1、她又接着问到,“你买了其它感恩节的食品吗?”
2、当我向车走去的时候,我内心充满了对陌生人爱心的深深感激,意识到上帝是爱我家人的,他通过这个陌生人和我的教友们来展示他的爱。
3、把礼品券中剩余的钱找给我之后,她看着我说到,“亲爱的,我现在不能确切告诉你为什么,但是我希望你再进去买一只火鸡、酸果蔓沙司、南瓜派或是其它你需要的感恩节食品。”
4、量入为出;收支相抵;就是说整一个花一个
5、Thecashierthenturnedaround,withtearsinherlovingeyes,andreplied,"Honey,that'swonderful!Doyouhaveaturkey?"
6、Itwasacool,graydayoutside,andalightrainwasfalling.IgrewwearierasIscurriedaround,tryingtocareforeachchild:thermometers,juice,diapers.AndIwasfastrunningoutofliquidsforthechildren.ButwhenIcheckedmypurse,allIfoundwasabout$2.50-andthiswassupposedtolastmeuntiltheendofthemonth.That'swhenIheardthephonering.
7、那年的感恩节,孩子们本该是和父亲一起过的,但是由于患了流感,他们留在家里和我一起度过了一个非同寻常的感恩节。孩子们精神一下好了许多,吃着可口的食物,我们都体味到了上帝的慷慨仁慈和社会的关爱。我们的心中真正地充满了感激。
8、我依然回答说:“没有。”
9、Astheoldproverbgoes,"Wellbegunishalfdone."Ifyoucanhandlethesechallengessuccessfullyaftergraduation,youwillclearthepathforfuturecareerdevelopment,suchasjobpromotionorstartingyourownbusiness.Soholdonandnevergiveup!
10、AgainIreplied,"No."
11、"No.It'sokaybecausemychildrenaresickanyway."
12、ThechildrenweresupposedtohavespentThanksgivingwiththeirfatherthatyear,butbecauseoftheflutheywerehomewithme,foraveryspecialThanksgivingDay.Theywerefeelingbetter,andweallatethegoodnessoftheLord'sbounty-andourcommunity'slove.Ourheartsweretrulyfilledwiththanks.
13、我的心不禁一颤,流下了自卑的泪水。“一定要这样吗?”我问到。
14、Shethenasked,"DoyouhaveanythingelseforThanksgivingdinner?"
15、我买了14块多一点的东西,在收银台我把一张礼品券递给了收银员。她接了之后,便转过身去好长一段时间。我想可能是什么地方出了差错。终于我忍不住说到:“这张礼券包含了真诚的祝福。是我们以前所在的教会送给我的,因为知道我是个量入为出的单身母亲。”
16、"Thankyouverymuch,"Isaid,aswehuggedeachother."Pleasegiveourloveandthankstothechurch."ThenIdrovetoastorenearourhomeandpurchasedsomemuch-neededitemsforthechildren.
17、那个可爱的收银员接着说,“我是个基督徒。如果您有什么需要的话可以给我打电话。”她用双手捧起我的头在我的面颊上吻了一下说:“上帝保佑你,亲爱的。”
18、"Yes!Getwhateveryouwant.AndgetsomeGatoradeforthekids."
19、ItwasthedaybeforeThanksgiving-thefirstonemythreechildrenandIwouldbespendingwithouttheirfather,whohadleftseveralmonthsbefore.Nowthetwoolderchildrenwereverysickwiththeflu,andtheeldesthadjustbeenprescribedbedrestforaweek.
20、“太谢谢你们了!”说着,我们拥抱了一下。“请向教堂转达我们的爱和感激。”接着我便驱车到离家不远的一个商店里去买孩子们急需的一些东西。
21、中文译文:
22、Afterhandingmethechangefromthecertificate,shelookedatmyfaceandsaid,"Honey,Ican'ttellyouexactlywhyrightnow,butIwantyoutogobackintothestoreandbuyaturkey,cranberrysauce,pumpkinpieoranythingelseyouneedforaThanksgivingdinner."
23、Atthecheck-outcounterIhadalittleover$14.00worthofgroceries,andIhandedthecashieroneofthegiftcertificates.Shetookit,andthenturnedherbackforwhatseemedlikeaverylongtime.Ithoughtsomethingmightbewrong.FinallyIsaid,"Thisgiftcertificateisarealblessing.Ourformerchurchgaveittoourfamily,knowingI'masingleparenttryingtomakeendsmeet."
24、IfeltawkwardasIwentbacktodomoreshopping,butIselectedafreshturkey,afewyamsandpotatoes,andsomejuicesforthechildren.ThenIwheeledtheshoppingcartuptothesamecashierasbefore.AsIplacedmygroceriesonthecounter,shelookedatmeoncemorewithgianttearsinherkindeyesandbegantospeak.
25、“没有。不过没关系反正孩子们病着呢。”
26、当我再次返回去拿东西的时候觉得很尴尬,但我还是选了一只新鲜的火鸡、一些洋芋和土豆,还有孩子们的饮料。接着把购物车推到了先前的那个收银员跟前。在我往柜台上拿东西的时候,她还是用那双含着泪水的眼睛温和地看了我一下说到,“现在我可以告诉你了。今天早上我祈祷我能够在今天帮助一些人,而你正好在此之列。”她从柜台下面拿出了钱包取了20块钱出来。她替我付了账接着又把剩下的零钱递给我。我又一次感动地落泪了。
27、那是感恩节的前一天——孩子的父亲在几个月前离开了我们,这将是我和三个孩子在没有他们父亲陪伴下度过的第一个感恩节。现在两个大的孩子患了重感冒,而且医生还要求最大的那个孩子必须卧床休息一周。
28、我赶到教堂时正好要到午饭时间了。在门口我遇到了教堂的秘书,她递给我一个别致的礼品信封。“我们经常想起你和孩子们,”她说,“并且在心中为你们祈祷。我们爱你们。”我打开信封,看到里面有两张面值是20美元的食品店购物券。我被深深的感动了,不禁失声痛哭起来。
29、Thesweetcashierthensaid,"IamaChristian.Hereismyphonenumberifyoueverneedanything."Shethentookmyheadinherhands,kissedmycheekandsaid,"Godblessyou,honey."
30、Mostpeopleenjoyworkingforseveralreasons.Theirjobmightbefun,ortheyliketheiremployerandtheotherpeopleatwork.MostpeopleIknow,however,workforthemoney.Idonotknowanyonewhoisloaded,orextremelyrich.Mostofmyfriendsworktoearnenoughmoneytolive.Theyhavetomakeendsmeet.Theyhavetoearnenoughmoneytopayforthethingstheyneed.Someevenlivefromhandtomouth.Theyonlyhaveenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthings.
31、AsIwalkedtomycar,Iwasoverwhelmedbythisstranger'sloveandbytherealizationthatGodlovesmyfamilytoo,andshowsushislovethroughthisstranger'sandmychurch'skinddeeds.
32、"NowIcantellyou.ThismorningIprayedthatIcouldhelpsomeonetoday,andyouwalkedthroughmyline."Shereachedunderthecounterforherpurseandtookouta$20bill.Shepaidformygroceriesandthenhandedmethechange.OncemoreIwasmovedtotears.
33、Iwasshocked,andhumbledtotears."Areyousure?"Iasked.
34、Iarrivedatthechurchjustbeforelunch.Thechurchsecretarymetmeatthedoorandhandedmeaspecialgiftenvelope."Wethinkofyouandthekidsoften,"shesaid,"andyouareinourheartsandprayers.Weloveyou."WhenIopenedtheenvelope,Ifoundtwogrocerycertificatesinside.Eachwasworth$20.IwassotouchedandmovedIbrokedownandcried.
35、Recentyearshavewitnessedasharpriseinthenumberofcollegestudentswhosuccessfullystarttheircareeraftergraduation.However,manyothersfailtodosobecausethetransitionfromastudenttoanemployeeisactuallyfullofchallenges.
36、于是那个收银员转回了身,充满爱心的眼中盈着泪花:“亲爱的,好极了!你买了火鸡吗?”
37、电话是我们以前教堂里的秘书打来的,她说他们一直在惦记着我们,教友们还有一些东西要送给我们。我告诉她我正要出去给孩子们买些喝的东西,在我去市场的途中会顺便到教堂去一下。
38、“是!买所有你想要的东西。再给孩子们买些给他力(一种饮料)。”
39、Itwasthesecretaryfromourformerchurch,andshetoldmethattheyhadbeenthinkingaboutusandhadsomethingtogiveusfromthecongregation.ItoldherthatIwasgoingouttopickupsomemorejuiceandsoupforthechildren,andIwoulddropbythechurchonmywaytothemarket.
40、Firstofall,youmightnotbepopularwitheverycolleague,whichisfrustratingforanewcomeroftheworkplace.Soyou#39;dbettertrytomakeagoodfirstimpressiononallofyourworkmates,especiallyyourboss.Furthermore,thereprobablyisagapbetweenwhatyou#39;velearnedatschoolandwhatyouarerequiredatwork.Youhavetolearnactivelyandquickly,andavoidmakingtoomanymistakes.Finally,thelowpaymentforanewgraduateandvariouslivingexpensesmakeitdifficulttomakeendsmeet,soyoumayfindyourselfalwaysonatightbudget.
41、end在此作名词,end本义是末端,结尾,makeendsmeet是惯用搭配,“使收支相抵,勉强维持生计”,在这个短语可能把end的本义延伸了。你这句makingendsmeet中用making是因为在句子中要根据句子所用的地方作出变形,比如用于介词后等。
42、这是个寒冷、灰暗的日子,窗外还飘着细雨。我四处忙碌着要照看好每个孩子:测量体温、喂饭、换尿布……我感到越来越疲惫。而且给孩子们喝的东西也马上要用完了。但是当我打开钱包,所能找到的只有2.5美元——可我还得靠这点钱支撑到月底啊。就在这时电话铃响了起来。