名校勵志英語演講 第62期:拯救世界 拯救兒童

[00:01.16]There were little things that showed it. When I was a kid I had a real sweet tooth—we all did. 這從一些小事就可以看出來，我小時候非常喜歡吃甜食——孩子們都這樣。 [00:10.38]My favorite food was glazed doughnuts and my father knew that. 我父親知道我喜歡吃甜面包圈。 [00:28.02]So every few weeks I would come downstairs in the morning and there on the kitchen counter was a bag of glazed doughnuts— 于是每隔幾個星期，當(dāng)我早上從樓上下來時，都會在櫥柜上發(fā)現(xiàn)一袋面包圈—— [00:34.39]no note, no explanation—just the doughnuts. It was like Santa Claus. 沒有字條、沒有說明——只有面包圈，就像圣誕老人送來的禮物。 [00:40.06]Sometimes I would think about staying up late at night, so I could see him leave them there, 有時我想待到深夜，希望能看見他把甜面包圈放在那兒。 [00:45.25]but just like with Santa Claus, I didn't want to ruin the magic for fear that he would never do it again. 但就像圣誕老人一樣，我不想破壞那種奇跡，唯恐他不再那樣做。 [00:53.01]My father had to leave them secretly at night, so as no one might catch him with his guard down. 我父親得在晚上悄悄地把它們留在那里，不想讓任何人知道。 [00:59.51]He was scared of human emotion, he didn't understand it or know how to deal with it. But he did know doughnuts. 他害怕提及人類的情感，他不懂也不知道怎么處理感情，但他懂得甜面包圈對我的意義。 [01:07.39]And when I allow the floodgates to open up, there are other memories that come rushing back, memories of other tiny gestures, 當(dāng)我打開記憶的閘門時，更多的回憶涌現(xiàn)出來，那些關(guān)于一些微妙舉動的記憶， [01:18.46]however imperfect, that showed that he did what he could. 盡管已經(jīng)不太清晰，但也足以表明他在盡力而為。 [01:23.17]So tonight, rather than focusing on what my father didn't do, I want to focus on all the things he did do and on his own personal challenges. 所以今晚，我不想專注于我父親所沒有做到的， [01:31.47]I want to stop judging him. 我想專注于所有他歷盡艱難盡力做到的事情。我想停止對他的判斷。

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