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A mother and her son learn more from a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.
從失敗的一刻中，母親和兒子收獲了他們從成功中不曾收獲到的。母親永不放棄的精神給他此后的人生以很大的勇氣。
The Day Mother Cried
媽哭的那天
Gerald Moore
杰拉爾德·默爾
Coming home from school that dark winter's day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn't be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light.
在很久以前一個昏暗的冬天，我放學回家，心中充滿了期待。我腋下夾著一期新的我最愛看的體育雜志，再者，家里沒有別人打擾我。爹在上班，妹不在家。媽剛找到新工作，還得過一個小時才下班。我跳上臺階，沖進起居室，啪嗒一聲打開電燈。
I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry.
我被眼前的景象驚呆了。媽雙手捂著臉，身子緊縮成一團，坐在長沙發的那一端哭泣著。我看見媽哭這還是第一次。
I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What's happened?”
我小心地向她走去，輕輕拍她的肩膀?！皨專蔽艺f，“怎么啦？”
She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It's nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I'm going to lose this new job. I can't type fast enough.”
媽深深吸了一口氣，強作微笑?！皼]什么，真的。沒有什么要緊的事。只是我這份新工作要丟了。我字打得不夠快。”
“But you've only been there three days,” I said. “You'll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me.
“可你上班才三天，”我說。“你會熟練起來的?！蔽疫@是在重復她講過上百次的一句話，每當我學習或做一件與自己關系重大的事情而遇到困難時，她總是這樣跟我說的。
“No.” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can't do this.”
“不成，”媽黯然神傷地說?！斑^去我總是講，只要我下決心，什么事都能干成。現在我仍然認為大多數的事我都能做。但打字這件事我干不了?！?/p>
