! Dad called, he says that they are mother and pouring it. And quickly went to where to find them. I shouted a voice:

I help my father lift tube, put the finished pouring tube turn up north. Finally, my shoes are wet, but I am still very happy. Mom and Dad did not think Id come to help, but also very happy. I think as long as Mom and Dad need us, we stay with them, even if we do not buy a gift, they will be very happy.

Fathers Day, I accompanied my father had, he was pleased, and I am even more happy.

Fathers Day, Fathers Day is not just that we have to think in the end the lack of what Mom and Dad? Mom and Dad need us, we are in front of it? Thanksgiving Dad, Thanksgiving mother. Fathers Day, you stay with your parents yet?

Fifty yars ago this spring w plantd kohlrabi togthr in a gardn in Charls City, Iowa.  I didn’t know thn that I would rmmbr that day for th rst of my lif. This wk, w’ll plant kohlrabi togthr again, prhaps for th last tim but I hop not. I don’t undrstand why planting kohlrabi with you is so important to m but it is. And th funny thing about it is, wll, I don’t know quit how to tll you this, Dad...I don’t vn lik kohlrabi...but I lik planting it with you.  I guss what I’m trying to say, Dad, is what vry son and daughtr wants to say to thir Dad today. Honoring a Fathr on Fathr’s Day is about mor than a Dad who brings hom a paychck, shars a dinnr tabl, and attnds school functions, graduations, and wddings. It isn’t vn so much about kohlrabi, ’54 Chvrolts, and fly-fishing. It’s mor about unconditionally loving childrn who ar snotty and stubborn, who know vrything and won’t listn to anyon. It’s about rspct and sharing and accptanc and tolranc and giving and taking. It’s about loving somon mor than words can say，and it’s wishing that it nvr had to nd.  I lov you, Dad.

Fathers Day is a holiday to celebrate fatherhood and parenting by males, just as Mothers Day celebrates motherhood. Typically giving gifts to fathers and celebrating as a family is the main event of the day. Fathers Day is celebrated on different days in different countries.

Fathers Day exists almost all over the world to honor and commemorate fathers or forefathers. In the Roman Catholic tradition, Fathers Day is celebrated on Saint Josephs Day, March 19, though in most countries Fathers Day is a secular celebration.

In recent years, retailers have adapted to the holiday by selling male-oriented gifts such as electronics and tools. Schools and other childrens programs commonly have activities to make Fathers Day gifts.

In the United States, the driving force behind the establishment of the celebration of Fathers Day was Mrs Sonora Smart Dodd, born in Creston, Washington. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent raised his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by Anna Jarviss efforts to establish Mothers Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her fathers death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. The first Fathers Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane.

Unofficial support from such figures as William Jennings Bryan was immediate and widespread. President Woodrow Wilson was personally feted by his family in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge recommended it as a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made Fathers Day a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

父亲节是一个节日来庆祝父亲和育儿男性,就像母亲节庆祝母亲节。通常赠送礼物来庆祝父亲和家庭的主要事件。父亲节是在不同的国家在不同的日子庆祝。

父亲节的存在几乎世界各地的纪念,纪念父亲或祖先。在罗马天主教传统,父亲节是庆祝圣约瑟夫的一天,3月19日,尽管在大多数国家父亲节是一个世俗的庆祝活动。

近年来,零售商已经适应了假日销售以男性为主导的电子设备和工具等礼物。学校和其他孩子的项目通常有活动让父亲节礼物。

在美国,背后的推动力量建立父亲节的庆祝活动是索诺拉智能多德夫人,华盛顿出生于中地定居下来。她的父亲,内战老兵威廉杰克逊聪明,作为一个单亲举起了他的六个孩子在斯波坎,华盛顿。她的灵感来自安娜贾维斯的努力建立母亲节。虽然她最初建议6月5日的周年纪念她的父亲死后,她没有向组织者提供足够的时间来安排,和庆祝活动延期到6月的第三个星期日。第一个父亲节是庆祝6月19日,1910年,在斯波坎。

非官方支持等人物威廉•詹宁斯•布莱恩是直接和普遍。伍德罗·威尔逊总统在1916年亲自款待了他的家人。总统卡尔文柯立芝建议它作为1924年国定假日。1966年,林登·约翰逊总统父亲节假期是6月的第三个星期日庆祝。假期直到1972年才正式承认,在总统理查德·尼克松。

The first fathers day was in June, 5th, 1910, United Stated. In 1909, a

lady called Bruce Dodd put forward that people should establish father’s day. At

that time, people only celebrated the mothers day, but nobody celebrate

fathers day yet. Lady Dodd had lost her mother when she was very young, her

father raised her grew up. Lady Dodd was so thankful for what her father had

done for her that she wrote a letter to the government. In the letter, she

appeals to establish the fathers day. The government accepted her suggestion

and decided that the third Sunday of June is the national father’s day. In 1972,

the president Nixon had passed the law and agreed that the father’s day is on

June the third Sunday. From this year, the world started to celebrate father’s

day.

On this special day, the children usually dedicate flowers to their

fathers. The red roses to those who still alive, while the white ones to the

fallings. Fathers always are considered being the central of the whole family.

Without father in the family, home may feel insecure. The father always fights

for the family and support the family. On this day, we can do something for our

fathers. For instance, we can make a breakfast for them, or buy them a nice tie.

We should spend more time with our father, show our love to them.

The father’s day is coming, take this chance, and tell our fathers that we

love him. Happy father’s day!

Almost every kid will be asked the question of whom do you like better,

your mother or your father. There is no doubt that mother is very great as she

gives you the life, while father is also of importance. Father’s Day is invented

to show gratitude to fathers. Its coming has a story.

The first person to propose the idea of Father’s Day was Mrs. Dodd in 1906.

She wanted a special day to honor her father, whose wife passed away many years

ago. At first, Mrs. Dodd wanted Father’s Day to be celebrated on her father’s

birthday, but later President Johnson signed a paper to declare the third Sunday

of June was Father’s Day. Since then, it became an international day. It is not

only to honor one’s father, but also the fathers of all the people.

Father’s Day reminds people to show gratitude to their fathers, who loves

you all the time and no matter what difficulty you meet, he will stand by your

side. So however busy we are, we should call them now and then.

英语作文：

Tomorrow is fathers day, I want to send two gifts for dad.

I take everyone to take a nap at noon, I took out fifty yuan pocket money to buy a gift, to the flower shop, I dont know which one to buy, this I see that look, finally found the right flowers, gave the money to the boss. I went and bought several packets of paper folding wishing star, came home, I put the flowers in the vase, add some water inside, then hid the flowers where nobody pay attention to. Ok so, I started to fold the wishing star, every star, I wrote a blessing, a star, the two stars were folded · · · · · · one hundred and seventy-nine, dont look at these small stars, but each star in with my blessing to my father. Wishing star after the discount, I put it in a nice little gift box, can look forward to come tomorrow.

Early the next morning at six o clock, I quietly walked into the room, I put the flowers and wishing star on the table, I was out of the room. Slowly fragrance filled the room, dad was smoked aroma woke up and found it still reads: dad happy fathers day. Dad smiled on his face.

中文翻译：

明天就是父亲节，我想给爸爸送两份礼物。

中午，我趁大家睡午觉的时候，我拿出五十元的零花钱去买礼物，一到了花店，我却不知道要买哪一种，我这看看那看看，终于找到了合适的花，把钱给了老板。我又去买了几包折许愿星的纸，回到了家，我把花插进了花瓶，在里面加点水，便把花藏到没人注意的地方。花弄好以后，我就开始折许愿星，每一颗星星里我都写了一个祝福，一颗星，两颗星······共折了一百七十九颗，别看这些小小的星星，但每颗星星里都包含着我对爸爸的祝福。许愿星折完后，我把它放在一个精美的小礼盒里，期待着明天能快点到来。

第二天清晨六点钟，我悄悄地走进房间，我把花和许愿星放在了桌上，我便走出了房间。慢慢的香味便弥漫了整个房间，爸爸被香味给熏醒了，发现上面还写着：爸爸父亲节快乐。爸爸脸上露出了笑脸。

Father‘s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother‘s Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time.

The origins of the celebrati on are American and it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife died giving birth to their sixth child. He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly unusual back in those days.

His daughter, Sonora Dodd, realised when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually at church one day, listening to a sermon on Mother‘s Day. She thought there should also be a Father‘s Day celebration.

And so the tradition was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora‘s father‘s death. Britain took the idea of Father‘s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated officially since the 1970s

Today is the fathers day,I want to buy a gift for my dad .

今天是父亲节，我想为爸爸买个礼物。

I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Fathers Day cards. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I selected and read, and selected and read again, it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

今天我在商场的时候, 我读了好长时间的有关“父亲节”的贺卡。那些卡片上面的文字很特别，也或多或少地表达出了我对您的感受。我挑选读过一次后，又挑选读了一遍，但那并不是一张贺卡所能表达出我想对您说的话的。

Youll soon be 42 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Fathers Days together. I havent always been with you on Fathers Day nor have I been with you for all of your birthdays. It wasnt because I didnt want to be with you. Ive always been with you in my heart but sometimes life gets in the way.

爸爸，很快您就要42岁了，您和我也将度过这第55个“父亲节”。“父亲节”的那天，我总是不能和您在一起，连您过生日的时候我也是这样，但这并不是因为我不想陪在您身边。其实，在我心里，我总是和您在一起。不过，有的时候，生活也会有差错。

Happy Fathers Day,my dear dad.

父亲节快乐，我亲爱的爸爸。

my father

I think my father is a kind man,he love help people,and always forget to do something for himself.He has a good sence of humor,yes,I like that.That always make us happy.

I think he is a friend of mine.Because he always talk with me.I often feel I am not his daughter but his friend.

I think that my father is a good father and also a good worker.He works very hard.So he can’t play with me or my mum for long time.He think work will make him happy because work has many funny.So he always teaches me:don’t think work is a hard thing.

My father has many hobby.For example,he like reading,and he also like play computer game.He use his hobby to realx.He can feel very happy if he work,and also play.

He is a good man,isn’t he?

Dear Dad：

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards。 They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you。 Yet as I selected and read， and selected and read again， it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you。

You’ll soon be 84 years old， Dad， and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Days together。 I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day nor have I been with you for all of your birthdays。 It wasn’t because I didn’t want to be with you。 I’ve always been with you in my heart but sometimes life gets in the way。

The day after tomorrow, that is, on June 20. Is fathers day! You ready to give dad what gift? As I give you advice?

Most of his father likes to stay up late at night watching the game, if you also like me, is a small fan, then follow your father the old fans watching a wonderful game!

If your dad doesnt like football, and the day is not at home, that you will take advantage of this opportunity, your dads shoes, socks, clothes... Take out all washing!

But if you do the coolie live, will help your dad to quit smoking! Not a lifetime all dont let father smoking, but in this days, dont let father smoking again, and said to him: "today is fathers day, you cant smoke, smoking is harmful to health!"

Again, if your father is a do not smoke, drink, people who do not like football, then you can help my father to reduce a little to work, if your father is a man at night to write files or something, then you can help my father rushed a cup of coffee or tea!

Anyway, fathers day, be sure to let dad healthy and happy!

So, my gift to good, are you prepared to on fathers day to dad what kind of surprise?

后天，也就是6月20日。就是父亲节了!大家准备给爸爸什么礼物呢?不如我给大家提提意见吧?

大部分的爸爸都喜欢晚上熬夜看球赛，如果你也像我一样，是个小小的球迷，那么就跟随你的爸爸这个老球迷看一场精彩的球赛吧!

如果你的爸爸不喜欢足球，而且这天还不在家，那你就趁着时机，把爸爸的鞋子、袜子、衣服……都拿出来洗一洗吧!

但如果你干不了这样的苦力活，就帮你的爸爸戒烟吧!不是一辈子都不让爸爸吸烟，而是在这一天内，不让爸爸再吸烟，并对他说：“今天是父亲节，您不能吸烟，吸烟有害健康的!”

再如果，你爸爸是个不吸烟、不喝酒，不爱看足球的人，那你就帮助爸爸减轻一点工作吧，如果你爸爸是个晚上要写文件或者什么的人，那你就帮爸爸冲一杯咖啡或者茶吧!

反正，父亲节这天，一定要让爸爸健康、快乐!

那么，我的礼物想好了，你们准备在父亲节这天给爸爸怎样的惊喜呢?

yesterday was father＇s day. i had planned to give my father a present. but i didn＇t remember it until in the morning.it was too late to post a card to him. so i decided to buy something. when i was in the department store. i found it was not easy for me to choose something right for him. suddenly i got an idea. i ran home and opened my computer. i made a beautiful card and mailed him through the internet. then i began to make supper. when father came home, he was very glad to find a big meal on the table. then i asked him to check his e-mail. he was amazed to find a beautiful card in his e-mail-box.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .

The origin of Fathers Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Fathers Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.

Regardless of when the first true Fathers Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. She thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.

After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her fathers birthday.

That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Fathers Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.

In early times, wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Fathers Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a deceased dad. J.H. Berringer, who also held Fathers Day celebrations in Washington State as early as 1912, chose a white lilac as the Fathers Day Flower.

States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Fathers Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations."

Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Fathers Day and put the official stamp on a celebration that was going on for almost half a century.

When children cant visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are whimsical(奇形怪状的，异想天开的)so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

世界上的第一个父亲节，1910年诞生在美国，是由住在美国华盛顿州斯波坎的布鲁斯多德夫人倡导的，多德夫人的母亲在生育第六个孩子时，因难产而死。

The worlds first fathers day, was born in 1910 in USA, is advocated by Bruce in Spokane in America Washington, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Dodds mother gave birth to sixth children, died in childbirth.

多德夫人的父亲威廉斯马特先生曾参加过南北战争，他在妻子过世后，独自一人在华盛顿州东部的一个乡下农场，承担起抚养、教育六个孩子的重任。

Mrs Dodds father Mr. William Smart participated in the civil war, he was after his wife died, alone on a rural farm in eastern Washington state, take on the responsibility of raising six children, education.

多德夫人在家中排行老二，亦是家里唯一的女孩。女性的细心特质，让她更能体会父亲的辛劳，斯马特先生白天辛劳地工作，晚上回家还要照料家务与每一个孩子的生活。经过几十年的辛苦，儿女们终于长大成人，当子女们盼望能让斯马特先生好好安享晚年之际，斯马特先生却因多年的过度劳累于1909年辞世。

Mrs. Dodd ranked second child at home, is also the only girl in the family. The female character carefully, let her be able to understand his fathers hard work, Mr Smarts hard work during the day, at home to take care of the household and the life of every child. After decades of hard work, the children finally grown up, when the children are looking forward to allow Mr Smart to enjoy the old age comes, Mr. Smart was due to years of overwork died in 1909.

1909年斯马特先生辞世之年，当多德夫人参加完教会的母亲节感恩礼拜后，她特别想念父亲。多德夫人心中明白，她的父亲在养育儿女过程中所付出的爱和艰辛，并不亚于任何一个母亲。多德夫人将她的感受告诉给教会的瑞马士牧师，希望能有一个特别的日子，纪念全天下伟大的父亲。

MR smart died 1909 years, when Mrs. Dodd attended the churchs mothers Day Thanksgiving week, she particularly miss father. Mrs Dodd knew, her father to pay in the parenting process for love and hardships, is not less than that of a mother. Mrs. Dodd will tell her to the Church of the rasmus, hoping that there will be a special day, to commemorate the world great father.

她的这一想法得到了牧师的赞许，同时得到了各教会组织的支持。多德夫人随即写信向市长与州政府表达了自己的想法，并建议以她父亲的生日——每年的6月5日作为父亲节，斯波坎市市长与华盛顿州州长公开表示赞成。州政府采纳这一建议的同时，把节期改在6月的第三个星期日。

This idea has been praised her pastor, and got the support of various church organizations. Mrs. Dodd immediately wrote a letter to the mayor and the state government to express their ideas, and proposed to her fathers birthday, June 5th of each year as the fathers day, the mayor and the governor of the state of Washington Spokane said publicly in favor of. The government accepted the proposal at the same time, the change in the third Sunday of June.

1910年6月19日多德夫人所在的华盛顿州斯波坎市，举行了全世界的第一次父亲节庆祝活动，在差不多的时间里，美国各地其它城镇的人们也开始庆祝“父亲节”。

In June 19, 1910 Mrs Dodd of Spokane Washington, held the worlds first fathers Day celebration, at the same time, people in other cities and towns across the United States began to celebrate fathers day".

I think my father is a kind man， he love help people， and always forget to do something for himself. He has a good sence of humor， yes， I like that. That always make us happy.

I think he is a friend of mine. Because he always talk with me. I often feel I am not his daughter but his friend.

I think that my father is a good father and also a good worker. He works very hard. So he cant play with me or my mum for long time. He think work will make him happy because work has many funny. So he always teaches me： dont think work is a hard thing.

My father has many hobby. For example， he like reading， and he also like play computer game. He use his hobby to realx. He can feel very happy if he work， and also play.

He is a good man， isnt he?

You’ll soon be 84 years old,Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Days together. I haven’t always been with you on Father’s Day nor have I been with you for all of your birthdays. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to be with you. I’ve always been with you in my heart but sometimes life gets in the way.

今天我在商场的时候, 我读了好长时间的有关“父亲节”的贺卡。那些卡片上面的文字很特别，也或多或少地表达出了我对您的感受。我挑选读过一次后，又挑选读了一遍，但那并不是一张贺卡所能表达出我想对您说的话的。爸爸，很快您就要84岁了，您和我也将度过这第55个“父亲节”。“父亲节”的那天，我总是不能和您在一起，连您过生日的时候我也是这样，但这并不是因为我不想陪在您身边。其实，在我心里，我总是和您在一起。不过，有的时候，生活也会有差错。

You know, Dad, there was a time when we were not only separated by the generation gap but completely polarized by it. You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other, father and daughter split apart by age and experience, opinions, hairstyles, cosmetics, clothing, curfews, music, and boys.

The Father-Daughter Duel of ’54 shifted into high gear when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the ‘54 Chevy whether you liked it or not. The police officer who escorted me home after you reported the Chevy stolen late one evening was too young to understand father-daughter politics and too old to have much tolerance for a snotty 16 year old. You were so decent about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.Our relationship improved immensely when I married a man you liked, and things really turned around when we begin making babies right and left. We didn’t have a television set, you know, and we had to entertain ourselves somehow. I didn’t know what to expect of you and Mom as grandparents but I didn’t have to wait long to find out. Those babies adored you then just as they adore you now. When I see you with all your grandchildren, I know you’ve given them the finest gift a grandparent can give. You’ve given them yourself.

爸爸，您也知道，我们父女俩曾有一段时间因为代沟不在一起过，比如年龄、个人阅历、观点、发型、化妆、服装、音乐、作息时间以及男朋友，因为

这些，我们的观点也非常对立。您站在“大分离”的一端，我站在“大分离”的另一端。

那时，您教我学开那部道奇旧车，可我却不管您喜欢不喜欢执意要开雪拂兰’54那辆车。当时，我们父女俩关于雪拂兰汽车的争执也调到了最高挡。可那天晚上，您却报警说雪拂兰车被盗。之后，一个警官把我护送到家，可他太年轻了，根本不明白我们父女俩之间的政治斗争，可他也不小了，对一个16岁的流鼻涕的小孩却没有太多的耐心。爸爸，您倒对这件事处理得很体面，而我想那可能是我一生中最糟糕的一个夜晚吧。

在我嫁了一个您喜欢的女婿后，我们俩之间的关系才缓和了好多。后来，我们为了好好地生个孩子，就离开了，我们之间的那些事情也就结束了。这事您也知道，我们没有电视机看，我们就只好自娱自乐了。我不知道我还能对作为外公外婆的您和妈妈抱什么期望，但是，不要等到很久我就会找到答案。过去那些孩子热爱您，现在他们还像以前那样热爱您。当我看见您和您的外孙在一起的时候，我知道您都已经给了他们最好的礼物，您把心都掏给他们了。Somewhere along the line, the generation gap evaporated. Age separates us now and little else. We agree on most everything,

perhaps because we’ve learned there isn’t much worth disagreeing about. However, I would like to mention that fly fishing isn’t all you’ve cracked it up to be, Dad. You can say what you want about wrist action and stance and blah, blah, blah...

I’ve been happily drifting for a lot of years, Dad, and I didn’t see you getting older.

I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine. Numbers never seemed important. But the oddest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me

that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day. Or maybe I saw my own.

就是这样，您我之间的代沟慢慢消失了。现在年龄和其它一些问题的差异把您和我分开，可我们在很多事情的上的看法都是一样的，这可能是因为我们明白了没有那么多的事情值得我们争辩吧。然而，我想提示一下的是，爸爸，飞蝇钓鱼是您最喜欢的一种钓法，您可以说些您想做的手腕动作，站姿和一些没有用的话什么的。

爸爸，虽然我已经漂泊很多年了，但是我很快乐。然而，我却发现您没有变老，还是那么年轻。

随着年龄的增长，我认和我之间的关系慢慢地融洽了好多，就像是一瓶好酒，越陈越香。家人看起来好像没有一点意义似的，但是，上周发生了一件最奇怪的事情，我站在停车标志旁，看见您开着车要拐弯。可是我并没有立刻反映到那是爸爸您。因为那个人开着车，又在那部大车的车轮后面，就显得他岁数很大，身体也很虚弱的样子。可我却感到不知道从哪里飞来的一记耳光似的重重地打在我的脸上，也许，那是我第一次“看见”您的年龄，也许，只有我自己看见罢了。

Fifty years ago this spring we planted kohlrabi together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa.

I didn’t know then that I would remember that day for the rest of my life. This week, we’ll plant kohlrabi together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don’t understand why planting kohlrabi with you is so important to me but it is. And the funny thing about it is, well, I don’t know quite how to tell you this, Dad...I don’t even like kohlrabi...but I like planting it with you.I guess what I’m trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a Father on Father’s Day is about more than a Dad who brings home a paycheck, shares a dinner table, and attends school functions, graduations, and weddings. It isn’t even so much about kohlrabi, ’54 Chevrolets, and fly-fishing. It’s more about unconditionally loving children who are snotty and stubborn, who know everything and won’t listen to anyone. It’s about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and

giving and taking. It’s about loving someone more than words can say，and it’s wishing that it never had to end.

I love you, Dad.

五十年前的一个春天，我们在依阿华州查理斯市的一个花园一起栽下苤蓝菜。

当时我也不知道我以后会怀念那一天。这一周，我们还要在一起栽苤蓝菜，这是第二次。也许，这是最后一次，可我并不希望那样。我不明白为什么我和您一起栽苤蓝菜我会感到很有意义，可事实上就有意义。而且，关于这个，有个有意思的事情，可我不知道该怎么和您说这事，爸爸?? 我不喜欢苤蓝菜??但是，我却喜欢和您一起栽苤蓝菜。

爸爸，我想我想要说的话是每个作儿女的今天想和他们爸爸要说的话。过“父亲节”，给父亲这么一个大的荣誉，决不是因为爸爸给家里挣多少钱，和家人一起共进晚餐，参加学校活动，参加毕业典礼和婚礼的原因，也不止是一起栽苤蓝菜，开雪拂兰’54车和飞蝇钓鱼的事，也不止是您毫无理由地爱那些流鼻涕又很淘气，而且什么都懂，就是不听话的小孩。这就是尊重对方，分享

快乐，认同和忍受他人，给予和接受吧，您对别人的爱也是不能用言语来表达的，希望这些永不终止。