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He Loves His Country
“I don’t like John,” she told her husband. “Why don’t you like John?” he asked his wife. She said that John said bad things about Americans. He said Americans are lazy. He said Americans are greedy. He said Americans are selfish. He said Americans are unfriendly. John said the people in his country aren’t lazy. The people in his country aren’t greedy. The people in his country aren’t selfish. The people in his country aren’t unfriendly. “But John is new here,” said her husband. “He doesn’t know anyone yet. He doesn’t have any friends. When he has new friends, he will change his mind. He will say different things. He will say good things about Americans.” He told his wife to be patient. She didn’t want to be patient. “A new person shouldn’t say bad things,” she said. “He should go back to his country.”
她對丈夫說：“我不喜歡約翰。”他問妻子：“為什么不喜歡？”她說約翰說了有損美國人的話。他說美國人很懶惰。他說美國人很貪婪。還說美國人自私。美國人不友好。約翰說他國家的人不懶惰。不貪婪。不自私。也很友好。丈夫說：“約翰剛來到這里。他還誰都不認識。他沒有朋友。等他有了新朋友，他將改變想法。他將不會這么說。他會說美國人好。”他告訴妻子要耐心。但她耐心不了。她說：“新人不應該說壞話。他應該回到自己國家。”
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