中英文本
I am a mother
我是一名母亲
BY KRISTINA BARBOZA
作者：克里斯蒂娜·巴尔博扎
BARBOZA, 52, not pictured, lives in East Wareham, Mass.
巴尔博扎，52岁，无图，住在马萨诸塞州的东韦勒姆*eJPtoBl5JnmL*feqYX,。
Her 31-year-old son, Billy, far right, is pictured in Boston with other drug users on Jan. 14.
她31岁的儿子比利，极右派，图为他1月14日在波士顿与其他吸毒者的合影HXR.5|AzA6&FN。
BILLY STARTED USING SUBSTANCES AT a young age.
比利很早就开始吸毒了.TR3rBgDhGXv。
He was probably around 12, 13 when he started dabbling in smoking pot, drinking alcohol.
他刚开始尝试吸大麻，喝酒时可能才十二三岁@ZYiKc_J3A2G。
Then he started with opiates.
之后他就开始用起了阿片类药物eWL#w5CzqMHq5oE@OMa。
As a parent, you don't learn about these things, a lot of times, until after they've happened.
作为父母，很多时候，你都是事情发生以后才知道a,#!pOLSho。
He was in and out of treatments, in and out of jail.
也反反复复做过治疗，反反复复进过监狱urgoS2#!XqyjVf@ki。
He quit high school when he was about 16.
差不多16岁的时候他就从高中的学校退学了+#T@=EZU2y.w。

It really hasn't been until more recently that I've kind of come out in terms of talking about Billy.
直到最近，我才愿意谈他的事!4(2~3(O@e。
Because for so long, I did feel embarrassed.
因为一直以来，我的确感到很尴尬LFULl~hUk*。
People would ask me, you know, "Oh, so how many kids do you have? What are they doing now in their lives?"
大家会问我，“哎，那你有几个孩子？他们都做什么工作的？”
And it was almost like, "Ugh."
我的反应都是，“呃Jwm[u8D9_L。”
But more recently I'm like, "Yeah, I have two children. Yes, my son is addicted. Yes, currently he's homeless."
但最近，我的反应变成了，“嗯，我有两个孩子F7Bv+e]I+k+5w0qE。嗯，我儿子是个瘾君子GkFQduj9)I#cN!6;V。嗯，他现在是个流浪汉krfriSg7k.L*3,Rt。”
I try not to say that with shame.
回答他们的时候我尽量不露怯5mgS*0+5ngOG9)f8r。
But it's very difficult.
但很困_fMEA9SS1cfA^|&xF,8w。
I don't give up hope.
我不会放弃希望OXuwidc-m.G*+Bb。
The fact that Billy's still breathing, the fact that he's still alive means there is hope.
比利还活着，他还活着，就意味着还有希望oO.j~YPRHM4d。
There are miracles that happen every day.
因为每天都有奇迹在发生rAwCURVU+Ci[zZV9IK。

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重点讲解

1. at a young age 很小就开始
He took an interest in music and performance at a young age, starting violin lessons at age six and the piano two years later.
他从小就对音乐和表演感兴趣，6岁开始学小提琴，两年之后又开始学钢琴AnAGxJSehM#CmH。

2. dabble in 涉猎
Dabble in a few activities that you enjoy during your teen' s senior year of high school.
十几岁上高中的时候，你可以涉足一些你感兴趣的活动ORVwka]OfqXI0H@K!。

3. in and out of sth. 反复
Now he had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every single day.
现在，他已昏迷了几个月，时而苏醒，时而又马上入睡，但是，她日夜陪伴在他的床边vnrSRh5]ZlxSf。

4. for so long 很久
"I've been with him for so long, I can basically look at him and tell what he wants and needs, " Lonnie says.
“我跟他一起久了，基本上一看就知道他想什么、要什么FNI#+63M895。”朗尼说,x.hIuYIt[+。