sometimes people's lives go terribly
wrong
maybe their marriage breaks down
they lose their job
their house
their friends
they have to live on the street
they drink too much
they don't wash
who will give a man like that a second
chance
only a very special kind of person
like nan
a fruit seller on the streets of
kingston
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sonny had a new plan
but he did not know if nan would agree
to it
he and jake were building a house
which was big enough for two families
and one day they decided between them
that sonny's ex-wife tanya and his
children should have it
nan
sonny said to her quietly
i going to let tanya and the children
live in the house
what
shouted none
why
it is good for the children
said sunny
they will be off the streets
and the boys won't have to hustle like
me
but what about me and you
where are we going to live
we will try and build another one
sonny said
lord
he thought
is she going to leave me now
maybe this is too much for her
i love her
i hope she understands what i'm trying
to do
so
nun said slowly
you tell tanya already
i said something about it
sonny looked away from nan's eyes
she agrees because it would be good for
the children
i don't want my daughters living and
dying like dogs on the streets of
kingston
and i don't want my boys carrying guns
and selling drugs
i want them to have a place to live none
a place where they can study their books
and have a better life
it is a hard thing you ask sonny
nan said quietly
sonny was a good man
and nan trusted him
but she could not understand why he
still cared about his ex-wife tanya
why can't he have a clean break with
this woman she thought
tanya ruined his life
she went with other men
and she kicked him out on the street
and then she sold all his things
nan remember the day when she first met
sonny
a day that changed her life
he was just a street man
a drunkard
and so dirty
there was hunger in his face
in his eyes
even in the way he walked
she watched him for a while
then called out to him
old man
come here
you're hungry
yes mom
what kind of a street man was this she
thought
nobody ever called her mom
that wasn't a word people said to women
who sold fruit on street corners
they usually called out old girl
or something worse like
dirty skettle
it felt good to be called mom
she took some of her fruit and gave it
to him
thank you miss
he said
i'm very grateful
he came by every day after that
and every day she gave him some fruit
then one day she took him to the church
on harbour street
which helped street people with their
drink problems
they agreed to help him
and took him in
two months later a clean tidy man in a
light brown suit stopped by her stall
and said
how are you madam
he gave a big smile
showing his white teeth
here's something for you
he said
and held out two one thousand dollar
bills
thank you
nan said
but why you give me so much money
you helped me when i needed someone
he said quietly
you brought me back to life
nan stared at him
not understanding
i was that old drunkard on these streets
he explained
and you gave me food every day
what
said nan
i happy to see that you are right now
yes
thanks to you
i now have a job with the town council
you know
i drive the garbage truck
nan smiled happily
she went on smiling for the next year
and a half
she felt young again
and full of hope
at last she could forget the sad years
when she was 16
with a baby
and no chance to go to school and get a
better life for herself
she and sonny started living together
and now they were planning to get
married and have a home of their own
she decided to give sonny this one thing
and to give it freely
because she trusted him
okay go on
she said to sonny
let them live in the house
and we will work together to build our
own
sonny put his long arms around nan's
comfortable body and pulled her close
he understood what she was saying
that she trusted him
that she was strong enough to wait
he put his mouth close to her ear and
whispered
thank you
[Music]
you
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有时人们的生活会大错特错
也许他们的婚姻破裂了
他们失去了工作
他们的房子
他们的朋友
他们不得不流落街头
他们喝得太多
他们不洗不洗
谁能给这样一个男人第二次
机会
只有一个非常特别的人
像南这样的人 金斯顿
街头的水果商
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桑尼有一个新计划，
但他不知道南是否会
同意，
他和杰克正在建造一座足够两个家庭居住的房子
，有一天他们决定 他们之间
说桑尼的前妻坦尼娅和他的
孩子应该拥有它
南桑尼悄悄对她说
我要让坦尼娅和孩子们
住在房子里
什么
叫什么都没有喊
为什么
对孩子们有好处
他们说阳光他们会离开街头
男孩们不必像我一样忙碌，
但我和你呢
，我们将住在哪里，
我们将尝试建造另一个
儿子说，
上帝
他
认为她现在要离开我
也许这对她来说太过分了
我爱她，
我希望她能理解我的意图
，
所以
修女慢慢地说，
你告诉 tanya
我已经说过一些事情了，
儿子从 nan 的眼睛上移开，
她同意了，因为这对孩子们有好处
我不想要我的女儿
像狗一样在金斯敦街头生活和死去
，我不希望我的孩子们携带枪支
和贩卖
毒品 你问桑尼
楠小声说
桑尼是个好男人
，楠信任他，
但她不明白为什么他
仍然关心他的前妻谭雅
他为什么不能和
这个女人彻底分手她认为
谭雅毁了他的生活
她 和其他男人一起去
，她把他踢到街上
，然后她卖掉了他所有的东西，
记得那天她第一次见到
桑尼，那一天改变了她的生活
甚至面对他的眼睛 在他走路的路上，
她看了他一会儿，
然后喊他
老头子
过来，
你饿了
是的，妈妈
，这是一个什么样的街头男人，她
认为
没有人会叫她妈妈
这不是人们说的一句话
在街角卖水果的女人
她们通常会喊老女孩
或者更糟糕的东西，比如
肮脏的水壶
被称为妈妈感觉很好
她拿了一些水果
给他
谢谢小姐
他说
我很感激
他来了 在那之后
的每一天，她每天都给他一些水果，
然后有一天她带他去
海港街的教堂
，帮助街上的人解决他们的
饮酒问题，
他们同意帮助他
，
两个月后带他一个干净整洁的男人在一个
浅棕色西装在她的摊位前停下来说
你好吗女士
他露出一口洁白的牙齿露出灿烂的笑容
这是给你的东西
他说
并拿出两张一千美元的
钞票
谢谢你
南说
但是你为什么给我这么多钱
你帮助 我 当我需要某人时，
他悄悄地说，
你让我起死回生，
南盯着他
不明白
我是这些街道上的那个老
醉鬼 对你
我现在在镇议会工作
你知道
我开垃圾车
16 岁时
有一个孩子
，没有机会上学并为自己过上
更好的生活，
她和桑尼开始同居
，现在他们计划
结婚并拥有自己的家，
她决定给桑尼这件事
，并 自由地给它，
因为她信任他，
好吧继续
她对儿子说
让他们住在房子里
，我们将共同努力建立我们
自己的
儿子，将他的长臂搂在南
舒适的身体上，把她拉近
他明白她的意思 在
说她相信他
，她有足够的力量等待
他把嘴凑到她耳边
低声说
谢谢你
[音乐]
你