环球慢速英语 听众来信(3)

Augusto also writes:

奥古斯托还写道：

"I would like to have friends from Canada, USA, or Greece, but I feel a little fear

“我想结交来自加拿大、美国和希腊的朋友，可是我又有一些害怕，

because they are very prepared or they have more education than me."

因为他们准备得很准备，而且他们的教育程度比我高。”

Meeting people on the internet can be a very exciting thing!

在互联网上认识朋友可以是件非常兴奋的事情！

But meeting new people can also be a little frightening.

但是认识新朋友也可能会让人有些害怕。

Being prepared and having a good education do not make a person better or more important.

有所准备、教育程度良好并不会让一个人更好，这些也不是更重要的条件。

But as we said, showing honesty¹, confidence², and love are often far more important!

而我们刚才提到的诚实、自信和爱心，才是更重要的事情！

e-mail and message boards can help people connect across many barriers³.

邮件和留言板可以帮助人们跨越障碍进行联系。

In fact, in the future, you may be able to connect to different people through the Spotlight⁴ website!

实际上，未来你也许能通过重点报道节目的网站和其他联系！

People who visit our website could meet people from many different countries!

访问我们网站的人可以和来自其他国家的人见面！

We hope you can find good friends on the internet. We hope you can help lead them down a good path.

我们希望大家能在网上找到好朋友。我们希望大家能引领他们走上正确的道路。

And we hope they can lead you down good paths too! Thank you again for writing Augusto!

我们希望他们也能引导你们走上正确的道路。再次感谢奥古斯托的来信！

1 honesty   

n.诚实，公正，正直

参考例句：

• I would never question his honesty.我绝不会怀疑他的诚实。
• All respect him for his honesty.他为人诚实，大家都尊敬他。

2 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

3 barriers   

n.障碍( barrier的名词复数 )；屏障；栅栏；分界线

参考例句：

• The crowd had to stand behind barriers. 人群只好站在障碍物后面。
• the dissolution of barriers of class and race 阶级和种族隔阂的消除

4 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。