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He used to cause a lot of trouble.
他曾经是个惹祸精。
Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy.
马丁今年15岁。
He used to be a "problem child", but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life.
他曾经是个问题孩子，但是他与妈妈的对话却改变了他的人生。
He didn't use to give his mother many problems.
他不会给他的妈妈带来麻烦。
However, after his father's death a few years ago, Martin's life became much more difficult.
但是，在他父亲几年前去世后，马丁的生活变得更加困难。
His mother couldn't afford to pay for her child's education.
他的妈妈无法支付他的教育费用。
To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home.
为了支付学费，她努力工作，经常不在家。
His mother looked after him as well as she could.
他的妈妈一直尽心尽责地照顾他。
Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for him-self and his family.
不幸的是，马丁为这个家庭带来了许多麻烦。
He was not interested in studying, and he often got into trouble with the police.
他对学习不感兴趣，警察也一直在关注这个问题孩子。
Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn't give up trying to help him.
幸运的是，他的妈妈非常有耐心，并没有放弃过对他的帮助。
In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boy's boarding school.
最后，他做出了艰难的决定，送他去男子寄宿学校。
Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
马丁非常讨厌，并制造了许多麻烦。
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school.
一天，他告诉老师说他想离开学校。
Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.
老师甚至都认为马丁在浪费时间。
The head teacher said it was necessary to talk with his mother.
班主任说有必要与他的妈妈谈一谈。
Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
马丁给妈妈打了电话，但是出乎他意料的是，这个电话却改变了他的人生。
"It was exactly what I needed," he said.
他说：“这就是我需要的。"
"My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
妈妈让我明白了他为我所做出的付出。
She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do.
她还说即使你的爸爸不在我们身边了，他还在看着我，并为我所做出的任何事情而骄傲。
That's when I decided to change.
这时我决定做出改变。
I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me."
我意识到自从爸爸去世以来，我总是害怕一个人，并极力想让妈妈注意我。
Now Martin has really changed.
现在，马丁真的改变了。
He has been working hard, and is now a top student in his class.
他努力学习，现在成为了班级的尖子生。
How was he able to change?
他是如何改变的？
His mother's love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, "It's very important for parents to be there for their children."
他的妈妈让他充满了自信，就如马丁自己说：“父母陪伴孩子成长非常重要。”
单词表
used to
过去经常
airplane
飞机
terrify
使害怕
be terrified of
非常害怕的
go to sleep
入睡
on
开着的;工作着的
insect
昆虫
candy
糖果
chew
咀嚼
gum
口香糖
chat
聊天
daily
日常的
comic
连环漫画
death
死亡
cause
造成;使发生
himself
他自己
patient
有耐心的
in the end
最后;终于
make a decision
做决定
head teacher
班主任
to one's surprise
令某人惊奇的是……
exactly
正;恰恰
even though
即使;纵然;尽管
no longer
不再;已不
take pride in
对……感到自豪
attention
注意;专心;留心
pay attention to
对……注意
give up
放弃
waste
浪费
Murray
默里
