英语美文:我真的做到了
<p>7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 24,</p><p>七年前，我24岁的时候</p><p><span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>,</p><p>我妻子在一场可怕的车祸中去世了</p><p><span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grief">grief</span></p><p>我被抛入了剧烈的震惊与悲恸之中</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> 2 <span word="kids">kids</span></p><p>变成了两个孩子的单亲爸爸</p><p><span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> 3 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p>那时他们一个只有1岁，一个只有3岁</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="education">education</span></p><p>我只有一份小小的高中文凭</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>.</p><p>职业是建筑工人</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span>,</p><p>在妻子去世前</p><p><span word="we">we</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="time">time</span></p><p>我们都有全职的工作</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p>赚的钱还足以租下一件虽然小，却很温馨的公寓</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>,</p><p>可是，成为唯一赚钱养家的单亲爸爸后</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span></p><p>我难以应付家里的开支</p><p><span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>.</p><p>一家人不得不搬到一个逼仄的小公寓里</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deserved">deserved</span>,</p><p>那年的圣诞节，我拿不出足够的钱去为孩子们买他们应得的圣诞礼物，这时我才知道</p>
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