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StepTwo

·

Trytobeamentor,andgiveyouradvicetohelpothersoutofthefollowingdilemmas:

Stayinghomeorgoingabroadforfurtherdevelopment?

Quittingthecurrentjobtostartabusinessorstayingonitforpromotion?

Beingtoleranttothoseirritationsortakingrevenge?

Makingupforthemistakesorlettingthepastbethepast?

Makingmoneyatallcostnoworseekingfunbeforeitistoolate?

II.Areyouforgiving?

Ticktheboxesyouagreewithinthefollowingquestionnaire.

1.Ifyoudosomethingstraightaway,doyouforgiveyourself?

YesNoSometimesI'

Never

2.Isitimportanttoforgiveyourselfandotherswhenmistakesaremade?

Yes'

NoISometimesIINotsureI

3.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhaveforgivensomeoneforsomething?

10KIINotsureIIVeryhappyIExcitedIProudofmyself

4.Areyoureluctanttoforgive?

IYes'

INoI'

SometimesI'

5.IfyouansweredYesinabovequestion,thisisbecauseyou.（Youmaytickas

manyboxesasyouwant）

areonlythinkingofnegativethingsII

don'

tvalueyourselforothersenough

havenotbeenshownhowtoforgive

III.Areyouapersonwhohangsontopainfulmemories,orareyouabletoforgetandforgive?

Thinkofaparticularpersonwhohasbeenunpleasanttoyouinsomeway.

Imagineanyuncomfortablefeelingsyouoncehadabouthim/her.

Thinkofsomethinglikeableorworthwhileabouthim/her.

Thinkofyourselfforgivinghim/her.

Text

The（Twelve->

）TwelfthTuesdayWeTalkaboutforgiveness1

MitchAlbom

[1]"

Forgiveyourselfbeforeyoudie.Thenforgiveothers."

[2]Thiswasafewdaysafterthe"

Nightline"

interview2.Theskywasrainyanddark（<

->

black）,andMorriewasbeneathablanket.I（sit->

）satatthefarendofhischair,holdinghisbarefeet.Theywerecallused（hardened）andcurled,andhistoenailswereyellow.Ihadasmalljaroflotion,andIsqueezedsomeintomyhandsandbegantomassagehisankles（n.脚踝）.

[3]ItwasanotherofthethingsIhadwatchedhishelpers（nurses）doformonths,andnow,inanattemptto（inorderto）holdonto（grasp/catch）whatIcouldofhim（尽可能挽留这一逝去的生命）,Ihadvolunteeredtodoitmyself.3Thediseasehadleft（made）Morriewithouttheability4eventowiggle（摆动）histoes,yethecouldstillfeelpain,andmassageshelpedrelieve（reduce/toeasethe）it（pain）.Also,ofcourse,Morrielikedbeingheldandtouched.Andatthispoint,anythingIcoulddotomakehimhappy,Iwasgoingtodo.5

[4]"

Mitch,"

hesaid,returningtothesubjectofforgiveness."

Thereisnopoint（meaning/significance）inkeepingvengeance（复仇,报仇）orstubbornness.Thesethings"

—hesighed（叹气）--thesethingsIsoregretinmylife.Pride.Vanity.Whydowedothethingswedo?

"

[5]Theimportanceofforgivingwasmyquestion（=topic）.Ihadseenthosemovieswherethepatriarch（族长）ofthefamilyisonhisdeathbedandhecallsforhisestranged（疏远的）sonsothathecanmakepeacebeforehegoes（=dies）.Iwondered（1.n.奇迹;

2.vt.wanttoknow想知道）if（whether）Morriehadanyofthat（desire）insidehim,asuddenneedtosay"

I'

msorry"

beforehedied.

[6]Morrienodded."

Doyouseethatsculpture?

Hetilted（=lean倾斜的）hisheadtowardabustthatsathighonashelfagainstthefarwallofhisoffice.Ihadneverreallynoticeditbefore.Castinbronze（铜）,itwasthefaceofamaninhisearlyforties,wearinganecktie,atuft（丛生/一咎）ofhairfallingacrosshisforehead.（foreman领班/工头）

[7]"

That'

sme,"

Morriesaid."

Afriendofminesculptedthatmaybe（perhaps/probably/approximately）thirtyyearsago.HisnamewasNorman.Weusedtospendsomuchtimetogether.Wewentswimming.Wetookrides（=drives）toNewYork.Hehad（invited）meovertohishouseinCambridge（剑桥）,andhesculptedthatbustofmedowninhisbasement.Ittookseveralweekstodoit,buthereallywantedtogetitright6（vividly）."

[8]Istudied（examined）theface.Howstrangetoseeathree-dimensionalMorrie,sohealthy,soyoung,watchingoverusas（when）wespoke.Eveninbronze,hehadawhimsical（反复无常的,古怪的）look,andIthoughtthisfriendhadsculptedalittlespirit（精神/灵魂/烈性酒）aswell.

[9]"

Well,here'

sthesadpartofthe（life）story,"

NormanandhiswifemovedawaytoChicago.Alittlewhile（n.moment）later,mywife,Charlotte,hadtohaveapretty（very）serious（major）operation.Normanandhiswifenevergotintouchwith（=contactsb.）us.Iknowtheyknewaboutit.CharlotteandIwereveryhurt（sad）becausetheynevercalledtoseehowshewas.Sowedroppedtherelationship7（断交）."

[Quitterneverwinandwinnerneverquit]

[10]"

Overtheyears,ImetNormanafewtimesandhealwaystriedtoreconcile（和解）,butIdidn'

tacceptit（apology->

apologize）.Iwasn'

tsatisfiedwith（becontentwithsb./sth.）his（explain->

）explanation.Iwasprideful（proud/arrogant）.Ishruggedhimoff"

[11]Hisvoicechoked.

[12]"

Mitch...afewyearsago...hediedofcancer.Ifeelsosad.Inevergot（thechance）toseehim.Inevergottoforgive.Itpains（vt.）menowsomuch..."

[13]Hewascryingagain,asoftandquietcry,andbecausehisheadwasback,thetearsrolledoffthesideofhisfacebeforetheyreachedhislips.

[14]Sorry,Isaid.

[15]"

Don'

tbe,"

hewhispered."

Tearsareokay（OK/Allright）."

[16]Icontinuedrubbinglotionintohislifelesstoes.He（weep->

）weptforafewminutes,alone（alone独处<

lonely孤独）withhismemories（->

memorize）.

[17]"

It'

snotjustotherpeopleweneedtoforgive,Mitch,"

hefinallywhispered."

Wealsoneedtoforgiveourselves."

[18]Ourselves?

[19]"

Yes.Forallthethingswedidn'

tdo（该做事却未做）.Allthethingsweshouldhavedone.Youcan'

tgetstuckon（dwellonsth.）theregrets8ofwhatshouldhavehappened.Thatdoesn'

thelp（于事无补）youwhenyougettowhereIam（thesituation/factthatheisdying）."

[20]"

IalwayswishedIhaddonemorewithmywork;

IwishedIhadwrittenmorebooks.Iusedtobeat（blame/criticize）myselfupover（becauseof）it9.NowIsee（understand）thatneverdidanygood（n.effect/use）.Makepeace.Youneedtomakepeacewith（accept/livewith容忍/接纳）yourselfandeveryonearoundyou."

[21]Ileanedover（倾斜）anddabbed（patted）atthetearswithatissue（apieceofpaper）.Morrieflickedhiseyesopenandclosed.His（breath->

breathe）breathingwasaudible,likealight（soft）snore.

[22]"

Forgiveyourself.Forgiveothers.Don'

twait,Mitch.NoteveryonegetsthetimeI'

mgetting.Noteveryoneisaslucky（asme）"

[23]Itossed（threw/casted）thetissueintothewastebasketandreturnedtohisfeet.Lucky?

Ipressedmythumbintohishardened（spirit<

）fleshandhedidn'

tevenfeelit.

[24]"

Thetension（=conflict）ofopposites10,Mitch.Rememberthat?

Things（=forces）pullingindifferentdirections?

[25]Iremember.

[26]"

Imourn（哀悼）mydwindling（decreasing缩小）time,butIcherish（=hope）thechanceitgivesmetomakethingsright（correct）."

[27]Wesatthereforawhile（n.aperiodoftime）,quietly,as（when）therainsplattered（拍打）againstthewindows.Thehibiscus（芙蓉属的植物）plantbehindhisheadwasstillholdingon（growing）,smallbutfirm（顽强）.

[28]"

Morriewhispered.

[29]Uh-huh?

[30]Irolledhistoesbetweenmyfingers,lost（茫然若失/不知所措beataloss=don’tknowwhattodo）inthetask.

[31]"

Lookatme."

[32]Iglancedupandsawthemostintenselook（聚精会神）inhiseyes.

[33]"

Idon'

tknowwhyyoucamebacktome.ButIwanttosaythis..."

Hepaused,andhisvoicechoked."

IfIcouldhavehadanotherson,Iwouldhavelikedittobeyou（Iwouldliketohavesonlikeyou）."

[34]Idroppedmyeyes,kneading（按摩,捏制）thedyingfleshofhisfeetbetweenmyfingers.Foramoment,Ifeltafraid,asif（=asthough仿佛）acceptinghiswordswouldsomehow（forreasonsunknown不知为啥#somewhat=alittle有点）betraymyownfather.Butwhen（suddenly突然）Ilookedup,IsawMorriesmilingthroughtearsandIknewtherewasnobetrayalinamomentlikethis.

[35]AllIwasafraidofwassayinggood-bye.

Notes

1.Thistextisexcerpted（cited/adapted）fromTuesdayswithMorrie,whichisatrue（life）story（fiction）aboutsportswriterMitchAlbomandhisfavoritecollegeprofessorMorrieSchwartz.AsMorieSchwartzwasdyingofmuscle-wasting（肌无力的）amyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎缩性（脊髓）侧索硬化）,orLouGehrig'

sdisease（illness）,MitchAlbomrenewed（更新的,重建的,复兴的,重申的）hiswarm（close/intimate）relationshipwithhim.TheymeteveryTuesdayuntiltheendofSchwartz'

slife.Thisbookisthustherecordingsoftheirtalksabouteverythingfromregrets（n./vt.遗憾）anddeathtomoneyandmarriage,from