I stood up to my dad! 我反驳了爸爸！

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I WALKED quickly out of my church. It was late. My dad was waiting. I scanned the parking lot. Then I saw my dad's little red Honda.		我快步走出了教堂。天已经晚了。我爸爸一直在等我。我扫视了一下停车场，看到了爸爸红色本田小车。
"Get in! Get in! Why are you so late all the time?"		“进来！进来！为什么你总是这么晚？”。
The ride home was not much more than five minutes but each minute dragged. We were stuck behind an older man. He wasn't going more than 15 kilometers an hour. My dad started to shout, "Learn how to drive, Grandpa!"		回家的路程用不了5分钟，但每分钟都过得很慢。我们堵在了一个老人的后面。他的车速不会超过每小时15公里。我爸爸开始大喊道：“老爷爷，去学学开车吧！”
He hit the steering wheel with his hands. He was really angry.		他双手击打着方向盘，他真的生气了。
"Dad, stop it. Why do you always..."		“爸爸，别这样。为什么你总是。。。。。。”
He cut me off, "I better not get stuck at the light because of this jerk!"		他打断了我，“我不想因为这个讨厌的家伙堵在红灯前。”

The older man got to the light just as it was changing. You're free! Drive away quick, I thought. I looked over to my dad.		那个老人正好赶在了换灯的时候。你现在自由了！赶紧开走，我心里想。我看了看我爸爸。
"Can you believe that, Steph? I get stuck at every light. There are so many stupid drivers out there."		“Steph，你相信吗？每次我都会堵在红灯前。到处都有笨蛋司机。”
What gives him the right to shout at someone? Anger built inside me.		谁给他冲别人叫喊的权利了？我越来越生气。
"What if I shouted at my friends when they asked me for help?" I said.		“如果朋友找我帮忙，我冲他们大喊大叫，会怎么样？”我说。
I looked out the window, trying to catch my breath.		我转头看着窗外，呼吸急促。
"You know, Steph, I think you are going to be a psychologist," he said.		“Steph，你知道吗？我想你会成为一个心理学家。”他说。
The last time I tried to say something, he had fumed, "Don't tell me how to drive! If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it! Think about what you say before you talk."		上次我想说些什么什么的时候，他生气了。“不用你告诉我怎么开车！如果我需要你的意见，我会问的。在你开口前想想你要说什么。”
Usually, he'd be angry that I would doubt his authority, but this time, he accepted what I had said.		通常如果我质疑他的权威，他就会生气，但这次，他接受了我说的。
A sense of pride rose up in me. It had been a short drive, but it had been the best car ride of my life.		一种自豪感在我心里升起。这次行程很短，但这是我最好的一次乘车之旅。

(from page 8, 21st Century Teens Senior 1 Edition Issue No.269)