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20元的故事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?」“Daddy,mayIaskyouaquestion?”「当然可以，什么问题?」父亲回答“Yessure,whatisit?”repliedtheman「爸，你一小时可以赚多少钱?」“Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”「这与你无关，你为什么问这个问题?」父亲生气的说着“That’snoneofyourbusiness,whydoyouasksuchathing?”themansaidangrily.「我只是想知道，请告诉我，你一小时赚多少钱?」小孩哀求着“Ijustwanttoknow,pleasetellme,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”pleadedthelittleboy.「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,withhisheaddown,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」Thefatherwasfurious,“iftheonlyreasonyouaskedthatissoyoucanborrowsomemoneytobuyasillytoyorsomeothernonsense,thenyoumarchyourselfstraighttoyourroomandgotobed,thinkaboutwhyyouarebeingsoselfish.”“Iworklonghardhourseverydayanddon’thavetimeforsuchthischildishbehavior.”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Themansatdownandstartedtogetevenangrieraboutthelittleboy’squestions.他怎么敢只为了钱而问这种问题?Howdareheasksuchquestionsonlytogetsomemoney?约一小时后，他平静下来了，开始想着他可能对孩子太凶了Afteraboutanhourorso,thehadcalmeddown,andstartedtothinkheymayhavebeenalittlehardonhisson.或许他应该用那10块钱美金买小孩真正想要的，他不常常要钱用Maybetherewassomethinghereallyneededtobuywiththat$10andhereallydidn'taskformoneyveryoften.父亲走到小孩的房门并打开门Themanwenttothedoorofthelittleboy’sroomandopenedthedoor.「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,I’mawake”repliedtheboy.「我想过了，我刚刚可能对你太凶了」父亲说着“I’vebeenthinking,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」“It’sbeenalongdayandItookoutmyaggravationonyou.Here’sthe$10youaskedfor.”小孩笑着坐直了起来，「爸，谢谢你」小孩叫着Thelittleboysatstraightup,smiling.“Oh,thankyoudaddy!”heyelled.接着小孩从枕头下拿出一些被弄皱了的钞票Then,reachingunderhispillowhepulledoutsomecrumpledupbills.这父亲看到小孩已经有钱了，快要再次发脾气Theman,seeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,startedtogetangryagain.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“becauseIdidn'thaveenough,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.”这个故事与你所喜欢的人分享，但更重要的，与你所爱的人分享这价值20块钱美金的时间。Sharethisstorywithsomeoneyoulike…..butevenbetter,share$20worthoftimewithsomeoneyoulove.这只是提醒辛苦工作的各位It’sjustashortremindertoallofyouworkingsohardinlife.我们应该花一点时间来陪那些在乎我们，关心我们的人而不要让时间从手指间溜走……Weshouldnotlettimeslipthroughourfingerswithouthavingspentsometimewiththosewhoreallymattertous,thoseclosetoourhearts.