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