A young man has ,just got his driver's permit and wants to drive the car.

一个年轻人考取了驾驶执照，想开家里的车。

A:Dad，rnay I use the car，please?

爸爸，我用一下车，以吗?

B:Now，let's make a deal.

现在，让我们订个协议。

A:OK.

好吧。

B:If you bring your grades from a C to a B-average，study your Bible a little，and get your hair cui，then you can talk about the car with me.

你把你的平均成绩从C提到B，多学一点儿《圣经》，而且剪掉你的长头发，然后我们再谈汽车的事。

A:Well，1 think I will settle for the offer.

好吧，我接受。

After two months the boy came back.

两个月以后，那孩子回家了。

B:OK，Have you ever done what I told you to do son ?

好吧，你按我说的做了吗，儿子?

A:Of course，I did.

当然了。

B:Well，I've been really proud of you. You've brought your grades up,and I have observed that you've been studying your Bible and partici-pating a lot more in the Bible study class on Sunday morning.

太好了，我真为你骄傲，你的成绩上去了，我看你正在学习《圣经》，并且更多地参与了星期天上午的《圣经》学习班。

A:Because I am eager to drive the car.

是因为我太想开车了。

B:But I am really disappointed seeing that you haven't got you hair cut.

但我真的很遗憾你没有把头发剪掉。

A:You know，Dad，I've been thinking about that，and I've notice d in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, John had long hair, and there is even strong argument that Je-sus himself had long hair.

你要知道，爸爸，我想那样做，但学《圣经》时，我注意到萨逊留长头发，摩西留长头发，约翰也留长头发，甚至耶稣他自己很可能也留了长头发。

B:Perhaps.But they walked every where they went!

也许是这样。但他们去哪儿都是走着去的。