It's 8:00 p.m. Dad comes home.
"Dad?" Sam asks.
"Yes, Sam. Need my help with your homework?"
"No, Dad," Sam says." Um... ..."
"What do you want to say?" Dad asks.
"Um... Can you drive me to school?" Sam looks at his dad.
"Well, tell me why, please. You always ride your bike to school. We live only 1 kilometer away from the school."
"My friends Anna and Eric take the car to school every day. I think it is cool."
"Well, my son." Dad says." To me, riding the bike is cool. It shows you don't need our help.
And studying well is cool. It shows you are a good student. Having a dream is cool, too, because you know what you want. But taking the car is not. You take it only when you need it."
"I see, Dad," Sam says.
"If(如果) you really want, I can drive you to school," Dad says. He wants Sam to be happy.
"No, thanks, Dad," Sam says. "I don't need it. And I don't think it's cool now.'
