Good Deeds, Good Heart

Good Deeds, Good Heart

善行，善心

Molly and her mother were shopping for clothes on a Saturday afternoon, but every time Molly found something she liked, her mother said, “ That’s too expensive, Molly. ” In the end, Molly’s mother chose an ugly pair of pants. “ I’m never going to wear them! ” Molly complained. Molly’s mother was very careful about spending money. “ Money doesn’t grow on trees, ” she always said.

星期六下午，莫莉和妈妈在买衣服，但每次莫莉发现自己喜欢的东西，妈妈都说， “太贵了，莫莉。”最后，莫莉的妈妈选了一条很丑的裤子。 “我永远不会穿它们!”莫莉抱怨。 莫莉的母亲花钱很谨慎。 她总是说:“钱不是从树上长出来的。”

“ Oh, hi, Molly! ” It was Molly’s friend Erica, who was shopping with her mother in the same store. “ Hi, Erica! ” Molly said. “ Things are so expensive these days, aren’t they?” said Erica’s mom. “ Yes, I can’t believe the prices! ” agreed Molly’s mother. “ Mom, I want that! ” said Erica, pointing to an expensive face cleanser.

“哦，嗨，莫莉!”是莫莉的朋友埃丽卡，她和妈妈在同一家商店购物。 “嗨,埃丽卡!”莫莉说。 “现在东西很贵，不是吗?”埃丽卡的妈妈说。 “是的，我不敢相信这个价格!”莫莉的妈妈表示赞同。 “妈妈，我要那个!”埃丽卡指着一款昂贵的洗面奶说。

“ Of course, honey. One? Two? No, let’s take three. ” Erica’s mother put some bottles into her shopping cart. “ Well, we should get going. Good-bye! ” “ Mom? Can I have some too?” asked Molly. “ Honey, this is really overpriced, ” Molly’s mother answered, “ but if you want, we can get one. ” “ No, I want more, ” Molly said.

“当然，亲爱的。一个?两个?不，我们拿三个吧。”埃丽卡的妈妈把一些瓶子放进购物车。“好了，我们该走了。再见!” “妈妈?我也要一些好吗?莫莉问。 “亲爱的，这个真的太贵了，”莫莉的妈妈回答说，“但如果你想要，我们可以买一个。” “不，我还想要，”莫莉说。

“ One is more than enough, ” her mother said firmly. Molly’s family wasn’t poor, but her parents didn’t buy Molly whatever she wanted. “ Money isn’t everything, ” her father would say. “ The really valuable things in life cannot be bought with money. ” “ And money doesn’t grow on trees, ” her mother would add. The next day, Molly and her friends were looking at magazines at Jenny’s house.

“一个就够了，”她母亲坚定地说。 莫莉的家庭并不穷，但她的父母不给莫莉买她想要的任何东西。 “钱不是万能的，”她父亲会说。“生命中真正有价值的东西是金钱买不到的。” “钱又不是从树上长出来的，”她母亲会补充说。 第二天，莫莉和她的朋友在珍妮家看杂志。

“ Wow! I’m going to ask my mom to buy me this! ” Esther exclaimed, pointing to the dress in a fashion ad. “ Oh, this is so nice! I’ll tell my dad I want this for my birthday! ” Sharon said. “ See what I got?” Jenny held up a pretty blue shirt. “ It’s so cute! How much was it?” asked Sharon. “ I don’t know, but it has a matching hat. See?”

“哇!我要让我妈妈给我买这个!”埃丝特指着时尚广告上的那条裙子惊呼道。 “哦，这太好了!”我会告诉我爸爸我生日想要这个!”沙伦说。 “看我得到了什么?”珍妮举起一件漂亮的蓝衬衫。 “太可爱了!”多少钱?沙伦问。 “我不知道，但它有一顶配套的帽子。看到了吗?”