智慧背囊 品味人生-08-生活中的砖头

[00:03.52]The Brick in Your Life生活中的“砖头”
[00:05.60]A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street，
[00:11.94]going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar¹.
[00:15.66]He was watching for kids darting² out from between parked cars
[00:19.82]and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
[00:22.88]As his car passed，
[00:24.63]one child appeared，
[00:26.49]and a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door.
[00:29.45]He slammed on the brakes and spun³ the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.
[00:35.89]He jumped out of the car，
[00:37.97]grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car， shouting，
[00:41.79]"What was that all about and who are you?
[00:44.41] Just what the heck are you doing?"
[00:46.60]Building up a head of steam，he went on,
[00:49.23]“That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money.
[00:53.06] Why did you do it?"
[00:54.37]　“Please，mister，please，I’m sorry.
[00:56.88]I didn’t know what else to do!”
[00:58.42]pleaded the youngster.
[00:59.73]"It’s my brother，" he said,
[01:01.79] "He rolled off the curb⁴ and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.
[01:06.38]Sobbing，the boy asked the executive，
[01:09.11]"Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?
[01:12.29] He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me."
[01:15.02]Moved beyond words，
[01:17.42] the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling⁵ lump in his throat.
[01:21.47]He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair
[01:24.97]and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts，
[01:28.91]checking to see that everything was going to be okay.
[01:32.19]"Thank you， sir. And God bless you，"
[01:35.69]the grateful child said to him.
[01:37.87]The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
[01:43.34]It was a long walk backs to his Jaguar...
[01:46.51]a long， slow walk.
[01:49.02] He never did repair the side door.
[01:51.21] He kept the dent⁶ to remind him not to go through life so fast
[01:55.37]that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.
[01:59.20]Life whispers in your soul
[02:01.60]and speaks to your heart.
[02:03.57]Sometimes，when you don’t have the time to listen life throws a brick at your head.
[02:09.15] It’s your choice:
[02:11.08]Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!
[02:15.12]Do you sometimes ignore loved ones
[02:18.08]because your life is too fast and busy leaving them to wonder
[02:21.75]whether you really love them?

1 jaguar   

n.美洲虎

参考例句：

• He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。

2 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

3 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

5 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

6 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。