感谢我的父母 Thanks to My Parents
A distance of 500 miles separates my college from my hometown, an old city, where my parents have been living, but my heart has never been away for a single step, because the lesson from them will be a gift of lifetime.
我的大学离我的家乡，一个古老的城市，我的父母一直住在那里，相隔500英里，但是我的心从来没有离开过一步，因为从他们那里得到的教训将是我一生的礼物。
When I was still 15, the laid-offs, or rather untimely retirements, of both my Mum and dad, arrived by far earlier than ever expected. Moreover, it could be hardly imagined how much their careers meant to them other than earning money.
当我还是15岁的时候，我的妈妈和爸爸的下岗，或者是不及时的退休，比我预想的要早得多。此外，很难想象他们的职业对他们来说意味着什么，而不是赚钱。
Nevertheless, it would be not long before they managed to get over such a blow. They thus underwent all kinds of odd jobs they could run into, be they dirty or painstaking. That way with sufficient money for my tuition fee and living expenses I went through my three academic years.
然而，他们很快就能克服这样的打击。他们因此经历了各种各样的奇怪的工作，不管他们是肮脏的还是辛苦的。这样一来，我的学费和生活费就足够了。
Now one of them is getting weaker and both older, but the lesson that God only helps those who help themselves they taught me will endure in my mind despite the passage of time.
现在，他们中的一个变得越来越虚弱，越来越老，但是，上帝只帮助那些帮助他们自己的人，他们教会我，尽管时间流逝，我仍将在我的心中永存。
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