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Dad said, "Yes, and it's going to get even harder." He asked Mom to hand me the notepad and pen that were sitting by the telephone. She walked over and patted my hand as she placed them in my lap. Dad continued, "I want you to make a list of all the places you stole from. Write down what you took and how much it cost. This is your one chance for a full confession and our forgiveness. If you ever steal anything again, I will not defend you or bail you out. We will always love you, but this behavior will stop. Here. Tonight. Correct?"
爸爸說，“是的，還會變得更加難受。”他讓媽媽把電話旁邊的筆記本和筆遞給我。媽媽走過來，拍了拍我的手，把它們放在了我的膝蓋上。爸爸繼續說：“我要你把所有你進行過偷竊的地方寫下來。寫下你偷了什么，值多少錢。這是你徹底懺悔和獲得我們寬恕的一次機會。如果你以后再偷東西，我就不再保護你，也不再保釋你了。我們永遠愛你，但你必須改掉這種行為。就在這里，今晚就開始，怎么樣？”
I looked at his face, which had suddenly aged, and said, "Yes, Daddy, I promise." As I wrote my list of offenses, Mom warned, "Make sure you haven't forgotten any, this is your only chance."
我看著他，突然間感覺他變老了，對他說：“好的，爸爸，我保證?！碑斘伊_列自己的偷竊行為時，媽媽忠告我說：“確保你一次也沒有落掉，這是你唯一的機會?！?/div>
I finished writing. "Here's the list." I went to the couch and handed it to him, and I asked, "What are you going to do with it?"
我寫完了?！斑@是清單”，我走向沙發把它遞給爸爸并問道：“你打算拿它做什么呢？”
Dad looked at the paper and sighed. He patted the cushion, and I sat down between my parents. "Tomorrow morning, we will go to all the places on your list, and you will ask to speak to the manager. You will tell him that you are a shoplifter. You will tell him what items you stole from his store, apologize, and then repay him. I'll loan you the money, and you will work all summer to pay me back. Do you understand?"
爸爸看著清單，嘆了一口氣。他拍了拍墊子，我坐到了他們中間?！懊魈煸缟?，我們要去你清單上列出的所有地方，你要和經理談話，要告訴他你是一個竊賊，告訴他你從他的商店里偷了什么東西，向他們道歉并給予償還。我會借給你錢，你要通過整個暑假的工作來償還我。
With my heart slamming and my palms sweating, I nodded.
你明白了嗎？”我點了點頭，心臟坪怦地跳著，滿手心都是汗。
The next morning, I did exactly as he asked. It was impossibly hard, but I did it. That summer, I repaid my father the money, but I will never be able to repay him for the valuable lesson he taught me. Thanks to his courage, I never stole again.
第二天早上，我按照他說的去做了。這的確很難，但我還是做了。那年夏天，我還清了父親的錢，但我卻永遠無法報答他給我的寶貴教訓。由于他的鼓勵，我以后再也沒有偷竊過。
