English Original
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Sure, what is it?" replied the man.
"How much money do you make an hour?"
"That's none of your business," the man said angrily.
"Please tell me," pleaded the boy.
"If you must know, I make $20 an hour."
"Oh," the boy replied, head bowed. Then, looking up, he asked, "Daddy, may I borrow $10?"
The father was furious. "If this is just to buy a silly toy, go straight to your room! I work hard and don't have time for games."
The boy quietly went to his room. The man sat down, growing angrier. After an hour, he calmed down and felt he had been too harsh. He went to his son's room.
"Are you asleep?" he asked.
"No, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I was too hard on you earlier," said the man. "Here's the $10 you asked for."
The little boy sat up, beaming. "Thank you, Daddy!" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled bills.
Seeing the boy already had money, the man started to get angry again. "Why did you want more money if you already had some?" he grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"
中文翻译
一个男人下班回家晚了，又累又烦躁，发现他5岁的儿子在门口等他。
“爸爸，我能问你一个问题吗？”
“当然，什么问题？”男人回答。
“你一小时挣多少钱？”
“这不关你的事，”男人生气地说。
“请告诉我，”男孩恳求道。
“如果你一定要知道，我一小时挣20美元。”
“哦，”男孩低着头回答。然后，他抬起头问道：“爸爸，我能借10美元吗？”
父亲勃然大怒。“如果这只是为了买一个愚蠢的玩具，那就直接回你的房间去！我工作很辛苦，没时间玩游戏。”
男孩默默地走进了自己的房间。男人坐下来，越想越生气。一小时后，他冷静下来，觉得自己太严厉了。他走到儿子的房间。
“你睡着了吗？”他问。
“没有，我醒着，”男孩回答。
“我刚才对你太苛刻了，”男人说。“这是你要的10美元。”
小男孩坐起来，脸上洋溢着喜悦。“谢谢你，爸爸！”他喊道。然后，他把手伸到枕头下，拿出一些皱巴巴的钞票。
看到男孩已经有钱了，男人又开始生气了。“如果你已经有钱了，为什么还要更多？”他抱怨道。
“因为我的钱不够，但现在够了，”小男孩回答。“爸爸，我现在有20美元了。我能买你一小时的时间吗？”