fù / qīn / suī / rán / zé / bèi / hái / zi / bù / chéng / cái / xīn / lǐ / hái / shì / xī / wàng / tā / néng / gǎi / biàn

父亲虽然责备孩子不成材，心里还是希望他能改变。

Although the father criticized his child as worthless, he still hoped the child would change.