我为我的儿子自豪。他是个非常聪明，向上、乐观的小男孩。他非常努力，尤其是在我们目前所处的艰难时期，他能够微笑从容地面对生活，从来没有抱怨。他的妈妈没有办法不为他感动。事实上，他是我在美国工作的动力。谢谢你，我的儿子。

I am proud of my son. He is a smart, up going, optimistic boy. He is hard working. Especially, during this hard time of our life, he is always smiling to what gives him in life and never complains about it. I am so touched by this. Actually, he motive my work here. Thank you, my son.

去年秋天，子君从长春迁到苏州。这种变化不仅仅是学校的变化，而是生活的巨大变动。作为他远在美国的妈妈，不敢想象他是如何克服这些困难，并且取得超常的成绩。他在来到苏州的第一个学期末就取得了很好的成绩，开创了一个良好的开端。同时，他还我自己开了几门课外课程。他热爱数学，善于思考，拥有创新的能力。他还学习英文，争取掌握这门和世界交流的工具，为自己的未来奠定基础。

Last Autumn, Zi Jun moved to Su Zhou from Chang Chun. This change is not just a change of school, it is a  huge change of the life. As his mom, far away in USA, could not even imagine how he could overcome all these difficulties and all the outcomes he has winned through hard working. He tried very hard to be very good at school and get very good record at last final examinations, which is his first semester in Su Zhou. He is taking lots of extra out-class courses. He loves mathematics. He is very creative and very good at thinking. He is also learning English, which is an international communication skill and important to his future.

我爱我的儿子，他是一个非常善良的男孩。他懂得如何珍惜和爱护他的亲人，是个乐于助人的好孩子。

I love my son; he is a very kind hearted boy. He knows how to love and appreciate people who love him. He likes to help them whenever is possible.

远离父母使得他拥有很强的独立能力。我能够了解子君目前的经历、并高兴地看到我的儿子在心理和身体上的健康成长。我很为他而自豪。事实上，这些给了他的妈妈极大的勇气。妈妈所取得的成绩，子君拥有一半，希望他也能够为妈妈而自豪。

Being away from his parents even shows his strong independence. I could understand what is going on with my son. But I am also happy to see that my son have super courage for all this. I am so proud of him. In fact, this touching pride give his mom incredible courage. He deserves part of his mom's success. I, your mom , wish you are the same proud of me.

我亲爱的儿子，我希望这个网页能够时时能够提醒你保持你的良好的习惯，记录你的成功和进步。希望他能够把我们更加紧密地联系在一起。不管生活带给我什么，我们会共同面对，困难对我门算不了什么！我们会克服一切困难，未来掌握在我们的手上。

My dear son, I wish this page could record your successes, your progress. I wish it would link our heart together tightly. No matter what life gives us, we will face it together. Difficulty is NOTHING to us! We can overcome it. We control our future.

希望这里是我们小息的地方。我们在这里play，在这里感受生活。让我们手拉手，风里雨里同行。我亲爱的儿子，生活是这样的美好，让我们珍惜今天，努力工作，开创我们的未来。盼望我们相聚的那一天，我们可以自豪、微笑地拥抱。

Wish this is a resting place for us. We play here, we enjoy our life here. Let's hold our hand and go ahead. My son, life is beautiful. Let's appreciate what we have now and work hard for our future. Happiness comes from hard work. I could see the day when we meet, we just hold each other with proud smiling。

　

        A Smart Boy-product of a smart mother

子君是个反应灵敏爱动脑的孩子，在他14个月时我开始注意到了这一点。

Zi Jun has a very quick mind. I began to notice this when he was 14 moths old.

作为一项特别活动，我们过去经常在周末去红旗街转。为了公平，我们在出发之前要先讨论行动计划。我们通常是要安排我和他分别喜欢的地方。我喜欢去书店和一些妇女喜欢去的购物场所。子君喜欢去玩具店。我们通常是先到我要去的地方，然后，钟点停在他的玩具店。

We used to go to a shopping center near out home at weekend as a special activity. I used to treat him equally as I used to talk with him before we leave to discuss our schedule of the activities. We would arrange time for going the places that I like and the places that he likes. I love to stay in a bookstore for a while and then walk around some other woman departments. My son likes to stay in the toy department. We used to go the places for me and then finally stop for his place.

一个星期天，我按照往常的习惯带他到红旗街。只是我们忽略了行动之前的讨论。当我们到达欧亚商都、将要登扶梯上楼时，我感到他的小手在拉我，我底下头去问他要什么，他说到，“妈妈，我们为何不就呆在一楼，省得上楼去，这样又费时间又费力气。”忽然间，我意识到这个小家伙会动脑子了，但是他仅仅只有14个月大，这个小脑袋能够想到这个层次实在令我惊讶。我看着他，开始微笑，然后大笑，他的想法很有道理，对于一个小男孩来说，他当然认为那些大人的衣服实在是乏味没有意义，而在玩具区里却有色彩斑斓、无穷无尽有趣的东西，那里是充满魔力的世界，他的无穷无尽的想象力在那里被激发出来。他拥有许许多多玩具，但似乎他渴望更多的欲望永远不会停止。妈妈为了训练他的自制能力，他有时只能在那里看不能买。这一天，妈妈决定不去任何其他地方，把时间都给子君的玩具世界，因为，这是一个很不平常的日子，妈妈完全被这个小脑袋瓜给吸引了。在玩具店里，妈妈站在那里边读书边陪着儿子。回到家里，子君就不需要妈妈陪着了，因为，他会着魔似的用拼板玩具把刚才看到的感兴趣的那些玩具搭建起来。

One Sunday, I took him to go shopping as normal. However, that Sunday, we neglect the pre-talking activity. When we got there and were about to take a lift to the upper floors. I felt his little hand is pulling on me. I lower myself down to him and asked what he wants to tell. He said, “Mom, why not just staying in the first instead to go upstairs, which would take more effort and time”. All in a sudden, I realized that he has his mind thinking just as a 14 months little baby! He has an incredible mind. I looked at him and then smiled and laughed. I understand what he means. Yes, it is too boring for a little to work around an area that is full of huge clothes that he never interested about. It is more colorful and interesting for him in that toy area. That is a magic world, which can invoke his creative thinking. He has tons of toys. However, that he never stops his desires for having more. But his mom wants to train him to be able to self-disoplined and self-controlled. So, sometimes, he only has the right to look around without buying another. The mom decided not to go to her places and just stayed in the toy area. Because, that was a very special day for her, when she was amazed by this little mind. The mom, I, read my book as normal, whiles his son walking in his magic world. I would never need to worry to take more time playing with my son when we got back home. Because he was the time for him to reproduce all the toys that attracted him just now, such as a ship, an aircraft. He has his own way to do that. He has a kind of toy that can create different shapes by connecting all the small pieces in different angle.

我喜欢并尊重我儿子的思想。他很自然、纯洁、正直。多年来，我积攒了录音带、录象带和一些小东西为他保存着，希望有一天我把这些那出来给他看，讲述那个可爱小男孩的故事。事实上，我从长大了的子君身上还是感受到那个可爱小男孩的影子。

I love and respect my son’s mind. It is so pure. He is always honest. He is very nature. For years, I have accumulated audio and video recorders for him and small things. I hope some day I would show all those to him and remind him that little lovely boy. In fact, I can still see that little boy from this big boy now.

上面的照片上，你会注意到，子君背了个小包，他在那个小包里装满了小士兵玩具。他知道，他有责任照顾他们。事实上，他从很小时候就开始拥有责任心了。

If you have notice with the above picture, you would see he was carrying a small bag. Inside that bag, he would fill his solder toys. He knew he is the one that has the responsibility to take care of them. Actually, he has been taking some responsibilities since he was a small boy and never changed.

　

　

 A Little Man

 

My son, Zi Jun, is a very self-esteemed boy. He is very proud of himself.

At five years old, he lived in a private school for a year. I feel guilty for not being to have that much time to take care of him. But the school is in a very good condition. Especially, I was so much touched by his brave and pure nature.

The first week was very hard for us to wait for him to back from school. As we have doubt in our mind for weather or not he like the school, because he is one year younger than the average age. When finally the school bus comes, we were very nervous at the moment before we could see him get off the bus. We saw him get down from the bus with his special smile on his face, but his eyes with a drop of tear. Then, he said, “Everybody cried, but there is only a drop of tear came out from his eyes, no one had seen it”. The moment, his grandparents and I hold him with our eyes full of tears. We were so touched by this little kind, actually, little man.

 

His teacher told us the stories about him. He was very dedicating to what he was doing. At that time, he just began to lean to write. He is a little slow than others, because he wants to write the best. Also, he is a little younger than others. But he never feels this is an excuse for not doing his best. When everybody was out playing in the filed, he kept on doing what he needed to do until he satisfied on that.

Even with playing, he is the same way, he would tell the teacher to let him try again if he failed on doing some game, like jump rope. He always wants to try his best.

That is what I want him to know. And he knows that since he was a small boy. He has the experience for enjoying the happiness after hard working. I like this aspect of my son. I know this is the only way to help him to be a great man in the future.