双语有声阅读：Be Free自由人生

 如果你容易发火，那你就会为那些惹你发火的人所操纵；

 

如果你容易生气，那么你的行动就受制于惹你恼怒的人；

 

如果他人的看法让你烦恼，那你就是他人思想的囚徒；

 

Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I’m Faith. In today’s program, let’s share a few tips for being truly free.

 

If you are quick to take offense¹, then you'll be under the control of those whom you find offensive.

 

If you are easily angered, then your actions will be dictated² by those who anger you.

 

If you are obsessed³ by what other people think, then you will be imprisoned⁴ by their thoughts.

 

If you yearn⁵ for easy answers and quick solutions, you'll fall prey⁶ to people who offer nothing but promises.

 

If you find the truth too difficult to bear, you'll be enslaved to those who tell you what you want to hear.

 

When you have the courage to think for yourself, the strength to accept what is, the commitment and discipline to make a difference, then you are free.

 

You are truly free to live with purpose, joy and fulfillment.

 

This is Faith at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. Let your life be defined not by your reactions to what others do, say or think, but rather by your own unique vision. Raise your eyes above the pettiness and follow the path of the greatness that is within you.

 

如果你容易发火，那你就会为那些惹你发火的人所操纵；

 

如果你容易生气，那么你的行动就受制于惹你恼怒的人；

 

如果他人的看法让你烦恼，那你就是他人思想的囚徒；

 

如果你渴望捷径，你就会为空许诺者所害；

 

如果你发现真相难以承受，那么你就会成为对你甜言蜜语者的奴隶；

 

如果你拥有独立思考的勇气，有接受现实的力量，有做出改变的决心和自制力，那么，你就获得了自由。

 

当你目标明确、快乐充实地生活时，你就真正的自由了。

1 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

2 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

5 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

6 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。