A Different Hug

王秀凤

幸福不是你送给孩子的芭比娃娃，不是你给孩子买的动画书，也不是你给孩子买的一柜子的衣服。幸福很简单，但真正的幸福都有着深刻的含义。培养孩子拥有一颗感恩的心，拥有关爱他人的情感，才是你送给孩子一生的幸福。

One day， Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise， “I’m only seven， so it means Grandpa has been ... er ... A really long time！”

His parents said， “Yes. ①That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.” Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. ②He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card， so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came， Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left， he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.

His grandpa smiled， “Well， it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now？”“Sure！” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift， tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got！ They were business cards with his new position： FULL-TIME GRANDPA！ Jack said， “Now your full-time job is my grandpa！”

“Well， how much do I get paid？” his grandpa asked， smiling. “As many hugs as you want！” With these words， Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well， I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world！” said Grandpa.

一個与众不同的拥抱

有一天，杰克的父母告诉他，他工作了四十年的爷爷要退休了。杰克惊讶地说，“我只有七岁，那么这意味着爷爷已经工作了——呃——很长一段时间！”

他的父母说：“是的。那就是为什么我们要为他准备一个充满惊喜的派对。”杰克爱他的爷爷，他想为他做一些特殊的事情。他想起他的爷爷两年前给他的名片。他知道他的爷爷将不再拥有那张名片上的工作，所以他决定为爷爷制作一个新名片。

当特殊的时刻来临的时候，杰克已经准备好。但他不希望把他的礼物和其他人的放在一起。于是整个晚上他都随身携带着礼物。

当其他人都离开了，他拉住爷爷的手，带他到椅子旁，把礼物送给了爷爷。

他的爷爷笑了，“嗯，它一定是个美丽的礼物。我可以打开它吗？”“当然”！杰克兴奋地说。

当爷爷打开礼物时，眼泪都流出来了。杰克给他的是他收到的最好的礼物！那是他新工作的名片：全职爷爷！杰克说，“现在你的全职工作就是我的爷爷！”

“嗯，我获得多少报酬呢？”爷爷笑着问。“想要多少拥抱就有多少！”说完这些话，杰克给了爷爷一个拥抱。“嗯，我想这意味着我是世界上最富有的人！”爷爷说。

1. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.

那就是为什么我们要为他准备一个充满惊喜的派对的原因。

That’s why... 强调结果，“那就是……的原因”。例如：

I got up late， that’s why I missed the bus.

我起床晚了，这就是我没赶上汽车的原因。

2. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card， so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

他知道他的爷爷将不再拥有那张名片上的工作，所以他决定为爷爷制作一个新名片。

no longer 不再，其确切含义为某状态在某个时刻之后不再继续下去了。例如：

This word is no longer in current use.

这个词现在已经不再使用。