賴世雄中級(jí)美國英語Thank Your Lucky Stars

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27. Thank Your Lucky Stars 
 

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.
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.

pleasant
tough = hard 艱苦的        修飾人：兇惡的
do two loads of laundry        不說：do laundry, do dishes  要加定冠詞或其他修飾詞
I'll have my house painted next monday.
spank sb 打屁股
spare the rod, spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器
ground 禁錮
For fear of failing, Ted stay up study/studying all night.
He sued me breaking the contract.