Although he is gradually losing his physical vigor, I have taken him to the mountains that he loves to raise his spirits. Whether or not we catch any prey is secondary. He will show me where boars have eaten the trunks of trees, leaving their teeth marks. This one must have been a big one, he tells me, because the marks are so high.
父親快七十歲了，雖然體力逐漸衰弱，但為了鼓勵喜歡山的他再上山打獵，我會陪著他上山，有沒有打到獵物是其次，他會指著被山豬獠牙摩擦過的樹頭告訴我，這隻山豬好大啊，磨痕這麼高。