My two sister and I were all away at various colleges at the same time. One day, after facing one crisis too many and tired of being treated like just another undergraduate, I phoned home for some consolation and understanding of my unique problems.

When my dad answered, I immediately launched into my litany（連禱，冗長故事） of frustrations with college life. As I paused to catch my breath, he said, "O.K., honey...now, first of all, who is this?"

我和兩個妹妹同時離開家去不同的大學讀書。經(jīng)歷了太多的危機，也厭倦了受到與其他大學生相同的對待之后，有一天我給家里打了個電話，就我獨有的問題尋求安慰和理解。

爸爸接起電話后，我立刻開始歷數(shù)我大學生活中的挫折。當我停下來歇口氣時，爸爸說：“好啦，親愛的...現(xiàn)在，首先告訴我，你是哪一個？”