英文短篇故事（纽约）252 Proud of His Average Son
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
Jerry had a son. He named him John. Jerry didn't want John to be "the best." He didn't even want John to be "better." He wanted John just to be average 1. "That way our boy won't get hurt. You get hurt if you try to climb too high. It's safer to be part of the crowd," Jerry told his wife. John went to a public school. He was an average student. When John got straight C's in school, Jerry said, "That's my boy!" John graduated from high school. He got an average job. He made an average salary 2. He married 3 an average girl. He lived an average life. At his dad's deathbed, John said, "Dad, I never let you down. How could I? You wanted average, and you got average. You never pushed me to excel 4. You never pushed me to reach for the stars. What might I have been?"
- He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用两小时读书。
- The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。
- The cost will be stopped out of your salary.费用将从你的工资中扣除。
- I want to speak to her in the matter of my salary.我想就我的薪水问题和她谈谈。