7 years ago, when I was 24,
七年前，我24岁的时候
my wife was killed in a horrible car accident,
我妻子在一场可怕的车祸中去世了
leaving me in complete shock and grief
我被抛入了剧烈的震惊与悲恸之中
I became a single father to our 2 kids
变成了两个孩子的单亲爸爸
at the time they were 1 and 3 years old.
那时他们一个只有1岁，一个只有3岁
I didn't have any post high school education
我只有一份小小的高中文凭
and was working as a construction worker.
职业是建筑工人
Before my wife passed away,
在妻子去世前
we both worked full time
我们都有全职的工作
and were able to rent a small but nice house.
赚的钱还足以租下一件虽然小，却很温馨的公寓
But as a single working parent,
可是，成为唯一赚钱养家的单亲爸爸后
I could hardly make ends meet
我难以应付家里的开支
and had to move in to a tiny apartment.
一家人不得不搬到一个逼仄的小公寓里
That Christmas, when I didn't have enough money left over to get my kids the gifts they deserved,
那年的圣诞节，我拿不出足够的钱去为孩子们买他们应得的圣诞礼物，这时我才知道
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