接线员的小硬币
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 19</p><p>十九岁的时候</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>.</p><p>我非法移民到了美国</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="day">day</span> 1963.</p><p>1963年的母亲节，我离开了故土</p><p><span word="Circumstances">Circumstances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p>我的处境如此糟糕</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span></p><p>有一小段时间里</p><p><span word="became">became</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span></p><p>我无家可归</p><p><span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span></p><p>后来我找到一份工作</p><p><span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>.</p><p>在旧金山东部</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>,</p><p>我在他们提供的一间宿舍住下</p><p><span word="went">went</span> 3 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>每天晚上花三个小时的时间走去学校</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="money">money</span></p><p>我几乎没什么钱</p><p><span word="but">but</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> .</p><p>却感到十分富足</p><p><span word="Mother">Mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> 1964 <span word="arrived">arrived</span></p><p>1964年的母亲节到来了</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>.</p><p>我想给远在德国的母亲打个电话</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span></p><p>我只有几个硬币，用纸包成一个小包</p><p><span word="for">for</span> $12.</p><p>总共能凑齐12美元</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="LOT">LOT</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>这对我来说已经是很大一笔钱了</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="up">up</span> 2 <span word="streets">streets</span></p><p>我走过了两个街区</p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>.</p>
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