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"Stocking up for Winter?", 囤货过冬？ said the cashier with a smile. 收银员面带微笑的问我 She was looking at my shopping cart 她正看着我的购物车 which was full of toaster pastries 里面装满了做吐司用的面粉 and big boxes of cereal. 还有大盒大盒的燕麦片 I knew that question was coming. 我已然猜到她会这样问我 A little earlier 早一点的时候 I had stopped into the local food pantry 我去了一趟当地的社会福利食堂 to see if there was any small thing that I might contribute. 想要看看，自己能否做出贡献，做一点小小的事情 The shelves held canned vegetables, 食品架上有罐装的蔬菜 canned tuna fish, 还有金枪鱼罐头 boxes of macaroni and cheese, 几盒通心粉和奶酪 and many other things. 以及许多其他的东西 They were short of breakfast foods, though, 不过，早餐的食物供应不足 so I thought I would give what I could. 于是我想，我会奉献出自己所能的力量 I walked into a local store 我走进当地的超市 and started to fill my cart with Pop Tarts | 
