高中英语 双语美文阅读 美丽的微笑与爱心素材.doc

美丽的微笑与爱心BeautifulSmileandLoveThepoorareverywonderfulpeople.Oneeveningwewentoutandwepickedupfourpeoplefromthestreet.Andoneofthemwasinamostterriblecondition，andItoldthesisters:Youtakecareoftheotherthree.Itakecareofthisonewholookedworse.SoIdidforherallthatmylovecando.Iputherinbed,andtherewassuchabeautifulsmileonherface.Shetookholdofmyhandasshesaidjustthewords“thankyou”andshedied.Icouldnothelpbutexaminemyconscience[良心]beforeherandIaskedwhatwouldIsayifIwasinherplace.Andmyanswerwasverysimple.Iwouldhavetriedtodrawalittleattentiontomyself.IwouldhavesaidIamhungry,thatIamdying,Iamcold,Iaminpain,orsomething,butshegavememuchmore-shegavemehergratefullove.Andshediedwithasmileonherface.Asdidthatmanwhomwepickedupfromthedrain[阴沟、下水道],halfeatenwithworms,andwebroughthimtothehome.“Ihavelivedlikeananimalinthestreet,butIamgoingtodielikeanangel,lovedandcaredfor.”Anditwassowonderfultoseethegreatnessofthatmanwhocouldspeaklikethat,whocoulddielikethatwithoutblaminganybody,withoutcursinganybody,withoutcomparinganything.Likeanangel-thisisthegreatnessofourpeople.AndthatiswhywebelievewhatJesushadsaid:Iwashungry,Iwasnaked,Iwashomeless,Iwasunwanted,unloved,uncaredfor,andyoudidittome.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，这个濒危的人就由我来照顾了。”就这样，我为她做了我的爱所能做的一切。我将她放在床上，看到她的脸上绽露出如此美丽的微笑。她握着我的手，只说了句“谢谢您”就死了。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。他那样地死去，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话――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。Ibelievethatwearenotrealsocialworkers.Wemaybedoingsocialworkintheeyesofthepeople,butwearereallycontemplatives[修行者、沉思冥想的人]intheheartoftheworld.ForwearetouchingthebodyofChristtwenty-fourhours…AndIthinkthatinourfamilywedon’tneedbombsandguns,todestroy,tobringpeace,justgettogether,loveoneanother,bringthatpeace,thatjoy,thatstrengthofprese