中英雙語閱讀：Memos from a Child 來自孩子的備忘錄

Don't spoil me. I know quite well that i ought not to have all I ask for... I'm only testing you.

別溺愛我。我很清楚自己不該擁有想要的一切....我只是在試驗你。

Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it... it makes me feel more secure.

別害怕對我要求太嚴格，我寧願那樣...那樣會讓我感到更安全。

Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk to me in private.

別在眾人面前懲戒我，如果您能避免那樣做而單獨告訴我，我會更加留心。

Don't make me fell that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.

別讓我覺得自己的錯誤是犯罪，這樣會讓我的價值觀一片混亂。

Don't be too upset if I say“I hate you.”It isn't that I hate you, but only that I need your attention.

別為我說“我恨你”感到不安，我不是真的恨你，只是需要您的關心。

Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the hard way.

別為避開某些後果而保護我，我需要學會面對困境。

Don't take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I want.

別太在意我的小病，有時，我從中得到了我想要的關心。

Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.

別太嘮叨，如果您那樣，我會裝聾來保護我自己。

Don't make rash promises. Remember that I feel badly let down when promises are broken.

別草率地許下承諾，記住，我會為承諾的無法兌現而感到深深的失望。

Don't forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. This is why I'm not always accurate.

別忘了我很想解釋清楚，可做不到。所以，我才會偶爾犯錯。

Don't tax my honesty too much. I am easily frightened into telling lies.

別過分指責我坦白承認的錯誤，那樣很容易讓我因害怕而說謊。

Don't be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose my faith in you.

別自相矛盾，這樣會讓我非常困惑並失去對您的信任。

Don't put me off when I ask you questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.

別對我的問題敷衍塞責。那樣，我會停止向您提問，而去其他的地方尋找我要的信息。

Don't tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to try to understand.

別告訴我，我的恐懼很愚蠢，它們真的很可怕，您可以努力去試著理解。

Don't ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.

別暗示您完美無缺或毫無錯誤。當我發現您的不是，我會十分震驚。

Don't ever think it benesth your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm to you.

別以為向我道歉會有損您的尊嚴，一個誠懇的道歉，會讓我感到格外溫馨。

Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get along without it, so please put up with it.

別忘了我喜歡做試驗。我的成長需要它，所以，請您寬容處之。

Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me but please try.

別忘了我成長的速度很快，您一定很難跟上我的步伐，但是請您努力嘗試。

Don't forget that I can thrive without lots of love. But I don't meed to tell you all the time, do I?

別忘了沒有充裕的愛我無法茁壯成長。但是，我不必總告訴您，對嗎？