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Extra Good Luck
好運(yùn)符:一張兩美元鈔票
I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old. I am not superstitious but the bill goes with me wherever I go.
有一張兩美元的鈔票一直保存在我的錢夾里，那是我6歲時(shí)媽媽給的。
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.'
我不迷信，但無論到哪里，我都隨身帶著它。媽媽希望這張兩美元鈔票能讓我事事順利。當(dāng)時(shí)，她看著我說：“帶上這兩美元吧，它會(huì)帶給你好運(yùn)?！?/p>
'Thanks mom,' I replied. 'I will keep it close to me always.'
“謝謝媽媽，”我說，“我會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)帶著它。”
Every morning I would get dressed and my two dollar bill went into my pocket. My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remember taking out my two dollar bill. I held it in my hand for the longest time and knew that she would be watching over me the rest of my life.
每天早上，穿好衣服后，我就將這兩美元裝進(jìn)口袋。17歲那年，媽媽去世了。當(dāng)時(shí)，我掏出那張兩美元鈔票，久久地攥在手中。我知道，媽媽會(huì)一直關(guān)注我以后的生活。
Each time I felt I had a crisis on my hands, I would reach for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would stare at it for several hours and could always come up with a solution.
每每遇到棘手問題，我就拿出那兩美元，放在桌上，一連幾個(gè)小時(shí)盯著它，最終總能想出辦法。
When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy.
第一次找工作時(shí)我已經(jīng)30歲了，又有些羞怯。
The thought of being interviewed for a job was scary but I had to work. On my first interview, as I sat in the waiting room, I noticed there were five women ahead of me.
一想到要面試，我就很害怕，但我必須得工作。第一次面試，在等候室里，除了我還有五位女xìng求職者。她們都比我年輕，并且衣著考究。
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.
其中一位穿著藍(lán)色斑紋套裝，配以類似風(fēng)格的錢包和鞋子，簡直太完美了。
I knew I was up against women better qualified by looking at the length of their resumes.
我很清楚，若以履歷論長短，我不是這五位女士的對(duì)手。
Mrs. Martin, the office manager, summoned me into her office.
業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)理馬丁太太把我叫進(jìn)辦公室。
'What makes you feel you are qualified for this job?' she asked.
“你覺得你能勝任這份工作的理由是什么？”她問道。
'I really need this job and there is nothing I cannot do,' I responded.
“我很需要這份工作，而且，也沒有我做不來的事。”我答道。
