My 16-year-old son, Jeff, is a boy any parent would be proud of --until you see the floor of his room, covered with layers of clothes, magazines and sports equipment.

　　Recently I accompanied Jeff to the credit union where he opened up his first bank account. While the credit officer was processing the paper work, I told Jeff he needed a safe, accessible place to store his passbook. I know, Mom, he replied. I' 11 keep it on my floor.

我的儿子杰弗，十六岁。他是一个令父母感到自豪的孩子，只是你别去看他房间的地板，那上面总是堆满了一层层的衣服、杂志及运动器材。

　　不久前，我带杰弗到信用联社去开他自己的账户，这是他第一次开银行账户。当信用社职员在办理手续的时候，我便告诉杰弗说他需要一个安全可靠的地方来保存密码本。“我知道，妈妈，”他回答说，“我会在地板上找到地方的。”

生词：

(1) be proud of 为……感到自豪They were Very proud of their success.他们对他们的成功感到非常骄傲。

　　(2) layer n.层

　　(3) equipment n.设备

　　(4) accompany v.陪伴

　　(5) credit union 信用联社

　　(6) account n.（银行）账户

　　(7) process v.办理

　　(8) accessible adj.可接近的，可用的