English Original
We were gathered together, all ten of us, for our widowed mother's 80th birthday. The conversation turned to early struggles—walking to work and saving up in clothing clubs. Then my elder sister said, "Of course, we were bound to be poor because we were such a big family. Mom, why did you have so many children?"
Mother looked around at us all and said, "Well, where did you want me to stop?"
中文翻译
我们总共十个人，聚在一起为我们守寡的母亲庆祝八十岁生日。话题转向了早年的艰辛——步行上班，在“新衣会”里存钱买衣服。这时，我姐姐说道：“当然了，我们注定会穷，因为家里孩子太多了。妈妈，您当初为什么要生这么多孩子呢？”
母亲环视了我们一圈，说道：“那么，你们想让我在哪儿停住呢？”