Even though I'm in my 30s I still stop by my parents' house to mow their lawn. One afternoon, the kid next door was cutting his grass at the same time. “It's punishment for skipping a day of school,” he explained. “Why are you still doing your folks' yard?” “Because I cut a class when I was your age,” I said with a straight face. I'm told he's had perfect attendance ever since.
我雖然已經(jīng)三十多歲了,但是仍然為我父母家修剪草坪。一天下午,隔壁鄰居家的男孩正好也在修剪草坪。他說:“我是因為逃學一天受到懲罰。你為什么還給你父母家修剪草坪?”我一臉嚴肅地說:“因為我像你那么大的時候逃課?!焙髞砦衣犝f他再也沒有逃學。