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AGoodHearttoLeanon善心可依英汉对照WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwasembarrassedtobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasseverelycrippledandveryshort,andwhenwewouldwalktogether,hishandonmyarmforbalance,peoplewouldstare.Iwouldinwardlysquirmattheunwantedattention.Ifheevernoticedorwasbothered,heneverleton.Itwasdifficulttocoordinateoursteps--hishalting,mineimpatient--andbecauseofthat,wedidn'tsaymuchaswewentalong.Butaswestartedout,healwayssaid,Yousetthepace.Iwilltrytoadjusttoyou.Ourusualwalkwastoorfromthesubway,whichwashowhegottowork.Hewenttoworksick,anddespitenastyweather.Healmostnevermissedaday,andwouldmakeittotheofficeevenifotherscouldnot.Amatterofpride.Whensnoworicewasontheground,itwasimpossibleforhimtowalk,evenwithhelp.AtsuchtimesmysistersorIwouldpullhimthroughthestreetsofBrooklyn,NY,onachild'ssleightothesubwayentrance.Oncethere,hewouldclingtothehandrailuntilhereachedthelowerstepsthatthewarmertunnelairkeptice-free.InManhattanthesubwaystationwasthebasementofhisofficebuilding,andhewouldnothavetogooutsideagainuntilwemethiminBrooklyn'onhiswayhome.WhenIthinkofitnow,Imarvelathowmuchcourageitmusthavetakenforagrownmantosubjecthimselftosuchindignityandstress.Andathowhedidit--withoutbitternessorcomplaint.Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectofpity,nordidheshowanyenvyofthemorefortunateorable.Whathelookedforinotherswasagoodheart,andifhefoundone,theownerwasgoodenoughforhim.NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethatisaproperstandardbywhichtojudgepeople,eventhoughIstilldon'tknowpreciselywhatagoodheartis.ButIknowthetimesIdon'thaveonemyself.Unabletoengageinmanyactivities,myfatherstilltriedtoparticipateinsomeway.Whenalocalsandlotbaseballteamfounditself|withoutamanager,hekeptitgoing.HewasaknowledgeablebaseballfanandoftentookmetoEbbetsFieldtoseetheBrooklynDodgersplay.Helikedtogotodancesandparties,wherehecouldhaveagoodtimejustsittingandwatching.Ononememorableoccasionafightbrokeoutatabeachparty,witheveryonepunchingandshoving.Hewasn'tcontenttositandwatch,buthecouldn'tstandunaidedonthesoftsand.Infrustrationhebegantoshout,I'llfightanyonewhowilltitdownwithme!Nobodydid.Butthenextdaypeoplekiddedhimbysayingitwasthefirsttimeanyfighterwasurgedtotakeadiveevenbeforetheboutbegan.Inowknowheparticipatedinsomethingsvicariouslythroughme,hisonlyson.WhenIplayedball(poorly),heplayedtoo.WhenIjoinedtheNavyhejoinedtoo.AndwhenIcamehomeonleave,hesawtoitthatIvisitedhisoffice.Introducingme,hewasreallysaying,Thisismyson,butitisalsome,andIcouldhavedonethis,too,ifthingshadbeendifferent.Thosewordswereneversaidaloud.Hehasbeengonemanyyearsnow,butIthinkofhimoften.Iwonderifhesensedmyreluctancetobeseenwithhimduringourwalks.Ifhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,howunworthyIwas,howIregrettedit.IthinkofhimwhenIcomplainabouttrifles,whenIamenviousofanother'sgoodfortune,whenIdon'thaveagoodheart.AtsuchtimesIputmyhandonhisarmtoregainmybalance,andsay,Yousetthepace,Iwilltrytoadjusttoyou.Annotation1.cripplev.使残疾,损害2.inwardlyadv.在内心3.squirmv.蠕动4.leton泄密5.coordinatev.(使)配合6.adjustto调整,使适合于7.nastyadj.肮脏的,不愉快的8.sleighn.雪橇9.clingto抓紧10.handrailn.(楼梯)扶手11.basementn.地下室12.marvelv.诧异13.subject…to使…经历14.indignityn.轻蔑,侮辱15.punchv.(用拳头)猛砸16.shovev.推,乱推17.contentadj.满意的18.frustrationn.失望19.takeadive认输20.boutn.拳击比赛21.vicariouslyadv.可替代地22.seetoitthat保证23.enviousadj.妒忌的在我成长的过程中,我一直羞于让别人看见的和父亲在一起。我的父亲身材矮小,腿上有严重的残疾。当我们一起走路时,他总是挽着我以保持身体平衡,这时总招来一些异样的目光,令我无地自容。可是如果他注意到了这些,不管他内心多么痛苦,也从不表现出来。走路时,我们很难相互协调起来----他的步子慢慢腾腾,我的步子焦燥不安。所以一路上我们交谈得很少。但是每次出行前,他总是说,你走你的,我想法儿跟上你。我们常常往返于从家到他上班乘坐的地铁站的那段路上。他有病也要上班,哪怕天气恶劣。他几乎从未误过一天工,就是在别人不能去的情况下,他也要设法去上班。实在值得骄傲!每当冰封大地,雪花飘飘的时候,若是没有帮助,他简直举步维艰。每当此时,我或我的姐妹们就用儿童雪橇把他拉过纽约布鲁克林区的街道,一直送他到地铁的入口处。一到那儿,他便手抓扶手一直走到底下的台阶时才放开手,因为那里通道的空气暖和些,地面上没有结冰。到了曼哈顿,地铁站就在他办公楼的地下一层,在我们在布鲁克林接他回家之前他无须再走出楼来。如今每当我想起这些,我惊叹一个成年男子要经受信这种侮辱和压力得需要多么大的勇气啊!叹服他竟然能够做到这一点,不带任何痛苦,没有丝毫抱怨。他从不说自己可怜,也从不嫉妒别人的幸运和能力。他所期望的是人家善良的心,当他得到时,人家真的对他很好。如今我已经长大成人,我明白了善良的心是评价人的恰当的标准,尽管我仍不很清楚它的确切涵义,但是我却知道我有缺乏善心的时候。虽然父亲不能参加许多活动,但他仍然没法以某种方式参与进来。当一个地方棒球队发现缺少一个领队时,他便作了领队。因为他是个棒球迷,有丰富的棒球知识,他过去常带我地埃比茨棒球场观看布鲁克林的鬼精灵队的比赛。他喜欢参加舞会和晚会,乐意坐着看。记得有一次的海边晚会上,不人打架,动了拳头,推推搡搡。他不甘于坐在那里当观众,但又无法在松软的沙滩上自己站起来。于是,失望之下,他吼了起来:谁想坐下和我打?没有人响应。但是第二天,人们都取笑他说比赛还没开始,拳击手就被劝认输,这还是头一次看见。现在我知道一些事情他是通过我--他唯一的儿子来做的。当我打球时(尽管我打得很差),他也在打球。当我参加海军时,他也参加。当时我回家休息时,他一定要让我去他的办公室,在介绍我时,他真真切切地说,这是我儿子,但也是我自己,假如事情不是这样的话,我也会去参军的;父亲离开我们已经很多年了,但是我时常想起他。我不知道他是否意识到我曾经不愿意让人看到和他走在一起的心理。假如他知道这一切,我现在感到很遗憾,因为我从没告诉过他我是多么愧疚、多么不孝、多么悔恨。每当我为一些琐事而抱怨时,为别人的好运而妒忌时,为我自己缺乏善心时,我就会想起我的父亲。此时,我会挽着他的胳膊保持身体平衡,并且说,你走你的,我想法儿跟上你。
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