一个初到美国的危地马拉人
<p>作为一个初到美国的危地马拉人，我无法眼睁睁地看着那些好端端的东西被当作“废品”白白丢弃。于是，我开始了我的周末“庭院旧货出售”淘宝生涯，而远在故乡的父亲，也由此开始了一项欣欣向荣的生意。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guatemala">Guatemala</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dumped">dumped</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tempted">tempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="item">item</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="approve">approve</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1981, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pond">pond</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wallet">wallet</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guatemala">Guatemala</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raining">raining</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p>
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