美文发布:奇速英语 发布时间:Nov 29, 2016 3:48:43 PM
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening wewent out and we picked up four people from thestreet. And one of them was in a most terriblecondition-and I told the Sisters: You take care of theother three. I take care of this one who lookedworse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautifulsmile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the words "Thank you." and shedied. 穷人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上,我们外出,从街上带回了四个人,其中一个生命岌岌可危。于是我告诉修女们说:"你们照料其他三个,这个生命濒危的人就由我来照顾了。"就这样,我为她做了我的爱心所能做的一切。我将她放在床上,看到她的脸上绽放出如此美丽的微笑。她握着我的手,只说了句"谢谢您"就死了。 I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what would I say if I was inher place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention tomyself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something,but she gave me much more--she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on herface. So did that man whom we picked up from the drain, half eaten with worms, and webrought him to the home. "I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like anangel, loved and cared for." And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man whocould speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursinganybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people. Andthat is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry-I was naked-I was homeless-I wasunwanted, unloved, uncared for-and you did it to me. 我情不自禁地在她面前审视起自己的良知来。我问自己,如果我是她的话,会说些什么呢?答案很简单,我会尽量引起旁人对我的关注,我会说我饥饿难忍,冷得发抖,奄奄一息,痛苦不堪,诸如此类的话。但是她给我的却更多-她给了我她的感激之情。她死时脸上却带着微笑。我们从排水道带回的那个男子也是如此。当时,他几乎全身都快被虫子吃掉了,我们把他带回了家。"在街上,我一直像个动物一样地活着,但我将像个天使一样地死去,有人爱,有人关心。"真是太好了,我看到了他的伟大之处,他竟能说出那样的话。他那样死去,不责怪任何人,不诅咒任何人,无欲无求。像天使一样-这便是我们的人民的伟大之所在。因此我们相信耶稣所说的--我饥肠辘辘-我衣不蔽体-我无家可归-我不为人所要,不为人所爱,也不为人所关心-然而,你却为我做了这一切。 I believe that we are not real social workers. We may be doing social work in the eyes of thepeople, but we are really contemplatives, in the heart of the world. For we are touching thebody of Christ twenty-four hours. And I think that in our family we don't need bombs andguns. to destroy, to bring peace-just get together, love one another, bring that peace, thatjoy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome allthe evil that is in the world. 我想,我们算不上真正的社会工作者。在人们的眼中,或许我们是在做社会工作,但实际上,我们真的只是世界中心的修行者。因为,一天24小时,我们都在触摸基督的圣体。我想,在我们的大家庭里,我们不需要枪支和炮弹来破坏和平,或带来和平-我们只需要团结起来,彼此相爱,将和平、欢乐以及每一个家庭成员灵魂的活力都带回世界。这样,我们就能战胜世界上现存的一切邪恶。 And with this prize that I received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home formany people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we cancreate a home for the poor. I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be ablethrough this understanding love to bring peace, be the good new to the poor. The poor in ourown family first, in our country and in the world. To be able to do this, our Sisters, our liveshave to be woven with prayer."They have to he woven with Christ to be able to understand,to be able to share. Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand, to be able toshare. Because today there is so much suffering. When I pick up a person from the street,hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied. I have removed that hunger.But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who hasbeen thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable. And so let usalways meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin tolove each other naturally we want to do something. 我准备以我所获得的诺贝尔和平奖奖金为那些无家可归的人们建立自己的家园。因为我相信,爱源自家庭,如果我们能为穷人建立家园,我相信爱便会传播得更广。而且,我们将通过这种宽容博大的爱而带来和平,成为穷人的福音。首先为我们自己家里的穷人,其次为我们国家,为全世界的穷人。为了做到这一点,姐妹们,我们的生活就必须与祷告紧紧相连,必须同基督结为一体才能互相体谅,共同分享,因为同基督结为一体就意味着互相体谅,共同分享。 因为,今天世界上仍有如此多的苦难存在。当我从街上带回一个饥肠辘辘的人时 ,给他一盘饭,一片面包,我就能使他心满意足了,我就能驱除他的饥饿。但是,如果一个人露宿街头,感到不为人所需要,不为人所爱,惶恐不安,被社会抛弃-这样的贫困让人心痛,如此令人无法忍受。因此,让我们总是微笑相见,因为微笑就是爱的开端,一旦我们开始彼此自然地相爱,我们就会想着为对方做点什么了。 1. pick up 捡起;获得;收拾;(汽车;飞机)乘载;不费力地学会
单词 音标 词义解释 grateful ['greitfəl] adj. 感激的,感谢的 presence ['prezns] n. 出席,到场,存在 n. 仪态,风度 poverty ['pɔvəti] n. 贫困,贫乏 spread [spred] v. 伸展,展开,传播,散布,铺开,涂撒 n. conscience ['kɔnʃəns] n. 良心,责任心,顾忌 prayer [prɛə] n. 祈祷,祷告,祷文 v. 祷告,祷文 valuable ['væljuəbl] adj. 贵重的,有价值的 n. (pl.)贵 unwanted ['ʌn'wɔntid] adj. 不必要的,空闲的 understand [.ʌndə'stænd] vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为 overcome [.əuvə'kʌm] vt. 战胜,克服,(感情等)压倒,使受不了
We pick up a can, and then use a can opener on it.
比如,我们会先拿起一个罐头,然后使用开罐头的工具来开罐头。
2. take care of 照顾;注意;抚养
I ached to be of an age to take care of myself.
我巴望能到自食其力的年龄。
3. draw one's attention 引起注意
We want to try to draw attention to what's valuable in their relationship."
我们试图要人们注意他们关系中有价值的一些方面。
4. in the eyes of 在…心目中;从…来看
In the eyes of the law you are not an adult.
从法律的角度看你还没有成年。