精美英文欣赏:大英雄(下)

Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter.

超人克拉克肯特依靠做报纸记者挣钱。

Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist¹.

蝙蝠侠布鲁斯韦恩靠做实业家挣钱。

Spiderman made money as Peter Parker, a photographer.

蜘蛛侠皮特帕克靠当摄影师挣钱。

Ironman made money as Tony Stark², owner of Stark Industries.

钢铁侠托尼斯达克考自己的企业挣钱。

None of them were paid for being a Super Hero and the contributions they made as Super Heroes.

他们中没有人考做大英雄或者他们所做的贡献挣钱。

As I listened to Dr. Marilyn stating how she had never been paid for many things, a light popped on in my mind.

当我听玛丽琳博士讲述她做很多事情都不求回报时，一个念头闪现在我的脑中。

“The real Super Heroes don't get paid for the Super Hero stuff!”

大英雄从来不会因为做英勇的事索取报酬。

I pastor³ a church and have never accepted a salary or taken up love offerings for myself.

我曾在一个教堂当牧师，未拿过一份工资，也没有接受过任何感恩的馈赠。

It's correct to be fairly compensated⁴ but I, like Paul, simply choose not to.

虽然我应该获得报酬，但我像保罗教皇一样选择不要。

I am the editor of the MountainWings and AirJesus websites, and I don't get any money for that either.

我是MountainsWings和AirJesus两个网站的编辑，但是我对我的工作分文不取。

I realized as my eyes were closed that it is Super Hero stuff and my dream has been realized.

我闭上眼睛，意识到这就是英雄做的事。我的梦想实现了。

You've got Super Hero stuff too.

你也可以做英雄的事。

Parenting,Volunteering,Helping a stranger or friend in need,

养育子女，做志愿者，帮助陌生人或者有困难的朋友。

Doing anything beneficial that takes time, effort, energy or resources and where you expect no monetary⁵ return is Super Hero stuff.

花费时间，精力或资源做那些对别人有益却不图回报的事情，这就是大英雄所为。

Use your powers well.

好好利用你的力量吧。

1 industrialist   

n.工业家，实业家

参考例句：

• The industrialist's son was kidnapped.这名实业家的儿子被绑架了。
• Mr.Smith was a wealthy industrialist,but he was not satisfied with life.史密斯先生是位富有的企业家，可他对生活感到不满意。

2 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

3 pastor   

n.牧师，牧人

参考例句：

• He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
• We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。

4 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

5 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。