大学英语精读预备级课文翻译(6)

the increase in bad language, the disappearance of simple good manner. So many questions about what to do. Here was a father who cared about spending the day with his son and who had come up with this plan on a Saturday morning.

我们正面临许多问题：犯罪、越来越多的年轻人变得冷漠无情、文化水平下降、粗话大幅增加、起码的礼貌丧失，等等。我们有那么多的问题要处理。而这里。这位父亲却很在意花上一天陪伴儿子，并在这样一个星期六的早上，提出这个计划。

The answer is so simple: parents who care enough to spend time, and to pay attention and to try their best. It doesn’t cost a cent, yet it is the most valuable thing in the world.

其实答案很简单：父母愿意花时间，愿意关注，愿意尽心尽职。这不要花一分钱，可这却是世间无价之宝。

The train picked up speed, and the father pointed something out, and the boy laughed again, and the answer is so simple.

火车加速了。父亲指着窗外说着什么，儿子直乐。是的，答案就是这么简单。