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英语翻译A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our

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英语翻译
A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten y ears or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh,not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing,but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing.I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way,I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts,sweaters,ties and so on.I reached for something special just for Justin.The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin,who was 12 that year,was wrestling (摔跤)at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas,there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters,dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together,while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began,I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears.Well,our boys ended up defeating them.We took every weight class.
Justin,seated beside me,shook his head sadly,“I wish just one of them could have won,” he said.“They have a lot potential (潜力) ,but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids,and he knew them,having coached little league football and baseball.That’s when the idea for his present came.That afternoon,I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes.I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve,I placed the envelope on the tree,the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me.His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
英语翻译A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our
在我家客厅圣诞树的树枝上挂着一个白色的小信封,它从十多年前开始,一直呆在那里.
这件事情源于我丈夫贾斯汀对圣诞节的抵触---当然,抵触的并不是真正意义上的被称为圣诞节的那个日子.超支是一个原因,不过跟礼物选择困难症相比(例如逛遍各大卖场知道圣诞前最后一分钟只为了给哈里叔叔买一条领带和给祖母买一双手套之类),花钱实在是微不足道的很.实话讲,准备一份别致礼物这样的事情,我蛮烦.
有一年,知道贾斯汀也有跟我一样的想法之后,我就打算不再像往年一样买些T-shirts、毛衣、领带之类的东西,我想给准备贾斯汀一些特别的礼物.之后我就有了想法,灵感源自一件不寻常的事.
我有一个12岁的儿子,凯文,他参加了学校的初级摔跤队.在临近圣诞的时候他们有一场比赛,对方是由市中心教堂赞助的一个摔跤队.那些少年穿着磨损得非常厉害的鞋子,从表面上看就好像全靠几根鞋带把其他部分栓在一起,而凯文学校的队伍统一穿着蓝色镶金边的制服配崭新的摔跤鞋.
比赛开始后,我十分诧异,教堂资助的那些队员们都没有戴头盔来保护耳朵.最终,凯文的队伍赢得了比赛,他们战胜了所有其它有实力的班级.贾斯汀那时候坐在我旁边,他微微摇头,表情看起来竟有些难过,他告诉我:“我希望他们至少可以赢一次.他们都是很有潜力的孩子,但是因为装备不好而一次都没得分会让他们很沮丧很难过.”贾斯汀喜欢孩子,对所有的孩子都很喜欢,他知道那些男孩没有任何专业的足球和棒球联赛参赛经验.就是在这个时候我有了关于给他的圣诞礼物的想法.那个下午,我去了当地一家运动用品超市买了各种摔跤鞋和头盔,然后匿名送到市中心教堂.
在圣诞前夜,我在圣诞树上挂了一只信封,里面有一张小纸条,上面写着我做的事情,并告诉贾斯汀那就是我给他准备的圣诞礼物.那年圣诞节,他的笑容最灿烂.之后,那只白色小信封就一直挂在上面,成了我们圣诞节最有意义的纪念.