字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 MyparentslivedthroughtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sandIheardstoriesfrombothofthemabouthowtheirliveschangedbecauseofit.Thesamewastrueofmyin-lawswhoseliveswerealsoaffectednegativel
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MyparentslivedthroughtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sandIheardstoriesfrombothofthemabouthowtheirliveschangedbecauseofit.Thesamewastrueofmyin-lawswhoseliveswerealsoaffectednegativel
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MyparentslivedthroughtheGreatDepressionofthe1930sandIheardstoriesfrombothofthemabouthowtheirliveschangedbecauseofit.Thesamewastrueofmyin-lawswhoseliveswerealsoaffectednegatively.Forexamplemyhusband’sgrandfatherownedafactory.Owingtothestock(证券)marketcrashhelostthefactoryandwentbacktoworkintheveryfactoryhe’donceowned.Hecouldnolongeraffordtosendmyfather-in-lawtocollege.Myfather-in-lawworkedfulltimeasapipefitterandwenttoschoolpart-timetoearnhisdegreewhichtooksevenyears.

SomehowmyhusbandandIneverdreamedthatwewouldlivethroughanythingsimilar.Howeverastheysayhistoryoftenrepeatsitself.In1929thestockmarketcrashedinthemonthofOctober.Thesamethinghappenedin2008.Myhusbandwhohadinvested(投资)allourmoneyinthemarketwasinastateofshock.Eachdaythenewswasmoreterrible.

“We’velostmorethanhalfofourwealth”hetoldme.

Ijuststaredathim.“Howcanthatbe?”

“IthoughtwehadgoodsolidinvestmentsbutitseemsIwaswrong.”

“Wellwedohavepensions(抚恤金)”Isaid.“Hopefullytheywon’tbeaffected.SincewehaveneverlivedahighlifestyletobeginwithIdon’tthinkwehavetoworry.”

“Ididhopetoleaveourchildrenandgrandchildrenagenerousinheritance(遗产)”myhusbandsaid.Heshookhisheadindisbelief.

“We’llstillbeabletogivegifts.Loveisthemostimportantgiftanyway.”Ourchildrenaregrownandwealwaystrytobegeneroustothemandourgrandchildren.

“Itjustwon’tbethesame.”

“Theworldisalwayschanging”Isaid.“Youneverknowwhatwillhappen.Themainthingisnottogetdiscouraged.Aslongaswehaveourhealthandcanaffordthenecessitiesoflifethere’snoreasontobeupset.Whenyouhaveyourhealthyoucanalwaysearnmoremoney.”

Ihuggedmyhusbandandhekissedmeinreturn.

“Iguessyou’reright”heagreed.“Weloveeachother.Wehaveourhealthandenoughmoneytoliveoncomfortably.That’sallthatmatters.”

Wehadtomoveoutofourhouseintoanapartment.Sincefewpeoplecouldaffordahouseinthoseharddayswedecidedtoofferitforconsiderablylessthanitwouldnormallybeworth.Evensoseveralbuyerschangedtheirminddaysbeforeclosing.Butfinallyou

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