雙語美文：我失業了 公交卡送給你吧

A few years ago,

幾年前

when I was going through the deepest point in my depression-

我深陷抑鬱症中，正度過最黑暗的時光

my living situation was abhorrent,

我的生活狀況非常糟糕

I had no car,

我沒有車

no license

沒有駕照

and barely enough money to get by.

甚至沒有足夠的錢繼續生活下去

All of this was because of the choices I made

所有這些都是因爲我做出了一個錯誤的選擇

but I couldn't seem to find my way out.

此時我卻無法懸崖勒馬

I was riding the bus home one day from work

有一天，我下班乘公交車回家

when an older woman sat across from me

一位老夫人坐到我斜前方的座位

and struck up a conversation.

與我攀談起來

She asked me

她問我

if I took the bus often

是不是經常乘坐公車

and I replied with a yes.

我回答說是

She told me

她又告訴我

how she had just lost her job

她剛丟了工作

and that she wouldn't be needing her bus pass anymore

所以不再需要她的公交卡了

and offered it to me.

她要把它送給我

This woman had zero knowledge of my current situation

這位老夫人對我當時的處境一無所知

and on one of her worst days,

在最艱難的日子裏

she still found a way to be kind to someone else.

她仍找到方法，向其他人表示友好

It touched a part of me I had forgotten about

我內心深處某個被遺忘的角落受到了觸動

and it's an experience that will stay with me forever.

這段經歷我將銘記終生

I think about her sometimes

我時常會想到她

and hope she is doing well.

希望她一切安好