英语翻译
MYwife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsago.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk(人行道)therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.
Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.
LastsummerIreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify（识别）.IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeasunflower.Itwasspindlylookingwithatallskinnystalkandonlyoneheadonit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.ThesunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderandaroundittoreachthesun.
That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavethecapability（能力）ofdoingthesamething.Onceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittlesunflower,wecangetthesamenourishment(营养)aswell.
Standtalllikethesunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.You’llfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacle（障碍）inordertoreachyourdesires（强烈的愿望）.