爱的价值 The Value of Love

　　“That’s okay. Sleep well, little one. Daddy loves you.”And as alway he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
　　“好吧。宝贝，睡个好觉。爸爸爱你。”像往常一样，他轻吻了一下女儿的脸颊。

　　A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed 13)Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.
　　过了几夜，爸爸走进詹妮的房间，她正盘腿坐在床上。爸爸走近时发现，詹妮的下巴颤抖着，一颗泪珠无声地滑落她的脸颊。

　　“What is it, Jenny” What’s the matter”?
　　“怎么了，詹妮？发生什么事了？”

　　Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little 14)quiver, she finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”
　　詹妮没有答话，只把小手举到爸爸面前。她摊开手掌，露出她那串小小的珍珠项链。她微微颤抖了一下，最终说道：“爸爸，这是送给你的。”

　　With tears gathering in his own eye Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the 15)dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue 16)velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.
　　爸的眼里满是泪水，慈爱的他伸出一只手，拿起珍妮手里那串在廉价商店里买的项链，另一只手则伸进自己的口袋里，拿出一个用天鹅绒包裹着的蓝色盒子，里面装着一串用天然珍珠串成的项链递给詹妮。他一直带着这串项链。他只是等待女儿放弃那串廉价的珍珠项链，好送给她这份天然的珍品。