186、英语小故事（英汉对照）“小小汤姆开账单”

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Texas has a law: any 14-year-old children must share the household chores for the parents, such as washing dishes, scrubbing（用力擦洗） the floor and mowing（收割） the lawns.

得克萨斯州有一项法律规定：年满14周岁的孩子必须替家长分担家务，如：洗碗、擦地、修剪草坪等。

One Sunday night, smart Tom wrote a bill to his mother: Tom helped Mom buy the food in the supermarket, so Mom should pay 3 dollars; Tom got up and folded his quilt, so Mom should pay 2 dollars;

星期天晚上，聪明的汤姆给妈妈写了一张缴费账单： 汤姆帮妈妈去超市买东西，妈妈需付3美元； 汤姆起床后自己叠被子，妈妈需付2美元；

Tom scrubbed the floor, so Mom should pay 5 dollars; Tom is an obedient good boy, so Mom should pay 5 dollars. The total is 15 dollars.

汤姆擦洗地板，妈妈需付5美金； 汤姆是个听话的好孩子，妈妈需付5美元。 总计15美元。

After that, Tom pressed the note on the table and went to bed. When his mother saw it, she smiled tolerantly（宽容的）, added a few lines on it and put it beside Tom's pillows.

写完之后，汤姆把纸条压在桌面上就去睡觉了。妈妈看到纸条，宽容地笑了，在上面加了几行字，又把纸条放到汤姆的枕边。

When Tom woke up, he saw such a bill: Mom was pregnant with Tom for 10 months, so Tom should pay 0 dollar; Mom taught Tom to speak and walk, so Tom should pay 0 dollar; Mom made good food for Tom every day, so Tom should pay 0 dollar;

汤姆醒来，也看见一张账单，内容如下： 妈妈十月怀胎生下汤姆，汤姆应付0美元； 妈妈教汤姆学说话，扶汤姆学走路，汤姆应付0美元； 妈妈每天给汤姆做好吃的，汤姆应付0美元；

Mom accompanied Tom to the children's playground every weekend, so Tom should pay 0 dollar; Mom prays for Tom every day, hoping he becomes an angelic lovely little boy, so Tom should pay 0 dollar. The total is 0 dollar.

妈妈每周末陪汤姆到儿童游乐场玩耍，汤姆应付0美元； 妈妈每天为汤姆祈祷，希望他成为天使般可爱的小男孩，汤姆应付0美元。 总计0美元。

Now this note is still treasured by Tom.

这张纸条汤姆珍藏至今。

“Real love can't be measured by money.”(真爱岂能用金钱衡量？)

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