He wanted to have another look at her . he wanted to see if his being away had changed her much . how would she look ? would she have that angry look ? he felt angry with himself for not being a good son , for not trying to make his mother happy , but he knew it was impossible 但他希望母亲会进入厨房，很想再看她一眼，很想知道自己的远离使她改变多少。她看起来像甚么样子呢？还会是那种生气的样子吗？他也因为自己不是一个好儿子，未能承欢膝下而觉得气恼，可是又知道这是不可能的事。
For an old man living alone in the countryside , though he always receives money and clothes from his son residing in the town , which makes the villiagers envy him very much , he would rather enjoy the happiness of being with his children . for a man runs errands in the burning sun , he is badly in need of a patch of shade , a swirl of cool breeze , a fan , or a spring of cool water , he wants anything but a luxurious mink coat . abundant as the sea is with various species and countless treasure , for a sailor , the seemly trivial freshwater is most wanted on the voyage 一个吃斋念佛的饥饿的人，面对着驰名中外的北京烤鸭，是不会有幸福感的，因为那不是他需要的，他急需的，可能只是两个馒头，一盘素炒豆芽而已；独自住在乡下的老人，总是能收到城里儿子寄来的钱物，很让乡亲们羡慕，但老人最想要的不是这些，而是儿孙膝下承欢的天伦之乐；在炎炎烈日下赶路的人，急需的是一片树阴，一阵凉风，一把扇子，一眼清凉的泉水，而不是一件名贵的貂皮大衣；大海是富饶的，它哺养了各种各样的生物，珍藏着无数的宝藏和财富，但在海上远航的人，急需的却是普普通通的淡水。
