对于许多青少年而言，他们的高中毕业日就是一个向父母要奢侈礼物的好机会。布莱娜·马丁就得到了一份特别的礼物。不是一辆车、一个假期、也不是她心心念念很久的一件珠宝。她获得的东西远比这些要珍贵布莱娜的父亲布莱恩送给了她一份可能是此生收到过的“最感人、最怀旧以及最体贴”的礼物。为了这份珍贵的礼物，她的爸爸足足准备了十三年。 For many teenagers, their high school graduation day is the opportunity to ask for a big, extravagant gift from their parents. What Brenna Martin got was very different. It wasn't a car, a holiday or that piece of jewellery she had always wanted.Instead, the senior got something much, much more special. Brenna's father Bryan handed her the most ' touching, nostalgic, and thoughtful' present she had ever had. It was gift that was 13 years in the making which he'd managed to keep hidden the whole time. 父亲送给她的是一本儿童读物《Oh, The Places You'll Go!》。这本标价20美元的书，对于布莱娜而言却是珍宝。因为书里面还大有乾坤：她的父亲花了13年的时间，收集了从幼儿园开始的所有老师、教练、校长给她的留言。  The copy of Dr Seuss children's classic 'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' is adorned with a series of annotations. The comments are threaded among the passages of Dr Seuss's well-known rhymes and were written by every adult who has taught Brenna at school, starting with her kindergarten teachers. Brenna's graduation present has a cash value of less than $20, but to her, it was 'truly priceless.' When she was given it, she was so moved that she posted the story online and added a link on Reddit. 布莱娜在她的博客上写道：这周我从高中毕业了。当我老爸告诉我，他有礼物给我时，我想到的是那种庸俗的毕业祝福卡片。但是没有想到他给了我这么珍贵的一份礼物。 布莱娜表示，当她看到自己幼儿园的老师给她的留言时，她激动的流泪了。但是她也很疑惑，自己幼儿园老师的留言怎么会出现？后来她的父亲告诉她，自己从十三年前就开始收集老师们给她的留言。这些留言对于女儿布莱娜而言，不仅仅是一份礼物，更是一份对她的人生的回顾。礼轻情意重啊！  On her blog, she said: 'I graduated high school this week. When my dad said he had a present for me I thought I was getting some cheesy graduation card. 'But what I received was something truly priceless. Following the ceremony he handed me a bag with a copy of Oh the Places You'll Go, by Doctor Seuss inside. 'At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book. But then he told me "No, open it up." ... On the first page I see a short paragraph written by none other than my kindergarten teacher.'I start tearing up but I'm still confused. He tells me "Every year, for the past 13 years, since the day you started kindergarten I've gotten every teacher, coach, and principal to write a little something about you inside this book." 'He managed to keep this book a secret for 13 years, and apparently everyone else in my life knew about it! Yes the intended effect occurred... I burst out in tears. 'Sitting there reading through this book there are encouraging and sweet words from every teacher I love and remember through my years in this small town. 'My early teachers mention my "Pigtails and giggles," while my high school teachers mention my "Wit and sharp thinking.." But they all mention my humor and love for life. 'It is astounding to receive something this moving, touching, nostalgic, and thoughtful. I can't express how much I love my dad for this labor of love.' Now scores of parents-to-be and parents of young children say they plan to follow Brenna's father's example. He joined the conversation writing online: 'I cannot believe Brenna posted this... she has always been the light of my life. Doing this was just a small way of letting her know.' |
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