读者文摘:生动的一课:归还偷回的笔记本电脑(2)

I don't want my money back."

我不想要回钱。”

Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards.

尽管如此，这次遭遇还是有意义的。

For Fortune, it was a lesson in cultural awareness² amid the sometimes bitter national debate about immigrants,

于福琼而言，在某些时候，尤其是关于阿拉伯移民的激烈辩论中，这是一个文化认知上的教训。

especially from the Arab world. "I'm from a small, mainly white town,"Fortune said.

福琼说：“我来自一个小镇，主要是白人的小镇，”

"I've never met a Muslim. He's a good man."

“我从未见过穆斯林，他是一个好人。”

Almazrouei's lesson was perhaps more complex. Shortly after moving to the United States,

Almazrouei的教训可能更复杂。在搬到美国后不久，

he’d had his own brush with crime. While standing³ on a street in Eugene, Oregon,

他自己也与罪犯有过冲突，站在俄勒冈州尤金的大街上，

Almazrouei had been confronted by a man who punched him and told him to "go home."

Almazrouei遇到了一个男人，这个男人打了他，并告诉他“回家去”。

Rattled⁴ by the encounter, Almazrouei moved to Portland, and not long after,

Almazrouei很是气愤，搬到了波特兰，

he had his experience with the thief and Fortune's computer.

经过这次事件之后，他就有了经验。

When a story about the two young men's encounter made it to the local papers,

当两个年轻人相遇的故事登在当地的报纸上时，

Almazrouei received a call from Wim Wiewel, the president of Portland State University, where Almazrouei is studying economics.

Almazrouei接到了波特兰州立大学校长Wim Wiewel的电话，Almazrouei正在波特兰州立大学学习经济学。

Impressed with his student's integrity, Wiewel gave Almazrouei a new MacBook Pro¹.

学生的诚实给他留下了深刻的印象，Wiewel给了Almazrouei一台新的MacBook Pro笔记本电脑。

"We thought since you gave back the laptop, we should give you a laptop so that you'll have one," Wiewel told him.

Wiewel告诉他：“我们认为既然你归还了笔记本电脑，我们就应该给你一台，这样你就有笔记本电脑了。”

"We're very proud of you. It was a great story, but you did the right thing."

“我们为你感到骄傲。这个故事很好，但你做的很对。”

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。