A Weighty Matter

Somewhat sceptical of his son's newfound determination to become Charles Atlas, the father nevertheless followed the teenager over to the weight-lifting department, admiring a set of weights.

"Please, Dad," pleaded the boy, "I promise I'll use 'em every day."

"I don't know, Michael. It's really a commitment on your part," the father pointed out.

"Please, Dad?" the boy continued.

"They're not cheap either," the father came back.

"I'll use 'em Dad, I promise. You'll see."

Finally won over, the father paid for the equipment and headed for the door.

From the corner of the store he heard his son yelp, "What! You mean I have to carry them to the car?"

儿子最近决心要成为Charles Atlas，对于这个决定，父亲多少有点怀疑，不过他还是陪着儿子去了举重器材商店，在那里他们看上了一套举重器材。

“哦，爸爸，给我买一套吧，”儿子企求道，“我答应我一定每天都会用它们来练习的。”

“我也不知道，Michael。这对你来说的确是一项承诺，”父亲对儿子指出这一点。

“好不好嘛，爸爸？”男孩继续央告。

“而且这套器材可不便宜。”父亲又说。　

“我真的会天天练的，爸爸，我答应你。你会看到的。”

最后，父亲被说服了，他买了这套设备，然后向门外走去。

就在这个时候，他听到儿子在商店角落里尖叫着嚷道，“什么!你的意思是我得一个人把这些东西扛到车上去？”