Shortly after my daughter came to Sydney from Beijing, there was a period of time when she read a lot of ghosts books. She was very much scared, but somehow just wanted to read. 女兒從北京來悉尼後不久，有一段時間迷上了看鬼故事書，一邊一邊嚇得夠嗆。

My heart ached like it had been “bitten by a thousand snakes.”我的心象有一萬條毒蛇同時在咬一般地痛。

When my daughter was six, one day I overheard her talking to her grandma in the next room...女兒六歲時，有一天我聽見她在隔壁房間勸她奶奶說……

After returning home, I asked her, “What does the saying 'learning to be' mean?” 回家以後，我問她道：「你知道什麼叫『學會做人』嗎？」我想好了一個長篇演說辭，預備著向她發表。

The Chinese character on my daughter's sweater is her name. 這張照片中，女兒毛衣上的「坦」字是她的名字。

After a while her father teased her, “When you get married, do you want to ride in a limousine?”她父親逗她道：「你長大後結婚時要不要坐花車？」

When my daughter was 3-1/2 years old, she actually taught me a lesson. In a serious tone of voice she asked me, “Mom, why are there bad people in the world?”女兒三歲半時就給我上了一課。那天她很認真地問我：「媽媽，你說世界上為什麼有壞人？」

My daughter began to worry about life when she was just 2-1/2 years old. 女兒兩歲半就開始有了生之煩惱。

My daughter learned to say “no” when she was only 1-1/2 years old.女兒一歲半時便學會了說否定詞。

And she suddenly exclaimed in great excitement, “Mom! An ant is galloping over toward us!”她突然圓睜杏眼驚呼道：「媽媽！一只螞蟻飛奔而來！」

I looked at my daughter nervously, fearing that she would fall into the trap and say something embarrassing.我很緊張的看著女兒，生怕她當著那麼多同事說出什麼讓我難堪的話來。