Zuckerberg's Love Letter to His Daughter August扎克伯格写给小女儿八月的“情书”

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Dear August,

Welcome to the world! Your mom and I are so excited to see who you will become.

When your sister was born, we wrote a letter about the world we hoped she and now you will grow up in— a world with better education, fewer diseases,stronger communities, and greater equality. We wrote that with all the advances in science and technology,your generation should live dramatically better lives than ours, and we have a responsibility to do our part to make that happen.

But rather than write about growing up, we want to talk about childhood. The world can be a serious place. That’s why it’s important to make time to go outside and play.

You will be busy when you're older, so I hope you take time to smell all the fl owers and put all the leaves you want in your bucket now. I hope you read your favorite Dr.Seuss books so many times you start inventing your own stories about the Vipper of Vipp. I hope you ride the carousel①carousel 英 [,kærə'sel; -'zel] 美 ['kærə'sɛl]n. 旋转木马；行李传送带；轮播with Max until you've tamed②tame 英 [teɪm] 美 [teɪm] adj. 驯服的；平淡的；乏味的；顺从的vt. 驯养；使变得平淡；制服 vi. 变得驯服every color horse. I hope you run as many laps around our living room and yard as you want. And then I hope you take a lot of naps. I hope you’re a great sleeper. And I hope even in your dreams you can feel how much we love you.

扫我，朗读给你听

Childhood is magical. You only get to be a child once, so don't spend it worrying too much about the future. You've got us for that, and we'll do everything we possibly can to make sure the world is a better place for you and all children in your generation.August, we love you so much and we're so excited to go on this adventure with you. We wish you a life of joy, love and the same hope you give us.

love,

Mom and Dad

亲爱的八月：

欢迎来到这个奇妙的世界，爸爸和妈妈都迫切想看着你快快成长。

你姐姐降生时我们就给她写过一封信，当时我们描绘了一个供你们成长的理想世界，这里有更好的教育，社区力量强大，疾病更少，社会也更公平。借助科学技术的发展，你们这一辈人的生活质量会大幅提高，而我们的任务就是努力让这一目标得以实现。

这封信中我们不再着墨于长大，相反我们想谈谈童年。世界是个严肃的地方，而孩子们应该抽出更多时间接触自然并愉快地玩耍。

等你长大后会变得很忙，所以我希望童年时期你能闻遍花香并搜集到所有你爱的树叶。我希望你能徜徉在苏斯博士的书中并开启自己的故事创作之路。我希望你能和麦克斯一起在旋转木马上跳跃，直到你们看烦了马儿的五颜六色。我希望你们能在家里疯跑，直到跑不动为止。

当然，呼呼大睡也是你的任务之一，在睡梦中希望你也能感受到我们的爱。

童年很奇妙，而每个人只有一次，所以好好享受童年，不要为未来焦虑。我们是你的后盾，爸妈会努力让世界变得更好，让你和世界上所有的小朋友都能有个良好的成长环境。

八月，我们爱你，未来爸妈将陪你一起冒险。我们希望你能有个快乐有爱的人生，你的降生也给了我们相同的希望。

爱你的，

妈妈和爸爸