2017-10-06
◎張沛元
A woman who was eating at a Denny’s in Southern California picked up the $405 bill for a group of firefighters after they finished battling a massive blaze.
一名在（美國）南加州的丹尼快餐店用餐的女子，為一群剛結束與大火奮戰（後於此用餐）的消防隊員，支付405美元的餐費。
The City of Colton Fire Department shared an image of the receipt on Facebook Sunday, thanking the woman who paid for the meals of about 25 firefighters who had finished fighting a fire in the city.
（美國加州）柯爾頓市消防局週日在「臉書」上分享這張（用餐）收據的照片，感謝這名為約25名剛在該市打火的消防隊員支付餐費的婦女。
In addition to picking up the tab, the woman bought $100 worth of dessert for the firefighters.
除了支付餐費，這名女子還買了價值100美元的甜點，請這些消防隊員。
Colton Fire Department spokesman Capt. Tom DeBellis told The San Bernardino County Sun that acts of kindness in the community are common, but much appreciated.
柯爾頓市消防局發言人湯姆．迪貝利斯隊長告訴「聖伯納汀諾郡太陽報」，此等善舉在該社區並不罕見，但總令他們心生感激。
“It happens all the time, more so when we’re on big fires. People just anonymously donate money to cover the bill. They want to do what they can to help. In a small community like Colton it happens quite frequently,” he said.
「這種事層出不窮，發生大火時更常見。民眾總是匿名掏錢付掉帳單。他們想盡一己之力幫忙。在柯爾頓這樣的小型社區，這種事屢見不鮮。」他說。
新聞辭典
pick up the tab/pick up the check/pick up the bill：慣用語，付帳單。例句：My father will pick up the tab for this trip.（我爸會支付這趟旅行的費用。）
in addition to：除了…還有。
all the time：慣用語，1）不斷地；2）持續地；3）（某段時間內）一直。例句：Did you know her secret all the time?（你一直都知道她的秘密嗎？）
女子為一群消防隊員支付405美元的餐廳帳單。（取自網路）
