Several weeks after our son began his freshman year at Alma College in Michigan， my husband and I decided to visit him. I was careful to call him a few days in advance to "warn" him that we would be coming. When we arrived at the dorm， however， I was taken aback by the disarray of his room. "Forgot we were coming， didn't you?" I teased.

"Are you kidding?" he replied， "Why else would I have bothered to clean?"

我们的儿子是密歇根州阿尔马大学的新生，开学几个星期之后，我和丈夫决定去看看他。我特意提前给他打电话，“提醒”他我们将光临。但是当我们来到宿舍时，他的房间凌乱不堪，我非常吃惊。

“忘了我们要来，是吧？”

我取笑他。

“开什么玩笑？”，他回答说，“要不我凭什么费神打扫？”