爸爸：孩子，我有许多工作要做的。

Dad: Honey, I have a lot of work to do.

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我认为，而且一直认为，你最好还是学速记——你已经会打字了——然后到爸爸的办公室去工作。 你有一副优秀的头脑，我满怀信心你能做一个成功的律师的。

You have a good mind, and I am confident you would succeed as a lawyer.

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有一天，我注意到爸爸有一只鞋子的底和面几乎完全脱离了，他在脱开的地方塞进去一块硬纸板，从而可以步行去工作。

One day, I noticed the sole was almost off one of his shoes and he was putting cardboard in its place so he could go to work.

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