查德是一个腼腆、内向的小学生。有一天,他放学回家后告诉妈妈,他要为全班每一位同学制作一张情人节卡片。妈妈听了非常担心。本来,在美国,同学间互送情人节卡片并不是一件什么异常的事情,因为这不只是表示爱情,也是表示友情的一种方式。妈妈的担心另有一番原因。她观察过查德放学时候的情形:别的孩子总是三三两两相伴而行,或 Chad is a shy, introverted pupil. One day, after he came home from school, he told his mother he wanted to make a Valentine’s Day card for every classmate in the class. Mother listened very worried. Originally, it was not unusual for Valentine’s Day cards to be exchanged between classmates in the United States because this is not just a sign of love, but a way of expressing friendship. Mom worried about another reason. She observed Chad’s schooling when the situation: other children always come in twos and threes, or