My father does his own dental work.

我父亲给自己补牙。

A power drill and epoxy

用有力的钻头加上环氧树脂

and steady hands—

以及坚稳的双手——

On Christmas Day, he mistook

在圣诞节那天，他错把

the Macy's star

玛西杂货商店的星星商标

for the Viet Cong flag.

当成了越共的党旗。

While watching

在看《阿甘正传》时

Forrest Gump, he told me

他告诉我

how he too carried a friend.

他也曾背过一个战友。

"He squeezed

“他那么使劲地

around my throat so tight,

抓我的脖子

I thought I'd die with him."

我觉得我会和他一起死掉。”