我的第一份工钱短文★★★★★
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One summer I worked in a kitchen, washing and carrying boxes.
有一个暑假我在厨房干活,洗碗、搬箱子。
On the first day a man showed me the clean cups and left me to find the rest.
第一天有人指给我干净的杯子在哪儿,剩下的让我自己找。
By the third week I could carry six plates and still answer a question.
到第三个星期,我能端六个盘子,嘴里还能回人一句话。
The money was small. I gave half to my mother and bought a light for my room.
钱很少。一半给我妈,剩下的买了一盏我屋里的灯。
What I keep is bigger. Now when I eat out I say thank you to the people who wash, because I know what that sink is like at ten.
我留下的比那盏灯多。现在在外头吃饭,我会对洗碗的人说声谢谢,因为我知道夜里那个水池边十点是什么样。
Nobody pays you for being kind to them. You only have to remember that somebody is always doing it.
没人付钱让你对谁好。你只要记得,总有人在替你做那件事。