Dad bought me a violin as a gift on my eighth birthday. He (say) excitedly to me, "Once you learn to play it, it'll stay with you for life. (连词) I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, but Dad asked me to take violin lessons every day.
One day, I found (冠词) box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful accordion(手风琴)."It's your father's. "Mum said. "His parents bought it for him but he was too busy on the farm for his family to learn to play it."
I had to practice (play) the violin one hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can (bring) people joy. You can touch their hearts. "He said (soft),"Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I thought of father's accordion and felt speechless.
The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got (marry) and moved into a new house with my family. (late), I put the violin in the attic(阁楼).
One afternoon, my two children found the violin by accident. They got very excited." Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was (surprise) I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping(拍手) to the beat(节奏).
At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand."" I finally knew why Dad had told me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his accordion. But I told my family, "This is my (father) music."
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