名篇背诵22:你真美

 　　编者按：

　　你可以帮助我提醒这个人，美丽不是拿我们自己同他人相比，而是在爱别人、爱生活时我们身上闪光的部分。它并非全部来自身体，也非全部来自精神，它温柔地融合着我们所拥有的全部。

　　You’re a Beautiful Person

　　I wish that I could tell every person that I meet that he or she is a beautiful person--and have them believe it. I wish I could look them in the eyes and tell them of their beauty and have them accept the words for what they truly are--the truth, plain and simple.

　　You and I both know that most people will deny their beauty, expressing what they feel is modesty¹ or humility². It's easier for us to be told that we're talented or intelligent--our own beauty is something that we don't want to face.

　　You could help me to convince people of their innate³ beauty. You could agree with me in an effort to reinforce the message. You could give a few specifics to illustrate⁴ just what we're talking about when we say the person is beautiful. You could reassure⁵ the person that I'm not saying it to flatter or to try to win the person over or get something out of the person, but just trying to express in words the beauty I see when I look into that person's eyes and see the human being there, the person who gets happy and hurt and who laughs and who cries.

　　You can help me by reminding the person that beauty isn't about comparing ourselves with others, but about the part of us that shines when we love others and love life. It's not all physical and it's not all spiritual, but a tender combination of all that we are.

　　你真美

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　　我希望能告诉我所遇到的每一个人他/她真美，并且让他们相信这一点。我希望我能够注视着他们的双眸，告诉他们这一点，让他们接受这些与他们相称的话语：真实、简单、质朴。

　　你我都知道，人们大都否认自己的美丽，说着自己觉得低调或谦卑的话语。我们易于接受别人说我们聪明或富有才智，而自身的美丽却是我们所不愿面对的。

　　你可以帮助我让人们相信其天生的丽质。在我努力强调他们的美丽时，你可以赞同我的观点。我们说一个人美丽时，你可以详细地描述我们谈论的内容。你可以让他相信，我这样说不是为了阿谀奉承，不是为了拉拢人心，也不是为了有所索求，而只是在我凝视此人的双眸，看到此人时，看到这个充满了快乐与伤痛，有时快乐有时泪流的人时，努力用语言表达我所看到的美丽。

　　你可以帮助我提醒这个人，美丽不是拿我们自己同他人相比，而是在爱别人、爱生活时我们身上闪光的部分。它并非全部来自身体，也非全部来自精神，它温柔地融合着我们所拥有的全部。

1 modesty   

n.谦逊，虚心，端庄，稳重，羞怯，朴素

参考例句：

• Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。

2 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。

3 innate   

adj.天生的，固有的，天赋的

参考例句：

• You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
• Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。

4 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

5 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。