双语有声阅读：拯救大卫

Saving¹ David

 

拯救大卫

 

Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist² at a children's institution in England, an adolescent³ boy showed up in the waiting room, it was David.

 

许多年前，我是英国一所儿童机构的心理医生，有一天，一个十几岁的男孩出现在候诊室，他叫大卫。

 

David wore a black raincoat that was buttoned all the way up to his neck. His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing⁴ his hands nervously⁵. He had lost his father as an infant⁶, and had lived together with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when David turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. He was very depressed⁷， refusing to talk to others.

 

大卫穿着一件黑色的雨衣，扣子一直扣到脖颈。他脸色苍白，眼睛紧盯着自己的双脚，同时还紧张地揉搓着双手。大卫很小的时候就失去了父亲，一直同母亲和祖父生活在一起。在13岁那年的时候，他的祖父去世了，母亲也在一次车祸中丧生。他情绪低落，不跟任何人说话。

 

The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat in the chair and only looked up at the children's drawings on the wall. As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn't shrink⁸ back, but he didn't look at me either.

 

在我们头两次见面时大卫一句话也没说。他坐在椅子上，抬起头时也只是看着我身后墙上孩子们画的画。他第二次来后，在他将要离开的时候，我将手放在他的肩上，他没有退缩着躲开，也没有看我一眼。

 

"Come back next week," I hesitated⁹ a bit. Then I said, "I know it hurts."

 

"如果愿意，下周还来吧。"我犹豫了一下说我知道你很难过。"

 

He came, and I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in complete silence and without making any eye contact. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit that I made sure David won once or twice.

 

他的确来了，我提议两人下象棋，他点头同意了。之后，我们每周三下午下棋——但都不说话，他也从不和我对视。下棋时作弊并不容易，不过我得承认，我的确有意让大卫赢过一两次。

 

It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me? "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering." I kept wondering and playing with him, until some months later, suddenly, he looked up at me, "It's your turn," he said.

 

看上去他，很喜欢和我在一起，但是为什么他从不看我眼呢?"也许他只是需要有人为他分担痛苦我想也许他觉得我尊重他的苦楚。"与他下棋时我一直带着这样的疑问，直到几个月后，突然，大卫抬头看着我，说道该你了。"

 

After that day, David started talking He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, after that the letters stopped. Now he had really started to live his own life.

 

自那天起，大卫开始说话了。他在学校里有了朋友，并加入了一个自行车俱乐部。他给我写过几次信，在那之后，他就不再写信了。现在他已经真正开始了自己的生活。

 

Maybe I gave David something. At least I learned¹⁰ a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to overcome what seems to be an insuperable pain. I learned to be there for people who need me. And David showed me how one - without any words - can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on，a friendly touch, a sympathetic¹¹ nature - and an ear that listens.

 

也许我给予过大卫某种东西，至少我从他，那里学到了很多。我懂得了时间如何使人克服看上去无法逾越的痛苦，我学会了帮助需要我帮助的人。大卫还使我明白，一个人怎样才能不通过语言而去帮助他人。所需的只是一个拥抱，一个痛哭时可以依依的肩头，一次友好抚慰，一种同情的本性，以及一双聆听的耳朵。

1 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

2 psychologist   

n.心理学家；心理学研究者

参考例句：

• Dr.Sinclair is a child psychologist.辛克莱博士是一位儿童心理学专家。
• Psychologist is expert who studies at psychology.心理学家是研究心理学的专家。

3 adolescent   

adj.青春期的，青年的；n.青少年

参考例句：

• The adolescent life is most important.青春期的生活是非常重要的。
• The adolescent period is one's best time.青少年时期是一个人最美好的一段时光。

4 wringing   

淋湿的，湿透的

参考例句：

• He was wringing wet after working in the field in the hot sun. 烈日下在田里干活使他汗流满面。
• He is wringing out the water from his swimming trunks. 他正在把游泳裤中的水绞出来。

5 nervously   

adv.神情激动地，不安地

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

6 infant   

n.婴儿，幼儿；adj.婴儿的；幼稚的，初期的

参考例句：

• Tourism was then still in its infant stage.旅游业当时还处在初创阶段。
• I also need an infant's food for my baby.我要买些婴儿食品给我的孩子。

7 depressed   

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。

8 shrink   

n.收缩，萎缩；vi.收缩，退缩，萎缩；vt.使收缩

参考例句：

• Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水。
• This cloth won't shrink when it's washed.这种布下水不缩。

9 hesitated   

v.犹豫( hesitate的过去式和过去分词 )；吞吞吐吐；顾虑；停顿

参考例句：

• She hesitated before replying. 她犹豫了一下才回答。
• I hesitated a millisecond too long. 我几乎没犹豫。

10 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

11 sympathetic   

adj.有同情心的；表示好感或赞同的

参考例句：

• He is a sympathetic person.他是一个有同情心的人。
• They were quite sympathetic to our proposals.他们很赞同我们的建议。