22 Text 4 My father was watching me but saying nothing.Late in the evening,he invited me to his study.We sat down and he poured us a drink. 5 "So?"he said. 6 "Er.so what?" 7 "So what do you really want to do?"he asked. →Translation
4 My father was watching me but saying nothing. Late in the evening, he invited me to his study. We sat down and he poured us a drink. 5 "So?" he said. 6 "Er . so what?" 7 "So what do you really want to do?" he asked. Text
Text s My father was a lawyer,and I had always assumed he wanted me to go to law school,and follow his path through life.So I hesitated. 9 Then I replied,"I want to travel,and I want to be a writer." 10 This was not the answer I thought he would expect. Travel?Where?A writer?About what?I braced myself for some resistance to the idea. →Translation
8 My father was a lawyer, and I had always assumed he wanted me to go to law school, and follow his path through life. So I hesitated. 9 Then I replied, “I want to travel, and I want to be a writer.” 10 This was not the answer I thought he would expect. Travel? Where? A writer? About what? I braced myself for some resistance to the idea. Text
222 Text 11 There was a long silence. 12 "Interesting idea,"he said finally. 13 There was another long silence. 14 "I kind of wish I'd done that when I was your age." 15 I waited. 16 "You have plenty of time.You don't need to go into a career which pays well just at the moment.You need to find out what you really enjoy now,because if you don't,you won't be successful later." →Translation
11 There was a long silence. 12 "Interesting idea," he said finally. 13 There was another long silence. 14 "I kind of wish I'd done that when I was your age." 15 I waited. 16 "You have plenty of time. You don't need to go into a career which pays well just at the moment. You need to find out what you really enjoy now, because if you don't, you won't be successful later." Text
Text 17 "So how do I do this?" 18 He thought for a moment.Then he said,"Look,it's late.Let's take the boat out tomorrow morning,just you and me.Maybe we can catch some crabs for dinner, and we can talk more." Translation
17 "So how do I do this?“ 18 He thought for a moment. Then he said, "Look, it's late. Let's take the boat out tomorrow morning, just you and me. Maybe we can catch some crabs for dinner, and we can talk more." Text
222 Text 19 It was a small motor boat,moored ten minutes away,and my father had owned it for years.Early next morning we set off along the estuary.We didn't talk much,but enjoyed the sound of the seagulls and the sight of the estuary coastline and the sea beyond. 20 There was no surf on the coastal waters at that time of day,so it was a smooth half-hour ride until my father switched off the motor."Let's see if we get lucky," he said,picked up a rusty,mesh basket with a rope attached and threw it into the sea. →Translation
19 It was a small motor boat, moored ten minutes away, and my father had owned it for years. Early next morning we set off along the estuary. We didn't talk much, but enjoyed the sound of the seagulls and the sight of the estuary coastline and the sea beyond. 20 There was no surf on the coastal waters at that time of day, so it was a smooth half-hour ride until my father switched off the motor. "Let's see if we get lucky," he said, picked up a rusty, mesh basket with a rope attached and threw it into the sea. Text