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TED演讲:我无家可归的一年(3)

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   When winter weather set in, the temperatures dropped below freezing. 当冬天来临的时候,温度骤降到零度以下。

  And they stayed there. And I faced a whole new set of challenges1. 然后就一直这么冷。我又遇到了一堆新问题,
  I parked a different place every night so I would avoid being noticed and hassled by the police. 每晚我的车都停在不同的地方。这样才可以不让警察发现以至于和警察争吵。
  I didn't always succeed.But I felt out of control of my life. 当然,并不是每次都成功。但是,我觉得我已无力掌控自己的生活了。
  And I don't know when or how it happened, 我也不知道什么时候或者是如何发生的,
  but the speed at which I went from being a talented writer and journalist to being a homeless woman, 我这么快就从一个有才的写手,新闻从业者变成一个无家可归,
  living in a van, took my breath2 away. I hadn't changed. My I.Q. hadn't dropped. 住在车里的女人,这简直是快的难以置信。我并没有变。我的智商没有降低。
  My talent, my integrity3, my values, everything about me remained the same. 我的才能,我的正直,我的价值,所有关于我的这些东西都还是一样。
  But I had changed somehow. I spiraled deeper and deeper into a depression4. 但是从某种程度上,我还是改变了,我越来越沮丧,像一个漩涡一样不断地往下沉。
  And eventually someone referred me to a homeless health clinic. And I went. 后来有人介绍我去一个专为无家可归之人开的健康诊所。我去了。
  I hadn't bathed in three days. I was as smelly5 and as depressed6 as anyone in line. 我有三天都没有洗澡了,我和其他那些排队的人一样沮丧,身上的味道也很难闻。
  I just wasn't drunk7 or high. And when several of the homeless men realized that, 我只是没有喝醉或者兴奋。当一些无家可归的人意识到,
  including a former university professor, 包括一个以前在大学任教的教授,
  they said, "You aren't homeless. Why are you really here?" 他们说:“你不是无家可归,你真正在这里的原因是什么?”
  Other homeless people didn't see me as homeless, but I did. 其他的无家可归的人不把我当作是无家可归的人看待。但是我自己是这么认为的。
  Then the professor listened to my story and he said, "You have a job. You have hope. 后来,教授听了我的故事后他说,“你有工作,有希望。
  The real homeless don't have hope." 真正无家可归的人并没有希望可言。”
  A reaction to the medication the clinic gave me for my depression left me suicidal. 诊所针对我沮丧开的药物的副作用让我有点自杀的倾向。
  And I remember thinking, "If I killed myself, no one would notice." 我还记得当时想,“如果我自杀了,可能没人会发现的。”

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1 challenges 6b393b6b209b981e9c552d3d3814c420     
n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 );要求;(警卫等)查问口令;怀疑
参考例句:
  • Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句
2 breath 9SCyv     
n.呼吸,气息,微风,迹象,精神,一种说话的声音
参考例句:
  • I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
  • While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。
3 integrity TRVzv     
n.正直,诚实,诚恳,完整,完全,完善
参考例句:
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • He is a man of the highest integrity.他是个极其正直的人。
4 depression 7mFzB     
n.压抑,抑制,沮丧;萧条,衰退
参考例句:
  • During a depression money circulates slowly.在商业萧条时期,货币流通滞缓。
  • He suffers from acute depression.他患有严重的忧郁症。
5 smelly viPzKp     
adj.(口)有臭味的,发出臭气的
参考例句:
  • The river was smelly today.今天这条河散发着一股臭味。
  • The toilets in that restaurant were horribly smelly.那个餐馆的卫生间气味难闻。
6 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
7 drunk LuozL6     
adj.醉酒的;(喻)陶醉的;n.酗酒者,醉汉
参考例句:
  • People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
  • She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时,经常发现他醉醺醺的。
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