还记得朱自清先生的《背影》吗？“他爬上月台，身子向上缩……”，“我读到此处，在晶莹的泪光中，又看见那肥胖的，青布棉袍，黑布马褂的背影”……字里行间流淌着作者对父亲最为深切的怀念和感激。
父爱如山，父亲是我们生命中的第一个英雄。如果说母爱是乡间小溪的静谧，父爱便是潮起时雄浑；如果说母爱是为远行游子缝衣熬红的双眼，父爱便是为了孩子上学而飞快舞动的铁锄……拳拳父爱，深沉而含蓄。
My father was my hero, all throughout my life.
The father of eight children, he saw his share of strife.
When I was very little, he appeared to be so large.
In my eyes he could do anything, we all knew he was in charge.
He was a man of great strength both physically and in mind,
but in him there was a gentleness, he found ways to be outgoing and kind.
Many days of childhood were greeted with a kiss,
and songs to me as I awoke, those days I surely miss.
He made me feel so special, "Miss America" he would sing.
I knew I had my father's love. It gave me courage to do almost anything.
From him I learned to stand up tall, to be proud of who I am.
Strength and determination were the qualities of this fine man.
As the years of his life dwindled down, that strength kept him alive.
Plus the unfailing determination to help my ailing mother have the care she needed to survive.
He loved her and his children, so much he gave up years of his life
caring for this woman, his soul mate, his wife.
Day and night he struggled for years with her disease.
A lesser man would have been brought down to his knees.
With illnesses of his own, he still stood by her side
caring for her and loving her until the day she died.
Twenty days later his own time was at an end.
I lost my hero, my father, a man who was my friend.
A few years have passed, and life just isn't the same.
But as Father's Day approaches, I will celebrate his name.
With prayers to him and God above to stay by my side,
to watch over me and guide me, to look down on me with pride.
For I am my father's daughter, one day we will meet again.
But until then I will remember, and the love will never end.
相关单词：strife
strife解释：n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争
strife例句：
We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
相关单词：physically
physically解释：adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
physically例句：
He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
Every time I think
相关单词：dwindled
dwindled解释：v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
dwindled例句：
Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：ailing
ailing解释：v.生病
ailing例句：
They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。
相关单词：lesser
lesser解释：adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地
lesser例句：
Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。
