“放棄”的可怕...－以默ㄉ隨心筆記

Giving Up Wine

放棄葡萄美酒

I was walking down the street when I was ac costed by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.
當我正沿著街道行走的時候，我被一個看起來衣衫破舊、非常骯髒無家可歸的女遊民搭訕，她問我有沒有一兩塊錢給她吃晚餐。

I took out my wallet、got out ten dollars and asked、'If I give you this money、will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?'
我取出了我的皮夾，拿出了十元然後問，如果我給你這錢，你將會用它去買葡萄酒而非晚餐嗎？

'No、 I had to stop drinking ! years a go'、the homeless woman told me.
不，我必須停止喝！很久不喝了！、無家的女人告訴我。

'Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?' I asked.
你會用它去購物中心血拼而非買食物嗎？我問。

'No、 I don't waste time shopping,' the homeless woman said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.'
不，我不會浪費時間血拼，無家的女人說。我需要用所有精力在嘗試維持生活。

'Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?' I asked.
你會把它花在美容院而非食物嗎？我問。

'Are you NUTS!' replied the homeless woman. I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!'
你瘋了嗎！' 無家的女人回答。我已經 20 年沒有做過頭髮！

'Well、 I said、'I'm not going to give you the money. Instead、 I'm going to take you out for dinner with my husband and me tonight. '
很好，我說，那我不要給你錢。相反地，今晚我要帶妳去，和我的丈夫一起吃晚餐。

' The homeless Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty、and I probably smell pretty disgusting.'
無家的女人感到異常吃驚。我知道，我是骯髒的，而且我可能聞起來相當令人厭惡。你的丈夫難道不會因為這樣而對妳不滿嗎？

I said、'That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping、hair appointments、and wine.'
我說，那沒關係。重要的是讓他知道，當一個女人在她放棄購物、做頭髮和美酒之後，看起來會像什麼。