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A Pyment Greater Than Money 比金钱更重要的东西 1A?? Pyment?? Greater?? Than?? Money 比金钱更重要的东西 When I was 14 , I earned money in the summer by mowing lawns , and I got to know people by the flowers I had to remember not to cut down ,?? by the things stuck in the ground on purpose or by the things lost in the grass . I also learned something about my neighbors in Louisville , Ky. , by their preferred method of payment : by the job , the month -- or not at all . 在十四岁的时候，我利用暑假时间给人割杂草挣点零花钱，通过这个机会，我接触了形形色色的人，有的人告诉我割草时不许伤害园子里的花，有的人故意给地里插些东西，有的人在园子的草地上丢了东西。我还通过付款方式了解了我肯塔基州路易维尔的邻居们，他们有的按照工作量付钱，有的按月付，有的干脆不给钱。 2Mr Ballou fell into the last category , and he always had a reason. One day he had nothing smaller than a fifty . On another he was flat-out of checks ; on another he was simply not home when I knocked on his door . Still , except for the money , he was a nice enough old guy , always waving or tipping his hat when hed seen me from a distance . I figured him for a thin retirement check , maybe an injury that kept him doing his own yardwork . I kept a running total , but didnt worry about the amount too much . Grass was grass , and the little that was Mr Ballous didnt take long to trim. ????巴卢先生属于最后一种人，而且他总是有不付钱的借口。有时是因为他没有少于五十美分的零钱，有时是因为支票上没钱，有时当我敲门时他根本不在家。不过，除了不给钱外，他还是个很不错的老人，每次总是在很远的地方看见我就挥挥他的帽子，或用手指碰一下他的帽檐，跟我打招呼。我猜想他一定只有微薄的退休金，很有可能是因为受过伤所以不能干院里的杂活。我坚持了整整一个暑假，但是并不很担心他欠我的钱。他园子里的杂草还是像过去一样的疯长，隔上好久巴卢先生才清理一次。 3Then one late afternoon in mid-July I was walking by his house , and he motioned me to come inside . The hall was cool , shaded , and it took my eyes a minute to adjust to the muted light. 4 I owe you , Mr Ballou began , but 5I thought Id save him the trouble of thinking up a new excuse .?? No problem. Dont worry about it. 后来，在七月中旬的一个傍晚，我路过他门前时，他招呼我进去。他房子的大厅又冷又暗，过了几分钟我才渐渐适应了屋内昏暗的光线。 我还欠你钱呢，他跟我说到，不过 我想我还是不用让他劳神想个借口了,就说:没关系的,不要紧. 6The bank made a mistake in my account , he continued , ingoring my words . It will be cleared up in a day or two . In the meantime I thought perha