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Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou！by：徐春英Amancamehomefromworklate,tiredandirritated,tofindhis5-yearoldsonwaitingforhimatthedoor.“Daddy,mayIaskyouaquestion?”“Yeahsure,whatisit?”repliedtheman.“Daddy,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”“That’snoneofyourbusiness.Whydoyouasksuchathing?”themansaidangrily.“Ijustwanttoknow.Pleasetellme,howmuchdoyoumakeanhour?”pleadedthelittleboy.一个人工作到很晚，带着疲惫与愤怒回到家里，却发现5岁大的儿子正在门口等他。“爸爸，我可以问你一个问题吗？”“当然，什么问题？”“爸爸，你一个小时赚多少钱？”“这不关你的事。怎么问这样一个问题？”父亲生气地说道。“我只是想知道。请告诉我吧，你一个小时赚多少钱？”小男孩乞求地说。“Ifyoumustknow,Imake$20anhour.”“Oh,”thelittleboyreplied,withhisheaddown.Lookingup,hesaid,“Daddy,mayIpleaseborrow$10?”Thefatherwasfurious,“Iftheonlyreasonyouaskedthatissoyoucanborrowsomemoneytobuyasillytoyorsomeothernonsense,thenyoumarchyourselfstraighttoyourroomandgotobed.Thinkaboutwhyyouarebeingsoselfish.Iworkhardeverydayforsuchchildishbehavior.”“真想知道就告诉你吧，我一小时赚20美元。”“噢，”男孩说着，低下了头。接着，他抬起头来问：“爸爸，我可以借你10美元钱吗？”父亲生气了：“如果你问这个问题，只是为了借钱买无聊的玩具或其他没用的东西，那就赶紧回你的房间睡觉去。想想你怎么会这么自私。我每天工作这么辛苦，得到的竟是这样幼稚愚蠢的举动。”Thelittleboysatstraightup,smiling.“Oh,thankyoudaddy!”Heyelled.Then,reachingunderhispillowhepulledoutsomecrumpledupbills.Theman,seeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,startedtogetangryagain.Thelittleboyslowlycountedouthismoney,thenlookedupathisfather.小男孩静静地走进自己的房间，关上了门。这个人坐下后，更加为这个男孩的问题生气了。这孩子怎么敢问这样的问题，就为了借些钱呢？大约过了一个小时，他才平静下来了，开始想：也许他真的需要这10美元买什么东西呢，他并不是经常要钱花。“Areyouasleep,son?”Heasked.“Nodaddy,I’mawake,”repliedtheboy.“I’vebeenthinking,maybeIwastoohardonyouearlier,”saidtheman,“It’sbeenalongdayandItookoutmyaggravationonyou.Here’sthe$10youaskedfor.”Thelittleboysatstraightup,smiling.“Oh,thankyoudaddy!”Heyelled.Then,reachingunderhispillowhepulledoutsomecrumpledupbills.Theman,seeingthattheboyalreadyhadmoney,startedtogetangryagain.Thelittleboyslowlycountedouthismoney,thenlookedupathisfather.“Whydoyouwantmoremoneyifyoualreadyhavesome?”thefathergrumbled.“BecauseIdidn’thaveenough,butnowIdo,”thelittleboyreplied.“Daddy,Ihave$20now.CanIbuyanhourofyourtime?Pleasecomehomeearlytomorrow.Iwouldliketohavedinnerwithyou.”FromthisstorywecangetLoveissimplewhenyouneedtoeatamealtogether.(爱有简单到时只需要在一起吃一顿饭)