一個年輕人考取了駕駛執(zhí)照,想開家里的車。
A:Dad,rnay I use the car,please?
爸爸,我用一下車,以嗎?
B:Now,let's make a deal.
現(xiàn)在,讓我們訂個協(xié)議。
A:OK.
好吧。
B:If you bring your grades from a C to a B-average,study your Bible a little,and get your hair cui,then you can talk about the car with me.
你把你的平均成績從C提到B,多學一點兒《圣經》,而且剪掉你的長頭發(fā),然后我們再談汽車的事。
A:Well,1 think I will settle for the offer.
好吧,我接受。
After two months the boy came back.
兩個月以后,那孩子回家了。
B:OK,Have you ever done what I told you to do son ?
好吧,你按我說的做了嗎,兒子?
A:Of course,I did.
當然了。
B:Well,I've been really proud of you. You've brought your grades up,and I have observed that you've been studying your Bible and partici-pating a lot more in the Bible study class on Sunday morning.
太好了,我真為你驕傲,你的成績上去了,我看你正在學習《圣經》,并且更多地參與了星期天上午的《圣經》學習班。
A:Because I am eager to drive the car.
是因為我太想開車了。
B:But I am really disappointed seeing that you haven't got you hair cut.
但我真的很遺憾你沒有把頭發(fā)剪掉。
A:You know,Dad,I've been thinking about that,and I've notice d in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, John had long hair, and there is even strong argument that Je-sus himself had long hair.
你要知道,爸爸,我想那樣做,但學《圣經》時,我注意到薩遜留長頭發(fā),摩西留長頭發(fā),約翰也留長頭發(fā),甚至耶穌他自己很可能也留了長頭發(fā)。
B:Perhaps.But they walked every where they went!
也許是這樣。但他們去哪兒都是走著去的。