双语阅读｜Five More Minutes 平衡家庭和工作 家人需要更多陪伴

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine-looking boy”, the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.”

一天，公园里操场边的长凳上，一个女人坐在一个男人旁边。 “那是我的儿子在那儿，”她指着一个穿着红色毛衣正在玩滑梯的小男孩。男子说：“他真是个小帅哥。” “那边穿着白色连衣裙骑着自行车的是我女儿。”

Then, looking at his watch, he called his daughter. “What do you say we go, Melissa?” Melissa pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart’s content. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter. “Time to go now?”

然后，他看看手表，对他女儿说： “你说我们走么，梅利莎？”梅利莎恳求道，“再等五分钟，爸爸。好么？就五分钟。”男人点了点头，梅利莎继续骑着车，意犹未尽。几分钟过去了，父亲站了起来，再次喊他的女儿，“现在该走了吗？”

Again Melissa pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “OK.” “you certainly are a patient father,” the woman responded.

梅利莎再次恳求说：“再过五分钟，爸爸。再过五分钟。”男人微笑着说，“好。” 你真是个耐心的父亲，”女人回应道。

The man smiled and then said, “Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy.

该男子笑了笑，然后说道：“他哥汤米去年在附近骑自行车时丧命于一名醉酒的司机。我从没在汤米身上花很多时间。

I’ve vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more minutes to watch her play.”

我发誓不会对梅利莎犯同样的错误。她认为自己还有五分钟骑自行车的时间。而实际上，我又多了五分钟的时间来看她玩。”

Moral: Life is all about making priorities, and family is one and only priority on top of all other, so spend all the time you can with loved ones.

寓意：生活应分清楚孰轻孰重，家庭是重中之重，也是唯一的重中之重，因此，留尽可能多的时间给你爱的家人。