第25章 Our Kind Landlord (2)
Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes，when you have no time to listen... it’s your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!
生活中的“砖头”
拉尔夫·穆迪
一位年轻的总裁，开着他的新捷豹车快速经过住宅区的巷道。他也一直提防着那些从停放的车子中间突然蹿出来的孩子，他想只要一有情况，就立即减速。
就在他的车经过时一个小朋友出来并丢了一块砖头打到了他的车门，他很生气地踩了刹车并后退到砖头丢出来的地方。
他跳出车外，抓住了那个小孩，把他顶在车门上说：“你为什么这样做，你知道你刚刚做了什么吗？”接着又吼道：“你知道要赔多少钱来修理这辆新车，你到底为什么要这样做？”
小孩子央求着说：“先生，对不起，我不知道我该怎么办？”
他接着说：“因为我哥哥从轮椅上掉了下来，我没办法把他抬回去。”他啜泣着问道：“你可以帮我把他抬回去吗？他受伤了，可是他太重了我抱不动。”
听了这些话，年轻的总裁深受感动，他抱起男孩受伤的哥哥，把他放回到轮椅上，拿出手帕擦拭他哥哥的伤口，并细心察看有没有什么大问题。
小男孩感激地说：“谢谢你，先生，上帝会保佑你的。”然后男孩推着他哥哥朝家的方向走去。
年轻总裁回到捷豹车的路变得如此的漫长，他也没有修汽车的车门。他保留着车上的凹痕就是为了提醒自己：生活的道路不要走得太匆忙，否则就需要其他人的敲打来让自己注意生活的真谛。
当生命想与你的心灵窃窃私语时，你若没有时间，你可以有两种选择：倾听你心灵的声音或者让砖头来砸你！
实战提升篇
核心单词
executive [i^5zekjutiv] adj.执行的；实施的；经营管理的
spot [spCt] n. 斑点，斑块；污点
plead [pli:d] v. 辩护，抗辩
swallow [5swClEu] v. 吞下，咽下
check [tFek] n. 检查，核对
whisper [5(h)wispE] v. 低语，耳语
实用句型
Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?
你可以帮我把他抬回去吗？
①would在这里表示委婉的建议或请求，“请……好吗？”。
②get back恢复，取回，类似的表达还有get from 从……取得；get out of取出；get away逃脱等固定搭配。
翻译行不行
1.前方学校，慢行!（slow down）
2.他听到这个消息后，从床上一跃而起。（jump out of）
3.新法案未能通过。（go through）
第一章 There Are No Mistakes，Only Lessons
· Richie ·
Human growth is a process of experimentation，trial，and error，ultimately leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action，you can never quite be certain how the situation will turn out. Sometimes you are victorious，and sometimes you become disillusioned. The failed experiments，however，are no less valuable than the experiments that ultimately prove successful； in fact，you usually learn more from your perceived“failures”than you do from your perceived“successes”.
If you have made what you perceive to be a mistake，or failed to live up to your own expectations，you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged wrong-doer. However，perceiving past actions as mistakes implies guilt and blame，and it is not possible to learn anything meaningful while you are engaged in blaming. Therefore，forgiveness is required when you are harshly judging yourself.
Forgiveness is the act of erasing an emotional debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness:
The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself.
The second kind of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another.
The third kind of forgiveness is advanced forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious transgressions，the ones you carry with deep shame. When you do something that violates your own values and ethics，you create a chasm between your standards and your actual behavior. In such a case，you need to work very hard at forgiving yourself for these deeds so that you can close this chasm and realign with the best part of yourself. This does not mean that you should rush to forgive yourself or not feel regret or remorse； but wallowing in these feelings for a protracted period of time is not healthy，and punishing yourself excessively will only create a bigger gap between you and your ethics.
The last and perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another. At some time of our life，you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems impossible. However，harboring resentment and revenge fantasies only keeps you trapped in victimhood. Under such a circumstance，you should force yourself to see the bigger picture，by so doing，you will be able to shift the focus away from the anger and resentment. It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and clean the memory. When you can finally release the situation，you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth.
没有错误，只有教训
里 奇
人的成长是一个不断尝试、不断经历失误、又不断获得新知的过程。每次，当你信心十足并准备采取行动时，对于会有什么样的结果，你无从知晓——或许成功，或许失败。然而，失败并不意味着毫无价值。事实上，我们往往能从失败中学到比成功中更多的东西。
假如你犯了一个错误，或是未达到自己所期望的标准，你很可能会在真我与所谓的犯错者之间构筑一道壁垒。然而，对以往的行为全盘否定，势必会让你感到内疚、自责。当你深陷其中时，就不可能从中汲取到有益的东西。因此，过分苛求自己时，最需要的就是自我宽恕。
宽恕就是放下情感上的包袱，抹平心灵上的创伤。它有四种类型：
第一种是对自己的初级宽恕。
第二种是对他人的初级宽恕。
第三种是对自己更深层次的宽恕。这种宽恕是针对自己深感羞愧的极大恶行而言。如果你所做的事有悖于自己的价值观和道德观，这时，你就在自己的为人准则和实际行动间制造了一道裂痕。在这种情况下，你就必须努力悔改，以此来弥补过错，并要重新找到自我。当然，这并不是说你可以随意地原谅自己，毫无悔改之意，但一味地埋怨自己是不健康的，过分的自我惩罚只会让你偏离自己道德准则的轨道越来越远。
第四种可能是最难的一种宽恕——是对他人深层次的宽恕。生活中，你也许会受到极大的委屈和伤害，以此来看，这似乎是不可原谅的。但是，心怀怨恨、企图报复只会使你陷于受伤害的阴影中。在这种情况下，你就要强迫自己放宽胸怀。只有这样，你才能把注意力从恼怒和仇恨中转移开来。只有做到宽恕，你才能忘却过错，净化心灵。于是，当你最终把自己解脱出来时，很自然地，你就会把它看成是成长过程中必不可少的一部分。
实战提升篇
核心单词
allege［E5ledV] v. 断言，宣称
ethics［5eWiks] n. 伦理观；道德标准
wallow［5wClEu] v. 沉迷；纵乐
severely［si5viEli] adv. 严格地；严厉地；严重地
fantasy［5fAntEsi] n. 空想；幻想；梦想
wrongdoing［5rCN5dU:iN] n. 做坏事；犯罪