Grandma and Grandson
My grandmother was an iron-willed woman. When I was five, she invited some friends to her apartment. Among the guests there was a rich man and his daughter. Grandmother considered them as the most important among the guests.
During the party, I went to the bathroom. I was still sitting down when the girl walked in. “You stayed here too long!” The girl said impolitely.
It’s not your business. Don’t you know that little girls shouldn’t come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it? ” I said in anger. This surprised the little girl. Then she began to cry. Most guests had heard what I said and laughed. But not grandmother.
She was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. Grandmother shouted that I was impolite and rude and ordered, “You must say sorry to her.” All the guests watched in silence. Twenty minutes later, Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a torrent of water running out from under the door. Everyone knew who did that.
Grandmother was so angry that she tried to get me anyway. It took several strong men finally to move her away and calm her down.
My grandfather took me by the hand and seated me on his lap. He looked at me, not at all angry or upset. “Tell me,” he asked, “why did you do it?”
“Well, she shouted at me for nothing,” I said seriously, “now she’s got something to be angry at.”
Grandfather didn’t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. I will never forget his expression for my whole life.
Eric, ” he said at last, “I think you did the right thing.”
我的译文：
奶奶和孙子
我奶奶是个铁娘子。当我5岁时，她邀请了一些朋友到家里来。在这些宾客中，有一个富人和他的女儿。奶奶把他们视为上宾。
在聚会期间，我去了厕所。我还坐在马桶上，那个小女孩就进来了。“你在这待太久了！”女孩不礼貌地说。
“不关你的事。难道你不知道当一个男孩用卫生间时，女孩子不应该进来吗？”我生气的说。这使那个女孩惊呆了。然后她就哭了起来。大多数宾客听见了我的话，都笑了。但我奶奶没听到。
我从卫生间出来时她正等着我。奶奶大叫着说我粗鲁无礼，命令我向那女孩道歉。所有宾客静静地看着（这一幕）。
20分钟后，奶奶从卫生间旁走过，发现水流正从门下汩汩而出。所有人都知道是谁干的。
奶奶怒不可遏，她无论如何要抓住我。几个强壮的男人最后才（勉强）把她带走并让她平静下来。
我爷爷抓住我的胳膊，把我（带到一边），放在他的大腿上。他看着我，一点也不生气或者沮丧。“告诉我，”他问道，“你为什么这么做？”
“哦，她莫名其妙的吼我，”我一本正经的说，“现在她有吼我的理由了。”
爷爷没有马上说话。他就坐在那，看着我笑。我一辈子也忘不了他（当时）的表情。
“艾瑞克，”最后他说，“我想你做的是对的。”
