Mommy, I Want a New Heart妈妈，我想要个新的心脏

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My husband died suddenly when my son was 5 years old. I sat him down the next day to explain to him that daddy had died. I had to do it in a calm, almost practical①practical 英 ['præktɪk(ə)l] 美 ['præktɪkl]adj. 实际的；实用性的tone because I didn't want him to cry. I felt that he was too young for his heart to be broken that way. He took it all in calmly.

Then he said to me, "Mommy, I want a new heart, this one hurts."

I learned that day how much physical②physical 英 ['fɪzɪk(ə)l] 美 ['fɪzɪkl]adj. 物理的；身体的；物质的effort it takes to stop oneself from crying.

儿子5岁时，丈夫突然离世。第二天，我和他坐下来，想要向他解释父亲不在了这件事。我的语气必须要十分镇静，甚至实事求是一般，因为我不想他哭闹。他还太小，不应该承受这样的心碎。但是他十分冷静地接受了这件事。

然后，他对我说：“妈妈，我想要换个新的心，现在的心太痛了。”

那天，我才知道让自己不哭泣需要多大的力气。