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When I was in the sixth grade， my teacher asked our class the question，“What does‘doing the right thing’ mean to you？” She asked us to think about that question over the weekend， and to talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer. By Monday， we were to turn in an article on what “doing the right thing” meant， and be prepared to live up to our answers.
在我六年级的时候，我的老师问过我们这样的问题：“‘做正确的事’对你来说意味着什么？”她要求我们利用周末的时间好好想想，也可以问父母或其他任何我们认为可能有好答案的人。星期一我们要交出一篇关于“‘做正确的事’意味着什么”的文章，并且准备履行各自的答案。
The whole weekend， I thought hard， trying to come up with something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents， called my grandmother， and asked my next door neighbor. I even asked the mailman！ Everyone had good answers， but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.
整个周末，我绞尽脑汁想着用什么样的事情来打动我的老师并且能够轻松交差。我问了爸爸妈妈，打电话给祖母，问我隔壁的邻居，甚至问过邮递员！每个人的答案都很好，但是我觉得我很难做到。
By Sunday afternoon， I hadn’t written my article yet. To make matters worse， my parents said we were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually meant that I would have to look after my cousin Andrea while my parents and Aunt Cindy were talking after dinner. Andrea was four and a major pest.
到了周日的下午，我还没有写出我的文章。然而更糟糕的是，父母要带我去姑姑辛迪家。那也就意味着父母晚餐后和姑姑聊天时我不得不照看表妹安德利娅。这个小家伙虽然只有四岁，却是个十足的捣蛋鬼。
Just as I said before， my parents told me to play with Andrea while they were chatting. I turned on the television and found a Disney movie for Andrea， and then I sat down and started to write my article. I still didn’t know what I was going to write about， but it was due the next morning and this was my last chance.
果然，爸妈他们聊天的时候嘱咐我好好带着安德利娅。我打开电视，给她找了一部迪士尼电影看，自己就坐在一边开始写我的作文。我还不知道要怎么写，但是明天就要交，再也不能拖了。
Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.
不一会儿，我感觉一双眼睛在盯着我看。是安德利娅。
“What are you doing？” she asked.
“你在干什么？”她问我。
“I have to write an article about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” Andrea laughed. “That’s easy，” she said. （to be continued）
“我在写一篇关于‘做正确的事对你来说意味着什么’的文章。”安德利娅笑了起来。“这多简单。”她说。（待续）
（Dear， can you guess what “doing the right thing” means to Andrea？）
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在我六年级的时候，我的老师问过我们这样的问题：“‘做正确的事’对你来说意味着什么？”她要求我们利用周末的时间好好想想，也可以问父母或其他任何我们认为可能有好答案的人。星期一我们要交出一篇关于“‘做正确的事’意味着什么”的文章，并且准备履行各自的答案。
The whole weekend， I thought hard， trying to come up with something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents， called my grandmother， and asked my next door neighbor. I even asked the mailman！ Everyone had good answers， but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.
整个周末，我绞尽脑汁想着用什么样的事情来打动我的老师并且能够轻松交差。我问了爸爸妈妈，打电话给祖母，问我隔壁的邻居，甚至问过邮递员！每个人的答案都很好，但是我觉得我很难做到。
By Sunday afternoon， I hadn’t written my article yet. To make matters worse， my parents said we were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually meant that I would have to look after my cousin Andrea while my parents and Aunt Cindy were talking after dinner. Andrea was four and a major pest.
到了周日的下午，我还没有写出我的文章。然而更糟糕的是，父母要带我去姑姑辛迪家。那也就意味着父母晚餐后和姑姑聊天时我不得不照看表妹安德利娅。这个小家伙虽然只有四岁，却是个十足的捣蛋鬼。
Just as I said before， my parents told me to play with Andrea while they were chatting. I turned on the television and found a Disney movie for Andrea， and then I sat down and started to write my article. I still didn’t know what I was going to write about， but it was due the next morning and this was my last chance.
果然，爸妈他们聊天的时候嘱咐我好好带着安德利娅。我打开电视，给她找了一部迪士尼电影看，自己就坐在一边开始写我的作文。我还不知道要怎么写，但是明天就要交，再也不能拖了。
Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.
不一会儿，我感觉一双眼睛在盯着我看。是安德利娅。
“What are you doing？” she asked.
“你在干什么？”她问我。
“I have to write an article about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” Andrea laughed. “That’s easy，” she said. （to be continued）
“我在写一篇关于‘做正确的事对你来说意味着什么’的文章。”安德利娅笑了起来。“这多简单。”她说。（待续）
（Dear， can you guess what “doing the right thing” means to Andrea？）
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