温馨夜读 PART2 10 The Splashes Of Life 生命的波纹

 

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[00:00.66]The Splashes Of Life 生命的波纹

[00:08.54]There is a famous Sioux Indian story 

[00:11.81]handed down from generation to generation:

[00:14.66]The grandfather took his grandson to the fish pond on the farm 

[00:19.90]when the boy was about seven,

[00:21.88]and he told the boy to throw a stone into the water.

[00:25.38]He told the boy to watch the circles created by the stone.

[00:29.33]Then he asked the boy to think of myself as that stone.

[00:33.92]“You may create lots of splashes in your life,

[00:38.08]but the waves that come from those splashes 

[00:41.17]will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures,” he said.

[00:46.39]“Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle 

[00:51.44]and that circle will also touch many other circles.”

[00:55.15]“You will need to live in a way 

[00:58.00]that allows the good that comes from your circle

[01:00.95]to send the peace of that goodness to others.

[01:04.00]The splash that comes from anger or jealousy 

[01:07.15]will send those feelings to other circles.

[01:10.03]You are responsible for both.”

[01:13.96]That was the first time the boy realized 

[01:16.77]that each person creates the inner peace or discord¹ 

[01:20.05]that flows out into the world.

[01:21.62]We cannot create world peace 

[01:24.76]if we are riddled² with inner conflict, hatred³, doubt, or anger.

[01:29.17]We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside,

[01:33.95]whether we speak them or not.

[01:35.95]Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world,

[01:41.42]creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.

1 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

2 riddled   

adj.布满的；充斥的；泛滥的v.解谜，出谜题(riddle的过去分词形式)

参考例句：

• The beams are riddled with woodworm. 这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
• The bodies of the hostages were found riddled with bullets. 在人质的尸体上发现了很多弹孔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。