It wasn't as if his dad could afford to pitch in, and his mother's job at the mall didn't pay much more than Brendan's at OfficeMax.

他的父亲看起来不像是能为家庭谋生的人，而他母亲在购物中心的工资也没比丹在日用百货公司里的高多少。

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First things first– my dad is a loyal Daily Infographic reader, and today is his birthday. Happy birthday Dad; I wish I could be there!

写在前面的前面：我爸爸是“每日资讯图像”的忠实读者，今天是他的生日。爸爸，生日快乐；真的希望我能在那里！

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As much as I wish his dad and I could have given him an intact family, we couldn't.

尽管我是多么希望我和他爸爸能给他一个完整的家，可是我们做不到。

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Dad, it wasn't his fault. You could've been killed.You understand that?

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Glancing up from the game, John could see his dad talking to one of the inspectors.

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