每天读一篇英语小故事： The Demanding Son

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　　Luke didn’t know what to do. He wanted to yell at Kyle, his fiancée’s son,
because Kyle continued to argue with his mom. She didn’t even demand very much
from him—“Study hard, get the best grades you can,” she told him. She tried to
get it into his head that she didn’t have the money to pay for his college
education. Not a cent. Instead of studying harder, however, Kyle spent hour
after hour playing video games on his computer. He waited until the last minute
to study for school tests, and then stayed up all night cramming for them. When
Jane tried to remind him that he needed good grades so that he could get a grant
or a scholarship, he would get angry. He said it was her responsibility to take
care of him financially until he graduated from college.
        　　“Where did he get that idea?” Luke asked. “You’ve raised him for 10 years
all by yourself. You don’t owe him a thing. With his attitude, he should be glad
you haven’t kicked him out of the apartment already. He graduates from high
school next year. When I was in the eleventh grade, my father made it clear to
me that when I graduated from high school, I was expected to leave home. Yet
Kyle thinks you have to pay his way through college!?”
        　　Jane wouldn't allow Luke to talk to Kyle. “He doesn’t like you telling him
what to do. He says you’re not his father, so why should he have to listen to
you?”
        　　“Well, his father’s dead. He should appreciate that I’m around to try to
help him.” Maybe Kyle would learn to accept Luke's help and advice in time, Jane
said.