幼儿英语小故事简单（简单的幼儿英语故事短文）
My Dad Never Says &“I Love You.&”There was a time when I thought my dad didn&’t know a thing about being a good father.
我曾经一度认为我的父亲完全不知道怎么做一名好父亲。
I couldn&’t remember him ever saying the words &“I love you.&”
我甚至不记得他曾经说过“我爱你”这样的话。
It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say &“No&” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a car.
对我而言，他生活中唯一的目的就是对一切我想去的地方和想做的事说“不”，包括我想要一辆车。
Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver&’s licenses.
一些父母会在孩子拿到驾驶证后给他们买车。
Not my dad — he said that I&’d have to get a job and buy my own.
但我的父亲不是——他说我必须找份工作然后自己买车。
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and saved every penny I could. And when I had enough to buy my car, I did!
于是我照做了。我在一家高档餐厅找了份工作，存下挣到的每分钱。当我有足够的钱买车时，我就买了！
The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to show it off to.
我把车开回家的那天，我爸爸是我第一个想炫耀我新车的人。
&“Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I&’ll only charge you five dollars.&” I offered with a smile.
我笑着说：“看吧，爸爸，我自己买的车。如果你想搭车，我只收你五美元。”
&“I see,&” was all he said.
他只说了句：“知道了。”
One day, there was something wrong with my father&’s truck. So he needed a ride to work.
某天，爸爸的货车出了问题。因此他需要搭车去上班。
The sun wasn&’t even up when we left the house, but it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day.
我们出门的时候太阳还没升起，但已经热起来了。应该会是个大热天。
As I dropped my dad off, I watched him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his tools from the truck of my car.
我爸下车时，我看着他，穿着工作服，从后备箱取出工具。
Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were more lines than I ever remembered being there before.
看着他风吹日晒的脸，即使隔了一段距离，也能看出他脸上比从前记忆中多了许多皱纹。
I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher（水泥修整工）.
我意识到为了家庭爸爸工作有多艰辛，爸爸是一名水泥修整工。
In that instant, it occurred to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete（混凝土） to make a living for his family.
在那一瞬间，我突然想起爸爸确实曾经四肢伏地，手脚并用，在滚烫的混凝土上汗流浃背，以此来挣钱养家。
And he did this day in and day out, however hot it got.
他日复一日做着这份工作，无论天气有多热。
Never, not once, had I hear him complain about it.
我从未有过一次，听到他的抱怨。
To him we were &“worth&” it. And never once did he &“charge&” us for it.
对他而言，我们有这样的“价值”，他从未向我们“收费”。
When he slammed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to hand me five dollars.
他拉下尾箱，把工具放到旁边，走到窗户边，递给我五美元。
I rolled down the window and said &“Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It&’s on me. Don&’t work too hard. I love you.&”
我摇下车窗，说道：“拜拜，爸爸，你留着钱吧。我请你。工作别太辛苦，我爱你。”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he cleared his throat and said, &“Oh, and&…me, too.&”
他的视线跟我的相对，然后瞥向放工具的方向，他清了清嗓子，说：“哦，我也是。”
As I drove away, I knew &“me, too&” was enough because my father showed me his love with his actions, day after day, year after year.
我开车离去，知道一句“我也是”已经足够，因为爸爸用他日复一日、年复一年的行动向我表达了爱。