《中英對照讀新聞》Give us a grandchild or $650,000, say Indian couple suing son印度夫婦告兒：讓我們抱孫 否則賠65萬美元

◎孫宇青

Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad are taking their son to court demanding that he and his wife either produce a grandchild within a year or cough up almost $650,000.

桑吉夫和薩哈娜‧普拉薩德夫婦準備控告自家兒子，要求兒子和兒媳在1年內生個孫子，否則掏腰包支付近65萬美元。

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The Indian couple say that they exhausted their savings raising and educating their pilot son and paying for a lavish wedding. Now they want payback.

這對印度夫婦說，他們窮盡存款撫養及教育這個機師兒子，還幫他辦了豪華婚禮。現在他們想要回報。

The compensation they are demanding – 50m rupees ($646,000) – includes the cost of a wedding reception in a five-star hotel, a luxury car worth $80,000 and paying for the couple’s honeymoon abroad.

他們要求的賠償金為5000萬盧比（64萬6000美元），其中包含5星級飯店婚宴費用、一輛8萬美元轎車，以及兒子夫婦的海外蜜月旅行支出。

新聞辭典

cough up：動詞片語，勉強提供某物。例句：To not see the advertisements, he coughs up the monthly subscription fee.（為了不看到廣告，他只好支付月訂閱費。）

exhaust：動詞，耗盡。例句：Enough! He had exhausted my patience.（夠了！我對他已失去耐性。）

lavish：形容詞，豪奢的。例句：She would not miss any lavish banquets.（她不會錯過任何豪華宴會。）