Many years later,during my first daily visit,after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me,I walked over,hugged him and said,“I love you,Dad.”From then on I did this every morning.My father never told me how he felt about my hugs,and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.Then one morning,pressed for time,I drank my juice and made for the door.

　　许多年之后，在我第一次离家前看望我爸的过程中，我喝完我爸亲手为我榨的桔子汁之后，走过去搂住他，对他说：“爸，我爱你。”从此我每天早上都这样做。可是，我爸从未告诉过我，我拥抱他时他是什么感觉;而且我拥抱时，他脸上从来没有任何表情。然后，一天早上，由于时间紧，我喝完桔子汁就向门口走去。

　　Dad stepped in front of me and asked,“Well!”“Well what!”I asked,knowing exactly what.“Well!”he repeated,crossing his arms and looking everywhere but at me.I hugged him extra hard.Now was the right time to say what I'd always wanted to.“I'm fifty years old,Dad,and you've never told me you love me.”My father stepped away from me.He picked up the empty juice glass,washed it and put it away.“You've told other people you love me.”I said,“but I've never heard it from you.”Dad looked uncomfortable.Very uncomfortable.I moved closer to him.“Dad,I want you to tell me you love me.”Dad took a step back,his lips pressed together.He seemed about to speak,then shook his head.“Tell me”I shouted. “All right I love you”Dad finally blurted,his hands fluttering like wounded birds.And in that instant something occurred that I had never seen happen in my life.His eyes glistened,then overflowed.

　　爸爸一步跨到我面前，问道：“这个?”“这个什么?”我问道，可我心中一清二楚。“这个?”他重复说，双臂交叉，东张西望，就是不看我。我格外使劲地搂了搂他。现在是说出我一直想要说的话的最佳时刻了。“爸，我已经50岁了，可你从来没有对我说过你爱我。”父亲转身走开了，他拿起那只空杯子，把它洗干净放好。“你告诉过别人你爱我，”我说，“可是我从未听你说过这话。”看上去，父亲感到不自在，很不自在。我走近他：“爸，我想听你说你爱我。”他后退了一步，双唇紧闭。他好像要说话，然后又摇摇头。“告诉我!”我大声说。“行吧!我爱你!”父亲终于说出来了，他的手颤抖得像一只爱伤的小鸟。在那一瞬间，我一生中从未见过的情形出现了：他的眼中噙着泪珠，最后终于潜然泪下。

　　I stood before him,stunned and silent.Finally,after all these years,my heart joined my head in understanding.My father loved me so much that just saying so made him weep,which was something he never,ever wanted to do,least of all in front of family.Mom had been right.Every day of my life Dad had told me how much he loved me by what he did and what he gave.“I know,Dad,”I said.“I know.”And now at last I did.

　　我站在他面前，惊得说不出话来。这么多年后，我的心和我的脑最后终于统一了认识--我认识到我的父亲如此爱我，以至于在说出他爱我时，他居然流下泪来。以前他从来不想流泪，更不用说在家人面前流泪。我妈是对的。我生命中的每一天，我爸都在用行动和付出对我说着他爱我。“爸，我知道，”我说，“我知道。”最后我终于明白了。