Before he died, a father said to his son, here is a watch your grandfather gave me. It is almost 200 years old. Before I give it to you, go to the jewelry store in the city. Tell them that I want to sell it, and see how much they offer you.

在弥留之际，一位父亲对他的儿子说，这是你爷爷给我的表。它已经有两百多岁了。在我把它交给你之前，你去城里的珠宝店一趟，告诉他们，我想卖掉它，然后看一下他们给你出的价是多少。

The son went to the jewelry store, came back to his father, and said, they offered $100, because it is so old.

儿子去了一趟珠宝店，回来告诉他父亲，珠宝店开的价格是一百美元，因为这块手表太老了。

The father said, well, try the pawnshop. The son went to the pawnshop, came back to his father, and said, the pawnshop offered only $20 because it has a scratch.

父亲说，好，那去当铺试一下吧。儿子去了一趟当铺，回来告诉父亲，当铺开的价格只有二十美元，因为手表上有一道刮痕。

The father asked his son to go to the museum and show them the watch.

父亲让儿子去博物馆一趟，让博物馆的人看看这块表。

The son quietly questioned his father's judgement, but still, willing to act on his last wishes. He went to the museum, and when he came back, he said to his father, the curator offered $375,000 for this rare piece to be included in their precious antique collection.

儿子对父亲的举动感到怀疑，但还是愿意去为父亲实现最后的心愿。他去了一趟博物馆，回来告诉父亲，这是一块稀有的手表，馆长愿意出价37.5万美元，来买下它，把它归入博物馆的珍贵古董收藏里。

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