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英文阅读翻译之：最后一美元
Cameron,MoungerandIhavebeenfriendssincewewereteenagers.Bothofuslikedrock'n'roll,andseveralyearsafterwelefthighschooll,Cambecameadiscjockey.
Recentlyhetoldmethestoryaboutthedayhewasdowntohislastdollar.Itwasthedayhisluck-andhislife-changed.
Intheearly1970s,CamwasanannounceranddiscjockeyatKYALinMcKinney,Texas,andhadattainedcelebritystatus.Hemetmanycountry-musicstars,andheenjoyedflyingtoNashvilleinthecompanyplanewiththeowner.
OnenightCamwasinNashvilleforaneveningattheGrandOleOpry.AftertheshowanacquaintanceinvitedhimbackstagewithalltheOprystars,"Ididn'thaveanypaperforautographs,soItookoutadollarbill,"Camtoldme,"Beforethenightended,IhadvirtuallyeveryOprypersonality'sautograph,Iguardedthatdollarbillandcarrieditwithmealways,IknewIwouldtreasureitforever."
ThestationKYALwasputupforsale,andmanyemployeesfoundthemselveswithoutajob,Camlandedpart_timeworkatVBAPinFortWorthandplannedtohangontoThisjoblongenoughforafull_timepositiontoopenup.
Thewinterof1976-77wasextremelycold.TheheaterinCam'soldVolkswagenemittedonlyahintofwarmair;thewindshielddefrosterdidn'tworkatall.Lifewashard,andCamwasbroke.Withthehelpofafriendwhoworkedata

localsupermarket,heoccasionallyinterceptedoutdated,dumpster-boundTVdinners."Thiskeptmywifeandmeeating,butwestillhadnocash,"
OnemorningasCamlefttheradiostation,hesawayoungmansittinginanoldyellowDodgeintheparkinglotCamwavedtohimanddroveaway.Whenhewentbacktoworkthatnight,henoticedthecaragain,parkedinthesamespace.Afteracoupleofdays,itdawnedonhimthatthiscarhadnotmoved,Thefellowinitalwayswavedcordiallytohimashecameandwent.Whatwashedoingsittinginhiscarforthreedays,intheterriblecold?
Camdiscoveredtheanswerthenextmorning.Thistimeashewalkednearthecar,themanrolledhiswindowdown."Heintroducedhimselfandsaidhehadbeeninhiscarfordayswithnomoneyorfood,"Camrecalled,."HehaddriventoFortWorthfromoutoftowntotakeajob,Buthearrivedthreedaysearlyandcouldn'tgotoworkrightaway.
"Then,veryreluctantly,heaskedifhenightborrowadollarforasnacktogethimbyuntilthenextday,whenhewouldstartworkandgetasalaryadvance,Ididn'thaveadollartolendhim;Ibarelyhadgastogethome.Iexplainedmysituationandwalkedtomycar,wishingIcouldhavehelpedhim."
ThenCamrememberedhisFrandOleOprydollar.Hewrestledwithhisconscienceaminuteortwo,pulledhiswalletoutandstudiedthebill.Thenhewalkedbacktothemanandgavehimhisbottomdollar,"Somebodyhaswrittenalloverthis,"themansaid,buthedidn'tnoticethatthewritingwasdozensofautographs.Hetookthebill.

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