Unit9 Father and son
第九单元 父与子

Jason and his dad did not get along. They fought and disagreed about everything. When Jason was 19, he and his father got into a huge fight. Jason left home. He packed a bag and got on the first bus heading out of town. He went to a city that was not far away; however, to Jason it felt like another country.
杰森和他的父亲相处得并不融洽，他们什么事都要争吵，什么事意见都相左。杰森十九岁时和父亲大吵一架，而离家出走，他打包行李，搭上第一班出城的公交车，来到不远处的城市，可是对杰森来说，这里却像是异国。

He felt a little lonely but he tried to ignore those feelings because being on his own is what he wanted. He liked being independent and was glad to not be fighting with his father.
他觉得有些寂寞，不过他想办法忽略这些感觉，因为靠自己独立过活一直是他的心愿，他喜欢独立，而且很高兴不用再和他的父亲起争执。

Two years had passed since he had left home and aince he had spoken to his mother or father. One night he had a terrible dream. In his dream, his father was very sick. The next day Jason thought a lot about his dream. He realized that he could barely remember why he and his father weren't talking anymore.
他离家两年了，从没和父母通过话。一个晚上，他做了个噩梦，在梦中，父亲病危，隔天杰森一直在想他的梦，他发现几乎记不得他和父亲是为什么不说话。

That evening he got on a bus and went back to his parent's home. Jason was happy to find his parents both healthy and very pleased to see him again.
当天晚上，他搭公交车回到父母家，杰森很高兴知道父母都很健康，而且很高兴能再见到他。

【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陈怡芬 译

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