雙語美文：一個女子的一生能有多精彩？
Her name is Lynne,
她的名字叫Lynne
I first met Lynne
我第一次遇到Lynne
through an animal rescue
是通過一個動物救援項目
my wife and I volunteer for,
我和妻子在其中擔當志願者
Lynne is the cat coordinator
Lynne是貓羣的協調員
but also basically runs the rescue,
但救援項目大體上是由她來掌控的
her house is always full of cats
她家裏總是住滿了貓咪
in need of homes
它們都無家可歸
and she routinely does collections of food,
她會定期去採購貓糧
picks up more cats in need etc
尋找更多需要幫助的貓咪等等
this in itself is a full time job
這實際上是一項全職工作
(all volunteered no payment)
所有的志願者都沒有報酬
but that's not all,
但還不僅如此
Lynne doesn't just foster animals
Lynne不僅救援動物
she also fosters babies too
也會收養孤兒
until they find a permanent family,
直到他們找到固定的家
she does this with the help of her adopted daughter
她與自己收養的女兒一同做着這項事業
(yes she's a parent too)
是的，她也是一個母親
and again as if this wasn't enough,
如果你覺得這還不夠
she makes her income
我要告訴你，她掙錢的本職工作
as a sign language interpreter.
是手語口譯者
I've met some amazing people in my life
在生活中，我遇到過許多令人驚歎的人
but none quite like her
但沒有人像她一樣
and I feel like
我覺得
she deserves some recognition
她應該得到更多人的讚譽
for everything she does.
爲她做過的每一件事
It shows
這些事情告訴我們
you that human decency isn't dead
人性中的溫情並未泯滅
and there are still good people in this world.
世界上仍然有許多好人
