英語(yǔ)美文:爸爸給了我一千美元

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Growing up

在我長(zhǎng)大的過(guò)程中

I’ve always been very independent.

我一直表現(xiàn)得十分獨(dú)立

I’ve never asked for my parents for money or help,

我從未向父母要過(guò)錢，或?qū)で筮^(guò)幫助

and I’ve always lived a pretty secluded life from them.

每天的生活，也與他們十分疏離

We’re close,

我們關(guān)系很好

but not in a “I’m going to tell you every detail of my life” way.

但不是那種“我要把生活中所有的細(xì)節(jié)都告訴你”的好

A little back ground:

再告訴你們吧

I moved out at 17,

17歲的時(shí)候我就從家里搬出來(lái)了

went to university,

我去了大學(xué)

and dropped out in my third year.

在大學(xué)三年級(jí)輟學(xué)

I married my long term boyfriend,...

我與自己交往了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的男友結(jié)了婚

we had a daughter,

我們有了一個(gè)女兒

I go back to school a second time.

我再次回到了學(xué)校

We decide to split up,

我和丈夫決定分開(kāi)

my daughter and I find a new house to move into.

我和女兒找到新的住處，搬家

My car craps out

我的車徹底壞了

and I need to buy a new one.

我需要買輛新車

These last two years have been HARD.

最近兩年一直十分艱難

But we’re trekking on.

但我們堅(jiān)持負(fù)重前行

I’m happier now than I was.

現(xiàn)在我比過(guò)去開(kāi)心多了

Money is extremely tight,

錢花得緊巴巴的

but we are managing.

但還能對(duì)付過(guò)去

I was speaking to my dad

我與父親聊了會(huì)兒天

a few weeks ago

那是幾個(gè)星期以前

getting caught up

我被他叫過(guò)去

and he asked about my financial situation.

問(wèn)我的財(cái)政狀況如何

I open up

我直話直說(shuō)

and tell him things are fine, but tight.

告訴他情況還好，但有些吃緊

We’re doing okay.

我們沒(méi)事

He then tells me

接著他告訴我

he wants to send me some money

他想給我些錢

to cover my debts.

幫我還清貸款

I tell him it’s a lot.

我告訴他，我欠的貸款很多

$6000 in student loans,

學(xué)生貸款有6000美元

$4000 in credit card debt.

信用卡上還有4000元的欠款

He says he is proud of me

他卻說(shuō)，他為我感到驕傲

and the way I’ve moved through life so far.

為我迄今為止如何克服困難努力生活

He’s proud of the way

他為我感到驕傲

I’ve been raising my daughter

為我如何含辛茹苦的撫養(yǎng)女兒

and how independent I am.

為我這么獨(dú)立

He wants me to start this new chapter of my life

他希望我能開(kāi)啟人生的新一章

with a clean slate

毫無(wú)掛礙

and this allows me

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to put the money I was putting towards debt repayment into savings.

我把本打算用于償還貸款的錢存了起來(lái)

I’m not sure

我自己也不太確定

what the point of this post was.

這篇文章想要表達(dá)什么主題

I love my dad so much

我非常愛(ài)我的父親

and I’m appreciative of him

對(duì)他我十分崇敬

for giving me the gift of no debts.

為他賜予我零債務(wù)的這份厚禮

It also feels good to be recognized

能被人理解，也讓我十分愉悅

for doing a good job raising my daughter.

有人明白我撫養(yǎng)女兒的辛苦

And to be told that

還有人告訴我

living independently is a good thing.

過(guò)獨(dú)立的生活是一件好事

I often feel guilty

現(xiàn)在我時(shí)常感到愧疚

for not being very open with my parents.

因過(guò)去沒(méi)有對(duì)父母這般開(kāi)誠(chéng)布公