Tom and His Mother
汤姆和妈妈
"Mother," said little Tom, "did you tell father I wanted a new bicycle?"
“妈妈，”小汤姆说，“你告诉爸爸我想要一辆新自行车了吗？”
“Yes, dear,” said his mother. “I told him, but he said he couldn't afford to buy you one.”
“是呀，亲爱的，”妈妈说。“我告诉他了，可是他说没钱给你买。”

“Of course he would say that. But what did you do?”
“他当然会那么说。可是你怎么做的呢？”
I told him how badly you wanted it and argued in favor of it, but he refused.
我告诉他你有多么想要，并且也站在你这边据理力争了，可是他还是拒绝了。
“Argued? Ah, mother, if it had been something you wanted you would have cried a little and then you'd have got it!”
“据理力争？啊！妈妈，如果是你想要什么东西，你就哭一会儿，然后你就得到了！”