Understanding（理解）

Understanding（理解）
This was the morning，When Jeremy， fourteen-year-old ，was to begin his duck shooting. He had hated the whole idea ever since his father had bought him a gun and had promised him a trip to this island，But he loved his father and wanted to please him.
They came to the beach，To ease the sense of fear，He took a picture of his father，Then he put the camera aside and picked up the gun，His father said happily，“I've been waiting a long time for this day，I'll bet your shoot，”He leaned forward，Eyes narrowed，“There is a small flight now，Keep your head down，I'll give you the word.”
Jeremy's heart was beating wildly，“No，Don't let them come ，please！”But they came， closer， closer…“Now， take him？Cried his father，Jeremy felt his body obey，He stood up，Leaned into the gun the way his father taught him，In the same distance，The ducks saw the gunners and flared wildly，For second He hung there balanced between life and death，There was no sound，Jeremy stood still ，seizing the gun.
“What happened？ why didn't you shoot？”His father said in a controlled voice .The boy didn't answer，His lips were trembling，“Because they were so lovely，”He said and burst into tears，He SAT down，Face buried in his hands and wept. All hope of pleasing his father was gone，He had his chance and he had failed.
For a moment his father was silent，And then he said，“Let's try again”，Jeremy didn't lower his hands，“It's no use， I can't.”
“Harry ，you will miss him. here！”Cold metal touched jeremy，He looked up， unbelieving，His father was handing the camera to him，And said softly，“Quick！”Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release button in a flash，“I got him！”His face was bright.
Jeremy saw that there was no disappointment in his father's eyes，Only pride and love，“I'll always love shooting，But that doesn't mean you have to，Sometimes it takes as much courage not to do a thing as to do it”，He paused，“I think you could teach me how to operate that camera.”
理解
那是早上，14岁的杰瑞米正要开始他的猎野鸭之旅，自从他的父亲给他买了一条枪，并许诺带他到这个岛来旅游，他就讨厌这个主意，但是他爱自己的父亲，也不想让他扫兴。
他们到了海滨，为了减轻害怕的感觉，他给父亲照了一张照片，然后他把照相机放到一边，拿起了枪，他的爸爸高兴地说，“为了这一天，我等了好长时间了，我相信你会开枪的，”他向前弯曲，眯缝着眼睛，“现在这里有一小群，低下你的头，我会给你口令的。”
杰瑞米的心跳的厉害，“不，别让他们到这儿来，我求求你了，”但是他们越飞越近…，“现在，打下他们！”他的父亲大叫着，杰瑞米感到他的身体服从了命令，他站起身来，向爸爸教他的那样向枪弯下身去，在同样的距离里，野鸭也看到了枪手，疯狂的飞开了，这一瞬间，他在生命和死亡之间徘徊着，枪没有响，杰瑞米静静的站着，手里握着枪。
“怎么啦？你为什么不开枪？”他的爸爸用命令的口气问道，孩子没有回答。他的嘴唇在颤抖，“因为他们太可爱了。”，他说着哭了起来，他坐了下来，把脸埋在手里，哭着，所有让父亲高兴的念头都挥之而去，他本来有机会，但是他失败了。
爸爸沉默了一会儿，然后他说“让我们再试一次”，杰瑞米没有放下他的手。“那没用，我不能。”
“快点，你要错过他了，这里！”一个冷冰的金属碰了碰杰瑞米，他抬起头来，简直不敢相信。他的父亲正在递给他照相机，并温和的说“快点！”杰瑞米站了起来，快速按下了快门，“我照下它了，”他的脸色闪烁着光芒。
杰瑞米看到父亲的眼睛里没有一丝沮丧的痕迹，有的是骄傲和爱，“我一直很爱打猎，但是这不意味着你必须也这样，有时决定不做某事和决定做某事的勇气要一样大，”他停了一会儿，“我想你应该教我如何使用照相机。”