A few years ago, I worked a 12-hour night shift(夜班) and got home from work.
I was on my way back home and was very tired.
I ___37___ at a restaurant to have breakfast. Right after I placed my order, I saw a man come in. He was carrying a small backpack and looked like he had seen better times. He reached in his pocket and pulled out some ___38___. He asked the waitress if 38 cents was ___39___ to buy a cup of coffee. She looked at his backpack and said, “___40___. Have a seat.” (Coffee was 50 cents a cup at the time.) It really touched me how she had tried
to protect his pride and how he hadn’t
asked for any charity.
Shortly before my ___41___ came, I
asked the waitress to come over. I said, “You know, I am not feeling well. I don’t think I am going to be able to eat my breakfast. Do you think there is ___42___ here who might eat
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