Over the years 多年来 our family hasexperienced some very good times 我们一家人一起度过了许多非常欢乐的时光 and we've had somevery tough times too. 但我们也曾度过艰难的日子 It's been duringthe tough times 在艰难的日子里 I've witnessed theworld working 我看到世界如何运转 and I've learnedto trust. 我学会了信任别人 One particular dayduring a tough time 在一段艰难时期,曾有那么一天 I had a phone call 我接到一通电话 that someone haddied. 有人去世了 I needed to makeseveral long-distance phone calls 我需要打几个长途电话 to let otherpeople know. 让其他的人悉知此事 This was going tobe expensive 这得花费一大笔钱 because back then 因为那个时候 we had to pay forevery long-distance call we made. 我们得为打过的每一通长途电话付钱 It wasn't verylong 没过几天 before a friendhappened to stopover. 已经有一个朋友过来拜访我 Before I had achance to mention to her 我还没机会告诉她 about all theselong-distance calls I needed to make 我要打很多的长途电话 she said, 她却说道 "I stoppedover 我来拜访 because I wasgiven these prepaid phone cards today. 是因为今天有人送给我几张充值电话卡 I came over togive these to you." 我来把这些卡送给你 Wow, these phonecards were exactly what I needed! 天呐,这些卡片正是我需要的! Now, 你瞧 this may seem likea little thing to most people 对于大多数人来说,这可能只是一件小事 but on that day 但是在那一天 it was a big thingfor me. 这对我却是一件大事 It was during thattime I learned the maxim , 正是在那时,我读到了一句箴言 "They do notfear bad news; 他们对坏消息无所畏惧 they confidentlytrust life to care for them." 他们信心满满,相信生活会料理好一切 After thisparticular experience, 这件事之后 along with manyothers, 还有许多类似的事情 I have beenlearning 让我慢慢学会 to confidentlytrust life to care for me. 笃信生活会为我处理好一切
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