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I grew up in a large family. I have four brothers and sisters.
我在一個大家庭中長大。我有四個兄弟姐妹。
When I was young, my mother spent an hour every morning preparing lunches for all of us to take to school.
在我小的時候，媽媽每天早上都要花一個小時來給我們準備帶到學(xué)校里去的午飯。
My lunch was almost the same every day: an egg sandwich, some chips, a banana and a cookie.
我的中餐幾乎天天都是一樣的：一個雞蛋三明治，一些薯片，一個香蕉和一塊曲奇餅。
The problem was that I never liked eggs. I used to throw the sandwich.
不過問題是，我從來都不喜歡吃雞蛋。我以前就會把我的三明治扔掉。
Then I would have trouble listening carefully in class because I was hungry.
但后來，我會因為肚子餓而沒法好好聽講。
I never told my mother about this because I didn't want to make more work for her.
我從來都沒有把這件事告訴媽媽，因為我不希望再給她增添額外的工作。
But one day, when I was about ten, I had an idea.
但在我十歲那年，有一天，我想出了一個主意。
That evening I told my mother, "You know, I don't really like eggs. Can I make my own sandwich from now on?"
那天晚上，我對媽媽說：“媽媽，我真的不喜歡吃蛋。我可以從現(xiàn)在開始做我自己的三明治嗎？”
My mother answered, "Of course. You can make your own sandwich and you can also help me make all the other sandwiches."
媽媽回答說：“當然。你可以做你自己的三明治，也可以順便幫我把剩余的三明治都負責了。”
From this experience I learned that if you really want something, it's OK to ask for it.
這次經(jīng)歷讓我學(xué)到了，如果你真的想要什么，說出來并無傷大雅。
But if you volunteer to do something, you should also be prepared to do more work than you expected!
但如果你主動提出要做些什么，你得做好著完成比想象中更多的工作的準備。
