A long time ago there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter in law thought he was a nuisance. So, they had him to eat his meals squatted in the corner, behind the stove.
They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter in law's dinner table. One day the old man's hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter in law started lecturing andscolding. And from that day, his meals were served in a shabby dish.
Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner. When, their four year old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully laying out and checking each of branches. The father asked, "What are you doing?" "I am making a small barrel."
"Why are you making it?" The son answered, "So that I can fill it with yours and mother's portion of food, when I grow up."
The old man's son and daughter in law looked at one another and without saying a word started weeping. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man spilt his food here and there, the son and the daughter in law did not say a word.
单词注释：
nuisance n. 麻烦事;损害;讨厌的人;讨厌的东西
squat vi. 蹲;蹲坐，盘腿坐：;蹲伏，蜷伏;隐伏： vt. [ squat oneself]使蹲;使蹲坐,使盘腿坐：;非法擅自占用(土地、财产等)
stove n. 火炉;窑;温室
scold vi. 责骂;叱责 vt. 责骂;骂
shabby adj. 破旧的;卑鄙的;吝啬的;低劣的
A long time ago there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter in law thought he was a nuisance. So, they had him to eat his meals squatted in the corner, behind the stove.
They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter in law's dinner table. One day the old man's hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter in law started lecturing andscolding. And from that day, his meals were served in a shabby dish.
Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner. When, their four year old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully laying out and checking each of branches. The father asked, "What are you doing?" "I am making a small barrel."
"Why are you making it?" The son answered, "So that I can fill it with yours and mother's portion of food, when I grow up."
The old man's son and daughter in law looked at one another and without saying a word started weeping. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man spilt his food here and there, the son and the daughter in law did not say a word.
单词注释：
nuisance n. 麻烦事;损害;讨厌的人;讨厌的东西
squat vi. 蹲;蹲坐，盘腿坐：;蹲伏，蜷伏;隐伏： vt. [ squat oneself]使蹲;使蹲坐,使盘腿坐：;非法擅自占用(土地、财产等)
stove n. 火炉;窑;温室
scold vi. 责骂;叱责 vt. 责骂;骂
shabby adj. 破旧的;卑鄙的;吝啬的;低劣的
