Now, a tar kettle doesn't sound like much of an inheritance. It wasn't.

如今，沥青锅听起来真不像 一个像样的传家品，它确实不是。

My dad was a roofer, construction guy, he owned small businesses, and at 80, he was ready to retire and his tar kettle was my inheritance.

我的父亲是一名屋顶工，建筑工人。他的生意不大。在他80岁的时候，他准备退休了。 于是我继承了他留下的沥青锅。