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God Had to Be Fair上帝得公平些We always knew our daughter Kendall was going be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by putting on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and beautiful, she sang like a little angel and mesmerized1everyone.
一直知道我们的女儿凯多会成为一个演员。当她只有三四岁的时候，她就在我们家前廊上表演，小镇上的人都喜欢看她。金色的头发，蓝色的眼睛，十分美丽，她唱起歌来像一个小天使，把每个人都迷住了。
When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat frequently. We had her tested for allergies2, but the doctor said she wasn't allergic3 to anything at all. After the problem worsened, we took her to our local children's hospital where she was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome4.
当凯多5岁的时候，我们发现她经常眨眼睛，并频繁清嗓子。我们让她做的过敏测试，但医生说她并未对任何东西过敏。后来情况变的更严重，我们就将她带到当地的儿童医院，在那儿她被确诊为抽动秽语综合征。
It was pretty devastating5 because other children constantly made fun of her, and sadly, even a teacher teased her. When the tics were especially bad, Kendall had to wear a neck brace6. She only had one or two friends, but that was okay because they were -- and continue to be -- real, the kind who stick by her, no matter what. Through all this, Kendall continued to sing and entertain. Remarkably7, her tics disappeared when she sang.
其他孩子都开始取笑她，这相当可怕，令人难过的是，甚至连她的老师都嘲笑她。抽搐严重的时候，凯多不得不戴颈托。她只有一两个朋友，好在他们都是，并且以后也会，真实，友好，无论什么情况，都忠于她。经历了这些，凯多仍然喜欢唱歌，表演。神奇的是，当她唱歌的时候，她的抽搐症就不见了。
We took our daughter from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medication that just made it worse, so we decided8 to go the natural route. Through chiropractic therapy, changes in her diet, and other natural treatments, the tics gradually lessened9.
我们带她看了一个又一个医生，但他们的药只能让她情况更糟。所以我们决定走自然路线。通过捏脊疗法，改变饮食习惯，结合其他的自然疗法，抽搐的情况越来越少。
In 2005 when Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was pretty much out of the woods -- or at least heading in that direction. However, as if Tourette's Syndrome wasn't enough for a beautiful young girl to deal with, a freak accident happened.
2015年，凯多16岁了，她出落的十分美丽，言语不足以描述—至少她的美貌在这块地方是出类拔萃的。然而，对这个年轻美丽的女孩来说，似乎遭遇一个抽动秽语综合征还不够，一个罕见的事故发生了。
At a birthday party, Kendall hopped10 on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent11 lower than she expected, and she jumped higher than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and landed on the cement floor -- on her neck. An ambulance rushed her to the hospital where she spent the next week, paralyzed from the neck down. Ironically, her biggest concern wasn't whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to audition12 for American Idol13.
在一个生日party上，凯多和一个朋友玩背上骑的游戏，她从他背上跳下来。他弯腰比她想的低，而她跳的比他想的高。凯多从他的后背划过，落到了水泥地上—脖子先着地。救护车急忙带她去医院，她在那里住了几周，脖子以下瘫痪了。好笑的是，她最关心的不是她是否还能再走，而是是否能参加美国偶像的试唱。
Doctors said Kendall had central cord syndrome. The pain was excruciating and required morphine to control it. Sometimes it was so unbearable14 she had to bite down on a toothbrush to take her mind off it. As the days dragged on, feeling returned to her left side, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We didn't know for sure how much of her movement would ever come back.
医生说凯多得了中央脊髓综合征。痛起来十分严重，需要吗啡控制。有时候疼痛无法忍受，她就咬着牙刷来转移注意力。随着时间一天天过去，她的左半边身子开始恢复知觉，但右半边还是瘫痪的。我们不知道她能恢复多少永久性动作。
I believe Kendall wanted the American Idol audition so much that she willed herself to move again. One of her friends brought a microphone to the hospital and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up with her right hand. It was more important for her to pick up that mic than a spoon or fork.
凯多是那样渴望参加美国偶像的试唱，我相信她会让自己动起来的。有个朋友给她带了一个麦克风，放在她住院的床边。每天，凯多都努力想用右手把它拿起来。对她来说，拿起这个麦克风比汤匙或叉子更重要。
Sometimes we all cried because of the pain we witnessed. But on the day Kendall walked into the stadium to audition for American Idol -- a mere15 three months after her accident -- we cried tears of joy. And our tears turned into shouts when she was given a golden ticket to Hollywood.
有时候看到她那样痛苦我们都哭了。但是那一天，凯多走进体育场，参加美国偶像试唱的时候—那个事故发生后仅仅三个月—我们流出喜悦的泪水。当她获得去好莱坞的金奖券时，我们的泪水马上又转成了欢呼。
As a parent, you always think your child is the best ever -- that's just what parents do. But after seeing Kendall perform, I know she's one of the best, even though she didn't make it into the Top 24.
父母永远认为自己的孩子是最棒的—父母都是这样的。虽然如此，看完凯多表演后，我依然觉得，她是最棒的参赛者中的一个，即使没有进入前24.
Kendall is eighteen now, living every day to its fullest. She's recorded a CD with some of John Mellencamp's band members. She's also on CMT's Music City Madness for an original song and video, and is having some good success. I'm absolutely sure she's going to make it big some day. Kendall just puts it all in God's hands.
凯多现在18岁了，每天都过的很充实。她和约翰•梅伦坎普乐队的一些成员录了一张CD。她也在CMT的疯狂音乐城上录了原唱和录像，获得了一些成功。我相信她总有一天一定会成功。凯多只是将它交到上帝的手上。（标红的这句话翻译不确定，欢迎指正。）
When she was a little girl trying hard to be strong, she looked up at me, her big eyes brimming with tears, and asked me why she had to have Tourette's Syndrome. My heart ached to make the world right for my child. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it.
当她只是个小女孩却努力表现坚强的时候，她看着我，大眼睛溢满泪水，问我为什么她会得抽动秽语综合征。为了让我的孩子对世界有个正确的认识我的心痛了。可是，我还是凝视着她，告诉她我看到的真相。（标红的这句话翻译不确定，欢迎指正。）
"Kendall, God gave you a pure heart, an angelic voice, a strong mind, and a beautiful presence. With all of that, he had to make it fair for everyone else."
“凯多，上帝给了你一颗纯净的灵魂，一副天籁般的嗓子，一个坚强的心智，跟一副美丽的外貌。这么多都给了你，他也得对其他人公平些。”
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字太大了，不好意思
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Thank you for sharing this , I want to know where you found this story? from a novel?
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From a website, http://www.enread.com/essays/index.html
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路过~尝试翻了了下自己的理解~
My heart ached to make the world right for my child. But I looked right back at her and told her the truth as I see it.
让我的孩子如此直面现实真的让我心痛，但我迎视她的目光，告诉她这就是事实，我看到的事实。
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感觉翻的很好呢
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