半个法郎的小费

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My father gave me five francs, 我父亲给了我五法郎，

and I walked over to the old man. 我朝那位老人走了过去。

"How much do we owe you, sir?" “先生，我们该付您多少钱？”

I asked. 我问道。

I wanted to say, "Uncle." 我本来想叫他“叔叔”。

"Two francs fifty," he replied. “两法郎五十，”他回答道。

I handed him the coin, and he gave me my change. 我把硬币递给他，他找了零钱给我。

I looked at his hands, 我看着他的双手，

the wrinkled hands of a poor old sailor, 那是一个穷苦老水手长满皱纹的手，

and at his face, old and miserable, sad and beaten down. 又看着他的脸，苍老憔悴，满是凄凉与沧桑。

And I said to myself, That's my uncle. 我心里想，这就是我叔叔。

My father's brother. 我父亲的亲兄弟。

My uncle. 我的亲叔叔。

I gave him half a franc as a tip. 我给了他半法郎当小费。

"God bless you, young man," he said, “上帝保佑你，年轻人，”他说，

in the voice of a poor man receiving charity. 声音就像一个接受施舍的穷苦人。

A small kindness can be the most honest thing a person does all day. 一点微小的善意，或许是一个人一天里做过的最真诚的事。

I went back to my family. 我回到了家人身边。

"Was it three francs?" “是三法郎吗？”

my mother asked. 我母亲问。

"Two francs fifty," I said. “两法郎五十，”我说，

"And I gave him half a franc as a tip." “我还给了他半法郎当小费。”