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It wasn't a restaurant we've ever been to before

那不是我们以前去过的餐馆

it was mom's treat for me

这是妈妈给我的款待

her 17 year old daughter

她17岁的女儿

something special and a little upscale

一些特别的和高档的东西

that's why I was so surprised to see what I saw

所以我才惊讶地看到我所看到的

when the waitress came over to our table to take our order

当女服务员走到我们的桌子上为我们点菜时

the poor girl had bruises and cuts all over her arms and her wrists

这个可怜的女孩手臂和手腕上都有瘀伤和伤痕

it was clearly evident that she could not have inflicted these on herself

显然，她不可能把这些强加在自己身上

mom

妈妈

with a deft but tiny shake of her head

她轻轻地摇了摇头

gave me a clear sign that it wasn't our business

给了我一个明确的信号那不关我们的事

Mamma thinks it rarely pays off to get involved in something that doesn't concern you

妈妈认为参与一些与你无关的事情很少会有回报

The girl was probably in her late teens

那个女孩大概是十多岁了

pretty if a little thin

即使有点瘦也很漂亮

she was polite and efficient when she took our order

她接受我们的点菜时彬彬有礼，效率高

but I could tell by the signs of stress on her face she was in trouble

但从她脸上的压力迹象我可以看出她有麻烦了

the zone she had been given to look after in the restaurant included a table

她在餐厅里被分配照顾的区域包括一张桌子

at which was seated a rather loud elderly lady

坐在那里的是一位相当大声的老太太

when the girl took this lady's order

当女孩接受这位女士的点菜时

to my horror

我的恐惧

the woman she was serving looked at the girl's arms and then said something

她服务的女人看着女孩的手臂，然后说了些什么

very rude and very loud to her

对她很粗鲁很大声

you should be thankful that he even let you live

你应该庆幸他竟然让你活着

the woman Barked at the girl

那女人向那女孩狂吠

if I was the person who did that to you

如果我是那个对你这么做的人

I would have done worse

我本可以做得更糟的

it was so embarrassing for everyone in the restaurant

餐厅里的每个人都很尴尬

the poor girl just stood there completely humiliated

可怜的女孩站在那里，完全被羞辱了

everyone was watching

所有人都在看

waiting to see what would happen next

等着看接下来会发生什么

it was as if we were all watching a TV reality show

就好像我们都在看电视真人秀一样

no one got up to come to the poor girl's aid

没有人站起来去帮助那个可怜的女孩

including mom and me

包括我和妈妈

I'm ashamed to say

我很不好意思说

but I was so angry

但我太生气了

I almost jumped out of my seat and smacked the rude customer across the cheek

我几乎从座位上跳了起来，拍了拍那个粗鲁的顾客的脸颊

but I could see by the look on the girl's face

但从女孩脸上的表情我看得出来

that this was not the kind of help she needed right then

她当时不需要这种帮助

if I'd have done that

如果我这么做的话

it would probably have made matters worse for her

可能会让事情变得更糟

but I had to do something

但我得做点什么

I couldn't to sit there and do nothing

我不能坐在那里什么也不做

so I called the girl back over to our table as subtly as I could

所以我尽可能巧妙地把那个女孩叫回我们的桌子

I asked her quietly if there was anything I could do to help her

我悄悄地问她我能不能做些什么来帮助她

I could see

我能看见

she was distressed

她很痛苦

She smiled and nervously told me that there was nothing I could do to help

她微笑着，紧张地告诉我，我无能为力

she was desperate to avoid getting into trouble at work because

她不顾一切地避免在工作中惹麻烦，因为

if anything happened to her source of income

如果她的收入来源出了什么事

it could do her more harm than good

这对她弊大于利

if her Boyfriend found out like I said

如果她男朋友像我说的那样发现

I just couldn't do nothing

我什么也做不了

so I gave the girl my telephone number and told her if she ever needed any help

所以我给了女孩我的电话号码，告诉她她是否需要帮助

then she was to get in touch with me

然后她要和我联系

straightway

直接的

she thanked me politely

她礼貌地谢了我

then hurried away to get on with her work

然后匆忙离开继续她的工作

the rest of the meal went by without any further incident

其余的饭菜都吃完了，没有再发生什么事

though

不过，

I felt a little uncomfortable when Mamma and I left the restaurant without having helped the girl

当妈妈和我没有帮助那个女孩就离开餐馆时，我感到有点不舒服

A week later

一周后

and I had almost

我差点

forgotten all about that evening when I suddenly received a text from an unknown number

忘了那天晚上我突然收到一个未知号码的短信

the text read

文本是

Hey

嘿

remember me

别忘了我

I'm the waitress from the restaurant

我是餐厅的女招待

I'm sorry

我很抱歉

it took so long to get in touch

我们花了很长时间才联系上

but a lot's been going on

但发生了很多事

I was so surprised to hear from the girl

听到那个女孩的消息我很惊讶

but I was pleased she'd gotten in touch

但我很高兴她能联系上我

perhaps now there was something I could do to help

也许现在我可以做点什么来帮助你

after responding to her text

在回复了她的短信之后

it wasn't long before we spoke and she told me a whole lot more about her life

没过多久我们就谈过了她告诉我更多关于她生活的事情

I discovered she had a baby daughter and to my horror

我发现她有个小女儿，我很害怕

but sadly

但可悲的是

not to my surprise

我一点也不惊讶

I discovered she was in relationship with a violent Boyfriend

我发现她和一个暴力男友有关系

she was scared to leave him

她害怕离开他

even though he treated her terribly

即使他对她很刻薄

she was afraid that he would not only harm her

她担心他不仅会伤害她

but also the child if she ever plucked up the Curs to leave

也包括孩子，如果她曾经拔起Curs离开

She couldn't go back home

她不能回家了

her family had disowned her and wanted nothing to do with her or her daughter

她的家人与她断绝关系，不想与她或她的女儿有任何关系

she didn't even have any friends that were in any position to help her

她甚至没有任何能够帮助她的朋友

I made her promise to get in touch with me again if she was ever in distress

我让她答应如果她有困难的话再和我联系

One night

一天晚上

about a week after I received her text

就在我收到她的短信一周后

she called me

她打电话给我

she was in a flood of tears and very distressed about something through the sobs

她泪流满面，啜泣着为某事感到非常难过

she told me her Boyfriend's violence was getting worse

她告诉我她男朋友的暴力越来越严重

he had hit the baby this time

这次他打了婴儿

although she was very upset

尽管她很难过

she didn't want me to help her right then

她当时不想让我帮她

she just needed someone friendly to talk to

她只是想找个友好的人谈谈

I couldn't think of how it could make things better for her anyway

我想不出怎么能让她的生活变得更好

we ended the call with me feeling awful

我们结束电话时感觉很糟糕

I don't know why

我不知道为什么

but I felt I had to do something

但我觉得我必须做点什么

I couldn't help feeling that it was down to me to help her turn her life around

我情不自禁地感到，帮助她改过自新是我的责任

then I had this idea

后来我有了这个想法

it was a little bit crazy

有点疯狂

but it just might work

但它可能会起作用

so I called her up and I told her I have a plan

所以我给她打电话告诉她我有个计划

you will hire me as a baby

当我还是个孩子的时候你就会雇佣我

sitter

保姆

which means that you'd have to bring your daughter to my house so it won't be suspicious

所以你得把你女儿带到我家这样就不会引起怀疑了

then once you drop her off here

一旦你把她送到这里

you can go back to your house to pack up your things

你可以回你家收拾你的东西

so choose the time of day when your Boyfriend won't be there

所以选择一天中你男朋友不在的时间

but you won't go back there alone

但你不会一个人回去的

my dad will go back with you

我爸爸会和你一起回去的

he's a big guy and not only him

他是个大块头，不仅仅是他

I have two Brothers just as big as my dad

我有两个和我爸爸一样大的兄弟

with those three to watch over you

带着那三个人看着你

you will definitely be protected

你一定会受到保护的

if your Boyfriend suddenly turns up

如果你男朋友突然出现

The next day

就在第二天

after she dropped off

在她下车之后

her daughter

她女儿

dad and my brothers went with her back to her house to help pack her things

爸爸和我的兄弟们带着她回了她家帮她收拾东西

at 1 point the Boyfriend did turn up unexpectedly

在一点上，男朋友确实意外地出现了

but there was no way he was going to get tinkled up with dad and my brothers

但他不可能和爸爸和我的兄弟们闹翻

Yeah

是啊

he was a typical bully

他是个典型的恶霸

but when he had to deal with someone who wasn't than himself

但当他不得不和一个不像他自己的人打交道时

he was a rotten Coward

他是个堕落的懦夫

so she packed her things and left

所以她收拾好东西离开了

the plan worked

这个计划奏效了

brilliantly

太棒了

what happened next

接下来发生了什么

it wasn't easy getting away from her controlling and violent boy for

从她控制欲强又暴力的男孩身边逃开是不容易的

insure

保险

but together we did it

但我们一起做到了

except now she was homeless

但现在她无家可归了

well that wasn't going to happen

好吧，那是不可能的

on my watch

在我的监督下

we had plenty of room

我们有足够的空间

we decided that she would live with us for a while until she could find somewhere new

我们决定她和我们住一段时间，直到她能找到新的地方

and safe she could move into

她可以安全地搬进去

it was a joy having her and her baby living with us for a while

有她和她的孩子和我们住一段时间真是一件快乐的事

but she soon got back on her feet

但她很快就恢复了生活

she found a safe place she could afford to move into

她找到了一个安全的地方，她可以搬进去

so finally she could be independent and she was in control of her life

所以她终于可以独立了她控制了自己的生活

I know what you're probably thinking

我知道你可能在想什么

what right has a 17 year old girl got to poke her nose into some one else's business

一个17岁的女孩有什么权利去干涉别人的事情

I couldn't have to sat there in that restaurant that night

我不可能那天晚上坐在那家餐馆里

I had to help the girl and look at the outcome

我不得不帮助那个女孩看看结果

not all down to me I know

我知道这不全是我的事

but I felt I played a little part in helping the girl get out of a terrible situation

但我觉得我在帮助那个女孩走出困境中发挥了一点作用

and take back control of her life

重新掌控她的生活

we should all do what we can to help others that are vulnerable and in a less fortunate position

我们都应该尽我们所能帮助那些脆弱和处境不那么幸运的人

than we are

比我们更重要

it's the right thing to do in a civilized society

在文明社会里这样做是正确的

the girl and I are to this day still friends and in touch regularly

这个女孩和我至今仍然是朋友，经常保持联系

I'm glad I did what I did and if I had to do it all again I wouldn't change a thing

我很高兴我做了我所做的，如果我必须再做一次，我不会改变任何事情

and you know

你也知道

if I ever come across something like this in the future

如果我以后遇到这样的事

I wouldn't to sit there and do nothing

我可不想坐在那里什么也不做

I'd have to do whatever I could and help put things right

我必须尽我所能帮你把事情办好