我17岁那年,好不容易找到一份临时工作。母亲喜忧参半:家有了指望,但又为我的毛手毛脚操心。工作对我们孤女寡母来说太重要了。我中学毕业后,正赶上经济大萧条,一个差事会有几十、上百的失业者争夺。多亏母亲为我的面试赶做了一身整洁的海军蓝,我才得以被一家珠宝行录用。 When I was 17 years old, I finally found a temporary job. My mother is mixed: The family has hope, but I worry about my hands and feet. Work is too important for our orphans and widows. After I graduated from high school, I was caught up in the Great Depression. There will be dozens or hundreds of unemployed people fighting for one errand. Thanks to her mother’s tidy navy blue for my interview, I was able to be hired by a jewelry store.