小故事背诵达人 返乡的机票

（单词翻译）

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。