温馨夜读 PART3 14 Keep On Singing 继续歌唱

 

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[00:00.32]Keep On Singing 继续歌唱

[00:04.69]When Karen found out that another baby was on the way,

[00:08.64]she tried to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby.

[00:13.02]They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day,

[00:18.27]Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.

[00:21.44]Then the labor¹ pains come. But complications arise during delivery.

[00:26.80]Finally, when Michael's little sister is born, she is in serious condition.

[00:32.05]The ambulance takes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit.

[00:36.97]The days inch by. The little girl gets worse.

[00:41.13]The specialist tells the parents that there is very little hope.

[00:45.28]And Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister 

[00:49.85]and he wants to sing to her.

[00:51.30]Karen makes up her mind.

[00:53.27]If Michael doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

[00:57.86]Karen brings Michael to his sister's bedside.

[01:01.58]He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live.

[01:05.63]And he begins to sing.

[01:07.70]In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old,

[01:11.31]Michael sings:“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,

[01:16.45]you make me happy when skies are gray...”

[01:19.74]Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

[01:26.19]Keep on singing, Michael.“You never know, dear, how much I love you,

[01:32.43]Please don't take my sunshine away...”

[01:36.03]The ragged², strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

[01:41.06]Keep on singing, Michael.

[01:43.33]“The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms...”

[01:50.11]Michael's little sister relaxes. Keep on singing, Michael.

[01:54.05]“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

[01:59.08]Please don't take my sunshine away.”Funeral plans are canceled.

[02:04.77]The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home!

[02:09.58]Woman's Day magazine called it “the miracle of a brother's song”.

[02:14.18]The medical staff just called it a miracle.

[02:17.56]Karen called it a miracle of God's love!

[02:20.74]Never give up the people you love.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。