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I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back.$ t5 E% {2 V, F$ b" o
我在「塔杰」商店閒逛時,看到收銀員將一些錢退還給小男孩。
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The boy couldn ' t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.3 i9 P$ d4 F9 z- ]9 h% L8 D
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這男孩不過5、6歲。2 R( g$ ?4 R4 `- N: v J% Y
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) K; B2 C+ C; l, G3 EThe Cashier said, ' I ' m sorry, but you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll. '
( ~8 n" j8 B! Z- H: }3 n收銀員說:『抱歉!你買這娃娃的錢不夠。』9 b7 P9 D5 B+ P) p
0 g5 z2 f5 c8 ~6 nThen the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ' ' Granny,( q1 s# Y/ j0 q4 e" @7 _
are you sure I don ' t have enough money? ' '
% E+ u8 G: T) i$ N" y1 V小男孩轉向他旁邊的老婦人:
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0 k" E' q- ?! c: N/ J$ Q「奶奶!妳也認為我的錢不 嗎?」1 p7 N, d% _# T! T- w
$ J1 ` z$ G) ^2 X OThe old lady replied: ' ' You know that you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll, my dear. ' '& s. M" g2 y2 [ o5 g
老婦人回道:「親愛的!你知道買這個娃娃的錢是不夠的。」
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Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.9 k( Y+ F$ G" F0 m
她要小男孩呆在那裡5分鐘,她一下就回來。 她迅速離開了。- E/ y9 P0 D' [1 h
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The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand./ a1 o3 P# b. ?- _7 S
小男孩的手仍然握著娃娃。
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Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
- w4 R- L, _, ]( D. d最後我向他走去,問他這個娃娃你想給誰。
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H5 G) r+ H( T'It ' s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.
I, Q b3 C9 y& v『這是我妹妹的最愛,非常想要的聖誕節娃娃。$ w( {/ S, B- p% P; m$ O
$ V( d) k) u1 v! Q& y/ o7 UShe was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. '4 r8 `1 Z- ?9 R, D4 }
她一直認為聖誕老人會帶娃娃來給她的。」5 ]* D- A0 E* w- B6 r" Z3 z
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.8 k% e" }3 f6 m
我告訴他不用擔心,聖誕老人最後可能會帶給她的。9 e, h) b& a1 R8 V6 l
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But he replied to me sadly. ' No, Santa Claus can ' t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there. '3 [% W8 p* @0 N+ {2 h* }* L1 k$ Y. Q$ F
但他哀傷地回答我『不!聖誕老人不可能將它帶到她現在的地方給她。我必須將娃娃交給我媽,當她去那裡的時候可以給我妹妹。』
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His eyes were so sad while saying this. ' My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister. ' '- m6 {+ |* ~1 u! H$ w8 B( x9 q
他說話時的眼睛是哀傷的。『我妹妹已經和上帝在一起。爸爸說 媽媽很快也將要去見上帝,因此我認為她可以將娃娃帶給我妹妹。』) v7 ^1 P; B3 b
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( I# B% F3 z: c5 oMy heart nearly stopped.
- M8 x- t+ X7 k; v' r/ y- g+ A我的心臟幾乎要停止了。. z$ [% T: J+ s; {# E
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The little boy looked up at me and said: ' I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. '
, e2 F! j9 E3 |7 I小男孩看我說:『我叫爸爸告訴媽媽現在不要走,讓她等我從購物中心回來。』- H/ K1 A2 l0 l9 I) _; Y
3 T7 k# A7 b4 [) O& vThen he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me ' I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won ' t forget me. '. `- Q$ K- f3 d/ O3 x' D
然後他拿出一張他自己非常漂亮的相片給我看。他笑著告訴我『我要媽媽帶著我的相片,這樣她就不會忘記我了。』
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+ V, _# F1 @8 d3 I. N'I love my mommy and I wish she didn ' t have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister. '% h1 r% m' R. x+ _3 A+ w
『我愛我的媽媽,我希望她不要離開我,但是爸爸說她必須去找我妹妹。』
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0 ?! _( R1 }2 n1 a2 U( m1 `Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.7 u( v9 }- A: c s2 R I
然後他安靜地用哀傷的眼睛再看著娃娃。
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I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. ' Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll! ' '8 ?0 j$ H0 ]) x/ v1 L
我趕緊摸著錢包對小男孩說『我們再檢查一下,說不定您有足夠的錢買玩偶! 』
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'OK ' he said, ' I hope I do have enough. ' I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.4 Q) l) ]4 k) o
『好呀!』他說『我希望有足夠的錢』。沒讓他看見,我塞了一些錢到他的錢包中,我們開始數錢。買娃娃的錢足 了,甚之還有剩餘呢。
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The little boy said: ' Thank you God for giving me enough money! '
. A0 _8 }! o; b4 [8 y小男孩說:『謝謝上帝給了我足 的錢!』
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3 V9 z6 t. [" k7 t, Z$ d9 B: LThen he looked at me and added, ' I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! ' '
. X- V x0 I j" q# h7 ?- @然而他看著我補充說『昨晚睡前,我要求上帝讓我的錢能足夠買這個娃娃,因此媽媽能將它帶給我妹妹。祂聽見我了! 』
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, C; _+ Y3 i* F% B5 x7 O'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn ' t dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. ' '$ Z; u( ]' F/ R. ^
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『我也想有足夠的錢買一朵白玫瑰給我媽媽,但我不敢要求上帝太多。但祂給的錢足 買娃娃和一朵白玫瑰了。』
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'My mommy loves white roses. ': n6 d# s( \1 m0 {8 ]0 k$ d7 `& ^
『我媽媽喜歡白玫瑰』。1 s' ]1 L7 g, B+ P: b& H' w" ^0 z
4 X/ ^+ g1 \2 M/ PA few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.% N' f2 B& h, `# n9 r/ }+ r( F! U
幾分鐘後,老婦人回來了。我也就提了購物籃離開了。6 @2 z l; E) U9 Q' `- w
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I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started.! I; ?: D: B, S, V: r
我從一開始就在完全不同的心境下購物。
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4 N! i( d9 G- V$ z, lI couldn ' t get the little boy out of my mind.2 p/ B/ j8 I1 M7 `* D& y! ^& X9 S
小男孩一直無法離開我的心境。- T1 V; U9 F. e7 M0 h3 ?
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Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young
/ ^5 r6 ?7 b0 {& Q* W8 O0 Z. nwoman and a little girl.# P+ q: y# b- K9 B K5 ]
我想起兩天前當地報紙的一篇文章,提及一位醉酒卡車司機,撞上了一輛載著年輕少婦和一個小女孩的汽車。1 B4 R- u. x) ^. G9 v
! C& g8 n. w$ g( T6 P( Z4 v# QThe little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical4 T" B+ f/ L& f4 q) E
state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the
" s7 S! ^) N1 elife-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.6 n/ [" ~- S: G( J3 ]$ h
小女孩當場死亡,母親呈現彌留狀態。 這個家庭必須決定是否要拔出維持生命機器的插管: b8 C: T" C: H+ P6 i4 n
,因為年輕少婦不可能從昏迷中恢復。! T* I5 B+ i2 F& l; D6 l( d
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Was this the family of the little boy?8 S& C, w: t! G7 ]6 {9 z4 c
他就是這家庭的小男孩?
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( D3 l l6 A" t) _Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.
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I couldn ' t stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.
: B. V1 O9 A7 z$ \6 z我不自主的買了一束白玫瑰,來到喪家,年輕少婦的遺體在她埋葬前讓人瞻仰與最後許願。
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She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.- U- M1 l+ c' y8 {3 T: g
她在那裡,裝在棺木中,在她的手中握著一朵白玫瑰和小男孩的相片,娃娃則放置在她的胸口。9 B5 e2 v/ n- }1 K3 U! h
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I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is) o4 \' V5 \* j+ X0 P3 q
still, to this day, hard to imagine.2 D$ p# M9 d" t- B2 L
我離開了這裡,眼淚奪眶而出,覺得我的人生已經永遠改變了。至今,小男孩對他母親和妹妹的愛,仍然難以想像。
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$ X5 K/ ]4 V6 |% S4 _6 ?- ]8 wAnd in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
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