A friend was trying to encourage his elderly mother to enjoy the money she had accumulated through frugal living.
"Mother," he said, "you have enough money to last you until you're a hundred."
"And then what'll I do?" she replied.
一位朋友试图劝说他年迈的母亲去享用她通过节俭生活积攒下来的钱。
“妈妈，”他说，“你的钱足够用到一百岁了。”
“那之后我该怎么办呢？”她回答道。
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