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新罕布什尔州的一名女子为一位名叫唐纳德的老年残疾退伍军人筹集了近40万美元，唐纳德在照顾住院的妻子时一直在努力支付账单。

A New Hampshire woman has raised nearly $400,000 for an elderly disabled veteran (退伍军人) named Donald, who has been battling to keep up with bills while caring for his wife, who was in hospital.

新罕布什尔州的一名女士为一位名叫唐纳德的老年残疾退伍军人筹集了近40万美元，唐纳德在照顾住院的妻子的同时，一直在努力支付账单。

The story began when Jenelle encountered Donald at a pawn (典当) shop in Manchester, where he was pawning jewelry (珠宝) to cover his bills. Donald shared with Jenelle the hardships he was facing: his rent had increased, and he was finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet while caring for his wife. He feared they might lose their home and that his beloved wife could end up in a care facility due to their financial problem. Deeply moved by his situation, Jenelle immediately took action. She gathered $1,300 from her own savings and contributions from friends and family to help the 90-year-old.

故事开始于杰内尔在曼彻斯特的一家典当行遇到唐纳德，当时他正在典当珠宝以支付账单。唐纳德和杰内尔分享了他所面临的困难:他的房租涨了，他发现在照顾妻子的同时养家糊口越来越困难。他担心他们可能会失去家园，他深爱的妻子可能会因为经济问题而最终住进护理机构。杰内尔被他的处境深深感动了，她立即采取了行动。她从自己的积蓄和朋友和家人的捐款中筹集了1300美元来帮助这位90岁的老人。

The outpouring of support didn’t stop there. Jenelle set up a GoFundMe page for Donald, and the response was overwhelming. Donations poured in from around the world, bringing the total to nearly $400,000.

大量的支持并没有就此停止。杰内尔为唐纳德在GoFundMe上建立了一个页面，得到了热烈的反响。世界各地纷纷捐款，捐款总额接近40万美元。

Despite the outpouring of support, Donald remained humble (谦逊的), insisting that he was “just an ordinary man.” But as Jenelle explained to him, he’s much more than that to the countless people who have been touched by his story.

尽管得到了大量的支持，唐纳德仍然保持谦虚，坚持说他“只是一个普通人”。但正如杰内尔向他解释的那样，对于无数被他的故事感动的人来说，他的意义远不止于此。

These days, Jenelle shared the emotional moment she told Donald about the incredible generosity of strangers. “I told him that meant that everyone in the world was seeing this and stepping forward to donate,” she said. “Even before I told him the amount, he was already extremely emotional and couldn’t believe the kindness of strangers across the world.”

这些天，杰内尔分享了她告诉唐纳德陌生人不可思议的慷慨的感人时刻。“我告诉他，这意味着世界上每个人都看到了这一点，并挺身而出捐款，”她说。“甚至在我告诉他金额之前，他就已经非常激动，不敢相信世界各地陌生人的善良。”