小故事背诵达人 返乡的机票

A Ticket Home

返乡的机票

Greg walked into the office with his head hung low. His fellow co-workers saw his glum¹ face and asked what was wrong. He informed them that he was unable to get the money he needed to fly home and see his family.

葛瑞格垂头丧气地走进办公室，同事看到他闷闷不乐的，便问他发生了什么事。他告诉大伙他没钱买机票回家看他的家人。

He had been working overseas² for years. Each month he sends money back to his parents who care for his sister who has a disability. This year his whole family is getting together for a family reunion. Greg wanted to go very badly but he couldn’t afford it.

他在国外工作八年，每个月都要寄钱给父母让他们照顾残障的妹妹。今年，全家人团圆。他非常想回去，可是却负担不起。

His co-workers gave their sympathies³, then told Greg that the boss wanted to see him. He walked down the hall and knocked on his boss’s door. His boss greeted him. “Greg, I know your vacation time is coming up. I thought you could use this.”

同事同情他的遭遇，并告诉葛瑞格老板要见他。他走到老板的门口，敲敲门，老板问候他。“葛瑞格，我知道你就快休假了，我想你也许用得着这个。”

He handed Greg an envelope. Greg opened it and saw a nice sized cheque. “It is your bonus⁴ cheque.” His boss informed him. “I thought you could use it sooner than later.” With a big smile, Greg thanked his boss. Greg had his ticket home.

他交给葛瑞格一个信封，葛瑞格打开，看到里头有张面额不小的支票。“这是你的红利奖金”，老板告诉他，“我想你很快就会需要它。”葛瑞格露出灿烂的笑容，谢谢他的老板，他终于有了返乡的机票。

1 glum   

adj.闷闷不乐的，阴郁的

参考例句：

• He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑。
• She laughed at his glum face.她嘲笑他闷闷不乐的脸。

2 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3 sympathies   

n.同情，支持；同情（心）( sympathy的名词复数 )；（感情上的）支持；意气相投

参考例句：

• Although I pity him, my sympathies are with his family. 虽然我认为他可悲，但我还是同情他的家人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You have no claim on my sympathies. 你无权要求得到我的支持。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bonus   

n.奖金，红利

参考例句：

• The workers expected to share out a year-end bonus.工人们期望年终分红。
• The staff got a a special bonus payment.员工得到一笔特别发放的奖金。