生活中，父母要善于倾听孩子的想法，珍惜现在所拥有的。与孩子同乐。享受孩子的快乐，岂不是人生一大乐趣……

All the Time in the World

    Time: 4.5 minutes    Difficulty: ★★

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater.

“He’s a good-looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing in the blue sweater.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son. “What do you say we go, Todd?” Todd pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Todd kept swinging happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. “Time to go now?” Again Todd pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “Okay.”

“You are a patient father,” the woman said. The man smiled and then said, “My older son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve made a promise not to make the same mistake with Todd. He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is that I get five more minutes to watch him play.”

Question:

   Why did the man spend much time with Todd?

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plead：v. 恳求

责任编辑:yingyubao