He told me a machine would put that lady out of work. Breaking those bricks meant she'd earn enough money to feed herself and her baby that day.
他跟我说,如果用机器,那个女人便会丢掉工作。而将那些砖头敲碎意味着她能赚到足够的钱让她和她的孩子在那天吃饱。
Once on Mother’s Day, this older lady came in alone and told me that her kids weren’t able to be with her that year, but they had mailed her a gift card.
一次母亲节,一位老女人独自进来,告诉我她的孩子那年无法和她在一起,但他们给她寄了一张礼品卡。
Why, Ma 'am, Mother told me to be sure and behave like a lady, and when ladies call at our rooms they always question Mother like that.
妈妈要我的举止一定要象夫人们一样,当她们到我们家做客的时候,她们总是那样问我妈妈的。
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