"Time to get up. It's your birthday." Alex opened his eyes and looked up. His parents were standing next to his bed holding breakfast . "We can do anything you want today," said his mom.
He jumped up to get dressed as quickly as he could, already imagining what kind of day he would have at the beach. He had always dreamed about playing in the sand and jumping in the waves. He nearly tripped (绊倒) as he ran down the stairs on his way to the kitchen.
Alex's dad asked him what he wanted to do today. "The beach," he shouted with joy.
The expression on his mom's face changed from joy to sadness. She knew the one place that he would not go was the beach. When her husband had been a young boy of Alex's age, he had a terrifying experience at the beach. Alex's dad shook off his initial (最初的) shock of hearing his son's plan.
"How about we go to the zoo instead?" he suggested. "The beach is over two hours away."
"But dad, I've wanted to go to the beach my WHOLE life," Alex pleaded(恳求).
"Son, I'm sorry, but we are not going to the beach and that's final."
They ended up driving to the zoo. It was an exciting day, but Alex could not get the beach out of his mind. He yearned to build a sandcastle, swim in the ocean and chase the incoming and outgoing waves. The beach seemed like the best place on earth.
Over the next few weeks, he dreamed about it almost every night. Any free moment he had was spent filling his room with pictures and drawings of beaches. He repeatedly pleaded with his mom to help him convince his dad to take them to the beach. Each time she explained that they could do other things as a family, just not the beach.
One night, Alex received what he thought was good news. His dad was going on a three-day business trip the next day. "This is an opportunity," he thought to himself.
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The next morning, seeing his dad get into the taxi, Alex ran to his mother.
Hours later, as Alex looked out of the front window of the car, his eyes widened and his jaw(下巴)dropped.
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