环球慢速英语 尼克·武伊契奇(2)

Voice 2: The whole church mourned over my birth. My parents were deeply troubled. Everyone asked, "If God is a God of love, why would he let something this bad happen?" My father thought I would not survive for very long. But tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy - with just a few limbs¹ missing²!

声音2：整个教会为我的出生而哀伤。我的父母深感忧虑。每个人都在问：“假如上帝真是圣爱之神，那他为什么会让如此糟糕的事情发生？”我父亲起初以为我可能活不了多久，但经过检查发现---我是个健康的男婴，只是有些肢体不见了！

Naturally, my parents were concerned about what kind of life I would be able to lead. Through the early years God provided³ them with strength, wisdom and courage. The law in Australia did not permit me to go to a normal school because of my physical disability. (But) God gave my mother the strength to fight for the law to change. I was one of the first disabled students to go to a normal school!

可想而知的，我的父母对我将来所要面对的生活有着沉重且明显的忧虑与恐惧。上帝给他们力量、智慧和勇气度过了我的幼年岁月。因为我身体残疾，所以澳大利亚法律不允许我上普通学校。但是，上帝给我妈妈力量去争取现行法律的改变。我成为了澳大利亚第一批能进入普通学校的残障学生之一。

1 limbs   

肢( limb的名词复数 )； 大树枝； 肢体

参考例句：

• For a while, she lost the use of her limbs. 好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。
• The prisoner's limbs flailed violently because of the pain. 那囚犯因为疼痛，四肢剧烈地抖动着。

2 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

3 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。