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'He's In Our Soul': Sisters Remember Their Dad's Legacy On Father's Day
June 14, 2019
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've got a special StoryCorps for you as we head into Father's Day weekend. Estela and Candi Reyes grew up in Texas. Their father, Juan, was from Mexico. He came to the U.S. in the 1940s. Estela and Candi sat down at StoryCorps to remember him.
ESTELA REYES: Our dad was a tough guy - very formidable, very strong-willed, very commanding figure. His nickname was El Canillon - the big-wristed man. I remember being a little kid, papi just reaching down and lifting me up like I was tissue paper - this delicate, little, weightless thing. Unfortunately, you know, in his later years, he became almost like a little weak bird to me.About four days before our dad died, he was still able to speak. And he let me know that he was very hungry. But, you know, how do you make a healthy, strong meal for somebody that you know is in incredible pain? You and I had gone shopping and stocked the fridge with all sorts of foods that, throughout our family history, we always associated with deliciousness - you know, camarones...
CANDI REYES: The Mexican comfort food (laughter).
E REYES: Exactly, Mexican comfort foods. And one of my dad's favorite things was just plain beans. That morning, early, I had put on a pot of black beans. I looked in the fridge, and I noticed you and I had bought a pack of shrimp.
C REYES: (Laughter).
E REYES: And so I set about the task of making the best batch of shrimp enchiladas I had probably ever made in my life. I don't think I've ever diced anything so slowly and with so much care. And when I took that little plate, I remember physically feeding him, watching him close his eyes with each spoonful. He looked up at me and gave me a little wink.And I asked him then, like I always would after every meal that I would serve, you know, le gusto, papi? You know, did you like it, daddy? And he gave me that little gesture that he would make when he liked something. He'd make a tight fist and just sort of shake it next to his chest with one good blow to show that it was so good; it was so rich. There didn't need to be any words. And I was so happy. The next day, that was when he slipped into his coma. And he never spoke to us again.
C REYES: We knew that although he was going to pass, he wasn't really leaving us. He's in our soul.
E REYES: Papito era lo maximo - he was everything to us. And my daddy knew, until the moment he left this world, that we adored him.
知识点笔记
1.legacy: 遗产
回忆复习，母亲节的一期访谈里(190516)：You will not break down. You will walk in there and be the legacy that your mother left you.
2.Our dad was a tough guy - very formidable, very strong-willed, very commanding figure. 勾勒出一个硬汉形象。
3.slipped into his coma: 陷入昏迷
slip：滑入，下降（如价格下降），情况变化
e.g.1.He had begun to slip into debt.
2.She slipped into unconsciousness and died the next day.
3.The project has slipped behind schedule.
4.We knew that although he was going to pass, he wasn't really leaving us. He's in our soul.