3. Your mom and dad were young and clueless and angst-ridden once, too. (Back to the Future)

3.你的爸爸妈妈也曾年少无知，焦虑不安。电影《回到未来》）（Back to the Future）

It was something of a revelation for me when I saw Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly interact with his parents as awkward teenagers in Back to the Future. As Marty observes his dad's teenage cluelessness, he says, "It's a wonder I was even born." Part of my job, I feel, is to allow my children to know that I was in their shoes once, and I still don't know everything... but I know more than they do. For now. OK, maybe not when it comes to new math, but still.

当年我观看这部电影，看到迈克尔·J·福克斯（Michael J. Fox）扮演的马丁·麦克弗莱（Marty McFly ）回到过去，同十几岁时的双亲交流时，不禁有所顿悟，马丁看到父亲的窘态，忍不住说道：“他能追到我妈，我还能出生真是个奇迹。”而我作为一个父亲，我觉得，有必要让我的孩子知道，我也曾像他们一样经历过种种喜乐困苦，但是我仍不能彻底顿悟……但是我还是比他们懂得多 。现在嘛，翻开新版课本让我解数学题我可能做不出，但是我还是比他们懂得多。