2007年英语4级

作为一名作家，我十分了解写作比赛中赢和输意味着什么。

I know what it is like to work hard on a story to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.

我知道，当辛辛苦苦写完一个故事却遭到出版社的拒绝是一种什么样的心情；

I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.

我也知道，要维护从前的成功所带来的声望需要承受多么大的压力。 What if she doesn’t win the contest again?

加入女儿这次赢不了比赛会怎么样呢？

That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

作为父母，这是无比奇怪的事情。我们以往的很多伤痕和破碎的梦想会慢慢浮现出来。

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

知道上星期，我得到了启示。我问她：“你想再赢一次吗？”“不”女儿回答，“我只想告诉大家一个天使上一年级的故事”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them.

我其实已经花了好几个星期在女儿不自觉地讲述时修正她的故事。

Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall.

我告诉自己，这无非是一个有经验的作家在引导一个新作家而已。

I offered suggestions first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson.