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一名男子很晚才下班回家，疲意不堪，满腹怨气，这时他发现5岁的儿子正守在门口等他。 "爸爸，我能问你个问题吗？’’ “当然了，什么问题?"男人回答说。 “爸爸，你一小时赚多少钱?” “这不是你该管的事情。你怎么会问这样一个问题？”男人生气地问。 “我只是想知道。你就告诉我吧，你一小时赚多少钱?"男孩祈求道。 “好吧，如果你一定要知道那就告诉你。我一小时赚20美元。” "哦”男孩答应了一声，把头低了下去。接着，他又抬起头来，问道："爸爸，我能向你借10美元吗？” 父亲很生气：“如果你问那个问题仅仅是为了借钱买什么无聊的玩具或是其他乱七八糟的东西，那你现在就赶紧回屋睡觉去。反省一下自己为什么这么自私。我每天这么辛苦地工作，难道就是为了满足你那些幼稚的举动吗？" 听完这些，男孩一声不响地走进自己的房间，关上了门。男人坐下来，越想越生气。他怎么能为了要钱而问那样的问题！大约过了一个小时,男人冷静下来,开始这样想:也许他确实需要用这10美元来买点什么东西呢，他平时不常要钱的。 这样想着，这位父亲走过去推开了小男孩的房门。 "睡着了吗，儿子？”他问。 "没有呢，爸爸。我还没睡着。”男孩回答说。 "我想，刚才也许对你太严厉了一些，”男人说，“今天可是难熬的一天，我把火气撒在你身上了。这是10美元，你拿去用。" 小男孩立即坐了起来，笑着对他嚷道：“谢谢你，爸爸！” 紧接着，他把手伸进枕头下边，掏出一把揉皱了的钞票。男孩小心翼翼地数了数钱，然后抬头看着父亲。 "你这不是有钱吗？干吗还要钱?”他的父亲不满地问。 "因为我以前的钱不够，但现在够了。”小男孩回答说， “爸爸，我现在有20美元了，我可以买你一小时的时间吗？你明天早点回家吧,我想和你一起吃晚饭。” Family A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” “That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing? the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy. “If you must know, I make $20 an hour. ’’ “〇h，” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?” 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 yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such a childish behavior.” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and star- ted to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think： Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep, son?” He asked. "No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for.，’ The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh，thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. “Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled. “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ’’ |
