The Judge

审判官

Say of him what you please, but I know my child’s failings.

你想说他什么量说摆，但是我知道我孩的短处。

I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my little child.

我爱他并不因为他好，只是因为他是我小小的孩子。

How should you know how dear he can be when you try to weigh his merits against his faults?

你如果把他的优点和缺点称一下，恐怕你就会知道他是多么的可爱？

When I must punish him he becomes all the more a part of my being.

当我必须责罚他的时候，他便成为我生命的一部分了。

When I cause his tears to come my heart weeps with him.

当我使他眼泪流出时，我的心也和他同哭了。

I alone have a right to blame and punish, for the only may chastise who loves.

只有我才有权去骂他，去责罚他，因为只有热爱人才可以惩戒人。