英语悠选脱口秀 第51期:公交暖男

 　　讲解

　　TODAY’s key word is Heartwarming

　　Heartwarming 暖心的，感人的

　　Something that is heart-warming makes you happy, usually because something nice has happened to you.

　　Here is an example:

　　Buying gifts for those we love should be a heartwarming experience.

　　为所爱的人选购礼物应该是一种很温暖的体验。

　　大家有没有觉得天气一天天变凉了呢，特别是早上和晚上。

　　我们今天就来说一个暖心的故事，温暖一下大家的心。

　　这个故事发生在加拿大:

　　One day, Godfrey Cuotto, a 22-year-old student was on his way home on a crowded bus(拥挤的公交车). 突然，他听到坐在他身边的男人说，希望能跟他握一下手，因为这拥挤的公交车让他感到十分不安。

　　面对这样一个意外的请求。Godfrey allowed(同意) him to hold his hand and also to hug him and lean¹ against him on the journey².

　　lean against him

　　斜靠在他身上

　　He later said that 'Sometimes you just have to be selfless(无私) and put someone else's needs above yours.'

　　这一幕感人的场景，被在同一辆车上的网友拍下来，发到了facebook上。发照片的网友说：我不知道我能不能发这张照片，but I would like to say thank you to the guy who was seating beside a special needs gentleman. He allowed him to hold his hand and find comfort³ well in a packed bus. It makes my day when I see stuff⁴ like that.'(make my day令我开心)

　　后来，被安慰的男人的家人，在facebook上看到了这条消息后，感谢了Godfrey. 他们说，他们的叔叔Robert是一名听力障碍人士，同时还患有大脑性麻痹，公交车上拥挤的人群让患病的他感到十分的紧张和不安。

　　The photo has garnered（获得）nearly 45,000 likes with more than 10,000 shares on Facebook.

　　Here are some comments(评论)：

　　Melissa Mustapha posted: 'That beautiful really put a smile on my face.' Jamie Shaffer said: 'Despite⁵ all the negativity in the world, people are still amazing.'Godfrey 自己说，我之所以能这么做，是因为 'I was raised by a queen⁶.'

　　这让人联想起电影Kingsman中的经典台词“Manners Maketh Man”

　　这个故事有没有暖到你呢？在这个寒意渐重的深秋，当你走在路上时，不妨给陌生人一个微笑吧，因为这有可能会点亮所有人的一天。

1 lean   

n.瘦肉，倾斜，弯曲；adj.瘦的，贫乏的，歉收的；v.倚靠，倾斜，依赖

参考例句：

• The seats have no back against which to lean.这些座位都没有靠背可倚。
• Please don't lean your chair back,you'll break it.请不要坐在椅子上往后仰，你会把椅子弄坏的。

2 journey   

n.旅行，旅程；路程

参考例句：

• She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
• The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。

3 comfort   

n.安慰，舒适，安慰者；vt.安慰，使（痛苦等）缓和

参考例句：

• The child turned to its mother for comfort.那孩子向母亲寻求安慰。
• She lives there in comfort.她舒适地生活在那里。

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

5 despite   

n.轻视，憎恨；prep.虽然，尽管

参考例句：

• Despite the difficulties he threw himself into the research.尽管困难重重，他还是全心投入了调查研究。
• All the people on the ship were in safety despite the storm.虽然遇到风暴，船上所有的人都安然无恙。

6 queen   

n.女王，皇后；(纸牌、国际象棋中的)王后

参考例句：

• She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
• The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。