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John was the only son of a rich American businessman.
约翰是一个有钱的美国商人的独生子。
Usually he was taken to school by the driver in his father’s beautiful car.
通常情况下都是由司机开着他爸爸的漂亮汽车送他去上学的。
And then, the driver took John’s father to his office.
然后，司机再载着约翰的爸爸去他办公室。
One evening, his father went into his bedroom and told him that he would be on a business trip for a week.
一天晚上，他爸爸走进他的房间，告诉他说自己将要出差一周。
So he had to go to the airport early the next day.
所以他第二天要早一点去机场。
He would need his car.
他需要用车。
As a result, John had to go to school by himself.
这样约翰就得自己去学校。
He also said that John’s mother who owned another car would still be in bed when he had to leave the house.
他还说约翰的妈妈虽然也有一辆车，但是他走的时候，她还会在睡觉。
“Well, how will I get to school if you need your car and mummy is still in bed?” John asked.
“那你需要用车，妈妈还在睡觉，我怎么去学校呢？”约翰问。
His father thought this was a good opportunity to teach him a lesson about how hard life was for the less lucky people of the world.
他爸爸觉得这是一个绝好的机会，可以让他懂得世上那些不那么幸运的人生活是多么艰苦。
So he answered, “You’ll go in the same way as most children in the world do - by bus.”
所以他回答说：“你要和世界上大多数的孩子一样 - 搭公交车去上学。”
