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养小孩要付出怎样的代价 埃得加•格斯特
Edgar Guest 埃得加•格斯特，英国出生的美国作家。他的感伤的诗拥有广泛的读者。1891年随家人到美国。4年后开始在《底特律自由新闻》当报导刑事案件的记者。后来写以日常生活为题材的歌谣，受到读者热烈欢迎。结果，他每写一首歌谣，全国报纸就一齐刊载，使他的名字家喻户晓，第一部诗集《久居》（1916）成为畅销书，此后又出版几部同样的诗集，也都是以家庭、母亲和勤劳的美德等为主题，充满乐观情绪。格斯特还出现在广播和电视上。
这首诗以略带诙谐的笔触描写了父母为抚育儿女所付出的艰辛和劳苦，而父母也从无私的奉献中得到了极大的幸福与满足。通过这首诗，我们希望儿童了解为人父母的艰辛。其实教育儿童的过程也是培养他们学会为人父母的过程。
What a Baby Costs
By Edgar Guest
＂How much do babies cost ?＂said he
The other night upon my knee ;
And then I said :＂They cost a lot ;
A lot of watching by a cot ,
A lot of sleepless hours and care ,
A lot of heartache and despair ,
A lot of fear and trying dread ,
And sometimes many tears are shed
In payment for our babies small ,
But every one is worth it all .
For babies people have to pay
A heavy price from day to day —
There is no way to get one cheap .
Why , sometimes when they’re fast asleep
You have to get up in the night
And go and see that they’re all right .
But what they cost in constant care
And worry , does not half compare
With what they bring of joy and bliss —
You’d pay much more for just a kiss .
Who buys a baby has to pay
A portion of the bill each day ;
He has to give his time and thought
Unto the little one he’s bought .
He has to stand a lot of pain
Inside his heart and not complain ;
And pay with lonely days and sad
For all the happy hours he’s had .
All this a baby costs , and yet
His smile is worth it all , you bet .
“养小孩要付出怎样的代价？”
夜色深沉，
儿子躺在我怀里发出询问。
我回答：“孩子花费很大很大。
需要你时时守在小床边，
整日整夜睡不安稳，
为他痛苦为他烦忧，
为他担心为他流泪，
可为他付出的心血不会白费。
“日复一日，
人们为儿女付出高昂的代价，
绝对不能打什么折扣。
夜深人静他已入睡，
你得细心守侯寸步不离。
你的关心你的焦虑，
比不上他的欢喜让你陶醉。
为让儿子亲一亲你，
你愿意尽心竭力毫不吝惜。”
“得到了孩子就要每天付出一些，
又费时间又费思量。
有苦有忧留在心里，
任劳任怨无愧无悔。
多少寂寞的时日，
多少伤心的故事。
都为了孩子欢欢喜喜。
这就是为孩子付出的代价，
他的微笑
就是对你所做一切的回答。”.
