1. My parents imbued in me the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. (para. 1) My parents taught me to understand and love family, faith and motherland when i was a child 我很小的时候,我父母就给我灌输了有关家庭、信念和爱国主义的观念。 2. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life s competing interests- in my case. school, homework and a job. (para. 3) I learned to be diligent and work hard, and even when I was very young I learned to find time for doing different things to go to school, to do homework, and to do my job 我懂得了自我约束,养成了一种强烈的工作责任感,从小就懂得协调自己的多种 兴趣的重要性一一对我而言,就是协调好上学、家庭作业和工作的关系。 3. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themse lves and their families, that is something we should honor. (para. 4) The experience taught me that any job people do to support themsel ves and their families deserves respect 这种经历让我明白:所有的工作都有尊严,只要人们能自食其力,养家活口,就 该受到尊重 4. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. (para. 7) With the new confidence I learned from Helen I hoped to own my own restaurant someday. 受了海伦的激励,我重新找到了自信,梦想开一家自己的饭店 5. I shared my dream with him and said, Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me. " (para. 8) i told Fred about my hopes and said i knew I d succeed if someone would trust me 我给他讲了我的梦想,对他说,“弗莱德,我知道我可以做得更多,只要有人相 信我。 6. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. (para. 10) But my investments did badly and I lost the money. 然而,我的投资泡了汤,钱血本无归 7. I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heart forever.(para. 12) Fred sent me a thank-you note which I will never forget. 弗莱德写了封感谢信给我,这封信将永远铭刻在我的心中 8. Who else could have invested in a counter girl with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very successful career woman (para. 12) Who else could have the chance to give a loan to a trustworthy waitress and watch her become a successful professional?1. My parents imbued in me the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. (para. 1) My parents taught me to understand and love family, faith and motherland when I was a child. 我很小的时候，我父母就给我灌输了有关家庭、信念和爱国主义的观念。 2. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. (para.3) I learned to be diligent and work hard, and even when I was very young, I learned to find time for doing different things - to go to school, to do homework, and to do my job. 我懂得了自我约束，养成了一种强烈的工作责任感，从小就懂得协调自己的多种 兴趣的重要性——对我而言，就是协调好上学、家庭作业和工作的关系。 3. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. (para. 4) The experience taught me that any job people do to support themselves and their families deserves respect. 这种经历让我明白：所有的工作都有尊严，只要人们能自食其力，养家活口，就 该受到尊重。 4. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. (para. 7) With the new confidence I learned from Helen I hoped to own my own restaurant someday. 受了海伦的激励，我重新找到了自信，梦想开一家自己的饭店。 5. I shared my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me." (para. 8) I told Fred about my hopes and said I knew I'd succeed if someone would trust me. 我给他讲了我的梦想，对他说，“弗莱德，我知道我可以做得更多，只要有人相 信我。” 6. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. (para.10) But my investments did badly and I lost the money. 然而，我的投资泡了汤，钱血本无归。 7. I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heart forever. (para. 12) Fred sent me a thank-you note which I will never forget. 弗莱德写了封感谢信给我，这封信将永远铭刻在我的心中。 8. Who else could have invested in a counter 'girl' with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very successful career woman. (para. 12) Who else could have the chance to give a loan to a trustworthy waitress and watch her become a successful professional?