欧亚客服When Abraham was sixteen years
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When Abraham was sixteen years old, he was six feet tall and so strong that all the neighbors hired him whenever he was not working for his father. He joked and laughed at his work, and every one liked him. He did any kind of work to earn an honest penny. Once he had a fine time working for a man that ran a ferry-boat, because this man owned a history of the United States and took a newspaper, and Abraham had more to read than ever before in his life. But he had to take the time he should have slept to read, because when the boat wasn't running there was farm work, housework (for he helped this man's wife, even to tending the baby), and rail splitting. Then he kept store for a man. It was here that he won a nickname that he kept all his life—"Honest Abe." A woman's bill came to two dollars and six cents. Later in the day Abraham found he had charged her six cents too much. After he closed the store that night, he walked three miles to pay her back those six cents. Another time when he weighed tea for a woman, there was a weight on the scales so that she did not get as much tea as she paid for. That meant another long tramp. But he was liked for his honesty and good nature.
当亚伯拉罕十六岁的时候，他有六英尺高，非常强壮，以至于每当他不为他父亲工作的时候，所有的邻居都雇佣了他。他对自己的工作又开玩笑又大笑，每个人都喜欢他。他做任何工作都是为了挣一分诚实的钱。亚伯拉罕曾经为一个经营渡船的人工作过一段美好的时光，因为这个人拥有一部美国历史，拿着一份报纸，而亚伯拉罕比以往任何时候都有更多的东西可以读。但是他不得不花时间睡觉读书，因为船不开的时候有农活，家务(因为他帮助这个男人的妻子，甚至照看孩子) ，还有劈铁轨。然后他为一个男人储备。正是在这里，他赢得了一个一生都保留着的外号ーー“诚实的亚伯”一位妇女的账单是两美元六美分。当天晚些时候，亚伯拉罕发现他多收了她六美分。那天晚上他关门后，走了三英里把那六美分还给了她。还有一次，他为一个女人称茶的重量时，秤上有重物，所以她买的茶没有买的那么多。这意味着又一次长途跋涉。但他因为诚实和善良而受人喜爱。
