The Demanding Son
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Luke">Luke</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yell">yell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fiances">fiances</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mom">mom</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="himStudy">himStudy</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="cramming">cramming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>? <span word="Luke">Luke</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Youve">Youve</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="already">already</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="college">college</span>!?</p><p> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Luke">Luke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kyle">Kyle</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p>
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