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今年萨城没有圣诞老人，但有暖心的邻居来帮你实现愿望！
（KCRA）Viral Nextdoor post has Sacramento neighbors granting holiday wishes for those in need
来自萨克拉门托的邻居们正在为那些需要帮助的人实现节日愿望
A Sacramento woman asked, "what is one thing you need but cannot afford right now?"
萨克拉门托的一位女士问:“有什么东西是你需要但现在又买不起的?”
For Stephen and Adam Greyeyes, the Christmas they had hoped for almost didn't happen this year.
对斯蒂芬·格雷耶和亚当·格雷耶来说，他们期待的圣诞节几乎没有在今年发生。
"I was sad a little bit. I was like, I'm not going to have enough money," Stephen said.
“我有点难过。因为我没有足够的钱，”斯蒂芬说。
The couple is barely scraping by on Social Security disability benefits while caring for Stephen's disabled brother and several pets. The family hoped for a Christmas tree, but getting one would have cost more than they could afford.
这对夫妇靠社会保险的残疾津贴勉强度日，同时还要照顾斯蒂芬残疾的弟弟和几只宠物。这家人希望有一棵圣诞树，但是买一棵圣诞树的花费超出了他们的承受能力。
It would take a holiday miracle unfolding online to grant the Greyeyes' wish.
只有一个假日奇迹在网上展开，才能让“Greyeyes'”们的愿望成真。
"I know it's hard and a lot of people are struggling," said Cynthia Barajas when asked why she decided to make the now-viral post to the online social community, Nextdoor.
“我知道这很艰难，很多人都在挣扎，”辛西娅·巴拉哈斯(Cynthia Barajas)在被问及为何决定在网络社交社区“邻家”(Nextdoor)上发布这篇现在走红的帖子时表示。
Her post asked, "what is one thing you need but cannot afford right now?"
她的帖子问道:“有什么东西是你现在需要却买不起的?”
She encouraged people to comment on her question and respond with what they might need or be able to offer to others. The post has since generated over 1,000 comments and over 200 likes.
她鼓励人们对她的问题发表评论，并回答他们可能需要或能够提供给别人的东西。这条微博已经获得了1000多条评论和200多个赞。
"When I see it blowing up, I was surprised," laughed Barajas.
“当我看到它火了的时候，我很惊讶，”巴拉哈斯笑着说。
Responses poured in, with people asking for gift cards and gas money. Several neighbors offered a toaster oven and other appliances to a woman whose stove had been broken since Thanksgiving.
回复如潮水般涌来，人们要求礼品卡和油钱。几个邻居给一位自从感恩节以来炉子就坏了的妇女提供了一个烤面包机和其他电器。
One neighbor, Kathleen Fraser, donated clothes, shoes, jackets, sweaters, games, toys, blankets, board games, toilet paper, a humidifier, and even medical equipment she had at home.
一位邻居凯瑟琳·弗雷泽(Kathleen Fraser)捐赠了衣服、鞋子、夹克、毛衣、游戏、玩具、毯子、棋牌游戏、卫生纸、加湿器，甚至她家里的医疗设备。
“I basically prepared for COVID/zombie apocalypse so I had a pantry in my garage," she said. "My kids are all leaving, so I have a lot of stuff and have more stuff. Everybody has been so nice, so gracious.”
“我基本上是在为新冠病毒/僵尸末日做准备，所以我在车库里有一个储藏室，”她说。“我的孩子们都要走了，所以我有很多东西，还有更多的东西。每个人都那么好，那么亲切。”
She said she had to nurse herself back to health after a car accident so she has a lot of compassion for people who have been through hard times.
她说，在一场车祸后，她不得不照顾自己恢复健康，所以她对那些经历艰难时期的人充满了同情。
She donated her kid’s old Barbie house and the person who took it sent her a photo of her kids playing with it.
她捐赠了孩子们的旧芭比娃娃屋，收到娃娃屋人给她发了一张孩子们玩娃娃屋的照片。
Another neighbor offered free welding, dog training and American Sign Language lessons.
另一位邻居则提供免费焊接、驯狗和美国手语课程。
Someone else asked for a day off from caring for her mother with dementia, and a neighbor responded that they had the experience for that.
还有人请了一天假，不去照顾患有痴呆症的母亲，邻居回复说他们有过这样的经历。
One of those involved in the thread brought the Greyeyes their Christmas tree.
一位参与讨论的人给Greyeyes 夫妇带来了他们的圣诞树。
"This is the best Christmas I could ever be thankful for," Stephen said.
“这是我要感谢的最好的圣诞节，”斯蒂芬说。
Barajas says she's thankful her post got the response it did. It is still receiving comments.
巴拉哈斯说，她很感激她的帖子得到了这么多的回应。该帖子仍在收到评论。
"Feels good, actually. Just knowing, like, we have a lot of nice people out there still, even with the COVID," she said.
实际上,“感觉很好。即使我们现在正处于疫情之中，我们仍然有很多好人。”她说。
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