美文赏析:即使囊中羞涩，也要倾尽全力_美文

美文赏析:即使囊中羞涩，也要倾尽全力

I grew up very poor and with a single mom in the throws of addiction. Often there was no money for food, and I was hungry a lot.

我从小家境贫寒，只有一个吸毒成瘾的妈妈。我们经常没钱买吃的，我总是饥肠辘辘。

On my fifth birthday (1986), a couple close family members were invited to go to a park to celebrate my birthday. No cake, no presents, not a problem. Except for my auntie. She had an envelope in her hand.

在我5岁生日时(1986年)，几个亲戚被邀请到一个公园给我过生日。没有蛋糕、没有礼物、也没有任何问题。只有我的姑姑是个例外，她手里拿着一个信封。

美文赏析:即使囊中羞涩，也要倾尽全力1

Before everyone sang happy birthday, I saw a little boy, probably my age, and a woman, digging in the park dumpster for food. Something happened to me. I begged my mom to invite them to my party but my mother was not a fan of strangers. She said no.

在大家唱生日快乐歌之前，我看到一个小男孩，年纪大概和我相仿，还有一个女的，他们在公园的垃圾箱里找吃的。我突发奇想，请求妈妈邀请他们来我的生日聚会，但妈妈不喜欢陌生人，她没同意。

I was intrigued, I didn't know others struggled like me, it hurt my heart. I watched them as everyone sang. I watched them when my auntie handed me an envelope. I watched them as I opened it until I saw the contents, a crisp 100 dollar bill. My mother was enraged that my auntie would give me such a large amount of money. I think my auntie trusted me more than my mother with cash.