精美英文欣赏:好运符 - 一张两美元钞票(上)

Extra Good Luck-Derick

好运符:一张两美元钞票-德里克

I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.

有一张两美元的钞票一直保存在我的钱夹里，那是我6岁时妈妈给的。

I am not superstitious¹ but the bill goes with me wherever I go.

我不迷信，但无论到哪里，我都随身带着它。

My mother gave it to me so that luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, 'I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.'

妈妈希望这张两美元钞票能让我事事顺利。当时，她看着我说：“带上这两美元吧，它会带给你好运。”

'Thanks mom,' I replied. 'I will keep it close to me always.'

“谢谢妈妈，”我说，“我会永远带着它。”

Every morning I would get dressed and my two dollar bill went into my pocket.

每天早上，穿好衣服后，我就将这两美元装进口袋。

My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remember taking out my two dollar bill.

17岁那年，妈妈去世了。当时，我掏出那张两美元钞票，

I held it in my hand for the longest time and knew that she would be watching over me the rest of my life.

久久地攥在手中。我知道，妈妈会一直关注我以后的生活。

Each time I felt I had a crisis² on my hands, I would reach for my two dollar bill and set it on the table.

每每遇到棘手问题，我就拿出那两美元，放在桌上，

I would stare at it for several hours and could always come up with a solution.

一连几个小时盯着它，最终总能想出办法。

When I applied³ for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy.

第一次找工作时我已经30岁了，又有些羞怯。

The thought of being interviewed for a job was scary but I had to work.

一想到要面试，我就很害怕，但我必须得工作。

On my first interview, as I sat in the waiting room, I noticed there were five women ahead of me.

第一次面试，在等候室里，除了我还有五位女性求职者。

All of the women were younger and very well dressed. One of them was impeccable in her blue striped suit with matching purse and shoes.

她们都比我年轻，并且衣着考究。其中一位穿着蓝色斑纹套装，配以类似风格的钱包和鞋子，简直太完美了。

I knew I was up against women better qualified⁴ by looking at the length of their resumes⁵.

我很清楚，若以履历论长短，我不是这五位女士的对手。

Mrs. Martin, the office manager, summoned⁶ me into her office.

业务经理马丁太太把我叫进办公室。

'What makes you feel you are qualified for this job?' she asked.

“你觉得你能胜任这份工作的理由是什么？”她问道。

'I really need this job and there is nothing I cannot do,' I responded.

“我很需要这份工作，而且，也没有我做不来的事。”我答道。

1 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

2 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

3 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

4 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

5 resumes   

n.摘要，概略，履历( resume的名词复数 )v.重新开始( resume的第三人称单数 )；重新获得；重新占用；恢复

参考例句：

• Later we received resumes of what she had said. 后来我们收到她讲话的摘要。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Night resumes her reign. 夜幕又降临了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 summoned   

传唤( summon的过去式和过去分词 )； 召唤； 传讯（出庭）； 鼓起（勇气）

参考例句：

• He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. 他被传唤在地方法院出庭。
• The students were summoned in turn to be interviewed. 学生依次被召入进行口试。