A Day of Near Misses (Part 1)
Everything almost went wrong today — and every near-disaster was averted by someone.
今天真是奇怪的一天，好几件事都差点出问题。What a strange day — several things almost went wrong.
早上我起晚了，要不是妈妈叫我，我上班肯定会迟到。I got up late this morning; if Mom hadn't woken me, I would definitely have been late for work.
出门的时候下起了大雨，要不是爷爷把伞放进了我的包里，我早就全身湿了。It was pouring when I left; if Grandpa hadn't tucked an umbrella into my bag, I'd have been soaked head to toe long before I arrived.
到了公司，要不是同事提醒我，我就忘了下午有一个重要的会。At the office, if a coworker hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten about an important afternoon meeting.
中午吃饭的时候，我把手机忘在了饭馆的桌子上。At lunch, I left my phone on the restaurant table.
要不是店里的人跑出来找我，手机就找不回来了。If someone from the restaurant hadn't run out after me, I would never have gotten it back.
晚上回家的路上，我累得在车上睡着了。On the way home that evening, I was so tired I fell asleep in my seat.
要不是旁边的人叫醒我，我就不知道会坐到哪里去了。If the person next to me hadn't woken me up, who knows where I would have ended up.
回到家，妈妈笑着说：“你今天运气真好。”When I got home, Mom smiled and said, "You were really lucky today."
我说：“不是运气好，要不是你们的话，我这一天早就乱了。”I said, "It wasn't luck — if it weren't for all of you, my whole day would have fallen apart ages ago."
原来我最大的运气，就是身边有这么多愿意帮我的人。Turns out my greatest luck is having so many people around me who are willing to help.
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