Hugs for Daddy

Hugs for Daddy, written by Cecilia Mason, illustrated by Robert Squire.

《给爸爸的抱抱》，作者塞西莉亚·梅森，插画师罗伯特·斯夸尔。

My daddy. My daddy is my hero. He has a very special job. He goes to work every day in a uniform. He knows how to salute. My daddy is in the military. He keeps people in the world safe. Daddy and I do lots of fun things together. We can spend a whole day building towns out of blocks. We even play instruments together. Daddy plays the drums and I play

我的爸爸。 我的爸爸是我的超级英雄。 他的工作特别重要， 每天上班都穿着制服， 还会敬标准的军礼哦。 我爸爸是军人， 他守护着全世界人们的安全。 我和爸爸会一起做好多有意思的事， 我们能花一整天用积木搭出整座小镇。 我们还会一起玩乐器， 爸爸打鼓，我来弹

But what I look forward to every day are the stories Daddy tells me at bedtime. They always end with a great big hug good night. Good night my little treasure. Daddy will say, good night Daddy. I say as I wrap my arms around him.

不过我每天最期待的，还是爸爸睡前给我讲的小故事。 每次故事的结尾，都有一个大大的晚安抱抱。 爸爸总会说：“晚安呀我的小宝贝。” 我抱着他回答：“晚安爸爸。”

One morning, I came downstairs and saw Mommy and Daddy talking at the kitchen table. Daddy was holding Mommy's hand. Mommy saw me standing in the doorway. She smiled at me, but her smile was missing its sunshine.

有天早上，我下楼的时候看见爸爸妈妈正坐在餐桌旁说话。 爸爸握着妈妈的手。 妈妈看见我站在门口。 她冲我笑了笑，可那笑容里少了平时的阳光。

Good morning, my little treasure," Daddy said. Hop up on my lap so Mommy and I can talk to you about something. Okay, Daddy," I said, and I snuggled up next to his chest. You know that Daddy has a very important job, Mommy said. I nodded. He helps keep people safe, I said. That's right, Daddy said. I work every day to help keep people safe. Sometimes that means I need to help people who live far away from us. He paused. When I do that, I have to leave you and Mommy for a while.

“早上好呀我的小宝贝。”爸爸说。 “坐到我腿上来，我和妈妈有件事要跟你说。” “好呀爸爸。”我边说边蹭到他怀里，贴着他的胸口。 妈妈说：“你知道爸爸的工作非常重要对不对？” 我点了点头。 我说：“他是保护大家安全的。” 爸爸说：“没错。” “我每天工作就是为了保护大家的安全。” “有时候我得去帮助住在离我们很远很远地方的人。” 他顿了顿。 “要是去那边的话，我就得离开你和妈妈一段时间啦。”

I looked at mommy and then at daddy. Are you going away? I asked. Daddy nodded and I snuggled deeper into his chest. Daddy, how long is a while? In order to really help, he said, I have to be gone for about a year.

我看看妈妈，又看看爸爸。 “你要走了吗？” 我问道。 爸爸点了点头，我往他怀里钻得更深了。 “爸爸，一段时间是多久呀？” 他说：“要真的帮到大家的话，我得离开大概一年的时间。”