英語閱讀心靈美文

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　　Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the ftuid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

　　兩個病重的男人住在同一間病房。其中一個每天下午需要在床上坐起來一個小時，以便排出肺部的流質(zhì)食物。他的床靠著這間房子的唯一一扇窗戶。另一個人則只能平躺在床上度日。

　　The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military anda whole lot of things. Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

　　他們能連續(xù)說上好幾個小時的話。他們談?wù)摳髯缘钠拮雍图胰�、他們的家、他們的工作、他們參軍的�?jīng)歷，還有好多其他的事情。每天下午，當靠著窗戶的那個人能坐起來的時候，他總是向他的室友描繪他看到的窗外發(fā)生的所有事情。

　　The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color ofthe world outside.

　　睡在另一張床上的人開始盼望著那些—小時的生活。每當那時，他的生活就會因窗外的一切活動和多姿多彩而感到開闊和愉快。

　　The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

　　從窗口望去是一個公園，里面有一個可愛的池塘。鴨子和天鵝在水中嬉戲，孩子們則在劃模型船，年輕的戀人手挽手在絢麗多彩的花叢中散步，遠處是城市地平線上美麗的風景。

　　As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

　　靠窗的這個人用優(yōu)美的語言詳細描繪這些的時候，房子另一端的那個人就會閉上眼睛想象那些栩栩如生的情景。

　　One warm aftemoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window pojrtrayed it with descriptive words.

　　一個溫和的下午，窗口的那個人描繪了經(jīng)過此處的`閱兵。盡管另一個人聽不到樂隊演奏，但他卻能看到。當窗口那個人用生動的語言描繪的時候，他則用心在看。

　　Days and weeks passed. one morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for theirbaths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

　　一天天過去了’一周周過去了。一天早晨，當值白班的護士為他們提來洗澡水，看到的卻是窗口那個男人的尸體，他已經(jīng)在睡夢中安然去世了.她很悲傷，便叫醫(yī)院的值班人員把尸體抬走了。

　　As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

　　一到合適的時機，另一個人便問他能否搬到窗口那兒去。護士很樂意為他作了調(diào)換，在確信他覺得舒適后，就離開了。

　　Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly tum to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

　　緩慢地痛苦地，他用一個胳膊肘支撐著自己起來，想第一次親眼看看外面的真實世界。他竭盡全力慢慢地朝床邊的窗口望去看到的卻只是一面墻。

　　The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate to have described such wonderful things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see thewall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

　　這個人問護士是什么促使他過世的室友描繪出窗外那么豐富的世界的。護士回答說，那個人是個盲人，甚至連墻都看不見。她說：“也許他只是想鼓勵你。”

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