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素兰20周年专栏 | 对话彭美萱（二）：关于父亲的回忆 2022年8月20日下午，在素兰基金会2022年年会暨成立20周年会议上，杨秀春对彭晏素兰女士之孙女、彭定中先生之女儿彭美萱（Michelle）进行了专访。受新冠疫情影响，此次会议以视频会议的形式进行。在此次访谈中，杨秀春先以中文提问，再以英文复述问题；彭美萱（Michelle）以英文回答后，杨秀春再进行英译中翻译。访谈内容经整理分为三篇陆续发布，此为第二篇。 杨秀春：你的父亲，我们尊敬的彭定中先生，也是素兰基金会的发起人和灵魂人物。在我们的印象里，彭先生是一个几近完美的人——被人追随的领导者，事业有成的企业家，颇有爱心的慈善家，方方面面几乎都堪称模范。在你给素兰20周年纪念刊写的文章里，你用“喜中人生头奖”来比喻拥有这样的一位父亲是何其幸运。能不能和我们分享一点你与父亲之间的印象最深刻的记忆？Your father, Mr. Pang, the founder and soul of our Su-Lan foundation, was a respectable and almost perfect man, a leader with so many followers, a successful manager, a kind-hearted philanthropist, and a role model for us. You just wrote an article for the booklet on the 20th anniversary of the founding of Su-Lan, and you put it as Winning the Lottery to have such a father. So, would you share some moments of your father with us which were still fresh in your memories? 彭美萱(Michelle):I've summarized in the article what values and life perspectives I've gained from my father throughout the years, so please feel free to read it but in addition, I would also be happy to share some memories I have about him growing up.'在我为素兰20周年纪念刊写的文章《喜中人生头奖》中，我已经把这些年来我从父亲身上获得的价值观、人生观做了一些总结，所以欢迎大家有空时去读一读那篇文章。不过，在这篇文章以外，我也很高兴在这里给大家补充一些有关父亲的回忆。For some of you, it would be the first time to see my father. Although, in this case, it's unfortunately virtually through a screen, you'll hopefully get to meet him in person in the future. What's great about my father is that you see what you get. The father I see daily is the guy you see in front of you. There are no frills attached, nothing fancy, just a simple guy with a big heart willing to spend his time listening because he cares.对于今年新加入的同学们来说，这可能是你们第一次见到我的父亲。当然，在目前这种特殊环境下，大家只能在屏幕里看到他，希望以后你们有机会和他在线下相见。我父亲非常好的一点就是，基本上他是一个所见即所得的人，或者通俗一点说，他一点也不装，你看到的他，也就是最真实的他。我日常生活中所见到的父亲，正是你们现在所见到的彭先生。他从不摆架子，没有花里胡哨的东西，是一个很朴素的人，但他有一颗宽广的心，愿意花时间去倾听，因为他真的在乎他人。
So when I was much younger, I only got to see my dad a couple of times a year, but when I did, he was always 120% committed when spending time with me. One of my good memories is when I always had trouble with my math assignments (I'm still horrible at math, by the way). We would eat at a small local Chinese restaurant behind my house in Tokyo, and my dad would write down equations on multiple pieces of napkins in order to explain math concepts. If we were in my room, he would get on his knees to be at eye level with me when I was sitting at my desk and spending hours teaching me math. He would be very persistent and patient and was determined to explain the concepts until I understood them, even though I was a bit frustrated sometimes.在小时候，我一年大约只能见到父亲几次，不过当我们在一起时，他一定会把全幅精力倾注在我身上。当时我们住在东京。关于父亲的美好回忆之一，就是父亲辅导我做数学作业（顺便说一下，现在我仍然对数学感到恐惧）。有时我们会在我家附近的一个中餐厅里吃饭，然后父亲就会在多张餐巾纸上写出数学方程式，尝试给我讲清楚一些数学概念。如果是在家里的话，父亲就会蹲下来给我讲解，这样坐在椅子上的我能和他保持目光的持平。他可能会花几个小时来给我讲数学题，在整个过程中，哪怕有时候我自己已经有一些泄气，他也会富有耐心、坚持不懈地一直给我讲解，直到我真的弄懂那些数学题为止。 Another memory I have is him being extremely popular among my friends in high school and college because when he came to visit, he would take them all to a meal or dessert. My father would literally be surrounded by 7 or 8 girls and chat with them and to this day, many of my friends talk very fondly of him as the "best dad." When he could, my father would make every effort to be involved in my life, and I appreciated that. Even after I went to college, he was the one that made an effort to call me every week, and that always helped to keep an open line of communication and trust.另外一个回忆就是，在我读高中和大学的时候，父亲非常受我朋友们的欢迎。每次他来看我，他都会带我和朋友们出去吃饭或者吃东西——他差不多是被七、八个女生围在中间，他和她们尽情交谈。直到今天，我的很多朋友仍然很动情地和我说，我的父亲是世界上“最好的爸爸”。父亲总是尽其所能地参与到我的生活中，对此我心怀感激。即便在我读大学以后，他还是尽量保持每个星期都给我打电话，这让我们保持了一份持久的沟通和信任。 Thanks to his effort, commitment, and love, I've had a very close relationship with him. I've been fortunate enough to have lovely chats with him, whether during the trips he would take me as a child or even after a typical dinner at the house. Through those special moments, I've learned about his core values and the life lessons he's shared, and I hope to carry that on with me.由于父亲对我的付出和关爱，我与他一直保持了非常亲近的关系。不管是小时候父亲带着我踏上旅途，还是说我们在家里吃完饭后，我们都会进行很多愉快的交谈，对我来说这些都是人生中的幸福时刻。从这些交谈中，我听到了父亲的人生课堂，从他身上学到了为人处世的核心价值观，我希望自己汲取这些人生理念，并将其贯彻一生。 I'm truly grateful and lucky to have him as a father, and that's why the title "Winning the Lottery" in my article.我真的非常感激，也非常庆幸能拥有这样的一位父亲，这也是为什么我那篇写父亲的文章选择以《喜中人生头奖》为题。
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