感恩親情：父親教給我們的13堂人生課

1. Precisely where to kick a male assailant (or an over-eager date) to make him forget about you fast.
知道踢一個男性攻擊者或是熱烈追求者的精準位置，讓他看不到你有多迅速。

2. How to marinate a steak.
父親教會我怎麼醃牛排。

If it isn't overnight, it isn't marinated. Period. Dad could always tell.
如果沒有過夜，牛排就沒有醃製好。父親總是會說，讓它放一段時間。

3. How school matters a lot, but so does knowing how to change a flat on a dark and lonely road in the middle of nowhere with no one around to help you.
父親告訴我們上學很重要，但也讓我們明白在無人援助的情況下，懂得於漆黑而偏僻的馬路上更換輪胎同樣重要。

4. That we were never to travel on dark and lonely roads in the middle of nowhere, like ever.
父親教導我們絕對不要像之前那次一樣，走在漆黑又偏僻的道路中央。

5. To give generously to charity.
父親教育我們要慷慨大方地做慈善。

Everyone needs a reminder that there is someone else who has less, who suffers More, who has things worse than you do. Help when and where you can -- because you can.
每個人都需要被提醒，世上有人過得更艱難，有人沒有你擁有的東西多，沒有你的條件好。父親告訴我們去幫助這些人，在時間和地點允許的情況下。因爲你有這個能力。

6. To never trust a cheater.
父親說絕不要信任一個騙子。

Someone who cheats with you will cheat on you -- although at the time Dad taught us this, I think the occasion was a 5th grade math test.
父親曾告訴我，欺騙你的人將會對你不忠，儘管我覺得當時的情境是一次五年級的數學測試。

7. Always take the aisle seat on the plane.
父親告訴我們乘飛機時總坐在過道旁。

Faster exit in case you need to make one. First one to the bathroom after the cart clears the aisle too.
過道邊的座位能讓你更快離機，這麼做是以防萬一。（父親還告訴我們）在過道清理完畢後，做第一個去洗手間的人。

8. Always try to help your neighbors.
父親老教導我們試着給鄰居伸出援手。

Having good neighbors will make a difference in your life. Good ones become extended family, people you can rely on in emergencies. Bad ones will make your life miserable. Do your best to help the neighbors and get along.
好鄰居將給你的人生帶來很大的影響，他們相當於你的又一家庭成員，是你在危急時刻可以依靠的人。而不和睦的鄰居則將使你的人生悲慘。盡力幫助你的鄰居，和他們好好相處吧。

9. Holidays are for family, then friends -- in that order.
父親教育我們假期應該先和家人分享，然後纔是朋友。

Celebrate holidays with your family, even if they live far away. Do your best to make them festive and happy occasions. Holidays are memory-makers.
即使家人遠在千里，也要和他們一起慶祝節日。盡你最大的努力營造歡慶的氣氛。假期能製造滿滿的回憶。

10. Bring your lunch to work.
父親說上班時帶好午餐。

Eating out every day at lunch is a waste of money. You can still take a walk around the block, but just don't fall into the trap of spending $15 a day on a sandwich or salad that you could have made for yourself.
他告訴我們每天在外邊吃中飯浪費錢。你仍能在街道附近走走，但就是不要被（路邊攤）誘惑，一天花上15美元買上本來你自己能做的三明治或是沙拉。

11. Save your money.
父親教導我們節約用錢。

Even small amounts will add up. Everyone should save for a rainy day because every life will have at least a few of them.
即使是零頭也能積攢出大數額。每個人都應該存錢，以防捉襟見肘，因爲每個人一生中都或多或少會碰上那樣的情況。

12. Don't kill yourself with worry.
父親開導我們不要爲愁所擾。

If you have 10 problems on Friday and don't think about them until Monday, there will be only three problems left. Besides, your mother worries enough for both of us, Dad would always say.
父親總是這麼對我們說，如果你在週五有十個問題，直到週一再去想它，那麼最後將僅剩下三個問題。再說了，你們的母親爲你們每個人都操碎了心。（你們就沒有必要擔心了。）

13. Honor our soldiers.
父親教育我們要以戰士爲榮。

If you see a member of our military in the airport, go thank him for his service. He's defending you, after all.
如果你在幾場看到一名軍隊戰士，走過去感謝他的服務。畢竟他正在守衛你的安全。