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When Saturn aligns with Jupiter, beware a stranger who carries ill tidings. Meanwhile, a person you once carried a flame for now admires you from afar. Your lucky numbers are 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 & 126. And fortune cookies are even MORE worthless. We used to go to the Chinese restaurant in the centre of town on Christmas Eve, and I was always excited to open my cookie to see what the future held for me. But here's the fortune I got the last time I was there- You will buy some new pants. I mean, whoever wrote THAT one wasn't even TRYING. See, what I NEED is something that actually TELLS me what to do, so I don't have to guess. Up to this point, I've been making all my own decisions, and I'm not super happy with the results.

当土星与木星成一线时，小心一个带来坏消息的陌生人。 与此同时，一个你曾经爱过的人现在却在远方仰慕你。 你的幸运数字是1,2,4,5,7和126。 而幸运饼干更是一文不值。 我们过去常常在平安夜去市中心的中餐馆，我总是兴奋地打开我的饼干，看看我的未来。 但这是我上次在那里得到的财富——你会买几条新裤子。 我的意思是，写这句话的人根本就没试过。 我需要的是能告诉我该怎么做的东西，这样我就不用猜了。 到目前为止，所有的决定都是我自己做的，我对结果不是很满意。

Wednesday I actually used to look FORWARD to when Mom's family came to town, because it was a good way for me to make some cash. One year I was drawing pictures at the kitchen table, and Mom told me I should try selling my drawings to the family. It actually worked out GREAT. I'd draw a picture of a house or a turtle, and turn around and sell it to someone in the family for five bucks.

实际上，我过去常常盼望着星期三妈妈一家来镇上，因为这是我赚钱的好方法。 有一年，我在厨房的桌子上画画，妈妈告诉我，我应该试着把我的画卖给家人。 实际上效果很好。 我会画一幢房子或一只乌龟，然后转头以5美元的价格卖给家里的某个人。

In the weeks leading up to a big family holiday, I'd draw as fast as I could so I had a big stockpile when my relatives arrived. One Thanksgiving I drew so many pictures that I made eighty dollars. In fact, it was so easy to turn my art into cash that I thought that's how it was going to be for the rest of my life.

在一个大型家庭假期的前几周，我会尽可能快地画画，这样当我的亲戚们到达时，我就有了大量的储备。 有一次感恩节，我画了很多画，赚了80美元。 事实上，把我的艺术变成现金是如此容易，以至于我认为这就是我余生的方式。

But once I got a little older, the same relatives who were snapping up my drawings when I was little weren't as quick to pull out their wallets. And I'm still not sure if it's because I went back to the same people too many times or because I doubled my prices. But when Manny started selling HIS drawings, all of

但当我长大一点后，那些在我小的时候抢购我的画的亲戚们就不那么快掏出钱包了。 我仍然不确定这是因为我太多次回到同一家店还是因为我把价格翻了一倍。 但当曼尼开始卖他的画时，所有的

a sudden my relatives were like human ATM machines. Let me just say this: when I draw a picture, I put a lot of time and effort into it. But Manny scribbles out fifteen drawings in a minute, and don't even ask me what half of them are supposed to BE. This all just goes to show that some people have no taste when it comes to art. Thursday We're having Easter at Gramma's house again this

突然之间，我的亲戚就像人类的自动取款机。 让我这么说吧：当我画画的时候，我花了很多时间和精力。 但曼尼一分钟就画了十五幅画，甚至都不要问我其中一半应该是什么。 这一切都表明，有些人在艺术方面没有品味。 星期四我们又要在奶奶家过复活节

year, which kind of stinks, because Gramma's house isn't very kid-friendly. The only thing she has that's even CLOSE to a toy over there is this stuffed elephant called Ellie. Gramma bought Ellie as a chew toy for our old dog, Sweetie, who lives with her now. But Sweetie tore off Ellie's trunk, ears, and legs on the first day he had it. So now you can't even tell it's supposed to be an elephant.

一年，有点臭，因为奶奶家不太适合孩子。 她唯一能称得上是玩具的东西就是这个叫艾莉的大象毛绒玩具。 奶奶给我们的老狗小甜心买了艾丽作为咀嚼玩具，小甜心现在和奶奶住在一起。 但是小甜心在生下艾莉的第一天就把它的鼻子、耳朵和腿都撕掉了。 所以现在你甚至看不出这应该是一头大象。