英语新闻视频：树干上的圣母玛利亚

Some residents in West New York are calling it a miracle on 60th Street and Bergenline Avenue. A tree that some say resembles the Virgin¹ Mary. And onlookers² in the New Jersey³ city that lies just a few miles outside of Manhattan are finding hope and faith in the image that was discovered by a woman who was passing by. The site was enough to bring West New York resident Nelly Guerrero to tears. (SOUNDBITE) Nelly Guerrero, West New York resident, saying (Spanish): "I feel very emotional and very happy. This is a miracle that I think has come here to West New York 'cause. there's a lot of delinquents⁴, many crimes. One cannot go out at night because this is terrible." Alfonso Montiel says the tree is only a product of nature, but people's faith is what gives the symbol meaning. (SOUNDBITE) Alfonso Montiel, West New York resident, saying (English): "I think it's the belief of people. It's not really, it's something like that. It's what people feel, the faith of people." But Mary Alnodovar insists that it's a miracle. (SOUNDBITE) Mary Alnodovar, West New York resident, saying: "I've been here for many years. I've never seen this before. And I always pass through here. Nothing happen like this. That's why I got surprised and I tell my friend, 'You got to go. You got to go and see.' It's not a lie. It's true what you see over there." Others believe that the symbol is a message sent from the Virgin Mary and people who pass by should not talk, but listen. Kilmeny Duchardt, Reuters.
参考译文:在Bergenline大道60街，一些纽约当地的居民称这是个奇迹。一棵树有人说很像圣母玛利亚。一位路过的妇女发现了这副画像，在曼哈顿外仅几英里外的新泽西市，旁观者正在这副图像中寻找希望和信仰。图像所处的位置足以使西纽约居民Nelly Guerrero泪流满面。Nelly Guerrero说：“我非常激动，非常开心，这是一个奇迹，我想这是圣母玛利亚来到西纽约的原因，这里有许多的违法犯罪。晚上一个人不敢出门，因为这太可怕了。”Alfonso Montiel称这颗树只是自然的产物，只是人们的信仰赋予了图像特殊的意愿。西纽约居民Alfonso Montiel说：“我认为这是人们的信念，现实不存在的。这是人们的感觉，人们的信仰。”但Mary Alnodovar坚持称这是一个奇迹。西纽约居民Alnodovar说：“我来这里很多年了。我之前从没看到这个。我经常路过这里。并没有这图像。这就是我惊讶并告诉我朋友的原因，（她对朋友说）你应该去，你应该去看一下。这不是撒谎。你在那边看到的是事实。”有的人相信这个标记是圣母玛利亚传达的一个信息，路过的人不应该谈论，只需要聆听。
 

1 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

2 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 delinquents   

n.（尤指青少年）有过失的人，违法的人( delinquent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The robbery was committed by a group of delinquents. 那起抢劫案是一群青少年干的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There is today general agreement that juvenile delinquents are less responsible than older offenders. 目前人们普遍认为青少年罪犯比成人罪犯的责任小些。 来自辞典例句