My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment.
我的兒子杰弗，十六歲。他是一個令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你別去看他房間的地板，那上面總是堆滿了一層層的衣服、雜志及運動器材。

Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit union where he opened up his first bank account. While the credit officer was processing the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible place to store his passbook. "I know, Mom," he replied. "I' 11 keep it on my floor. "
不久前，我帶杰弗到信用聯社去開他自己的賬戶，這是他第一次開銀行賬戶。當信用社職員在辦理手續的時候，我便告訴杰弗說他需要一個安全可靠的地方來保存密碼本。“我知道，媽媽，”他回答說，“我會在地板上找到地方的。”