1、一位爸爸下班回家很晚了，很累并有点烦，发现他五岁的儿子靠在门旁等他。Amancamehomefromworklate,tiredandirritated,tofindhis5-yearoldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.爸，我可以问你一个问题吗爸，我可以问你一个问题吗?“Daddy,may I ask you a question?”当然可以，什么问题当然可以，什么问题?父亲回答父亲回答“Yes sure,what is it?”replied the man爸，你一小时可以赚多少钱?“Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”这与你无关，你为什么问这个
2、问题?父亲生气的说着“Thats none of your business,why do you ask such a thing?”the man said angrily.我只是想知道，请告诉我，你一小时赚多少钱?小孩哀求着“I just want to know,please tell me,how much do you make an hour?”pleaded the little boy.假如你一定要知道的话，我一小时赚20块美金“ifyoumustknow,Imake$20anhour”喔！小孩低着头这样回答。小孩跟着说“Oh,”thelittleboyreplied,wit
3、hhisheaddown,lookingup,hesaid,爸，可以借我10块美金吗?“dad,mayIpleaseborrow$10?”父亲发怒了如果你问这问题只是要借钱去买毫无意义的玩具或东西的话，给我回到你的房间并上床好好想想为什么你会那么自私。我每天长时间辛苦工作着，没时间和你玩小孩子的游戏The father was furious,“if the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense,then you march you
4、rself straight to your room and go to bed,think about why you are being so selfish.”“I work long hard hours everyday and dont have time for such this childish behavior.”小孩安静地回自己房并关上门Thelittleboyquietlywenttohisroomandshutthedoor.这位父亲坐下来还对小孩的问题生气Themansatdownandstartedtogetevenangrieraboutthelittlebo
5、ysquestions.他怎么敢只为了钱而问这种问题他怎么敢只为了钱而问这种问题?How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?约一小时后，他平静下来了，开始想着他可能对孩子太凶了约一小时后，他平静下来了，开始想着他可能对孩子太凶了After about an hour or so,the had calmed down,and After about an hour or so,the had calmed down,and started to think hey may have been a little hard on s
6、tarted to think hey may have been a little hard on his son.his son.或许他应该用那或许他应该用那1010块钱美金买小孩真正想要的，他不常常要块钱美金买小孩真正想要的，他不常常要钱用钱用Maybe there was something he really needed to buy Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that$10 and he really didnt ask for money very with that$10 and he rea
7、lly didnt ask for money very often.often.父亲走到小孩的房门并打开门Themanwenttothedoorofthelittleboysroomandopenedthedoor.你睡了吗孩子?他问着“areyouasleep,son?”heasked.爸，还没睡，我还醒着小孩回答着“nodaddy,Imawake”repliedtheboy.我想过了，我刚刚可能对你太凶了父亲说着“Ivebeenthinking,maybeIwastoohardonyouearlier,”saidtheman.我将今天的闷气都爆发出来了。这是你要的10块钱美金“Itsbe
8、enalongdayandItookoutmyaggravationonyou.Heresthe$10youaskedfor.”小孩笑着坐直了起来，爸，谢谢你小孩叫着The little boy sat straight up,smiling.“Oh,thank you daddy!”he yelled.接着小孩从枕头下拿出一些被弄皱了的钞票Then,reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.这父亲看到小孩已经有钱了，快要再次发脾气Theman,seeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,s
9、tartedtogetangryagain.这小孩慢慢地算着钱，接着看着他的爸爸Thelittleboyslowlycountedouthismoney,thenlookedupathisfather.为什么你已经有钱了还需要更多?父亲生气的说着“Whydoyouwantmoremoneyifyoualreadyhavesome?”thefathergrumbled.因为我之前不够，但我现在足够了小孩回答“becauseIdidnthaveenough,butnowIdo,”thelittleboyreplied.爸，我现在20块钱美金了，我可以向你买一个小时的时间吗?明天请早一点回家，我想和你一起吃晚餐。“daddy,Ihave$20now,canIbuyanhourofyourtime?Pleasecomehomeearlytomorrow,Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.”
