（Mike is telling a story. It happened when he was seven）
（迈克正在讲一个故事。故事发生在他七岁的时候）
It was New Year's Eve. In the morning. I heard Grandma tell Mum she needed a football for the New Year's Eve dinner.
那是除夕的早上，我听到奶奶告诉妈妈她需要一个足球作为年夜饭。
“A football for the dinner? What's it for?” I wondered. “Anyway, I will get one! I can do something nice for Grandma.”
“年夜饭需要一个足球？干什么？”我想知道，“不管怎样，我会弄一个！我可以为奶奶做点好事。”
I remembered my friend Joe had an old football. I went out quietly and found him. I gave him my favourite model car in exchange for his football.
我记得我的朋友乔有一个旧足球。我悄悄地走出去，找到了他。我把我最喜欢的车模送给了他，以换取他的足球。
I took the football home, shined it and put it on the living room table secretly. I waited in my room for Grandma to notice it.
我把足球带回家，擦干净，偷偷地放在客厅的桌子上。我在房间里等奶奶发现它。
“Mike!” Mum shouted. I ran to the living room. “Why can't you put your things where they belong? Get the football out of here!”
“迈克！”妈妈喊道。我跑到客厅。“你为什么不能把你的东西放在它们应该放的地方？把足球弄出去！”
“But it's for Grandma! She said she needed a football for the New Year's Eve dinner.” I said.
“但这是给奶奶的！她说年夜饭需要一个足球。”我说。
“A football for the dinner?” Mum laughed. “No, Grandma needs a fruit bowl, not a football.”
“年夜饭要踢足球吗？”妈妈笑着说，“不，奶奶需要的是水果碗，而不是足球。”
“Fruit bowl sounds like football! I have done a silly thing!” I went back to my room, embarrassed and disappointed.
“水果碗听起来像足球！我做了一件傻事！”我尴尬而失望地回到房间。
Before dinner, Mum came in and asked me to meet my uncles and aunts. When I walked into the living room, Grandma was showing them a pretty fruit bowl with the old football in its centre, I was surprised.
年夜饭前，妈妈进来叫我去见叔叔阿姨。当我走进客厅时，奶奶正在给他们看一个漂亮的水果碗，碗中央放着一个旧足球，我很惊讶。
“Look!” Grandma said. “Today Mike brought me a nice present, this football. Isn't it beautiful?” She continued. “It's beautiful. yes—because anything from a child is beautiful.”
“看！”奶奶说，“今天迈克给我带来了一个很好的礼物，这个足球。它是不是很漂亮？”她继续说道：“它很美。是的——因为孩子身上的任何东西都很美。”
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