我们一家人在沙滩晒太阳，一个美丽的少女走过，14岁的儿子目不转睛地看着她远去，妻子用肘碰我，低声道：“你的儿子长大了。”几分钟后，一个少妇穿着泳衣在我们面前走过，我禁不住为她的好身材投去欣羡的目光，妻子这时又用肘碰我，低声责备道：“唉，别那么孩子气。”

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