One day, while I was waiting for my father, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.

一天，当我在等爸爸的时候，我看见一个大约两岁的小男孩在草地上自由地奔跑，他妈妈就在不远处看着。

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"I am waiting for my secretary," the boy answered.

我在等我的秘书。“那孩子答道。”

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So my parents, who wereon a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking:We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?

所以我的生养父母（他们在待选名单上）突然在半夜接到了一个电话:我们现在这儿有一个不小心生出来的男婴,你们想要他吗？

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