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進入中英對照讀新聞／Man accidentally gives away life savings hidden away in donated suit 男子不慎送出藏在被捐出去的西裝裡的畢生積蓄
◎張沛元
There’s a cynical old saying that "no good deed goes unpunished." That adage has proved true for an elderly Illinois man who accidentally gave away his entire life savings when making a clothing donation to his local Goodwill.
有句挖苦人的老諺語是這麼說的：「好心沒好報」。這句諺語在一名上了年紀的伊利諾州男子身上得到印證，此人在把一件衣服捐給當地的Goodwill機構時，不慎捐掉了自己的畢生積蓄。
The 80-year-old man, who didn’t trust banks, had kept his life savings of $13,000 sewn inside the lining of one of his suits.
這名80歲的老人家不相信銀行，把畢生積蓄1萬3000美元縫在一件西裝的內裡裡面。
He is currently appealing for the money’s return so that he can care for his wife, who has Stage 4 cancer.
他現在懇求能把這筆錢還給他，好讓他能照護罹患癌症第4期的妻子。
Goodwill spokeswoman Dana Engelbert said the charity has searched the Moline store where the man made his donation but could not find the suit in question. "We’re sorting through the donations that came in at the time," Engelbert explained.
Goodwill女發言人妲娜‧安格爾伯特說，該慈善機構搜遍這家位於摩萊、該男子前來捐衣的商店，但就是找不到那件縫了錢的西裝。「我們正把當時收到的所有捐獻品整理分類，」安格爾伯特解釋說。
Goodwill employees are also searching through bins of donated clothes transported from the Moline facility to a regional warehouse in Iowa City.
Goodwill工作人員還在從摩萊工廠運到愛荷華市一處區域倉庫、裝有捐贈衣物的箱子內尋找。
"We’re hoping it’s still there and we can find it for them," Engelbert said, "It’s their life savings. It’s important."
「我們希望（錢）還在那裡，以及我們能幫他們找到」，安格爾伯特說，「那是他們的畢生積蓄，非常重要。」
