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He used to cause a lot of trouble.
他曾經是個惹禍精。
Martin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy.
馬丁今年15歲。
He used to be a "problem child", but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life.
他曾經是個問題孩子，但是他與媽媽的對話卻改變了他的人生。
He didn't use to give his mother many problems.
他不會給他的媽媽帶來麻煩。
However, after his father's death a few years ago, Martin's life became much more difficult.
但是，在他父親幾年前去世后，馬丁的生活變得更加困難。
His mother couldn't afford to pay for her child's education.
他的媽媽無法支付他的教育費用。
To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home.
為了支付學費，她努力工作，經常不在家。
His mother looked after him as well as she could.
他的媽媽一直盡心盡責地照顧他。
Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for him-self and his family.
不幸的是，馬丁為這個家庭帶來了許多麻煩。
He was not interested in studying, and he often got into trouble with the police.
他對學習不感興趣，警察也一直在關注這個問題孩子。
Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn't give up trying to help him.
幸運的是，他的媽媽非常有耐心，并沒有放棄過對他的幫助。
In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boy's boarding school.
最后，他做出了艱難的決定，送他去男子寄宿學校。
Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
馬丁非常討厭，并制造了許多麻煩。
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school.
一天，他告訴老師說他想離開學校。
Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.
老師甚至都認為馬丁在浪費時間。
The head teacher said it was necessary to talk with his mother.
班主任說有必要與他的媽媽談一談。
Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
馬丁給媽媽打了電話，但是出乎他意料的是，這個電話卻改變了他的人生。
"It was exactly what I needed," he said.
他說：“這就是我需要的。"
"My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
媽媽讓我明白了他為我所做出的付出。
She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do.
她還說即使你的爸爸不在我們身邊了，他還在看著我，并為我所做出的任何事情而驕傲。
That's when I decided to change.
這時我決定做出改變。
I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me."
我意識到自從爸爸去世以來，我總是害怕一個人，并極力想讓媽媽注意我。
Now Martin has really changed.
現在，馬丁真的改變了。
He has been working hard, and is now a top student in his class.
他努力學習，現在成為了班級的尖子生。
How was he able to change?
他是如何改變的？
His mother's love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, "It's very important for parents to be there for their children."
他的媽媽讓他充滿了自信，就如馬丁自己說：“父母陪伴孩子成長非常重要?！?/p>
