Dad, can you tell me how to get rich?
爸爸,你能告诉我怎样才能变得富有吗?
My dad put down the evening paper. Why do you want to get rich, son?
爸爸放下报纸问我,"为什么你想变得富有呢孩子"
Because today Jimmy's mom drove up in their new Cadillac. They were going to their beach house for the weekend.
因为今天我看见吉米的妈妈开着一辆新的凯迪拉克去海滨别墅渡周末了。
He took three of his friends, but Mike and I weren't invited.
吉米带了三个朋友,但麦克和我没有被邀请。
They told us we weren't invited because we were 'poor kids'.
他解释我们之所以没被邀请是因为我们都是穷孩子。
They did? My dad asked incredulously.
"真的吗?"爸爸怀疑的问道。
Yeah, they did. I replied in a hurt tone.
"当然是真的",我以伤心的口吻答道。
My dad silently shook his head, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and went back to reading his paper. I stood waiting for an answer.
爸爸默默地摇了摇头,把他的眼镜往上推了推然后继续去看他的报纸。我呆呆的站在原地等着他回答我