241.I Miss My Father

I am a girl of ten, and I live in a small mountain village far fromTaiyuan. The only person that lives with me is my mother, because my father isaway for eight years, working in a city.

During the Spring Festival, my father came back home. He looked thinand tired. He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would workeven harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city He stayedat home for only ten days.We are living a poor life now. But what I want mostis not money, but my father. I miss him very much!

我想念父亲

我是一个十岁的女孩，我住在离太原很远的一个小山村。唯一和我住在一起的人是我的母亲，因为我的父亲离开了八年，在一个城市工作。

春节期间，我爸爸回家了。他看上去又瘦又累。他给了我妈妈两千元，并告诉她，他会更加努力地工作，挣更多的钱，然后他可以带我们去城市。他在家里只呆了十天。我们现在过着贫穷的生活。但我最想要的不是钱，而是我的父亲。我非常想念他!