Wanda and I had only a little money,although we had been able to make ends meet with the Social Security disability payments and Veterans Administration checks we had been receiving.

• 婉达和我没有多少钱，尽管我们靠着失业救济金和退伍军人抚恤金勉强能维持生计，但是1973年的圣诞节却成了我们全家最幸福的一个圣诞节。