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I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back.; u% C- L" F/ a& C+ [
我在「塔杰」商店閒逛時，看到收銀員將一些錢退還給小男孩。0 t( T- Z' s7 f5 f5 r! t2 o
6 m( O( ~2 n7 f5 g6 xThe boy couldn ' t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.
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這男孩不過5、6歲。
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7 e) s" p& |3 ]% F! S, K) JThe Cashier said, ' I ' m sorry, but you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll. '
p3 d: `( @" v0 g# ^9 W x收銀員說：『抱歉！你買這娃娃的錢不夠。』
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Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ' ' Granny,! I& }3 @3 Q0 b- M7 {
are you sure I don ' t have enough money? ' '+ L4 a6 x% Y6 W) j( y! `
小男孩轉向他旁邊的老婦人：
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「奶奶！妳也認為我的錢不 嗎？」# v5 S. T) f' H; h0 o
3 f0 a! k3 _/ {. l6 j' T: a1 FThe old lady replied: ' ' You know that you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll, my dear. ' '9 r0 w( L! j- t' o3 I0 K. w! T
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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( N y: [% ]2 CThen she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.
6 O) W1 o+ d5 ^1 a, O她要小男孩呆在那裡5分鐘，她一下就回來。 她迅速離開了。$ h+ v. V0 E1 g. n5 u
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: Z" z4 N. B/ s8 }0 {The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
% f7 t q2 C. `$ i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.
( ?9 G# Y9 k3 M5 h+ q最後我向他走去，問他這個娃娃你想給誰。
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'It ' s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.
$ `( k+ Y$ l d! p" p『這是我妹妹的最愛，非常想要的聖誕節娃娃。4 o& A3 b) P7 n) {
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She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. '
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I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.) z/ _8 {4 K0 H a" _
我告訴他不用擔心，聖誕老人最後可能會帶給她的。8 A" i0 J: O6 i$ J* X; q) E
9 U' b$ c2 ^: G9 @1 f! u9 `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. '
! f2 l3 z( ^ t( i4 t5 h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. ' '
) l* I) V0 g) [+ F1 D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。』9 _6 w, D1 e) b h" p& O
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5 b' h \# T2 P+ B. eMy heart nearly stopped.
/ D2 w0 O% h* l4 Q% G! c3 p9 O. {我的心臟幾乎要停止了。3 W: j+ ] Q) H4 i
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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. '
{2 H/ l# q' z1 e: \* _/ F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。』- x1 d. ?8 Z7 l; z5 b5 u
0 B5 [' q7 O/ E$ hThen 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. '* E4 i) A7 c6 y Q" {
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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0 }+ g) L% Q! T. r6 Y) \0 T'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. '
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- [+ o* S# J4 k5 ]4 LThen he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
6 M4 n+ W# h6 o6 b: \8 j" }& Q然後他安靜地用哀傷的眼睛再看著娃娃。: v7 O2 z0 h" P5 g; N$ i
" f% ]# E5 [5 M+ [ yI 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! ' '
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9 ~* ]4 b# D% A1 n'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.. h# d& L% s+ g2 w
『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! '
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Then 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! ' '
) ?; R# V% c. B. N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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6 o( ?, m, s6 b& K5 I+ g9 z'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. ' ': l! Z9 ]7 C8 @6 G: @" V* O/ @
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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。』; n6 O+ l2 n) [5 k9 X
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'My mommy loves white roses. ') z2 c, u ^; K2 ^
『我媽媽喜歡白玫瑰』。
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A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.
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" D& Y. m- A7 n q9 Y8 Q% pI finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started.: ]) x& A( _1 f4 i6 B8 E& ~
我從一開始就在完全不同的心境下購物。
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I couldn ' t get the little boy out of my mind.0 K8 k3 P. f! N- L
小男孩一直無法離開我的心境。
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) A2 n" B$ G, [. ~" V( AThen 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 young2 o* I0 ~3 T$ G0 p
woman and a little girl.2 L, \, m' S/ I" d4 b
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。8 \" x5 E! y' F% C% c, x* T
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The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical
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/ c1 | G& L; ?: Nlife-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.+ t% ]; E! u8 m4 x# y$ f
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4 b; E8 F- Z) D; x- G# G
，因為年輕少婦不可能從昏迷中恢復。- C6 v) H% q: r# P7 T
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他就是這家庭的小男孩？0 k2 t( @) ]5 c4 o; n
+ u/ @) b, _5 q: s% ETwo 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.
* g: H+ h9 x0 a1 G0 G5 k- N# T4 d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。8 ^) k% i: }; @7 l* h# [9 b8 d
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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.; o5 u$ @8 D1 t; _5 W: S* p
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。6 I7 x! b: P' A6 C/ Q j, P
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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' K L' A) I' |: l6 u t: r( M
still, to this day, hard to imagine.; A& @( N4 [; l e8 X9 A; T' b9 x# V
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。: g" t0 Y9 ?: w2 s' X$ d* J
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And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.0 ?6 z8 P7 A0 v8 L
就在一轉眼工夫，一位醉酒司機奪去了他的所有。 |
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