A New Home for Old Clothes

huàn换jì季shí时，wǒ我fāxiàn发现yī衣guì柜lǐ里yǒu有bùshǎo不少hěn很jiǔ久méi没chuān穿de的yīfu衣服。

When the season changed, I found many clothes in my wardrobe that I had not worn for a long time.

yǒuxiē有些zhǐshì只是dàxiǎo大小bù不héshì合适，yǒuxiē有些zé则bù不fúhé符合wǒ我xiànzài现在de的chuān穿yī衣xíguàn习惯。

Some no longer fitted, while others no longer suited the way I dressed.

wǒ我yuánběn原本xiǎng想bǎ把tāmen它们quánbù全部zhuāng装jìn进dài袋zi子，zhíjiē直接sòng送chūqu出去。

I originally planned to put them all in bags and give them away immediately.

péngyou朋友tíxǐng提醒wǒ我，biéren别人bùyīdìng不一定xūyào需要wǒ我bù不chuān穿de的měi每yī一jiàn件yīfu衣服。

A friend reminded me that other people might not need every item I no longer wore.

yúshì于是，wǒ我xiān先jiǎnchá检查yīfu衣服shìfǒu是否gānjìng干净，yǒuméiyǒu有没有pò破sǔn损。

So I first checked whether the clothes were clean and undamaged.

jiēzhe接着，wǒ我liánxì联系le了fùjìn附近de的jiēshōu接收diǎn点，xúnwèn询问tāmen他们mùqián目前xūyào需要shénme什么。

Then I contacted a nearby collection point to ask what they currently needed.

gōngzuò工作rényuán人员gàosu告诉wǒ我，tāmen他们zànshí暂时bù不shōu收xiàtiān夏天de的yīfu衣服。

A staff member told me they were not accepting summer clothes at the moment.

wǒ我ànzhào按照yāoqiú要求zhěnglǐ整理，zhǐ只sòng送qù去le了shìhé适合de的jǐ几jiàn件wàitào外套。

I sorted the clothes according to their requirements and took only a few suitable jackets.

shèngxia剩下de的yīfu衣服，yǒude有的sònggěi送给le了yuànyi愿意jiēshōu接收de的péngyou朋友。

I gave some of the remaining clothes to friends who wanted them.

yī一jiàn件pò破le了de的jiù旧chènshān衬衫，bèi被wǒ我jiǎn剪chéng成le了cā擦zhuōzi桌子de的bù布。

I cut a torn old shirt into cloths for wiping tables.

zhè这cì次zhěnglǐ整理méiyou没有xiǎngxiàng想象zhōng中kuài快，què却ràng让wǒ我shǎo少le了hěn很duō多suíbiàn随便mǎi买yīfu衣服de的chōngdòng冲动。

Sorting everything took longer than I expected, but it reduced my urge to buy clothes without thinking.

sòng送chū出dōngxi东西zhīqián之前duō多wèn问yī一jù句，cáinéng才能ràng让hǎoyì好意zhēnzhèng真正bāng帮dào到biéren别人。

Asking a little more before giving things away helps turn good intentions into useful help.