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Hello, this is teacher Bear，我是Bear老師。

小朋友，你知道麥克阿瑟將軍是誰嗎(Do you know who General McArthur was)？他是美國人，在第二次世界大戰中扮演了非常重要的角色(He was an American who played a very important role in World War II)。今天Bear老師要給你們介紹一篇他為兒子寫下的祈禱文(Today, I want to introduce to you a prayer that he wrote for his son)，現在，就讓Bear老師來念給你聽(Now, let me read it for you.)

A Father's Prayer/為子祈禱文

Translator：Wú Xīzhēn/翻譯：吳奚真

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

主啊，請陶冶我的兒子，使他成為一個堅強的人，能夠知道自己什麼時候是軟弱的；使他成為一個勇敢的人，能夠在畏懼的時候認清自己，謀求補救；使他在誠實的失敗之中，能夠自豪而不屈，在獲得成功之際，能夠謙遜而溫和。

Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.

請陶冶我的兒子，使他不要以願望代替實際作為；使他能夠認識主---並且曉得自知乃是知識的基石。

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who

fail.

我祈求你，不要引導他走上安逸舒適的道路，而要讓他遭受困難與挑戰的磨鍊和策勵。讓他藉此學習在風暴之中挺立起來，讓他藉此學習對失敗的人加以同情。

Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

請陶冶我的兒子，使他的心地純潔，目標高超;在企圖駕馭他人之前，先能駕馭自己；對未來善加籌畫，但是永不忘記過去。

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.

在他把以上諸點都已做到之後，還請賜給他充分的幽默感，使他可以永遠保持嚴肅的態度，但絕不自視非凡，過於拘執。請賜給他謙遜，使他可以永遠記住真實偉大的樸實無華，真實智慧的虛懷若谷，和真實力量的溫和蘊藉。

Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain."

然後，作為他的父親的我，才敢低聲說道：「我已不虛此生！」

小朋友，Bear老師知道這篇祈禱文對你來說可能有一點困難(The language of this prayer may be a little difficult for you)，但是，Bear老師希望你先欣賞這些優美的文字(but I hope that you will appreciate the beauty of the words first)，然後，Bear老師知道你一定有辦法去理解(and later you will find a way to understand the more difficult parts)。比如說，你可以問問師長，跟朋友討論，或查查字典(For example, you can ask your parents or teachers, discuss it with friends, or look it up in a dictionary)。

當你遇到困難時，你會害怕嗎？Bear老師希望你能勇敢面對困難，這時，你可以說：

“I will be brave.”

意思是「我會勇敢的」。請跟Bear老師再說一次：

“I will be brave.”

小朋友，Bear老師希望你能藉由這篇祈禱文思考思考你想成為怎麼樣的人(I hope you can use this prayer to reflect on who you want to be)。還有你知道父母曾經為你祈禱過什麼嗎(Do you know what your parents once prayed for you?)？你可以問問他們喔(You can ask them)。你呢？你想為父母祈禱什麼呢(And you, what prayer would you say for your parents)？八月八號父親節快到了，你可以把你的祈禱文寫下來給父親看看喔(Father’s day is coming on August the 8th, you can write your prayer down and share it with your father.)

我們下次見嘍(See you next time)！

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