致远去的故人

先生的一位挚友不幸英年早逝，我们都痛心不已。在追思会上，我们一起拟定的发言引起了很多人的共鸣。在此分享，提醒大家--珍惜生命，保重身体。斯人虽去，友谊长青。

忆波

今天大家在这里，都是波的亲朋好友。我叫风，和他自从大学同学至今，已经是二十多年的老朋友了，怎么都得说点。我要说波的确是个了不起的人，他把人生活出了滋味。但是回想我们的交往，却又都是些很小的轶事。 

Today, we are gathered here to remember Bob as a dear friend or relative. I'm Feng, and I've known Bob since we were classmates about 30 years ago. I'd like to tell you so many things about Bob – what an amazing person he was and what a splendored life he lived, but I could only contribute a few anecdotes.

大二刚开学的一节课上，前排一个同学回过头。他问，水的比热容蒸发热是多少。我还没明白过来，就看他在纸上比划着计算着。原来他忘了拔掉电热杯的电源，怕下课回去烧坏了。果然后来他的桌子上留了个黑炭圈。 

When I first became a sophomore, a classmate sitting in front turned back and asked me about the heat capacity of water in evaporation. It turned out that he forgot to unplug a water heater back at the dorm before the class and was afraid the water would burn out. He thought it would be okay, but a black charcoal circle was burned on his desk. 

我和波就是这样熟悉起来的。其实以前我就听说过他。他在军训的时候一天叮了一百多个蚊子块，名列榜首。后来他住在我们隔壁的朝北的寝室里，常常听到他在那张桌子上啪啪啪地练习打字。 

That, was the beginning of our friendship. Actually, his name was no strange to me – I knew he was the top attractor of mosquitoes during the military training, getting 100 blocks in a day. Then he lived a room next to ours, and I often heard him practicing typing diligently on that very desk. 

波是两年级时候从少年班并入我们班的，他比我们都小两三岁。他很活跃爱说话，有时还吹笛子。那时候武侠片流行，谁都觉得箫很酷，一回上街，他给糊弄着买了根回来。却越看越越觉得是扫帚柄上截下来的。 

Bob merged into my class from the “Young Gifted Class” in the 2nd year. Since he was two or three years younger than most of us, he was talkative and vivacious. Sometimes he liked to play the flute. Since martial art movies were trendy at that time, everyone thought the vertical version of flute – xiao – was so cool. Once he was wheedled by a hawker in the street to buy a xiao, but under scrutiny, it looked more like a pole cut off a broom. 

波爱看电影录像，常常叫上其他同学一起去。有一次我们俩开学提前到校没有事情做，结伴去学校附近看电影，路上下雨发大水，堵在了小店屋檐下，台阶都淹没了。但是当时年少，觉得乘兴而来，乘兴而归，人生没有不顺利的事情。即使三年级他是我们班唯一一个去了朝北水房边寝室的，也没有抱怨。那儿又黑又潮，半墙黑霉，他还是“不改其乐”。 

A big fan of movies and videos, Bob often invited other classmates to enjoy the shows. Once before the semester started, he suggested we two watch a movie near the campus. A thunder storm kept us under a small shop's awning and drenched us. But being young and merry, we thought nothing could stop us in life. His optimism never wavered, even when he was the only person in our class who was assigned to a wet, dark, and moldy dorm in the 3rd year. 

他喜欢港台女明星，在书桌边的墙上和门后都贴上港台女星的大头照，一张关之琳，一张王祖贤。到了三年级，颖的班搬到了本部，波就不再贴明星照了，有空的时候总是往图形组的机房里跑，那里有他喜欢的计算机，也有他喜欢的女生。毕业后，没想到我们男生中年纪最小的结婚最早，我们大家欣然参加婚礼，可能是同学们聚得最齐的一次婚礼。婚后他们俩琴瑟和谐，谁都知道，他们俩是一对神仙眷侣。 

Bob once liked Hong Kong movie stars so much that he decorated his dorm with posters of Rosamund Kwan and Joey Wong. But when Kitty's class moved to the main campus in the 3rd year, the posters disappeared and Bob stayed as long as possible in the computer lab of the Graphic Animation Team, where he could find his passion in career and his dream girl. After graduation, he surprised the boys by being the first to marry, since he was the youngest amongst us. The ceremony was so well attended and their marriage so perfect that everyone knew they were a match made in heaven. 

在他接到某公司的录取通知之后，总劝说我一起来。记得刚搬到这儿，一出飞机，就看到波的笑脸。那天阳光明媚，在峰家面朝华盛顿湖的家里，蓉和颖准备了很丰盛的午餐。晚上，波还陪我去取了公寓的钥匙，第二天又陪我去取了车，还一一介绍附近的超市，餐馆。 “某饭店的炒贵刁好，量大实惠” -- 波的胃口好是出名的，每次去麦当劳都至少要吃两个巨无霸。 

After Bob got the MS offer, he kept persuading me to move here. I still remember the first day I arrived, I was greeted by his big smile at the airport. On that sunny afternoon, we gatherd at Mark's lakeside house and enjoyed a feast prepared by Lisa and Kitty. Later, Bob drove me to pick up my apartment keys and the next day accompanied me to get my car. During this period, he introduced all the grocery stores and restaurant near MS in detail, such as the specialty at Cafe O. Bob enjoyed hearty meals, and his good appetite was famous. Two Big Macs for a one meal was typical of him. 

我们新买了房子以后，处处得他照应。怎么保养房子，怎么照顾草坪，都是他手把手教的。他的大车可能是接送我们去机场最多的。我岳父母第一次来美国，张文波特地给他的母亲也订了同一班飞机。他说是路上彼此照顾，但其实他母亲轻车熟路，帮了我的岳父母一个大忙。现在他们还感念不已。 

After we purchased our own house, he became our mentor in maintaining the house and keeping the lawn since he was extremely experienced. His Nissan Pathfinder was so familiar to us since he picked up and dropped us off at the airport many times. When my in-laws came to the US for the first time, Bob booked the same flight for his mother, who was an immense help for my in-laws. They tell us to send their condolences to Bob's family! 

在他的一生中，他爬了许多座雪山，走了无数条山径，穿越了大峡谷，到达了珠峰大本营，看遍了美丽的风景，温暖了无数人的心灵。 

Bob was, and has always been, an adventurer. During his life, he climbed numerous snow mountains and trekked endless hard trails. He passed the valley of the Grand Canyon and reached the base camp of the Everest. He appreciated all the beauties this world could offer and warmed up so many souls. 

记得在宝钢实习的时候，波带了一盘郑智化的专辑，我们就一遍遍地听那首《水手》--“他说风雨中这点痛算什么，擦干泪，不要怕，至少我们还有梦。”现在想起波，我就会听到他车里也时时播放的郑智化，《星星点灯》、《生日快乐歌》、《别哭，我最爱的人》。。。在此，我们送别波，擦去眼泪，祝他在那个世界平安。祝他的灵魂保佑他心爱的家人度过艰难时刻，宁静与幸福与他们常住。 

Dear classmates, do you still remember when we interned at the Baoshan Iron and Steel, Bob brought along an album by the Taiwanese singer Zheng Zhi-hua. The famous song "Sailor"was played again and again and its chorus was echoing in our mind, "in the wind, in the rain, this pain was nothing. Wipe off the tears, shed off the fears, at least we kept the dreams." Now, when thinking of Bob, the familiar melodies played in his car's stereos all came back to me, just like an old friend. And now and again, let see our dear Bob off to peace and heaven. May his soul bless his beloved ones, and calm and bliss stay with them forever! 

我的话说完了。谢谢。 

Thank you, everyone!