《一呼一吸》精讲 05

You need faith to survive out here.

在这里 要靠信仰才能生存下去

Oh, how can you say that, Don?

唐 你怎么能这么说呢

And you a doctor.

你还是个医生

Well, I believe in the power of the mind.

我相信意念的力量

Did you hear about the prisoners on Kome Island?

你们听说过科梅岛上囚犯的事吗

During the Mau Mau rebellion¹?

矛矛党叛乱时的事

There were 60 of them, all crammed² into a small tin hut.

他们有六十个人 全被关在一个铁皮小屋里

Prison officer wouldn't let them out.

监狱长不放他们出来

Mau Mau leader said, "Very well,

矛矛党领袖说 "那好吧

I give my men permission to die."

我批准我的党人去死"

Next morning, all 60 were dead.

第二天早上 六十个人全都死了

How?

怎么会呢

Mind power.

意念力

They chose to die.

他们选择了死亡

They turned their faces to the wall and died.

他们转过脸对着墙 然后就死了

Well, I think I would have chosen to live.

要是我的话 会选择活下去

1 rebellion   

n.造反，叛乱，反抗

参考例句：

• The next year they rose up in rebellion.第二年他们就揭竿起义了。
• The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.新政府迅速把叛乱镇压下去。

2 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。