介绍:
英语学习笔记：
chitchat [ˈtʃɪtˌtʃæt] n. 闲谈，聊天
relish [ˈrɛlɪʃ] v. 品尝，品味
expect [ɪkˈspɛkt] v. 期望，预料
eye contact [ˈkɑntækt] 眼神交流
autism [ˈɔˌtɪzəm] n. 孤独症，自我中心主义
deprive[dɪˈpraɪv] sb of sth 剥夺某人…的权利
stream down [strim daʊn] 不断流下
pick up 开车去接某人
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CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS
Every day, upon picking up my 11-year-old son from school, I would ask, “How was your day?”
For years, I got the same response—“Fine, fine”—with no eye contact. His autism, it seemed, was going to deprive me of the normal chitchat parents unconsciously relish.
One early spring afternoon, I asked the question, expecting the same answer. “How was your day?” My son replied, “Good, good.”
Then he looked at me and said, “How was your day, Mom?” With tears streaming down my face, I said, “It’s really good—the best day ever.”
每天在我接我11岁的孩子放学的时候，我都会问他“今天过得怎么样？”
好多年过去了，每次我都会得到同样的回答，没有眼神的交流。他会说，“很好”。他的自闭症似乎要把我拒之门外，使得我没有办法和他哪怕只是聊聊天。
直到一个春天的下午，我像往常一样，问了这个问题，并且期待着和往常一样的答案。“今天过得怎么样啊？”他回答，“还不错”。然后他看着我说“那么，妈妈，你今天过得好吗？” 我的眼泪划过脸颊，对他说：“特别好，这是我有生以来最美好的一天。”
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