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第71章 伟人不需要理发

A young boy had just gotten his driving permit.He asked his father,who was a minister,if they could discuss the use of the car.His father took him to his study and said to him,“I'll make a deal with you.You bring your grades up,study your Bible a little and get your hair cut and we'll talk about it.”

After about a month the boy came back and asked his father again if they could discuss the use of the car.They went to the father's study where his father said again,“Son,I've been really proud of you.You have brought your grades up,you've studied your Bible diligently,but you don't get your hair cut!”

The young man waited a moment and replied,“You know Dad,I've been thinking about that.You know,Samson had long hair,Moses had long hair,Noah had long hair,and even Jesus had long hair……”

To which his father replied,“Yes,and they walked to where they went!”

一个男孩刚刚拿到他的驾照。他问他的牧师爸爸,是否可以讨论一下自己开车的事。爸爸把他带到书房,对他说:“咱们来个约定。要是你能把成绩提高一点,圣经学习一点,头发修理一下,咱们就可以讨论这件事。”

大概一个月之后,男孩又问爸爸,是否可以讨论一下自己开车的事。他们又到了书房,爸爸说:“儿子,我真的为你感到骄傲。你的成绩提高了,也认真学习圣经了,可是你没有理发呀!”

过了一会儿,男孩答道:“爸爸,你知道吗,我也想过这个问题。参孙留长头发,摩西留长头发,挪亚也留长头发,甚至,耶稣都留长头发……”

爸爸说:“没错,可是他们到哪里都是用步行的!”

1.minister n.牧师

2.study n.书房

3.grade n.成绩,级别

E.g.If you can bring your grades up in the final exam,I will buy you a nice book.

如果你期末考试成绩能提高的话,我就给你买本好书。

4.Bible n.圣经

5.diligently adv.勤奋地,勤勉地

E.g.The new year new start,let us together diligently.

新的一年新的开始,就让我们一起努力。

1.driving permit 驾照

Permit n.许可证

1.make a deal with 与……达成协议

For another example,buyers usually like to make a deal with the dealers they trust.

再比如,买家通常想与他们信任的商人做交易。

2.be proud of 以……而骄傲,自豪

E.g.You should be proud of yourself.你应该为自己感到骄傲。