俗話說：窮則思變，變則通。家境貧窮，生活無門，學會變通，乃是生存之道。

Every Friday night the cashier at the Chevron gas station food mart on Eagle Rock Boulevard offers us a discount on all the leftover apples and bananas. To ensure the best selection possible， my mother and I pile into our 20-year-old car and pull up to the food mart at 5 p.m. on the dot2， ready to get our share of slightly overripe fruits.