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It is going to be my father's birthday. What can I give him? I don't have much money. I have looked all through the stores, and I have not found anything that I think he would like or that I can afford. 

今天是我父亲的生日。我能送他什么礼物呢？我没有多少钱。我找遍了所有的商店，却没有找到任何我认为他会喜欢或我买得起的东西。

I have thought very hard about what to buy for him. I thought that he might like some candy, but my father really doesn't eat many sweets. I thought that he might like a new shirt, but he has lots of clothes. I can't afford a new car or computer for him. 

我仔细考虑过要给他买什么。我想他可能会喜欢一些糖果，但我父亲真的不吃太多糖果。我想他可能会喜欢一件新衬衫，但他有很多衣服。我买不起新车或新电脑给他。

Was watching him on the weekend, he cut the grass, washed the car, took out the garbage, weeded the garden and watered the plants. I got an idea. I went to my room and took out some paper. I cut out pieces of paper and I wrote on them. I wrote on one piece of paper that I would wash the car every weekend for the summer. 

周末我看着他，他割草、洗车、倒垃圾、除草和浇花。我想到了一个主意。我去了我的房间，拿出一些纸。我剪了一些纸片并在上面写字。我在一张纸上写道，我会在夏天每个周末洗车。

I wrote on another piece that I would take out the garbage every week for the summer. I also wrote that I would cut the grass, weed the garden, and water the plants every week for the summer. I made a birthday card for my dad and I put the pieces of paper inside it. 

我在另一张纸上写道，我会在夏天每周倒垃圾。我还写道，我会在夏天每周割草、除草和浇花。我为爸爸做了一张生日贺卡，并把纸片放在里面。

I went downstairs and gave my gift to my dad. My dad thought that the gift was very thoughtful. He said that it was a gift from the heart. I did all those things for my dad all summer. He said that he had a lot of free time because I helped him so much. 

我下楼把礼物送给爸爸。爸爸觉得这份礼物很贴心。他说这是一份发自内心的礼物。整个夏天我都在为爸爸做这些事。他说他有很多空闲时间，因为我帮了他很多忙。

My dad and I are good friends. I don't mind doing things for him because I know that he is always there to help me out. A good gift doesn't have to be something that costs a lot. My dad says that the best gifts are the ones that show how much you care for the other person. I'm glad my dad liked his gift.

我和爸爸是好朋友。我不介意为他做事，因为我知道他总是在帮助我。一份好的礼物不一定是昂贵的。爸爸说最好的礼物是那些能显示出你对别人有多关心的礼物。我很高兴爸爸喜欢他的礼物。

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