《一呼一吸》精讲 16

He couldn't go on having no name,

孩子不能一直没有名字

so I decided¹ to call him Jonathan.

所以我决定叫他乔纳森

I hope that's all right.

希望这个名字还可以

He never even looks at him.

他从来都不看孩子

He can't bear to even look at him.

他连看一眼都无法忍受

You don't know that.

你又不知道

Yes, I do.

我知道

I do. I know everything he's thinking.

我知道 他想什么我都知道

Every time I come here, I hope he'll have changed.

每次我到了那里 都希望他能有所改变

But he can't bear to look at his own son.

但他连自己的亲生儿子都没法看

Well done.

非常棒

An old priest² I knew once, a very holy³ man,

我曾认识一位老神父 是个非常高尚的人

he used to say,

他曾说

Those that God loves most,

上帝对人爱得越深沉

"He allows to suffer most."

"就会让他遭受越多苦难"

We can't know the mind of God,

我们无从知晓上帝的思想

but we can be sure that whatever happens to us

但我们可以肯定 无论发生什么

is somehow part of His plan.

都是上帝的安排

I'm sorry. I didn't get that.

抱歉 我没听清

Move closer.

凑近点

Closer. Yes, of course.

近点 好的 当然

Yes, well... I'll be on my way.

好吧 我这就走

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 priest   

n.神父，牧师，司铎，司祭，领导者，神甫；vt.使成为神职人员

参考例句：

• He confessed to a priest that he had sinned.他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。
• The priest visited all the old people in the parish.牧师探望了教区里的所有老人。

3 holy   

adj.神圣的，圣洁的，至善的；n.神圣的东西

参考例句：

• She was still a holy and pure young girl.她仍是一个圣洁的少女。
• He reads the Holy Bible every night.他每晚读《圣经》。