美文赏析:这个圣诞节因我而美丽_美文

美文赏析:这个圣诞节因我而美丽

It was a few days before Christmas many years ago and it looked like it would be a lean one for my family.

多年前，在圣诞节前的那几天，我意识到对于我们家来说，这将会是一个紧巴巴的圣诞节。

The saw mill that I was working at had laid a lot of us off while machinery was being repaired so we didn’t have much money.

我工作的木材加工厂当时正在维修机器，于是我们当中很多被临时停雇，因此我们当时没有什么钱。

美文赏析:这个圣诞节因我而美丽1

My wife and I had scrimped and saved to buy our young children some toys, but an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided then that we could only afford to get one small gift for each of our children.

我和妻子过得节俭，把余下来的钱准备给年幼的孩子们买礼物。但是突如其来的汽车修理花费了我们大部分现金，于是我们不得不承认剩下的钱只够给每个孩子买一个小礼物。

We arrived at the store and walked down the parking lot past people loading gifts into their cars. I envied them a bit, because it sure didn’t feel like Christmas to me.

我们到了商店，经过停车场的时候，看见人们在把礼物装进自己的车里。我有点嫉妒他们，因为我并不觉得自己是在过圣诞节。

We hurried into the store past the Salvation army bell ringer with our heads down. I had always enjoyed putting something in his kettle before but wasn’t sure if I could afford to this time.