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Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 小题1:with themselves or other people when they were young.

"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen - year - old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I小题2:what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals （目标）.

You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class小题3:you have no goals. " The man' s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age," the young man' s father went小题4:, "she had a good job and she小题5:lots of money. You don' t even have a part - time job . You earn nothing. "The man' s son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "And when your小题6:brother was your age," the young man' s father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time. "And the man' s son still said nothing.

Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night. "This time the son小题7:stay silent.

"And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of小题8:United States.小题9:are you?" His father had no answer小题10:this.

Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?