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英语阅读翻译.
LoveWithoutLimitations
Mybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leaving
himwithbraindamage,andtwoyearslaterIwasborn.Sincethen,myliferevolved
aroundmybrother's.Accompanyingmygrowingupwasalwaysgooutandplay
andtakeyourbrotherwithyou.Icouldn'tgoanywherewithouthim,soIurged
theneighborhoodkidstocometomyhouseforsomeout-of-controlkid-centered
fun.
MymothertaughtJimmypracticalthingslikehowtobrushhisteethorputonabelt.
Myfather,asaint,simplyheldthehousetogetherwithhispatienceand
understanding.IwasinchargeoutsidewhereIadministeredjusticebytracking
downtheparentsofthekidswhopickedonmybrother,andtellingonthem.
MyfatherandJimmywereinseparable.Theyatebreakfasttogetherandon
weekdaysdroveofftothenavyshippingcentereverymorningwheretheyboth
worked—Jimmyunloadedcolor-codedboxes.Atnightafterdinner,theywouldtalkand
playgameslateintotheevening.Theyevenwhistledthesametunes.
Sowhenmyfatherdiedofaheartattackin1991,Jimmywasawreck,beneathhis
carefuldisguise.Hewassimplyindisbelief.Usuallyveryagreeable,henowquit
speakingaltogetherandnoamountofwordscouldpenetratethevacantexpression
heworeonhisface.Ihiredsomeonetolivewithhimanddrivehimtowork,butno
matterhowmuchItriedtomakethingsstaythesame,evenJimmygraspedthatthe
worldhe'dknownwasgone.OnedayIasked,YoumissDad,don'tyou?
Hislips
quiveredandthenheasked,Whatdoyouthink,Margaret?
Hewasmybestfriend.
Ourtearsbegantoflow.
MymotherdiedoflungcancersixmonthslaterandIalonewaslefttolookafter
Jimmy.
Hedidn'tadjusttogoingtoworkwithoutmyfatherrightaway,sohecameand
livedwithmeinNewYorkCityforawhile.HewentwhereverIwentandseemedto
adjustprettywell.Still,Jimmylongedtoliveinmyparents'houseandworkathis
oldjobandIpledgedtohelphimreturn.Eventually,Iwasabletoworkitout.Hehas
livedtherefor11yearsnowwithmanydifferentcaretakersandblossomedonhisown.
Hehasbecomeessentialtotheneighborhood.Whenyouhaveanymailtobepicked
uporyourdogneedswalking,heisyourman.
Mymotherwasright,ofcourse:
Itwaspossibletohaveahomewithroomforboth
hislimitationsandmyambitions.Infact,caringforsomeonewholovesasdeeply
andappreciatesmyeffortsasmuchasJimmydoeshasenrichedmylifemorethan
anythingelseevercouldhave.
ThishithomeafewdaysaftertheSeptember11thdisasteronJimmy's57th
birthday.IhadapartyforhiminmyhomeinNewYork,butnoneofourfamilycould
joinusbecausetravelwasdifficultandtheywerestillreckoningwiththesheerterror
thedisasterhadbrought.Icalledonmyfaithfulfriendstohelpmakeitamerryand
festiveoccasion,ignoringthefactthatmostofthemwereemotionallydrainedand
exhausted.InsteadofthecustomaryNogifts,please,Ishouted,Gifts!
Please!
Myfriends—peopleJimmyhadcometoknowovertheyears—broughttheideal
presents:
countrymusicCDs,asweatshirt,oneleatherbeltwithJ-I-M-M-Yonit,a
knittedwoolhatandacowboycostume.Theeveningleduptothegiftsandthenthe
chocolatecakefromhisfavoritebakery,andofcoursetheceremonywasn'tcomplete
withoutthesinging.
AthousandtimesJimmyasked,Isittimeforthecakeyet?
Afterdinnerandthe
giftsJimmycouldnolongerberestrained.Heanxiouslywaitedforthecandlestobe
litandthenblewthemoutwithonelongbreathasweallsangHappyBirthday.
Jimmywasn'tsatisfiedwithoureffort,though.Hejumpeduponthechairand
stooderectpointingbothindexfingersintotheairtoconductusandyelled,One...
more...time!
Wesangwithalloftheenergyleftinoursoulsandwhenwewere
finishedheputbothhisthumbsupandshouted,Thatwassuper!
Wehadwantedtolethimknowthatnomatterhowdifficultthingsgotintheworld,
therewouldalwaysbepeoplewhocaredabouthim.Weendedupreminding
ourselvesinstead.ForJimmy,thelovewithwhichwesangwasawelcomebonus,
butmostlyhehadjustwantedtoseeeveryoneelsehappyagain.
Justasmyfather'sdeathhadchangedJimmy'sworldovernight,September11th
changedourlives;theworldwe'dknownwasgone.But,aswesangforJimmyand
heldeachothertightafterwardprayingforpeacearoundtheworld,wewere
remindedthattheconstantloveandsupportofourfriendsandfamilywouldgetus
throughwhateverlifemightpresent.ThesimplicitywithwhichJimmyhad
reconciledeverythingforusshouldnothavebeensurprising.Therehadneverbeen
anylimitationstowhatJimmy'slovecouldaccomplish.
无限的爱
我哥哥吉米出生时遇上难产,因为缺氧导致大脑受损。
两年后,我出生了。
从此以后,我的生活便围绕我哥哥转。
伴随我成长的,是“到外面去玩,把你哥哥也带上”。
不带上他,我是哪里也去不了的。
因此,我怂恿邻居的孩子到我家来,尽情地玩孩子们玩的游戏。
我母亲教吉米学习日常自理,比如刷牙或系皮带什么的。
我父亲宅心仁厚,他的耐心和理
解使一家人心贴着心。
我则负责外面的事,找到那些欺负我哥哥的孩子们的父母,告他们的状,为我哥哥讨回公道。
父亲和吉米形影不离。
他们一道吃早饭,平时每天早上一道开车去海军航运中心,他们都在那里工作,吉米在那搬卸标有彩色代号的箱子。
晚饭后,他们一道交谈,玩游戏,直到深夜。
他们甚至用口哨吹相同的曲调。
所以,父亲1991年因心脏病去世时,吉米几乎崩溃了,尽管他尽量不表现出来。
他就是不能相信父亲去世这一事实。
通常,他是一个令人愉快的人,现在却一言不发,无论说多少话都不能透过他木然的脸部表情了解他的心事。
我雇了一个人和他住在一起,开车送他去上班。
然而,不管我怎么努力地维持原状,吉米还是认为他熟悉的世界已经消失了。
有一天,我问他:
“你是不是想念爸爸?
”他的嘴唇颤抖了几下,然后问我:
“你怎么看,玛格丽特?
他是我最好的朋友。
”接着,我俩都流下了眼泪。
六个月后,母亲因肺癌去世,剩下我一人来照顾吉米。
吉米不能马上适应去上班时没有父亲陪着,因此搬来纽约和我一起住了一段时间。
我走到哪里他就跟到哪里,他好像适应得很好。
但吉米依然想住在我父母的房子里,继续干他原来的工作。
我答应把他送回去。
此事最后做成了。
如今,他在那里生活了11年,在许多人的照料下,同时依靠自己生活得有声有色。
他已成了邻里间不可或缺的人物。
如果你有邮件要收,或有狗要遛,他就是你所要的人。
当然,母亲的话没错:
可以有一个家,既能容纳他的缺陷又能装下我的雄心。
事实上,关照像吉米这样一个深爱又感激我的人,更加丰富了我的生活,其他任何东西都不能与之相比。
这一点,在9·11灾难后几天更显真切。
那天是吉米57岁生日。
我在纽约自己的家里为他举办生日宴会,但是我们家的人都没能来参加,因为交通困难,而且灾难带来的恐惧使他们依然心有余悸。
我邀请了我的好友,请他们来帮忙把宴会弄得热闹些,增加点欢快气氛,没去理会他们多数人在情感上都有些疲惫这一事实。
于是我一反常态,没说“请不要带礼物”,而是向他们喊“请带礼物来”。
我的朋友──吉米认识他们多年了──带来了中意的礼物:
乡村音乐CD、一件长袖运动衫、一条有“吉米”字样的皮带、一顶编织的羊毛帽,还有一套牛仔服。
那天晚上,我们先是送礼物,然后是切从他喜欢的面包店里买来的巧克力蛋糕,当然还唱了“生日歌”,否则宴会就不算完整了。
吉米一次次地问:
“该切蛋糕了吧?
”等用完餐和送完礼物后,吉米再也控制不住了。
他焦急地等着点上蜡烛,然后在我们“生日快乐”的歌声中,一口长气吹灭了蜡烛。
然而吉米对我们的努力还是感到不满足。
他纵身跳到椅子上,直挺着身子,双手食指朝天,一边喊一边指挥我们唱歌:
“再──来──一次!
”我们全力以赴地唱。
待我们唱完时,他翘起两个拇指喊道:
“好极了!
”
本来我们想让他知道,无论世上有多难的事情,总是有人来关心他。
现在反倒是提醒了我们自己。
对于吉米来说,我们唱歌时的爱心,是他心中额外的礼物,但是他原先更想看到的,是别人再次感到快乐。
有如父亲的去世一夜之间改变了吉米的世界,9·11也改变了我们的生活;我们熟悉的世界不复存在了。
但是,当我们为吉米唱歌,相互紧拥,祈祷全球和平时,我们也意识到,朋友、.
家人间永恒的爱和支持可以让我们克服生活中的任何困难。
吉米以朴素的方式为我们协调了眼前的一切,他做到这一点并不令人吃惊。
吉米的爱可以征服一切,这是任何东西都限制不了的。
WherePrinciplesComeFirst
TheHydeSchooloperatesontheprinciplethatifyouteachstudentsthemeritof
suchvaluesastruth,courage,integrity,leadership,curiosityandconcern,then
academicachievementnaturallyfollows.HydeSchoolfounderJosephGauldclaims
successwiththeprogramatthe$18,000-a-yearhighschoolinBath,Maine,whichforitsworkwithtroubledyoungsters.hasreceivedconsiderablepublicity
Wedon'tseeourselvesasaschoolforatypeofkid,saysMalcolmGauld,Joseph's
asseeourselvesnowheadmaster.Wefromson,whograduatedHydeandis
setofprinciplesthatacomprehensive—bycultivatingpreparingkidsforawayoflifecanaffectallkids.
CharacterFirstideatopublic,controversialNow,JoeGauldistryingtospreadhis
inner-cityschoolswillingtousethetaxdollarsspentonthetraditionalprogramfor
thenewapproach.ThefirstHydepublicschoolprogramopenedinSeptember1992.
program'stheTeachersprotestedwasmonthstheprogramsuspended.Within
associatedwithmoreintensework.demandsandthestrain
schoolpublictobeginapreliminaryfall,ThistheHydeFoundationisscheduled
programinBaltimore.Teacherswillbetrainedtolaterworkthroughouttheentire
Baltimoresystem.OtherUSschoolmanagersareeyeingtheprogram,too.Lastfall,
theinhighschoolpublicopenedamagnetprogramwithinaHydetheFoundation
suburbsofNewHaven,Connecticut,overparents'protests.Thecommunityfeared
andtroubledstudents.theschoolwouldattractinner-cityminority
fortruthisalsowidespreadattheschoolinConnecticut.InAsinMaine,thequestenergeticinlastfiveminutesanthestudentstheEnglishoneclass,11spend
exchangeevaluatingtheirclassperformanceforthedayona1-10scale.
Igeta10.
Ichallengethat.Youdidn'tdoeitheryourgrammaroryourspellinghomework.
OK,aseven.
Yououghttogetasix.
Wait,Iputmybesteffortforthhere.
Yeah,butyoudidn'taskquestionstoday.
Explaininghisapproachtoeducation,JoeGauldsaystheconventionaleducation
systemcannotbereformed.Henotes
oamountofchangewiththehorseand
carriagewillproduceanautomobile.TheHydeSchoolassumeseveryhuman
beinghasauniquepotentialthatisbasedoncharacter,notintelligenceorwealth.
Conscienceandhardworkarevalued.Successismeasuredbygrowth,not
academicachievement.Studentsarerequiredtotakeresponsibilityforeachother.
ToavoidthecontroversyofothercharacterprogramsusedinUSschools,Gauldsays
theconceptofdoingyourbesthasnothingtodowithforcingthestudentstoaccept
aparticularsetofmoralsorreligiousvalues.
TheHydecurriculumissimilartoconventionalschoolsthatprovidepreparationfor
college,completewithEnglish,history,mathandscience.Butallstudentsare
requiredtotakeperformingartsandsports,andprovideacommunityservice.For
eachcourse,studentsgetagradeforacademicachievementandforesteffort.
AtBath,97%ofthegraduatesattendfour-yearcolleges.
CommitmentamongparentsisakeyingredientintheHydemixture.Forthestudent
togainadmission,parentsalsomustagreetoacceptanddemonstratetheschool's
philosophies