美國科羅拉多州立大學（Colorado State University）為2016屆畢業生準備了一份特殊的畢業禮物。學校請畢業生的家長給自家孩子寫了封信，然后讓孩子們自己讀出來。

有些父母在信中談到了為人父母的責任：

“Dear Heidi, as a parent my role is to provide a launching pad and encourage you to reach for the sky.”
“親愛的Heidi，作為父母，我的責任是為你提供一個發射臺，然后鼓勵你邁向天空。”

有些父母對孩子的成長表示自豪：

“You have grown to be a lovely woman, who I am very proud to say is my daughter and friend.”
“你已經長成了一個可愛的女人，我很自豪這個女人是我的女兒，也是我的朋友。”

還有父母談到了自己孩子的獨特之處：

“Your first word was bye, as in goodbye. From day one we recognized that you had a distinct vision, a fierce independence, and a strong will.”
“你會說的第一個詞的bye，再見的那個bye。從那時起，我們就知道你有獨特的視野，很強的獨立性，還有堅強的意志。”

有父母為孩子選擇的人生道路感到高興：

“More than pride, we feel joy — joy for your accomplishment and joy that you have found a path that fulfills you, gives you a sense of purpose, and uses your many gifts.”
“我們感到的不僅是自豪，還為你高興。為你取得的成就高興，也為你找到一條能夠充分發揮你的才能、讓你有目標、有成就感的道路而高興。”

還有留學生的父母回顧曾經的擔憂：

"We still remember how the first time you went to the USA all by yourself... we know that you must be scared... and we don't sleep until we know that you are already in your dorm."
“我們現在還記得你第一次孤身一人去美國的情景，我們知道你一定很害怕。直到你安全到達宿舍，我們才敢睡覺。”

父母時刻關心孩子在學校的狀況：

“And when you told us how sad you were because you had no friends at all at first, it broke our hearts to hear that.”
“你剛到學校的時候說你一個朋友都沒有，很難過的時候，我們的心都碎了。”

跟孩子分享正能量：

"In jazz there is no wrong note; it all depends on which note is played next...and that the discordant notes you will play from time to time all resolve in the end."
“在爵士樂中是沒有錯誤的音符的，主要看下一個彈出來的音符是什么。你偶爾彈出來的不和諧音符最終都會消解的。”

已經感動到不行？那么看看學子們讀信的視頻吧。

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英文來源：Buzzfeed

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）