铁男被打:可以借我25美元吗?

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可以借我25美元吗?( 翻译 ) [翻译 2008-12-04 11:47:59]    字号: 大 中 小    

  可以借25美元吗?余锦盛翻译

一名男子工作到很迟才下班回家,感到疲倦不堪,看到他5岁的儿子在门口等着他。

儿子: '爸爸,我可以问你一个问题吗? '

爸爸: '当然可以,是什么问题? '该名男子回答。

儿子: '爸爸,你做工一小时能赚多少? '

爸爸: '这关你什么事,你为什么要问这么多? '该名男子气愤地说。

儿子: '我只是想知道。请你告诉我,你做工一小时能赚多少?'

爸爸: '如果你真要知道,我一个小时可以赚50美元。

儿子: '噢!' 小男孩摸摸头回答说:'爸爸,我可以向你借25美元吗? ' 
 
父亲很生气说:'如果你问这么多废话,唯一理由是你可以借一些钱去购买无聊的玩具或其他什么,最好是赶快回到你自己的房间去睡觉,想想你为什么如此自私,我每天辛苦劳累工作你还要拿这些琐碎幼稚的事来烦我。

小男孩悄悄地回到他的房间,并关上了门。

该名男子之后坐了下来,并开始想小男孩提出令他生气的问题。他怎敢只为了得到一些钱而问这样的问题。

经过约一个小时左右,该名男子平静下来,并开始想:

也许他确实是需要购买$ 25.00的东西 ,所以他急着要这些钱。该名男子走到小男孩的房间,把门打开。

'你睡着了吗?儿子!' 他问。

'没有爸爸,我醒着 。儿子回答。

'我一直在想,也许我刚才对你的语气太重了一点。一整天疲劳的工作使我心情恶化。这是你要求的25美元。

小男孩坐起来,面带微笑。 '噢,感谢你爸爸!他喊道。然后,他从枕头下找出了一些皱巴巴的钞票。

该名男子看到,他儿子已经有了一些钱,开始生气了。

小男孩慢慢地点算了他的钱,然后望着他的父亲。

'你为什么想要更多的钱,你已经有了这些钱? '父亲抱怨。

'因为我不足够,但现在我凑够了。' 小男孩答道。

'爸爸,我现在有50美元。我能买你一个钟头的时间吗?请你明天提早一种头回来。我想和你一起吃晚餐。 

父亲的心碎了。他用双臂拥抱他的小儿子,要求他的原谅。

这只是一个提醒大家的短讯息,不要过如此艰苦工作的生活。
我们不应让时间从我们的手指间溜走,而失去时间做一些真正有意义的事情。记得用这个价值50美元的时间与你所爱的人共享。

就算我们明天死了,公司也可以很容易地找到人取代我们而如常运作。
但家人和朋友会因你的离开而感到生活中失去了一切。
  Can I Borrow $25?

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'

DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
 
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
 
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the man said angrily.

SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

DAD: 'If you must know, I make $50 an hour.'

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $25?'


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 don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.


The man sat down and started 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 $25.00 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 $25 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 man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and 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 $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to
have dinner with you.'

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $50 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours.
But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.