智慧背囊 品味人生-07-人生的回音

[00:01.82]The Echo¹人生的回音
[00:03.24]A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
[00:07.29] Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams, “AAAhhhh!!!”
[00:12.53] To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating,
[00:16.91]somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhh!!!”
[00:19.10] Curious, he yells², “Who are you?”
[00:22.93] He receives the answer, “Who are you?”
[00:26.53] Angered at the response, he screams, “Coward!”
[00:29.93]He receives the answer, “Coward!”
[00:32.99]He looks to his father and asks, “What’s going on?”
[00:37.15] The father smiles and says, “My son, pay attention.”
[00:41.19] And then he screams to the mountain, “I admire you!”
[00:45.02]The voice answers, “I admire you!”
[00:48.85] Again the man screams, “You are a champion!”
[00:52.90] The voice answers, “You are a champion!”
[00:56.73]The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
[01:01.02]Then the father explains,
[01:03.42]“People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
[01:07.58]It gives you back everything you say or do.
[01:10.86] Our life is simply a reflection³ of our actions.
[01:14.25] If you want more love in the world,
[01:17.18] create more love in your heart.
[01:19.81] If you want more competence⁴ in you team,
[01:22.33] improve your competence.
[01:24.19]This relationship applies to everything,
[01:27.47]in all aspects of life.
[01:29.43]Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”

1 echo   

n.回音，共鸣；vi.发出回声；vt.模仿，附和

参考例句：

• She shouted on the mountaintop and listened for the echo.她在山顶上大声喊着，然后聆听着回声。
• I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.我想重复前面一位发言者的话。

2 yells   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
• Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分

3 reflection   

n.映象，倒影；反射；反映；非议；深思

参考例句：

• The reflection of the sun on the glass wall was blinding.玻璃墙上反射的太阳光令人目眩。
• One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.塔的影子倒映在水中。

4 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。