新視野大學英語讀寫教程第三冊u1-u3課文翻譯

1、LovewithoutlimitationsMybrotherJimmydidnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdeliveryleavinghimwithbraindamagetwoyearslaterIwasbn.我哥哥吉米出生時遇上難產(chǎn)因為缺氧導致大腦受損。兩年后我出生了。Sincethenmyliferevolvedaroundmybrothers.從此以后我的生活便圍繞我哥哥轉(zhuǎn)。Acco

2、mpanyingmygrowingupwasalways“gooutplaytakeyourbrotherwithyou“.伴隨我成長的是“到外面去玩把你哥哥也帶上?！盜couldntgoanywherewithouthimsoIurgedtheneighbhoodkidstocometomyhousefsomeoutofcontrolkidcenteredfun.不帶上他我是哪里也去不了的。因此我慫恿鄰居的孩子到我家來盡情地

3、玩孩子們玩的游戲MymothertaughtJimmypracticalthingslikehowtobrushhisteethputonabelt.我母親教吉米學習日常自理比如刷牙或系皮帶什么的。Myfatherasaintsimplyheldthehousetogetherwithhispatienceundersting.我父親宅心仁厚他的耐心和理解使一家人心貼著心。IwasingeoutsidewhereIadministe

4、redjusticebytrackingdowntheparentsofthekidswhopickedonmybrothertellingonthem.我則負責外面的事找到那些欺負我哥哥的孩子們的父母告他們的狀為我哥哥討回公道。MyfatherJimmywereinseparable.父親和吉米形影不離。Theyatebreakfasttogetheronweekdaysdroveofftothenavyshippingcent

5、ereverymningwheretheybothwked—Jimmyunloadedcolcodedboxes.他們一道吃早飯平時每天早上一道開車去海軍航運中心他們都在那里工作吉米在那搬卸標有彩色代號的箱子。Atnightafterdinnertheywouldtalkplaygameslateintotheevening.晚飯后他們一道交談玩游戲直到深夜。Theyevenwhistledthesametunes.他們甚至

6、用口哨吹相同的曲調(diào)。Sowhenmyfatherdiedofaheartattackin1991Jimmywasawreckbeneathhiscarefuldisguise.所以父親1991年因心臟病去世時吉米幾乎崩潰了盡管他盡量不表現(xiàn)出來。Hewassimplyindisbelief.他就是不能相信父親去世這一事實。Usuallyveryagreeablehenowquitspeakingaltogethernoamounto

7、fwdscouldperatethevacantexpressionheweonhisface.通常他是一個令人愉快的人現(xiàn)在卻一言不發(fā)無論說多少話都不能透過他木然的臉部表情了解他的心事。IhiredsomeonetolivewithhimdrivehimtowkbutnomatterhowmuchItriedtomakethingsstaythesameevenJimmygraspedthatthewldhedknownwasgo

8、ne.我雇了一個人和他住在一起開車送他去上班。然而不管我怎么努力地維持原狀吉米還是認為他熟悉的世界已經(jīng)消失了。Insteadofthecustomary“Nogiftsplease“Ishouted“Gifts!Please!“于是我一反常態(tài)沒說“請不要帶禮物”而是向他們喊“請帶禮物來”。Myfriends—peopleJimmyhadcometoknowovertheyears—broughttheidealpresents

9、:countrymusicCDsasweatshirtoneleatherbeltwith“JIMMY“onitaknittedwoolhatacowboycostume.我的朋友──吉米認識他們多年了──帶來了中意的禮物鄉(xiāng)村音樂CD、一件長袖運動衫、一條有“吉米”字樣的皮帶、一頂編織的羊毛帽還有一套牛仔服。Theeveningleduptothegiftsthenthechocolatecakefromhisfavitebaker

10、yofcoursetheceremonywasntcompletewithoutthesinging.那天晚上我們先是送禮物然后是切從他喜歡的面包店里買來的巧克力蛋糕當然還唱了“生日歌”否則宴會就不算完整了。AthoustimesJimmyasked“Isittimefthecakeyet“吉米一次次地問“該切蛋糕了吧”AfterdinnerthegiftsJimmycouldnolongerberestrained.等用完

11、餐和送完禮物后吉米再也控制不住了。Heanxiouslywaitedftheclestobelitthenblewthemoutwithonelongbreathasweallsang“HappyBirthday“.他焦急地等著點上蠟燭然后在我們“生日快樂”的歌聲中一口長氣吹滅了蠟燭。Jimmywasntsatisfiedwithourefftthough.然而吉米對我們的努力還是感到不滿足。Hejumpeduponthechai

12、rstooderectpointingbothindexfingersintotheairtoconductusyelled“One...me...time!“他縱身跳到椅子上直挺著身子雙手食指朝天一邊喊一邊指揮我們唱歌“再──來──次”Wesangwithalloftheenergyleftinoursoulswhenwewerefinishedheputbothhisthumbsupshouted“Thatwassuper

13、!“我們?nèi)σ愿暗爻?。待我們唱完時他翹起兩個拇指喊道“好極了”Wehadwantedtolethimknowthatnomatterhowdifficultthingsgotinthewldtherewouldalwaysbepeoplewhocaredabouthim.本來我們想讓他知道無論世上有多難的事情總是有人來關(guān)心他。Weendedupremindingourselvesinstead.現(xiàn)在反倒是提醒了我們自己。FJi

14、mmythelovewithwhichwesangwasawelcomebonusbutmostlyhehadjustwantedtoseeeveryoneelsehappyagain.對于吉米來說我們唱歌時的愛心是他心中額外的禮物但是他原先更想看到的是別人再次感到快樂JustasmyfathersdeathhadchangedJimmyswldovernightSeptember11thchangedourlivesthewl