故事：售出的不是徽章而是对生命的希望

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[00:01.55]15 Button Up!	徽章大作战
[00:06.46](By Heather Ray)	(译 / 李佳)
[00:09.80]My name is Lydia, but please, call me Buttons, as in Button Up, the name of my new company. 我叫莉迪娅，但是请叫我“徽章”，就是我新公司的名字“徽章向上”的那个徽章。
[00:17.46]I started it last year when I was in fifth grade, and that summer, I made more than $250! And I helped save a life!  去年我还在读五年级时创办了这家公司，那个夏天我赚了250多美元，而且我还参与挽救了一条生命！
[00:27.20]But I'll tell you more about that later.不过那件事我过会儿再详细讲给你听。
[00:29.51]First, you need to know how it all started....	首先你得知道这一切是怎么开始的……
[00:32.19]I was in Social Studies on another gloomy Monday morning. 又是一个黑色星期一的早晨，我正在上社会学课。
[00:37.72]I was sick and tired of April showers and could practically taste summer vacation. 我真是受够了4月的阵雨，正迫不及待地盼望暑假的到来。
[00:43.27]That's when Mr.Larson announced a pop quiz . 就在那时，拉森先生宣布要进行一次突击测验。
[00:47.10]I'd briefly skimmed over the assigned chapters - something about economics - but I neglected to study with my usual flash cards.	我本来已经粗略地翻看过他划定的章节―― 是关于经济学的――但是当时我大意了，没有用我平时常用的卡片来学习。
[00:55.63]After flunking my first quiz, I was so humiliated that I pulled out my Social Studies book and reread the material.第一次测验就这样挂了，我感到羞愧难当，于是我找出社会学课本，重新温习了那些材料。 
[01:04.33]The next day I begged Mr. Larson to let me retake the quiz, but he said that wouldn't be fair to the other students. 第二天，我找到拉森先生，恳求他让我重考一次。但是他说那样对其他同学不公平，
[01:12.11]Instead, he suggested I use what I had learned to start my own business. 反而建议我用自己所学去经营一份生意。
[01:17.14](I should have known he would say something like that. (我早该知道他会说那样的话，
[01:20.48]He was always trying to get students interested in extracurricular projects.)	他一直试图让学生对课外项目产生兴趣。)
[01:25.20]Lydia, he said, "when you're not in school, what do you like to do?"	“莉迪娅，”他说，“你不在学校上课的时候，喜欢做什么呢？”
[01:30.27]Hmm, I thought out loud . “嗯，”我自言自语道，
[01:33.62]"Well, I like to swim in my neighbor's pool. “这个，我喜欢在邻居的泳池里游泳。
[01:36.87]Oh, and I recently learned how to make my own buttons, and I also like to... "	哦，还有，我最近学会了自己做徽章，然后我还喜欢……”
[01:41.81]Hold on, he interrupted me. “等等，”他打断我说，
[01:43.96]"Did you say you can make buttons?"	“你刚刚说你会做徽章？”
[01:47.28]Yup. I took off my book bag to show Mr. Larson the collection of buttons pinned to the back. “是啊。”我摘下书包，给拉森先生展示我那些别在书包背面的徽章。
[01:53.77]They said all sorts of things like "Go Green," "I'd Rather Be Swimming," a few had names, and my favorite: the one I had made for my sister, Lynn. 它们上面都写着类似于“崇尚绿色”“我宁愿游泳”的字样，有一些印有名字，而我最喜欢的那枚是我为姐姐林恩做的。
[02:03.87]She's in eighth grade now, but when she was younger, she had leukemia . 林恩现在读八年级了，但她小时候患上了白血病。
[02:08.30]Thankfully, she's in remission now (which means the signs of cancer are gone), and my dad says we're all very lucky that the treatments worked. 庆幸的是，现在她的病情有所缓解(也就是说，癌症的症状已经消失了)。我爸爸说，我们真的很幸运， 因为林恩接受的治疗见效了。
[02:17.73]Every year my family participates in a three- mile walk to raise money for cancer treatments. 每年，我们全家人都会参加一个三英里健步活动，为癌症治疗筹集善款。
[02:23.64]The button is a photo my dad took of Lynn and me at the finish line last year. 那枚徽章上印的就是去年爸爸为我和林恩在终点线上拍的照片。
[02:29.28]It says S-U-R-V-I-V-O-R in the shape of a rainbow at the top.	在徽章顶部写有拼成彩虹形状的“幸存者”字样。
[02:35.83]I made a bunch of survivor buttons and gave one to everyone who helped donate to the race, I told him.	“我做了一堆‘幸存者’字样的徽章，送给那些为健步比赛捐款的人，每人一个。”我对拉森先生说。
[02:42.30]He looked impressed. 他看上去挺受触动的：
[02:44.00]"How did you make them?"	“你是怎么制作那些徽章的呢？”
[02:45.30]I used Lynn's computer to print the photos and cut them out so they fit into these clear, plastic pin backs,I explained.	“我用林恩的电脑打印出照片，然后把它们剪裁一下，使它们的尺寸刚好适合徽章底部这些空白塑料片的大小。”我解释道。
[02:52.86]Do you think there's a need, or a 'demand', for your buttons?	“你有没有想过，人们对你的徽章会有需要或者说‘需求’呢？”
[02:56.99]A demand? I wondered. 需求？我有些惊讶。
[02:59.30]As in the law of supply and demand from our Social Studies textbook?	就像我们社会学课本上的供应与需求法则里提到的那样吗？
[03:03.85]Umm, I'll think about it.“嗯，我会考虑一下这个问题的。” 
[03:06.29]Then I hurried to art class.	然后我便赶去上艺术课了。
[03:08.40]When I got home, I reviewed the chapter on economics. 回到家后，我又复习了一遍关于经济学的那个章节。
[03:11.99]Maybe I could sell my buttons. 或许我可以出售我的徽章呢。
[03:14.45]I was going to need money to buy supplies and would have to ask someone for a loan. 我需要一笔钱购买物资，也就不得不向别人借钱。
[03:19.34]Naturally, I asked More if she would invest in my idea.	自然而然地，我去找了莫尔，问她愿不愿意投资我的创意。
[03:23.37]How much is it going to cost? she asked.	“要花多少钱呢？”她问。
[03:27.19]If I start out by selling 100 buttons, I reasoned, "then I need 100 button shells, a pack of paper, and a circle cutter, which totals about $40."	“如果以卖掉100枚徽章来算的话，”我推算道，“那么我需要100 个徽章、一包纸和一个圆形切割器，这些加起来一共需要40美元左右。”
[03:38.40]How are you going to reimburse me?	“你打算怎么偿还我呢？”
[03:40.47]I pulled out my list of potential customers, which included my teachers,friends, and neighbors; 我掏出了我的潜在客户清单，包括我的老师、朋友和邻居们；
[03:46.42]followed by a list of upcoming holidays and charitable events that people would buy buttons for. 还有一张即将到来的节日和慈善活动的清单，在这些场合人们可能会买徽章。
[03:52.34]My plan was to make a couple dozen of my own designs and sell them for $2 each. 我的计划是制作两打我自己设计的徽章，然后以每个2美元的价格卖掉。
[03:57.95]If a customer wanted me to make a custom photo button, I would charge $3 per button. 如果有客人想要我制作自定义照片的徽章，那就卖每个3 美元。
[04:03.89]More suggested I offer a "buy five and get one free" deal, too.	莫尔还建议我提供“买五赠一”的服务。
[04:08.31]Tell you what, Lydia, More began, "I'll loan you the money and then give you four months to pay it back. “我跟你说，莉迪娅，”莫尔说，“我愿意借给你这笔钱，并且给你四个月的时间来还清。
[04:15.16]You'll owe me $10 a month."	你每个月还我10美元。”
[04:17.70]"Deal! "I agreed. “一言为定！”我同意了。
[04:18.63]We sat at the table that night and crunched some numbers.那天晚上我们坐在桌边仔细算了一笔账。 
[04:22.48]I could pay back More and have $160! That was just an estimate. 我还清莫尔的钱之后还能剩下160美元！那还只是估算而已，
[04:28.48]It didn't include the $3 buttons, or the special deal, but either way, if I sold them all, I could make a profit.	不包括每个3美元的定制徽章以及特价销售的情况。但是不管怎样，如果我把那些徽章都卖掉的话，我可以赚到一笔钱。
[04:36.10]What would you do with all that money? More asked.	“你打算怎么处理那笔钱呢？”莫尔问。
[04:39.57]I showed her the flyer I made.	我给她看了我做的传单。
[04:42.13]And that's how I helped save a life that summer. 而这就是我如何在那年暑假拯救了一个人的生命：
[04:45.37]I donated the money I earned to a charity that helps cancer patients receive treatments. 我把赚来的钱捐给了一个帮助癌症患者接受治疗的慈善组织。
[04:51.10]It wasn't easy, though.不过，这事做起来并不容易。 
[04:52.84]I spent my summer afternoons passing out flyers, taking orders, and making lots and lots of buttons, but it was my best summer yet!	我花了整个暑假的时间，每天下午去发传单、接受订单，然后做了很多很多的徽章，但那却是我迄今为止过得最棒的一个暑假！

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故事：售出的不是徽章 而是对生命的希望

故事：售出的不是徽章而是对生命的希望