爸爸的新手表
类别：亲情
父亲收到昂贵手表时表现冷淡，私下却穿着短袖向全村人四处炫耀。
时长 56 秒 · 语速 147 wpm
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For my father's sixtieth birthday, I bought him a watch. 我爸六十岁生日那天，我送了他一块手表。
A good one. 挺贵的一块表。
I saved for three months. 我攒了三个月的钱才买下。
He opened the box, 他打开盒子，
looked at it for about two seconds, and closed it again. 瞅了大概两秒，又合上了。
"Why did you buy this? “买这玩意儿干啥？
I have a watch. 我有表戴。
Don't waste your money." 瞎花钱。”
Then he put the box on the shelf 说完，他就把盒子搁在架子上，
and went to water his plants. 转身去给他的花浇水了。
No thank you. 一句谢谢都没有，
No smile. 脸上也没个笑模样。
I'll be honest, it hurt a little. 说实话，当时心里还挺不是滋味的。
The next evening, my mother called. 第二天晚上，我妈给我打电话。
She was laughing so hard she could barely talk. 她笑得都快说不出话来了。
"Your father has been outside since eight this morning. “你爸今天大清早八点就跑出去了，
In short sleeves. 还穿着短袖呢，
It's cold! 外面冷着呢！
He has shown that watch to the neighbors, 他见人就显摆那块表，邻居、
the fruit seller, and the man who fixes bicycles." 卖水果的、连修自行车的师傅都没放过。”
"What does he say to them?" “那他都跟人家说啥了？”
"He says, 'My kid bought it. “他就跟人说：‘我孩子买的，
Too expensive. 太贵了，
I told her not to.'" 我都说了别买，非得买。’”
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