The Scar
2014-04-10 11:59 科学导报现代教育周刊2014年4月15日 文/李兰荣 潘环球
The Scar
A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school's first teacher-parent conference. To the little boy's dismay, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the conference, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a conversation between his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.
“How did you get the scar on your face?”?he teacher asked.
The mother replied,?“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running toward his crib, I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.”?She touched the burned side of her face.?“This scar will be permanent, but to this day, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt an overwhelming sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
伤 疤
译：赵兴华
有位小男孩邀请他的妈妈参加他初级学校第一次家长会，令他惊讶的是她说她愿意去，这可是同学们和老师第一次见到他的妈妈，他会因她的外貌而难堪，虽然妈妈是一位漂亮的妇女，可她的脸庞有一块严重的伤疤，几乎占据了整个右半脸。男孩从来不想说妈妈为什么有这块伤疤，或是怎样留下它的。
会议期间，他妈妈的和气和美貌给人们留下了深刻印象，没有人刻意留心那块伤疤，但小男孩一直拘束不安，躲避大家。在他的妈妈和老师交谈时，小男孩尽量在听力所能及的范围内听从他们交谈。
老师问：“你是怎么在脸上留下伤疤的呢？”
这位妈妈回答：“在我的儿子还是个婴儿时，他所在的房子燃着大火，火势很猛，无法控制，人们都吓得不敢进屋，于是我就走进去了。当我向着他所在的栅栏冲去的时侯，我看见一团火苗掉落下来，我就用我的身体压着他，试图保护他。我被撞得不省人事，真幸运，消防人员及时赶到，救下了我们母子。”她摸着她脸上被烧伤的一侧。“这块伤疤是永久的，可直到今天，我对我的行为无怨无悔。”
在这当儿，小男孩跑过来，他泪眼朦胧，跑向他的妈妈，他抱住她，体会到她为儿子所做的巨大牺牲。在这天接下来的时间里，他紧紧握着她的手，不愿放开。
A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school's first teacher-parent conference. To the little boy's dismay, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that covered nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the conference, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother despite the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a conversation between his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.
“How did you get the scar on your face?”?he teacher asked.
The mother replied,?“When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running toward his crib, I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.”?She touched the burned side of her face.?“This scar will be permanent, but to this day, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt an overwhelming sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
伤 疤
译：赵兴华
有位小男孩邀请他的妈妈参加他初级学校第一次家长会，令他惊讶的是她说她愿意去，这可是同学们和老师第一次见到他的妈妈，他会因她的外貌而难堪，虽然妈妈是一位漂亮的妇女，可她的脸庞有一块严重的伤疤，几乎占据了整个右半脸。男孩从来不想说妈妈为什么有这块伤疤，或是怎样留下它的。
会议期间，他妈妈的和气和美貌给人们留下了深刻印象，没有人刻意留心那块伤疤，但小男孩一直拘束不安，躲避大家。在他的妈妈和老师交谈时，小男孩尽量在听力所能及的范围内听从他们交谈。
老师问：“你是怎么在脸上留下伤疤的呢？”
这位妈妈回答：“在我的儿子还是个婴儿时，他所在的房子燃着大火，火势很猛，无法控制，人们都吓得不敢进屋，于是我就走进去了。当我向着他所在的栅栏冲去的时侯，我看见一团火苗掉落下来，我就用我的身体压着他，试图保护他。我被撞得不省人事，真幸运，消防人员及时赶到，救下了我们母子。”她摸着她脸上被烧伤的一侧。“这块伤疤是永久的，可直到今天，我对我的行为无怨无悔。”
在这当儿，小男孩跑过来，他泪眼朦胧，跑向他的妈妈，他抱住她，体会到她为儿子所做的巨大牺牲。在这天接下来的时间里，他紧紧握着她的手，不愿放开。