It was less than a year after September 11, and I was at the Chicago Tribune writing about shootings and murders, and it was leaving me feeling pretty dark and depressed.
当时911事件尚未届满一年， 我还在《芝加哥论坛报》 撰写关于枪击和谋杀的新闻 在工作让我觉得 十分阴郁沮丧。