温馨夜读II PART4 13.A Tragedy or a Blessing?

 

[00:00.30]13.A Tragedy or a Blessing¹?

[00:04.23]Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. 

[00:08.36]Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. 

[00:17.07]It had taken years, but they had finally saved enough money 

[00:20.89]and had gotten passports and reservations for the whole family on a new liner to the United States.

[00:27.96]The entire family was filled with anticipation² and excitement about life in America. 

[00:34.39]However, seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. 

[00:42.45]The doctor sewed up the boy but hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 

[00:47.13]Because of the possibility of rabies, they were being quarantined for fourteen days.

[00:53.34]The family’s dreams were dashed. 

[00:56.44]They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. 

[01:00.47]The father, filled with disappointment and anger, stomped³ to the dock to watch the ship leave — without the Clark family. 

[01:08.85]The father shed tears of disappointment and cursed both his son and God for their misfortune.

[01:15.49]Five days later, the tragic⁴ news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty⁵ Titanic⁶ had sunk. 

[01:24.64]The unsinkable ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. 

[01:30.09]The Clark family was to have been on that ship, 

[01:33.36]but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.

[01:37.96]When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for saving the family. 

[01:45.28]He thanked God for saving their lives and turning what he felt was a tragedy into a blessing.

[01:52.28]Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.

1 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

2 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

3 stomped   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲，重步走出办公室。
• She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门，暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句

4 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

5 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

6 titanic   

adj.巨人的，庞大的，强大的

参考例句：

• We have been making titanic effort to achieve our purpose.我们一直在作极大的努力，以达到我们的目的。
• The island was created by titanic powers and they are still at work today.台湾岛是由一个至今仍然在运作的巨大力量塑造出来的。