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She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very productive member of your team.'
回答完一連串的問題后，面試結束了。我正要邁出辦公室時，轉過身對馬丁太太說：“馬丁太太，我知道自己并不如其他人優秀，但是，請您給我一個機會。我接受能力很強，會成為公司優秀的一員?！?/p>
I thanked her and went home exhausted. Oh well, I thought, tomorrow would be another day.That evening as I was getting ready for bed, I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin.
謝過馬丁太太后，回到家時，我已經疲憊不堪了。我心想，算了，沒有關系，明天又是新的一天。當晚，我正準備睡覺時，突然接到了馬丁太太的電話。
'Gina,' she said 'you were not the most qualified applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.'
“吉娜，”她說，“你雖不是應試者中最出色的，但你對自己充滿信心，因此我們決定給你一個展示自己的機會?！?/div>
I screamed out loud, was jumping all over the room in disbelief. I could hear Mrs. Martin laughing in the background and suddenly I realized that Mrs. Martin was still on the line.
我簡直難以相信這是真的，我激動得大叫起來，興奮得在房間里又蹦又跳。電話那頭傳來馬丁太太的笑聲，我這才意識到我們還在通話。
'Thank you Mrs. Martin, you will not regret this decision,' I said and hung up the phone.
“馬丁太太，謝謝您！我不會令您失望的。”說完，我掛斷了電話。
I got my wallet and took out my two dollar bill.
我掏出錢夾，拿出了那張兩美元鈔票。
'Thanks mom, I am going to make it,' I said out loud so my mother could hear me.
“謝謝您，媽媽，我的好運來了?！蔽掖舐暤卣f，媽媽應該聽得到。
At that instant, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, 'You are all brilliant in my mind, but if you fail once don't give up. Don't fear failure. It is a way of getting us to try harder. You will succeed, I promise.'
那一刻，我想起了媽媽說的一番話，她把我們拉到客廳里說：“在媽媽眼里，你們都很棒。無論做什么事情，失敗了，千萬別放棄。失敗并不可怕，我們可以化失敗為動力。我相信，你們一定能夠成功?！?/div>
I still think of mom everyday and still keep my two dollar bill in my wallet. At a family reunion years later, I found out that my brothers and sisters all had a two dollar bill in their wallet. We all laughed and talked about how special this gift from Mom had been to each and everyone of us. It had reinforced the confidence Mom had instilled in us.
我時刻都想念媽媽，那兩美元也依然珍藏在我的錢夾里。多年后，在一次家庭聚會上，我才發現，我們兄弟姐妹的錢夾里都各有一張兩美元鈔票。我們都笑了，談論著媽媽贈給我們的這份特殊禮物。她在我們心底播下了自信的種子，而這兩美元讓這粒種子迅速茁壯地成長起來。
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| interview | ['intəvju:] |
想一想再看 n. 接見，會見，面試，面談 |
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| decision | [di'siʒən] |
想一想再看 n. 決定，決策 |
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| confidence | ['kɔnfidəns] |
想一想再看 adj. 騙得信任的 |
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| qualified | ['kwɔlifaid] |
想一想再看 adj. 有資格的，有限制的 |
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| applicant | ['æplikənt] |
想一想再看 n. 申請人 |
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| wallet | ['wɔlit] |
想一想再看 n. 皮夾，錢包 |
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| brilliant | ['briljənt] |
想一想再看 adj. 卓越的，光輝的，燦爛的 |
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| productive | [prə'dʌktiv] |
想一想再看 adj. 能生產的，有生產價值的，多產的 |
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| disbelief | [.disbi'li:f] |
想一想再看 n. 不相信，懷疑 |
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