There for all the world to see, was his grandson’s kite! The kite was a 21)replica of a beautiful 22)Bald Eagle, its wings spread wide open. As the wind rushed through the treetops, making the plastic wings 23)flutter and 24)flap, it looked so real…
显然，那是他孙子的风筝。那只风筝的造型是一只美丽的白头鹫，舒展着宽大的双翼。风吹过树梢时，那只白头鹫的一双塑料翅膀会拍打着翩然起飞，看起来那么逼真……
Alas, Grandpa had only one solution for his problem, and it was to cut the string. His grandson seemed to believe that Grandpa could solve any problem; perhaps even climb up and get it.
唉，爷爷只有一个方法来解决这个问题，那就是把风筝的线剪断。他的孙子似乎相信爷爷无所不能，也许他还能爬到树上，把风筝取下来。
“You wanted it to fly as high as it could, Billy. Didn’t you?”
“Yes, Grandpa, but I wanted to keep it forever.”
“There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it 25)soars like real eagles do, it will come back to us.” Grandpa said.
“你是想让它飞得越高越好的，比利，对不对？”
“是的，爷爷。不过，我还想永远留着它。”
“有时候，你唯一能做的就是把线剪断，让它自己飞。也许这样做了以后，有一天，当它像真正的鹰那样自由翱翔时，它还会回到我们身边。”爷爷说道。
I watched how the old man cut the string, releasing the kite, as Billy’s dream-on-wings 26)snapped back, settling gently into its new position high atop the 27)barren tree.
我看着老人剪断手中的风筝线，松开风筝。比利那“飞翔的梦想”再次飞了起来，轻轻地落在一棵光秃的树的梢头，那是它的新位置。
As the two walked away, I looked to the sky. There I saw my answer, too. Tears began to run down my cheek, and with a big sigh I prayed...
爷孙俩走远了。我仰望天空，在那里我也找到了我的答案。泪水开始滑过我的脸颊，我深深地叹了一口气，开始祈祷……
“Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys within my reach. I have taught them to fly like eagles, though I wanted to keep them forever. Maybe by doing this, when it’s their time to soar like real eagles do, one day they would come back to me.”
“今天，我要剪断我一直把两个儿子留在身边的最后一条线。尽管我想让他们永远留在我身边，但是我已经教会他们像鹰一样飞翔。也许我把线剪断，让他们像真正的鹰一样自由飞翔时，有一天他们会回到我身边。”
Life’s best lessons are learned by living.
人生最好的启示来自于生活。
Keith, Evan, you are Eagles now! Fly!
基思、埃文，你们现在都是鹰了。展翅高飞吧！
