你心目中優(yōu)秀老爸的標準是什么？是英俊瀟灑、事業(yè)輝煌的成功老爸？還是勤儉持家、“相妻教子”的全職老爸？抑或是擁有拯救地球的超能力的英雄老爸？一起來看看2008年美劇中出現(xiàn)的優(yōu)秀老爸，誰才符合你的理想老爸類型呢？

For many years， television has had a profound effect on people. Experts say that television destroys our creativity and can diminish1) brain productivity. If that is indeed true， thank goodness we had eight terrific fathers to look up to2) in the last year!

多年以來，電視對人們產(chǎn)生了深遠的影響。專家們稱，電視破壞了我們的創(chuàng)造力，而且會降低大腦的生產(chǎn)力。如果這個說法屬實，那么謝天謝地，在過去的一年里，還有八位了不起的爸爸值得我們尊敬！

1. Tripp Darling

(Dirty Sexy Money)

His children may be spoiled rotten， but he loves them fiercely. When Tripp learned that his second son Brian was fathered by another man， rather than cast him aside3)， he made it clear that his feelings would never change.

1. 特里普·達林

《黑金家族》

盡管他的孩子們可能被寵壞了，他仍然深愛著他們。當特里普得知次子布萊恩的生父是另外一個男人時，特里普不但沒有對布萊恩置之不理，反而表明自己對兒子的感情永遠不會變。

2. Horatio Caine

(CSI: Miami)

It came as a shock to Horatio when he learned he was a father of a teenager， but imagine his surprise when he also learned his son was a criminal. Horatio embraced4) his new role and put everything on the line5) (including his job) to protect his son Kyle—including making a deal with an inmate6) to keep Kyle safe during his incarceration7).

3. Noah Bennet

(Heroes)

For much of season one， we weren't sure whether Noah was good or evil. As the season progressed， not only did we learn he was a good guy， he would stop at nothing8) to protect his family—even if he has to sacrifice his own life. In an effort to keep them safe， Noah swept them away to another state， changed their names and tried to live a normal life. While it may not have worked out too well， at least now he knows that his foster daughter9) Claire's blood could save the world.

4. Bill Henrickson

(Big Love)

Three wives， two stores， seven children and one on the way makes for a very busy man. No matter how busy Bill is much of the time， he always makes time for his wives and children. Of course， he gets a little help from very careful scheduling.

5. Ignacio Suarez

(Ugly Betty)

He came into this country illegally just to give his daughters a better life. He encourages his girls in all they do and isn't afraid to tell them when they are making foolish mistakes. He prepares burrito10) every night—how could we not include this remarkable man on this list?

2. 霍雷肖·凱恩

《犯罪現(xiàn)場調(diào)查之邁阿密》

當?shù)弥约壕谷皇且粋€十幾歲孩子的父親時，霍雷肖非常震驚，但緊接著他又發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的兒子竟然還是個罪犯，這簡直讓他目瞪口呆。但霍雷肖欣然接受了自己的新角色，為了保護兒子凱爾毫無保留地付出(包括他的工作)——他甚至和凱爾的獄友達成協(xié)議，只為保證兒子凱爾在被囚禁期間的安全。

3. 諾亞·貝內(nèi)特

《超能英雄》

從第一季的大部分劇情里，我們無法確定諾亞到底是好人還是壞人。但隨著劇情的發(fā)展，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)他不但是個好人，而且為了保護自己的家人他可以“不擇手段”——即使他必須犧牲自己的生命。為了保護家人的安全，諾亞把他們送到了另外一個州，給他們更名換姓，并嘗試著過正常人的生活。盡管這一切可能并不太管用，至少現(xiàn)在他知道了他的養(yǎng)女克萊爾的血可以拯救世界。

4. 比爾·亨里克森

《大愛》

三個妻子、兩家店鋪、七個孩子，再加上一個馬上要出生的孩子，造就了一個異常忙碌的男人。不管比爾在大多數(shù)的時間里有多忙碌，他總是會為妻子們和孩子們抽出時間。當然，小心翼翼排出的時間表給他幫了點兒忙。

5. 伊格納西奧·蘇亞雷斯

《丑女貝蒂》

他非法入境來到這個國家，僅僅是為了給他的女兒們提供更好的生活。他對女兒們所做的一切都大加贊賞，但是只要她們在犯愚蠢的錯誤，他也從不怯于提醒她們。他每個晚上都會準備墨西哥玉米卷餅——我們怎么能夠把這位出色的男人排除在這份名單之外呢？

6. Joe Dubois

(Medium)

It's not easy being the man behind the psychic11)， but Joe Dubois is every wife's dream husband. He cooks， he cleans， he drives the kids to school， he helps with homework， and he is an actual rocket scientist! Joe and his wife Allison are perfect examples of realistic parents trying to make ends meet and raise three kids—with the exception of the tremendous gift Allison possesses.

7. Tom Scavo

(Desperate Housewives)

He's got three demon12) boys， a borderline13) sinister14) child he never knew he had and a wife who almost cheated on him—Tom Scavo's life certainly isn't wonderful， but he isn't running for the hills15) either. Tom is the perfect example of a real father with real problems that don't get solved in one hour each week.

8. Stephen Trager

(Kyle XY)

Raising two teenagers is rough all on its own， but taking in what many believed to be an alien is above and beyond the call of duty. Stephen and the rest of the family took Kyle into their home and hearts and never regretted it for a second—even when things became extremely dangerous.

6. 喬·杜波依斯

《靈媒緝兇》

做一個通靈的女人背后的男人可不是件容易的事，但喬·杜波依斯正是每個妻子夢想中的丈夫。他能下廚，會打掃房間，還開車送孩子上學，指導孩子做家庭作業(yè)，實際上他還是個火箭專家！喬和他的妻子愛莉森盡力平衡生活收支，悉心養(yǎng)育三個孩子，是現(xiàn)實主義父母的完美榜樣——愛莉森所擁有的驚人天賦除外。

7. 湯姆·斯卡沃

《絕望的主婦》

他有三個魔鬼般的兒子，一個他之前從來不知道其存在但卻幾近險惡的孩子，還有一個差點兒背叛他的妻子——湯姆·斯卡沃的生活當然不完美，但他并沒有逃避?，F(xiàn)實中的父親總會遭遇這樣那樣真實存在的麻煩，這些麻煩并不是一周只要花上一個小時就能解決，湯姆正是這些父親的最佳范例。

8. 斯蒂芬·特雷格

《天賜凱爾》

獨自撫養(yǎng)兩個孩子是非常艱苦的，但接受一個在別人看來是“怪物”的孩子就完全超出責任之外了。斯蒂芬和他的家人將凱爾帶回家，也將凱爾帶入了他們的內(nèi)心，并且他們從來沒有后悔過這個決定——即便是處于極端的危險之中。

Vocabulary

1.diminish [dI5mInIF] vt. 減少，減小，縮減，降低

2.look up to: 尊敬；欽佩

3.cast...aside: 把……丟一邊

4.embrace [Im5breIs] vt. (欣然)接受

5.put...on the line: = lay...on the line，無保留地拿出，全盤托出

6.inmate [5InmeIt] n. (監(jiān)獄、精神病院或收容所里的)被收容者

7.incarceration [In7kB:sE5reIFEn] n. 監(jiān)禁，禁閉

8.stop at nothing: 不顧一切，不擇手段

9.foster daughter: 養(yǎng)女；foster [5fCstE] adj. 收養(yǎng)的

10.burrito [bE5ri:tEu] n. 面卷餅(以玉米粉圓餅卷上肉或豆加干酪烤制的一種墨西哥菜肴)，其復數(shù)形式為burritos。

11.psychic [5psaIkIk] n. 通靈的人，巫師

12.demon [5di:mEn] adj. 魔鬼的；惡魔般的

13.borderline [5bC:dElaIn] adj. 【心】邊緣的，邊界線的

14.sinister [5sInIstE(r)] adj. 惡意的，陰險的，險惡的

15.run for the hills: 逃避現(xiàn)實或責任