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Thank Your Lucky Stars
福星高照

	I remember when I was a young boy, life was tough. My parents made me do many things for them. For example, they had me do the laundry, the dishes and the house cleaning. They even got me to work part-time to help with the family expenses. If I was naughty, they would spank me. They would not let me go outside the house for days.
	我記得我小的時候，日子過得很苦。我父母叫我幫他們做很多事情。例如，他們會叫我洗衣服、洗碗盤和打掃家裡。他們甚至叫我去打工來貼補家用。我如果調皮搗蛋的話，他們就會打我屁股，而且好幾天都不讓我出門。

	Nowadays, life is quite different for kids. Parents can't force them to do anything. On the contrary, it seems as if children can get their parents to do anything for them. Parents and teachers are even afraid to spank children for fear of being sued. It amazes me, therefore, whenever I hear youngsters complain. Instead, they should be thanking their lucky stars.
	現在小孩的生活卻大不相同。做父母的不能強迫他們做任何事。相反地，做孩子的似乎有辦法叫父母為他們做任何事。父母和老師甚至因怕被控告而不敢打小孩。因此，每當我聽到青少年抱怨時，就感到很驚訝。他們應該慶幸才是。