青少年双语美文：高情商的母亲 V.S 固执的父亲完胜

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[00:02.80] The Potato Puppy	土豆小狗
[00:07.70]Author Unknown作者未知
[00:08.91]My four-year-old son, Shane, had been asking for a puppy for over a month, but his daddy kept saying, "No dogs!"	一个多月以来，我四岁的儿子沙恩一直要求养一只小狗，但他爸爸总是说：“不许养狗！”
[00:19.12]One day I was peeling potatoes for dinner, and Shane was sitting on the floor at my feet asking for the thousands time, 一天，我在削土豆准备做饭，沙恩坐在我脚边的地板上，他第一千次问我：
[00:27.98]"Why won't Daddy let me have a puppy?" “为什么爸爸不让我养小狗呢？”
[00:31.39]"Because they'll bring us trouble. Don't cry. “因为小狗会给我们带来麻烦。不要哭了，
[00:35.50]Maybe Daddy will change his mind someday," I encouraged him. 说不定爸爸哪天就会改变主意呢。”我鼓励他道。
[00:39.49]"No, he won't, and I won't have a puppy in a million years," Shane cried. “不，他不会的，再过一百万年我也不会有一只小狗。”沙恩哭着说。
[00:46.40]I looked at his dirty, tearful face and said, "I know a way to make Daddy change his mind. " 我望着他脏兮兮、泪汪汪的小脸说道：“我知道一个方法，可以让爸爸改变主意。”
[00:52.36]"Really?" Shane wiped away his tears. “真的？”沙恩这才抹掉眼泪。
[00:56.19]I handed him a potato. 我递给他一个土豆。
[00:58.14]"Take this and carry it with you until it turns into a puppy," I whispered . “拿着这个土豆，随身带着，直到它变成一只小狗，”我低声说道，
[01:04.28]"Keep it with you all the time, and on the third day, tie a string around it and take it around the yard and see what happens!"	“不论什么时候都带在身上，等到第三天，往上面拴一根细绳，然后带着它在院子转圈，看看会怎样！”
[01:13.25]Shane took the potato with both hands. 沙恩双手接过土豆。
[01:16.34]"Mama, how do you turn a potato into a puppy?" “妈妈，你怎么把土豆变成小狗啊？”
[01:20.35]He turned it over and over in his little hands. 他的小手拿着土豆，翻来覆去地看。
[01:23.91]Shh! It's a secret! I whispered and sent him on his way. “嘘！这是秘密！”我低声说道，然后让他拿着土豆走了。
[01:29.25]I knew what I must do to keep peace in my home. 为了维护家里的安宁，我知道我必须要做的事情。
[01:33.00]Shane carried his potato around everywhere for two days. 随后的两天里，沙恩不论到哪里都带着他的土豆。
[01:37.82]He slept with it, bathed with it and talked to it. 他跟土豆一起睡觉，一起洗澡，还跟它说话。
[01:42.80]On the third day I said to my husband, "We really should get a pet for Shane." 第三天，我对丈夫说：“我们真的该给沙恩买只小狗了。”
[01:47.97]"What makes you think he needs a pet?" my husband asked. “你为什么认为他需要一只小狗呢？”我丈夫问道。
[01:52.31]"Well, he's been carrying a potato around with him for days.“呃，他和一颗土豆形影不离，都好几天了。 
[01:56.95]He calls it Wally and says it is his pet. 他管土豆叫沃利，还说它是自己的宠物。
[02:00.65]He sleeps with it on his pillow and right now he has a string tied to it and he's dragging it around the yard," I said. 他睡觉时把土豆放在枕头上，现在他还给土豆拴了根绳，正拉着它在院子里遛弯呢。”我说。
[02:09.39]"A potato?" My husband asked and looked out of the window and watched Shane taking his potato for a walk. “一颗土豆？”我丈夫问道，并向窗外望了望，看到沙恩正牵着他的土豆散步。
[02:17.51]" It will break his heart when the potato goes bad," I said and started getting lunch ready. “等到土豆烂了，他会伤透心的，”我说着便开始准备午饭，
[02:23.91]"Besides, every time I try to peel potatoes for dinner, Shane cries because he says I'm killing Wally's family. " “还有，每次我要削土豆准备做饭时，沙恩就哭， 他说我在残害沃利的家人。”
[02:32.28]My husband asked, "My son has a pet potato? That's crazy!" 我丈夫问道：“我儿子有一个宠物土豆？ 太离谱了！”
[02:37.20]"Maybe you're right, but explain to me why he is taking that potato around the yard on a string," I said. “也许你说得对，但解释一下为什么他用绳子拽着土豆在院子里遛弯。”我说道。
[02:44.69]My husband watched our son for a few more minutes. 我丈夫又盯着儿子看了几分钟。
[02:47.64]"I'll bring home a puppy tonight. It's better than a potato. "	“我今晚会带回来一只小狗，它总比一颗土豆好。”
[02:52.85]That night Shane's daddy brought home a puppy. 那天晚上，沙恩的爸爸带回家一只小狗。
[02:56.45]Everyone was happy. 一家人都很高兴。
[02:57.93]My husband thought he'd saved his son from going crazy. 我丈夫认为他拯救了快要发疯的儿子。
[03:01.93]Shane had a puppy and believed that his mother had magical powers that could change a potato into a puppy. 沙恩拥有了一只小狗，并且相信他妈妈具有把土豆变成小狗的魔力。
[03:09.89]And I was happy because I got my potato back and cooked it for dinner. 我也很高兴，因为我拿回了土豆， 并且用它做了饭。
[03:14.98]Everything was perfect until one evening when I was cooking dinner, 一切都很完美，直到一天晚上我正在做饭的时候，
[03:19.73]Shane asked, "Mama, do you think I could have a horse for my birthday?"沙恩问道：“妈妈，你觉得我过生日的时候能得到一匹马吗？”
[03:25.40] I looked into his sweet little face and said, "Well, first we have to take a watermelon "	我望着他可爱的小脸说：“呃，首先我们得买个西瓜……”

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青少年双语美文：高情商的母亲 V.S 固执的父亲 完胜

青少年双语美文：高情商的母亲 V.S 固执的父亲完胜