精美英文欣赏:你就是我的生命

You are my life

你就是我的生命

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school.

有一个印度男孩，被他的父母送到了寄宿学校。

Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class.

在送到寄宿学校之前，这个男孩是班里最聪明的学生。

He was at the top in every competition. He was a champion.

各项能力都是最好的。他总是第一名。

But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school.

但离家到寄宿学校之后，一切都改变了。

His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time.

他的成绩开始下滑，他讨厌集体，他开始自闭。

And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing¹ suicide².

天黑的时候，他甚至想自杀。

All of these changes were because he felt worthless³ and that no one loved him.

这一切都是因为他觉得没有人爱他，他觉得生不如死。

His parents started worrying about the boy.

他的父母非常担心他。

But even they did not know what was wrong with him.

但就连他们也不知道他怎么了。

So his dad decided⁴ to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.

他的父亲决定去寄宿学校，和他好好谈谈。

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school.

他们坐在学校附近的湖边。

The father started asking him casual⁵ questions about his classes, teachers and sports.

父亲开始随意地问起他的班级，老师和运动等方面的事。

After some time his dad said, Do you know, son, why I am here today?

过了一会，他的父亲说：你知道吗，儿子，我今天为什么要来这里？

The boy answered back, to check my grades?

男孩回答：来检查我的学习？

No, no, his dad replied, I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me.

不是的，不是的，他的父亲回答，我在这里来，是想告诉你，你是我最重要的人。

I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you.

我想看到你快乐。我不在乎你的成绩。我在乎你。

I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.

我在乎的是你的幸福。你是我的生命。

These words caused the boy's eyes to fill with tears.

听完这些话，男孩热泪盈眶。

He hugged his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time.

他抱着他的老爸。默默的，很长时间都没再说话。

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply⁶.

现在，这个男孩，已经拥有他想要的一切。

He meant the world to someone.

他知道在这个世界上有人非常关心他。

And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

他是他人的世界。现在，这个年青人在学院里名列前茅，从来没有人见过他再难过！

Thanks a lot dad. YOU ARE MY LIFE!

谢谢你老爸。你是我的生命。

1 committing   

v.保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）( commit的现在分词 )；把…托付给；把…记（或写）下来；承诺

参考例句：

• He was accused of committing adultery . 他被控通奸。
• He was very cautious about committing himself to anything. 他谨小慎微，从不轻易表态。

2 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

3 worthless   

adj.无价值的，无用的，可鄙的

参考例句：

• Don't read worthless books.不要读没有用的书。
• He was worthless as a painter.他作为画家一事无成。

4 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。

5 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

6 deeply   

adv.深刻地，在深处，深沉地

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective.我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• We're deeply honoured that you should agree to join us.您能同意加入我们，我们感到很荣幸。