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My grandmother grew a potato in a big black pot.我祖母在一个大黑「锅」里种过一棵「马铃薯」。 She had little money, and poverty was part of her life.她钱很少,「贫困」是她生活的一部分。 Still, she shared her food with everyone on the street.但她还是把食物分给街上的每个人。 She would pour hot soup into a bowl for a guest.她会为客人把热汤「倒」进碗里。

Her small garden was her greatest possession.她的小菜园是她最大的「财产」。 She saw the possibility of a meal in every seed.她在每颗种子里都看到一顿饭的「可能性」。 She said one potato could feed a family for a day.她说一个马铃薯能让一家人吃一天。 Her hands were old but powerful.她的双手苍老却「有力」。

She sent a post to her sister in the north every month.她每月给北方的妹妹寄一封信「件」。 The post was slow, but the words were warm.邮件很慢,但字句很温暖。 Letters were her best gift to us.信是她送给我们最好的礼物。 She believed in the potential of young people.她相信年轻人的「潜力」。 A child, she said, can potentially change a whole town.她说,一个孩子「有可能」改变整个小镇。

Today I keep her pot on my kitchen table.如今我把她的锅放在厨房桌上。 I grow a potato there and give the extra food away.我在里面种一个马铃薯,把多出来的食物送人。 Her story is a small light in a long night.她的故事是漫漫长夜里的一点微光。

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