★Tip 1: Quotations for Dad
看看古今名人怎么夸爸爸的！
1）“I watched a small man with thick calluses1 on both hands work fifteen and sixteen hours a day. A man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence2 of his example.”
    我看到一个小个子男人，双手长满了老茧，每天工作十五六个小时。这个男人来到这里，没有受过教育，孤零零一个人，语言不通，就是这个男人，单单以他的言行教会了我所需要知道的一切，关于信念，关于辛苦劳作。
                          —Mario Cuomo （马里奥·科莫，前纽约州长、演说家）

2）“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.”
爸爸是什么样的人不重要，重要的是我心目的爸爸是什么样的人。
—Anne Sexton （安妮·塞克斯顿，美国女诗人）

3）“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”
我想象不出还有什么比父亲的保护更让一个孩子渴求得强烈。
—Sigmund Freud （西格蒙德·弗洛伊德，心理学家）

4）“That is the thankless position of the father in the family-the provider for all, and the enemy of all.”
这就是父亲在家中费力不讨好的地方——既要养活全家，又受全家敌视。
—J. August Strindberg （奥古斯特·史特林堡，瑞典剧作家）

5）“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”
1个爸爸比100个校长还顶用。
—English Proverb

6）“Noble fathers have noble children.”
虎父无犬子。
—Euripides (欧里庇得斯，古希腊悲剧诗人)

7）“‘Father’ is another name for ‘love.’”
父亲是爱的代名词。
—Unknown
★Tip 2: Gifts for Dad
父亲节到了，要庆祝父亲节，表达对老爸的感激之情吗？让ES教你几招！
Father’s Day Cards
Cards are a great way to tell your father how much you appreciate him. They’ll brighten his Father’s Day. 
Father’s Day E-Cards 
Send your modern dad a free Father’s Day e-card to let him know you’re thinking of him. Choose from those pre-made cards or use your own picture for a personalized3 greeting. 
Father’s Day Recipes 
Let’s face it, dads love to eat. Make it a family project to show Dad you appreciate him by inviting the kids to help cook some of his favorite foods on Father’s Day.
Father’s Day Crafts4 
Sometimes the best gift for Dad is handmade. With these crafty ideas, kids of all ages and skills can create something unique to give to Dad for Father’s Day.
Father’s Day Gifts 
We have some great ideas for gifts your father will love. Find the perfect gift for Father’s Day, even for a dad who seems to have one of everything.   Father’s Day Ideas 
This is Dad’s day, so make it fun for him. Father’s Day can be as fancy as presents and dinner at a restaurant or as relaxed as a walk in the woods followed by a family movie.

★Songs for Dad
听听U2乐队主唱保罗向已故父亲致意的歌《Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own》（《有时你不能只靠你自己》），好好珍惜你所拥有的父爱吧！
“我和你是如此相像，倔强的脾气，坚硬的性格，镜子里的我好像就是你的翻版。没有你的房间不能称为家，不要留我孤独在此。你才是我歌唱的理由。今晚，我的歌，你能听见吗？”

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And it’s you when I look in the mirror 
And it’s you when I don’t pick up the phone 
Sometimes you can’t make it on your own
We fight all the time. You and I. That’s alright 
We’re the same soul.
don’t need. I don’t need to hear you say:
That if we weren’t so alike. You’d like me a whole lot more
Listen to me now.
I need to let you know: You don’t have to go it alone. 

Can you hear me when I sing?
You’re the reason I sing. You’re the reason why the opera is in me 
Where are we now? I’ve got to let you know 
A house still doesn’t make a home.
Don’t leave me here alone.
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1. callus   n. 老茧
2. eloquence   n. 雄辩；口才
3. personalized   adj. 个性化的
4. craft n. 手工艺品