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妈妈把车停入科特尔商场的停车场，又瞪了我一眼，带着我走进商场。她开始四处寻找商场经理普罗克斯先生。我要补付糖果钱，任何收银员都能轻松处理，她何必要麻烦像普罗克斯先生这样重要的人呢?

Once she located him and got his full attention, she said, in a voice that

could be heard from three aisles away, "Tell Mr. Proulx what you did!"

妈妈一发现普罗克斯先生并且让他把注意力完全转移到我们身上后，她就用三个过道以外都能听得见的大嗓门说道：“告诉普罗克斯先生你的所作所为!”

I knew Mr. Proulx. I liked Mr. Proulx. But on this day Mr. Proulx was

taking all of his cues from my mother. There was no room for doubt. I was on

trial and Mr. Proulx was judge and jury! Through tears, I admitted what I had

done and apologized. My mother put a quarter in my hand to give to him. Mr.

Proulx listened and accepted my apology along with the twenty-five cents. He

then issued a stern warning, explaining what the consequences would be if there

was ever a repeat performance.Snuffling , embarrassed, ashamed, I totally

understood the significance of my actions and what they might lead to if not

nipped in the bud : Sugar Babies today, grand theft auto tomorrow.

我认识普罗克斯先生。我喜欢他。但是那天他完全领会了妈妈的意图。毋庸置疑，我在受审，而普罗克斯先生就是法官和陪审团!我流着眼泪承认了之前所做的一切并道了歉。妈妈把25美分放到我手

里，让我交给普罗克斯先生。他听着我的讲述，接受了我的道歉，收下了那25美分。然后，他向我提出严厉警告，告诉我如果再犯后果将会如何。我抽噎着，尴尬不已，羞愧难当，完全意识到了自己行为的严重性，也知道了如果没有将它扼杀在萌芽中较终会导致什么结果——今天偷糖小贼，明天窃车大盗。

To this day, often while in a checkout lane near a candy rack, I think back

to the lesson I learned from my mother. Thanks, Mom, for keeping me from a life

of crime.

直到今天，通常当我站在糖果架附近的付款通道时，我还是会想起妈妈给我上的这一课。谢谢你，妈妈，是你让我远离了犯罪的道路。