Leaving my four-year-old son in the house, I ran out to throw something in the trash.
我把四岁的儿子留在家里，跑出去把东西扔进垃圾桶。
When I tried to open the door to get back inside, it was locked.
当我试图打开门回到里面时，门被锁了。
I knew that insisting that my son open the door would have resulted in an hour-long battle of wills.
我知道硬要让儿子开门会导致长达一个小时的意志较量。
So in a sad voice, I said, “Oh, too bad. You just locked yourself in the house.”
于是我用悲伤的声音说：“哦，太糟糕了。 你刚刚把自己锁在屋子里了。”
The door opened at once.
门立刻打开了。
