加油站偶遇的老人
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>.</p><p>这是几年前的事情了，但我还清晰的记得自己感受到的友善。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Jiffy">Jiffy</span> <span word="Lube">Lube</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span>,</p><p>有天早上，我在汽车保养店里给车换机油</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="drawl">drawl</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>一个老人走进店里，说话拖着深沉的南方长音。</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>店里的人很忙，大概十分钟之后，他开始跟我闲聊起来</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> .</p><p>我了解到，他来自德克萨斯州，跟一支施工队一起来到这里</p><p><span word="jokingly">jokingly</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.</p><p>我开玩笑道，“你开的卡车真漂亮，想来你一定收入不菲</p><p><span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>!"</p><p>“告诉我，怎么做才能走向成功？”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>他说自己的收入确实还不错，可是想要到这一步却并非易事。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span></p><p>我告诉他，这是我教书生涯的第二年</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>,</p><p>我离人生成功还差得远</p><p><span word="so">so</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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