真人版#34;圣诞老人#34;主动帮陌生人买单
一个神秘的圣诞老人为囊中羞涩的人们提早送出了圣诞礼品——他用2万美元为他们买了单。<span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Parady">Parady</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="layaway">layaway</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>.当格雷格·帕拉第询问他是否能帮购物的人们付清圣诞购物的货款时，沃尔玛的工作人员感到十分吃惊。<span word="After">After</span> <span word="overhearing">overhearing</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="shopper">shopper</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Parady">Parady</span> <span word="wandered">wandered</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="layaway">layaway</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>.在偶然听到一个购物者说她可能没办法支付掉未付账单时，帕拉第先生走进分期付款商品保留部，他想知道自己是否能帮上一点忙。<span word="After">After</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="balances">balances</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Parady">Parady</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> $89,000 <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.帕拉第先生请经理结算了所有的未清商品余额，当他得知这些圣诞礼物总共还欠款8.9万美元时，帕拉第先生感到很震惊，却也很伤心，因为居然有这么多家庭为了圣诞树下的礼物而如此艰难。<span word="The">The</span> 40-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="dent">dent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="swiping">swiping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.刷了好大一笔钱之后，这位40多岁的大善人当然也为了这次的大开销担上了债务。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="swiping">swiping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swiping">swiping</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="businesspartner">businesspartner</span>, <span word="Cindy">Cindy</span> <span word="Nazzaro">Nazzaro</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>.“我到这儿就为了看他不停地刷卡”，和帕拉第一同前来的合伙人辛迪·纳扎罗说道。<span word="He">He</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="over">over</span> $200.他为当时在商场的6个购物者买了单，也支付了每笔超过200美元的账单的一半款项。<span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="swiped">swiped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="Merry">Merry</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>.商场的工作人员回忆这位“节日英雄”为那些在收银台准备取消账单的购物者们刷卡买单的情形，每次刷完卡他就会说一句“圣诞快乐”。<span word="They">They</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wal">Wal</span>-<span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Deb">Deb</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>.“一开始他们还不知道发生了什么事”，沃尔玛的运营经理德布·戴维斯说道。<span word="This">This</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="owe">owe</span>? <span word="My">My</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="That">That</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.“有个女孩子问道，‘我还欠多少？’”，我的同事说，“那位先生已经为你买好单了。”<span word="Overwhelmed">Overwhelmed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>.这个女生感动得泣不成声，不得不坐在长凳上缓缓情绪。<span word="His">His</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Paradys">Paradys</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>.由于帕拉第先生的开销如此反常，他的银行担心他的信用卡被盗，开始拒绝处理这张卡的交易行为。<span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cashiers">cashiers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="spree">spree</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.在这个长达好几个小时的狂欢购物中，帕拉第先生付款时用了3张信用卡，2台收银机，同时也通过电话进行支付，工作人员表示这是他们见到过的最慷慨的行为了。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="motivates">motivates</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.“我并不想哗众取宠，我只是想通过这种方式来鼓励大家多做善事”，他如是说。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>.“我希望大家把它当做一个例子来举一反三。做好事不一定用钱，也可以是时间，或者一些好的东西。”<span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="layaway">layaway</span> <span word="Santas">Santas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="popping">popping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2011.从2011年起，所谓的“帮你买单的圣诞老人”已经在美国各地不断出现。<span word="Walmart">Walmart</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> 1,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="anothers">anothers</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="KMart">KMart</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> $1.5<span word="million">million</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="wishers">wishers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="past">past</span>.沃尔玛称今年已有1000件陌生人为购物者们买单的事情发生，同时凯马特称过去几年中“祝福者”支付的账款超过了150万美元。</p>
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