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I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a Cashier hand this little boy some money back./ N$ I( r) H3 ]
我在「塔杰」商店閒逛時，看到收銀員將一些錢退還給小男孩。, n- Y+ L2 [- V6 L
- F6 Z1 u: q% f5 U2 T/ k4 ]The boy couldn ' t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.
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這男孩不過5、6歲。+ }% x8 a; H# ^( E+ @8 O+ E5 D
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# f2 o( R) j# GThe Cashier said, ' I ' m sorry, but you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll. '
8 w/ y3 n2 o: v% 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,
" f* r+ a9 Y, T8 U0 G' gare you sure I don ' t have enough money? ' '
. J8 o, R9 Z6 N# i小男孩轉向他旁邊的老婦人：
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The old lady replied: ' ' You know that you don ' t have enough money to buy this doll, my dear. ' '9 [0 o# L4 }) W" T% u( b" N) }
老婦人回道：「親愛的！你知道買這個娃娃的錢是不夠的。」9 K. }# S* p5 O" V" D) {9 n! S, L' W
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Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly.
/ H2 b1 p+ j/ s$ q9 ^+ p6 V她要小男孩呆在那裡5分鐘，她一下就回來。 她迅速離開了。( [/ s1 v; X7 z5 o e4 d
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5 K6 P' W' ?* w3 p. \The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
1 g1 H0 A& [' ?- F2 `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.+ l2 ~8 q6 @, e) r& \5 W6 U
最後我向他走去，問他這個娃娃你想給誰。
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2 R0 J3 t8 [, J% r, E7 z4 x" x'It ' s the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas.. M. G* }# w; f: B+ s
『這是我妹妹的最愛，非常想要的聖誕節娃娃。" Q, }: _ O5 |" F6 Y! R
1 t0 J! X7 m& U1 |% W; uShe was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. '0 `7 W- k2 O3 @) Z% W/ E
她一直認為聖誕老人會帶娃娃來給她的。」2 ^+ U+ a3 e& c8 }$ ~
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry.
9 t: d5 e! V: @) P; d我告訴他不用擔心，聖誕老人最後可能會帶給她的。+ g* t5 u2 n, V, o ^8 a/ H' q
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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. '
, T" j2 X9 a t! L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. ' '- m' ]' @9 W; m3 H
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。』
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My heart nearly stopped.# ?/ l# N: ^4 G* M, f9 ], c
我的心臟幾乎要停止了。, a) @ t% L* ~+ L2 S* K
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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. '
+ J3 m; r4 |% ?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。』
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Then 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. '$ p3 ?1 \7 t$ y2 A7 H* x: i
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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'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. '; ]0 L4 l/ O( N) U2 P" H) _
『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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1 t9 t7 F7 [, o1 l. {8 F6 E2 B# i: s# nThen he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
" T; a. _% ^) [- ^" h7 `8 S8 }然後他安靜地用哀傷的眼睛再看著娃娃。
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# V0 Q! N- S$ K. JI 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! ' '
' P* V: J0 O9 B* j0 r! ?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.# {* I' c* c0 a3 U3 p$ _
『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! '8 Z3 E( F4 o2 |) j1 {
小男孩說：『謝謝上帝給了我足 的錢!』
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% S1 k- r; X/ ~" f3 h8 V$ j1 aThen 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! ' '1 G; y) `* n% Z) I
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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# [3 ], q& G. B& K'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. ' '5 `" F9 E$ e5 i0 M
- l; R8 A2 R2 @3 t1 y$ n* y! ^. O『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。』8 H* Z! Y7 x. l. ?! {% R0 Y
6 q; U! ]7 o7 x: G: @'My mommy loves white roses. '7 q2 `2 I @- F; A1 K/ S. A" N5 o
『我媽媽喜歡白玫瑰』。7 }5 Y) @" r5 ^* e: c$ n
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A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.
# u$ q# Y% L: Q& w: U幾分鐘後，老婦人回來了。我也就提了購物籃離開了。" P3 c8 i6 \5 {; N- Q
( T4 s( y5 S8 VI finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started./ [7 f$ R+ i, a# g
我從一開始就在完全不同的心境下購物。0 `( |6 Y! z" u5 _6 o/ w4 w) j
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I couldn ' t get the little boy out of my mind.0 M; a) }- u \ V, }' t
小男孩一直無法離開我的心境。+ s. A8 [. b0 D) ?. V* o) U. \5 T7 \
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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 young4 n! H9 h+ l; A, ?
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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。
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The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical
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life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma.
: Z5 I2 c/ L3 X+ `0 U* ~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
# ~. ^/ b/ Q: o+ a，因為年輕少婦不可能從昏迷中恢復。1 b+ Q2 W# z) P! N+ d8 d6 P6 y
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Was this the family of the little boy?. ~2 i$ S3 U K5 F8 |: \: C
他就是這家庭的小男孩？
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Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.* R5 v0 M1 @3 y$ s
碰到小男孩的二天之後，我看了報紙年輕少婦過世了。- o! e {' ^: I: T, H$ J
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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.
* q7 H# G$ A/ W/ r' t1 u( z! R8 b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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% U: W2 b/ d" z2 T; d0 LShe 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.
5 s. W! n& b4 @5 ]4 _& A& F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。8 S) O- H% z, s
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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! w( M W$ |" H( Q& V
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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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) B) z3 o6 G% s! R d; x3 UAnd in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
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