68. Helping Father Stop Smoking 幫助爸爸戒煙
One evening, while my family was watching TV in the sitting room, my father began to smoke a cigarette. Soon the room was full of smoke.
一天晚上,我們正在起居室看電視,爸爸開(kāi)始吸煙,很快房間里滿(mǎn)是煙霧。
Mother asked him to stop smoking, but Father said it was too difficult. I sat aside and wondered what I could do. Then I had an idea.
媽媽讓他戒煙,但爸爸說(shuō)很難。我坐在一旁思忖該怎么辦。很快我有主意了。
The next day I gave a packet of cigarettes to my father and whispered to him. Seeing that, Mother looked puzzled. Some days later, Mother wondered why Father didn't smoke any longer.
第二天,我給爸爸一包煙,并與他說(shuō)悄悄話(huà)。媽媽看到這一切感到疑惑不解。幾天以后,媽媽驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)爸爸戒煙了。
Father explained that the cigarettes I had given him were a special kind, that could help people give up smoking. We all laughed.
爸爸解釋說(shuō),我送給他的是一種特殊香煙,可以幫助戒煙。我們?nèi)硕夹α恕?/p>