美文賞析:總有一些回憶，你無法捨棄

I cleaned out Dad’s closet yesterday.
我昨天清理了爸爸的衣櫥。

There were two things I couldn’t box up: his work shirts and his two pairs of Red Wing boots.
有兩樣東西我沒有辦法打包：他的工作T-恤和兩雙紅翼牌的靴子。

He couldn’t remember birthdays or anniversaries, but he remembered the date on which he’d bought his first pair.
他不記得第一雙靴子是在生日還是紀念日的時候買的，但是卻記得買鞋的具體日期。

I remember it too—April 16, the day after Tax Day.
我也記得是4月16日，繳稅日的後一天。

What does a child do with her dad’s favorite boots?
一個孩子要怎麼處理爸爸最喜歡的靴子呢？

I think I will make a planter out of them or use them to store something valuable.
我想用它們做一個培植器皿或者藏些值錢的玩意。

You can’t throw away a man’s favorite boots.
你不能把一個男人最喜歡的靴子扔了。

You’ve got to keep them and pass them down.
你要留着它們然後傳下去。