读点好英文:Life Throws a Brick at Your Head　生命中的“砖头”

Life Throws a Brick at Your Head　生命中的“砖头”

·Ralph Mondy·

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jag's side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.

He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting，“What was that all about and who are you?Just what the heck are you doing?”Building up a head of steam, he went on，“That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

“Please, mister, please, I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do！”pIeaded the youngster.

“It's my brother，”he said，“He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.”Sobbing, the boy asked the executive，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.”

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swaIIow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you, sir. And God bless you，”the grateful child said to him.The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to his Jaguar……a long, slow walk. He never did repair to the side door.He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you have no time to listen……it's your choice：Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick！

拉尔夫·穆迪

一位年轻的总裁，开着他的新捷豹车快速经过住宅区的巷道。他也一直提防着那些从停放的车子中间突然窜出来的孩子，他想只要一有情况，就立即减速。

就在他的车经过时，一个小朋友出来并丢了一块砖头打到了他的车门，他很生气地踩了刹车并后退到砖头丢出来的地方。

他跳出车外，抓住了那个小孩儿，把他顶在车门上说：“你为什么这样做，你知道你刚刚做了什么吗？”接着又吼道，“你知道要赔多少钱来修理这辆新车吗，你到底为什么要这样做？”

小孩子央求着说：“先生，对不起，我不知道我该怎么办！”

他接着说：“因为我哥哥从轮椅上掉了下来，我没办法把他抬回去。”他啜泣着问道，“你可以帮我把他抬回轮椅上吗？他受伤了，可是他太重了，我抱不动。”

听了这些话，年轻的总裁深受感动，他抱起男孩儿受伤的哥哥，把他放回到轮椅上，拿出手帕擦拭他的伤口，并细心察看有没有什么大问题。

小男孩儿感激地说：“谢谢你，先生，上帝会保佑你的。”然后男孩儿推着他哥哥朝家的方向走去。

年轻的总裁回到捷豹车的路变得如此漫长，他也没有修汽车的车门。他保留着车上的凹痕就是为了提醒自己：生活的道路不要走得太匆忙，否则就需要其他人的敲打来让自己看到生活的真谛。

当生命想与你的心灵窃窃私语时，你若没有时间，你可以有两种选择：倾听你心灵的声音或者让砖头来砸你！

核心单词

executive[ig'zekjutiv]n.总经理，总裁 adj.执行的；实施的；经营管理的

spot[spɔt]n.斑点，斑块；污点；地点，场所

pIead[pli：d]v.辩护，抗辩

swaIIow['swɔləu]v.吞下，咽下

check[tʃek]n.检查，核对

whisper['（h）wispə]v.低语，耳语

实用句型

WouId you pIease heIp me get him back into his wheeIchair?

你可以帮我把他抬回轮椅上吗？

①would在这里表示委婉的建议或请求，“请……好吗？”

②get back恢复，取回，类似的表达还有get from 从……取得，get out of取出，get away逃脱等固定搭配。

翻译练习

1.前方学校，慢行！（slow down）

2.他听到这个消息后，从床上一跃而起。（jump out of）

3.新法案未能通过。（go through）