A Lucky Mother

幸运的妈妈

A young mother believed that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening， she was giving her little daughter， Lucy， her food before putting her to bed. First she gave her a piece of bread and butter， but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as well.

一位年轻妈妈坚信在世界上还有那么多挨饿的人的时候，浪费任何食物都是极其错误的行为。一天晚上，小女儿露西睡觉前，她在喂她吃东西。她先是给她一块带黄油的面包，但是孩子说她不想这样吃，想再加点果酱到面包上。

Her mother looked at her for a few seconds and then said， “When I was a small girl like you， Lucy， I was always given either bread and butter， or bread and jam， but never bread with butter and jam.” Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity in her eyes and then said to her kindly， “Arent you pleased that youve come to live with us now？”

她妈妈看了她几秒钟之后说道：“当我像你这么大的时候，露西，我要么吃面包加黄油，要么面包加果酱，从来没有吃过面包同时加黄油和果酱。”露西用很怜惜的眼神看了妈妈一会儿，然后很有同情心地问道：“那你现在和我们生活在一起不是很开心吗？”

Keep the Change

不用找了

Selling secondhand books at a park， I was in trouble with a customer. He was interested in buying a story book but said 35 cents was too expensive. Other sellers were selling for ten or 15 cents each.

我在公園里卖二手书，同一个顾客起了一点纠纷。他有兴趣买一本故事书，但是却说35美分太贵了，其他商家只卖10或15美分一本。

I pointed out that my book was in good condition. The book was very good for kids to read. He said no. At last， I agreed to sell him the book for 15 cents. He paid with a $20 bill happily and said， “Keep the change.”

我指出，我的书保管得很好，而且这本书给孩子们阅读是很合适的。他不同意。最终，我同意将书15美分卖给他。他很高兴地拿出20美元付账，说道：“不用找了。”