In the dim room, in the top of the head used for a long time not to change and wash very much the light bulb many rays will have sprinkled in the room. 昏暗的房间里,头顶上已经用了很久都没有换洗过的灯泡将不多的光芒洒落在房间里。 The 15-year-old child sits near the table, depressed looks at the heavy snow of out of the window. 15岁的孩子就坐在桌边,沉闷的看着窗外的大雪。 Her father sits on the sofa, looks that in the television has the report about this year's heavy snow, her mother sits in her opposite. 她的父亲坐在沙发上,看着电视里有关于今年大雪的报道,她的母亲则坐在她的对面。 The whole families are maintaining silent, only then in television the reporter unceasing emanation sound. 一家人都保持着静默,只有电视里记者不断的发出声音。 The sound is a little grating, the worn-out television loudspeaker should retire early, sometimes it will also make the sound of sharp thorn, here person had not considered must buy one newly, continually second-hand has not considered. 声音有点刺耳,破旧的电视喇叭早该退休了,有时候它还会发出尖刺的声音,不过这里的人没有考虑过要买一台新的,连二手的都没有考虑过。 Because...... poor. 因为……穷。 Poor is not an ignominious matter, because in this world many people are very poor. 穷不是一件可耻的事情,因为这个世界上很多人都很贫穷。 But poor is the matter that offends somebody very much, because is poor, probably common the minor matter in others eyes turned into the big matter, looks like changes a new television. 但穷是一件很伤人的事情,因为穷,很多可能在别人眼中不起眼的小事都变成了大事情,就像是换一台新的电视。 It looks like...... to the expense that the child the junction goes to school. 就像是……给孩子交上学的费用。 The flush toilet in washroom made the sound of pump, the gate opened, is bigger point some boy no handling than the girl walked. 洗手间里的抽水马桶发出了抽水的声音,紧接着门开了,一个比女孩大一点的男孩有些无措的走了出来。 He hid long time in the restroom, a half hours, or are longer, but cannot hide this talk as before. 他在厕所里躲了很长时间,有半个小时,或者更久,但依旧躲不掉这次谈话。 „Comes, sits down......” “过来,坐下……” The men stood, arrived at the table to sit, boy cramped walked, somewhat saw a girl guilty, sat peacefully. 男人站了起来,走到桌子边坐了下来,男孩局促的走过来,有些愧疚的看了一眼女孩,安静的坐了下来。 „This year the heavy snow...... the factory decides after March begins, this also means we have two months to three months has not received.” “今年大雪……工厂决定在三月份之后再开工,这也意味着我们有两个多月到三个月的时间没有收入。” „But the notice of school had come, we must before February money Jiaoqi, otherwise they will exclude from study the book your names.” “可是学校的通知已经来了,我们必须在二月份之前把钱缴齐,否则他们将会把你们的名字从学册上剔除。” „But the money in my hand, most can only support a person to go to school......” “可我手里的钱,最多只能支持一个人上学……” As before is silent, no one spoke. 依旧是沉默,没有人说话。 This continued one month of heavy snow to ruin the life of many, the life just changed for the better obviously, encountered such fearful severe weather. 这场持续了一个多月的大雪毁掉了很多人的生活,明明生活刚刚好转,就遇到了这样可怕的恶劣天气。 The persistent heavy snow makes the traffic chaotic, the inter-city road and interstate highway stop comprehensively. 持续的大雪使道路交通变得混乱,城际公路和州际公路全面停顿。 The issue in city are also many, many workshops and warehouses collapsed by pressure by the heavy snow, before then no one will think that the light snowflake, will bring the so fearful disaster to this world! 城市内的问题也不少,很多厂房和仓库被大雪压塌,在这之前从来都没有人会觉得轻飘飘的雪花,会给这个世界带来如此可怕的灾难！ The fact is, they were too optimistic. 事实是,他们太乐观了。 The plant shutdown, means that the worker cannot obtain the reward through the work, few savings also can only make them be able to support merely reluctantly. 工厂停工,意味着工人不能通过劳动获得报酬,少量的积蓄也仅仅只能勉强让他们支撑下去。 If added on the school expenses of two students...... many families completely unable to support them to do that again. 如果再加上两个学生的学费……很多家庭完全支持不起他们这么做了。 This is not some family's own issue, but is the issue of entire society. 这不是某个家庭自己的问题,而是整个社会的问题。 At present the education of federation is still being basically monopolized in the hand of education group, they will not always consider to reduce the student family's burden, they will only demand. 目前联邦的教育基本都还在教育集团的手中被垄断着,他们从来都不会考虑减少学生家庭的负担,他们只会索要更多。 Each student each semester dozens dollars to over a hundred money school expenses, the expenses of various purchase types of books, more than 200 dollars, has the family of issue to this sum of money in addition, this is a trouble. 每个学生每个学期几十块钱到上百块钱不等的学费,加上购买各种书籍的费用,两百多块钱,对这笔钱有问题的家庭来说,这就是个麻烦。 It looks like the present family, they cannot spend more than 400 dollars to continue to go to school to two children all of a sudden, certainly wants the person to fall. 就像是眼前的这个家庭,他们一下子拿不出四百多块钱给两个孩子继续上学,肯定要有一个人落下来。 This falls, will stop for a year. 这一落,就会停一年。 They will not give that child again previous present grade, they must certainly wait till this time next year. 他们不会给那个孩子重新上一次现在的年级,他们肯定要等到明年这个时候。 But at this time next year, differs for a year, how can child's learn/study maintain? 但明年这个时候,相差一年,孩子的学习又怎么能维持得上？ Do not look federation the result of medium low educating to the student that did not care, but at least you must prove oneself are not a fool, as well as to already has studied something understanding. 别看联邦的中低等教育对学生的成绩不那么关心,可至少你得证明自己不是一个傻子,以及对已经学过的东西有些了解。 Misses for a year, possibly means that will not go to school again. 错过一年的时间,可能就意味着不会再上学。 The girl expression is very indifferent, her both hands tight is pinching the lower hem corner, effort is pinching. 女孩表情很冷漠,她的双手紧紧的捏着衣角,用力的掐着。 The fingernail inserts the ache of palm also less than her pessimism, the future of life will look like this dim room, same will unable to see the light. 手指甲嵌入掌心的疼痛也不及她的悲观情绪,人生的未来就像是这间昏暗的房间,一样看不见光明。 She has a premonition, person who that cannot go to school, can be oneself. 她有一种预感,那个不能上学的人,会是自己。 Some boy also premonitions, his premonition is can go to school, but oneself elder sister is not good. 男孩也有预感,他的预感是自己能上学,但自己的姐姐不行。 The men were seeing a wife, „, therefore we made a very difficult decision,......”, he shouted that girl's name, „you can suspend for a year for your Elder Brother?” 男人偏着头看了一眼妻子,“所以我们做出了一个很艰难的决定,……”,他喊出了女孩的名字,“你能为你哥哥停学一年吗？” „We are discussing, finally not necessarily is this......” “我们还是商量着,结果并不一定是这样……” Everyone knows that this is a lie, in the eye socket of young girl saved the tears immediately, her stubborn is biting the lip, texture of a bright red blood threads on following lip is expanding outward. 谁都知道这就是一句谎言,少女的眼眶中顿时积蓄出了泪水,她倔强的咬着嘴唇,一丝鲜红的血丝顺着嘴唇上的纹理向外扩张着。 She has not said no, had not agreed that but sees her father. 她没有说不,也没有同意,只是看着她的父亲。 Perhaps is her vision „vicious”, perhaps is the guilt of innermost feelings, the room falls into to the silence. 也许是她的目光过于“凶狠”,也许是内心的愧疚,房间又陷入到沉默当中。 The men have not exercised the power of household head to request it to do, he thought that has no ability to cause these issues. 男人没有行使自己一家之主的权力要求它必须那么做,他觉得是自己没有什么能力才导致这些问题的。 But he unusual effort had in fact worked, every day 8 : 00 go to work, get off work by 7 : 30 pm, the operating time 11 hour a day adds on at noon a half hour of relaxation time. 可实际上他已经非常的努力工作了,每天八点上班,到晚上 7 点半下班,每天11个小时的工作时间加上中午半个小时的休息时间。 He has not been loaf, not, because does not work earnestly is embezzled the wage, but he does not have the means to pull out so much money to give two children at the present as before. 他从来都没有偷懒过,没有因为不认真工作被克扣薪水,可他依旧没办法在现在掏出这么多钱给两个孩子。 Blames these damn immigrations! 都怪那些该死的移民！ Under the expression of his pain is flooding the anger to immigration labor, these despicable immigrants to obtain a work from falling wages. 他痛苦的表情下充斥着对移民劳工的愤怒情绪,那些下贱的移民为了得到一份工作自降工资。 His wages had more than 330 dollars, but now, he can only receive the minimum standard wages, every month was short of dozens dollars. 原本他的工资有三百三十多块钱,但是现在,他只能拿到最低标准的工资,每个月少了几十块钱。 Except for the change of wages, benefits was also short much, for example noon lunch turned vegetarian diet that does not have the meat. 除了工资的变化,福利方面也少了不少,比如说中午的午餐变成了没有肉的素食。 For example originally be only ten hours of operating times, at the requirements of these immigrant initiative working overtime, turned for 11 hours. 比如说原本只有十个小时的工作时间,在那些移民主动加班的要求下,变成了十一个小时。 You can not work overtime, but when the factory needs to adjust the post, there is a possibility you to be dismissed. 你可以不加班,但当工厂需要调整岗位的时候,有可能你就会被开除。 The capitalists always not and staff say what enterprise mood, only then they need to use the staff time, will take to treat as any sacred mission to propagandize this thing. 资本家从来都不会和员工们说什么企业情怀,只有他们需要利用员工的时候,才会把这个东西拿出来当作什么神圣的使命来宣传。 The women look at the whole family pain the appearance, the innermost feelings are also very painful, she loosened oneself pearl earring, this is her grandmother leaves her. 女人看着一家人痛苦的样子,内心也是非常痛苦的,她解下了自己的珍珠耳环,这是她祖母留给她的。 „Sold this, could pay on her school expense.” “把这个卖了,也许能支付的上她的学费。” The men shot a look at one, „its most only value 20 dollars!”, He is saying, „, moreover this is your only jewelry.” 男人瞥了一眼,“它最多只值二十块钱！”,他说着顿了顿,“而且这是你唯一的首饰。” The whole families sit under the dim light, for the school expenses of more than 200 dollars fell into one type desperately. 一家人坐在昏暗的灯光下,为了两百多块钱的学费陷入到了一种绝望当中。 They now for 200 dollars despair, behind for other money despair, this perhaps is the ordinary matter that the ordinary family must face. 他们现在会为了两百来块钱绝望,后面就会为了其他的钱绝望,这或许就是普通的家庭必然要面对的普通事情。 Spelled to go all-out to go through a difficulty, then welcomed the next difficulty! 拼尽全力度过一道难关,然后迎来下一道难关！ The poor life does not have the shortcut, because of the shortcut, is money! 贫穷的生活没有捷径,因为捷径,就是钱！ If rich, no difficulty. 如果有钱的话,就没有什么难关了。 Has not won the approval of girl, the girl does not have the ability to change anything, only after can some time dreariness, stands, returns to own room silently, hides sob secretly in the quilt. 没有征得女孩的同意,女孩也没有能力改变什么,只能在一段时间的沉寂之后站起来,默默地回到自己的房间里,躲藏在被子里偷偷的哭泣。 She knows that she does not have the means to blame anybody, this society is this, the female position is inferior to the male forever, when facing the future choice will also be this. 她知道自己没办法责怪任何人,这个社会就是这样,女性的地位永远不如男性,在面对未来的选择时也是这样。 Even if her learn/study is better than her Elder Brother, does not have any reference value. 哪怕她的学习比她的哥哥好,也没有任何参考价值。 Let the boy go to school, the girl gets married, this is the ordinary household is possibly purest, most basic idea and approach. 让男孩子上学,女孩子嫁人,这可能就是普通家庭最纯粹,最基本的想法和做法。 After the girl gets married, even the surname will change, people will not invest so many on her body, only if this whole life does not get married. 要知道,女孩嫁人之后连姓氏都会改掉,人们不会在她的身上投入那么多,除非她这辈子都不嫁人。 But, that possibility? 但,那可能吗？ Next day, the man led the boy to brave the wind and snow to leave the home, they went to the school payment school expense ahead of time, heard that several days later will have a bigger storm. 第二天,男人带着男孩顶着风雪离开了家,他们提前去学校缴纳学费,听说过几天还有更大的暴雪。 If by some chance the transportation in city also blocks were not good. 万一城里的交通也堵上了就不好了。 The girl looks in the wind and snow unceasingly the Elder Brother then, can only bursting into tears silently. 女孩看着风雪中不断回头的哥哥,只能默默的流泪。 She started to consider to make anything, in this year her not possible anything not to do, perhaps she will welcome first work in the life. 她开始考虑做点什么了,这一年她不可能什么都不做,也许她会迎来自己人生中的第一份工作。 Several -year-old girl works, is this not very normal? 十几岁的女孩去工作,这不很正常吗？ The women appear in her behind, are caressing her hair lightly, „do not hate anyone, at least you can also live in the warm room, perhaps food is not so delicious, but can fill your belly.” 女人出现在她的身后,轻抚着她的头发,“不要憎恨谁,至少你还能住在温暖的房间里,也许食物不那么可口,但能填饱你的肚子。” „Must learn tolerantly, this is our destinies......” “要学会宽容,这就是我们的命运……” Everyone believes, had ended this matter to here, when never expected that family's two men come back at noon, matter actually changed. 原本每个人都认为,这件事到这里就已经结束了,但没想到中午家里的两个男人回来时,事情却发生了改变。 On the face of man had the smile unexpectedly, he found the girl, is somewhat excited, „is listening, the problem solve that you go to school, you can go to school with your younger brother.” 男人的脸上居然出现了笑容,他找到了女孩,有些激动,“听着,你上学的问题解决了,你可以和你弟弟一起去上学了。” The girl stared in a big way the eye to see her father, is shaking the head slightly, looked like in saying „do not crack a joke” such. 女孩瞪大了眼睛看着她的父亲,微微摇着头,就像是在说“别开玩笑”那样。 Nod that after until her father makes an effort again, tears fast wells up. 直到她的父亲再次用力的点了点头后,泪水才快速的涌出来。 „What had?”, The woman hurried, she tucked up the window curtains. “发生了什么？”,女人赶紧走了过来,她撩开了窗帘。 Had two days of wind and snow to stop a meeting at this time slightly, Sun also came out, in the room became bright! 下了两天的风雪在这个时候稍微停了一会,太阳也出来了,房间里都变得明亮起来！ „I saw Ms. Catherine, you know that the flower of that civilians!”, Man somewhat is throughout excited, when he spoke a little inverted, some cannot very good indication oneself idea. “我看见了凯瑟琳女士,你知道吗,那个平民之花！”,男人的情绪始终有些激动,他说话时有点颠倒,有些不能很好的表述自己的想法。 „She inquired our family's situations, know we have a child, because does not have the school expense not to have the means to go to school, is a girl, therefore she is willing to help us, free!” “她询问了我们家庭的情况,知道我们有个孩子因为没有学费没办法上学,还是一个女孩,所以她愿意帮助我们,无偿的！” The women are also excited, she closely is hugging oneself daughter, „was good, was really good......” 女人也激动起来,她紧紧的搂着自己的女儿,“太好了,真是太好了……” The men are also nodding saying that „, good, many student families/home had problems this year, this storm comes was not too the time, was good appears because of Ms. Catherine promptly.” 男人也点着头说道,“是的,太好了,今年很多学生家都出了问题,这场暴雪来的太不是时候了,好在凯瑟琳女士及时的出现了。” „, Right, Mr. Lynch, I also saw Mr. Lynch!” “哦,对了,还有林奇先生,我也看见林奇先生了！” The men see oneself children, is somewhat sigh with emotion, „they are the true great people who Sabine City walks, few people can like them, developed also be able to record our these poor people.” 男人看着自己的儿女,有些感慨,“他们是塞宾市走出去的真正的大人物,很少有人能够像他们这样,发达了还能记着我们这些穷人。” His feeling reasonable, the donations of not all evening charity receptions, can use to need the body of its person truly. 他的感慨是有道理的,并不是所有慈善晚会的捐款,都能用到真正需要它的人的身上。 Sometimes, these fund-raisers will not tell people, they will only use 0% many of total donation on some specific crowds generally, more is the foundation or the maintenance fund of other anything organization. 有时候,那些募捐者不会告诉人们,他们一般只会把总捐款的百分之多少用在一些特定的人群身上,更多的则是基金会或者其他什么机构的维持资金。 End, the man sees the girl, „perhaps passes for two days you also to see them......” 末了,男人看着女孩,“也许过两天你还能看见他们……”