You Are a Marvel你是一个奇迹
innovation[.inəu'veiʃən]n. 创新,革新
limited['limitid]adj. 有限的,被限制的 动词limit的过
muse[mju:z]vi. 沉思,冥想 vt. 沉思默想 n. 沉思
capacity[kə'pæsiti]n. 能力,容量,容积; 资格,职位
solution[sə'lu:ʃən]n. 解答,解决办法,溶解,溶液marvel['mɑ:vəl]n. 奇异的事物,罕见的例子v. 惊异于,惊
esteem[is'ti:m]n. 尊敬 vt. 认为,尊敬
universe['ju:nivə:s]n. 宇宙,万物,世界
unique[ju:'ni:k]adj. 独一无二的,独特的,稀罕的
Each second we live/ is a new and unique
moment of the universe, /a moment that
will never be again. /And what do we teach our children? /We teach them that two and two
make four, /and that Paris is the capital of France./
我们活着的每一秒都是世界上独一无二、不可重现的。我们应该教给我们的孩子些什么呢?二加二等于四,还是法国的首都是巴黎?
We should say to each of them: /Do you know what you are? /You are a marvel. /You are unique. /In all the years that have passed, /there has never been another child like you.
Your legs, /your arms, /your clever fingers, /the way you move./
我们应该对他们每一个说:你知道自己是什么吗?你是一个奇迹。你是独一无二的。过往的所有日子里,从来没有出现过像你这样的孩子。你的腿,你的臂膀,你灵活的手指,你的一举一动都是与众不同的。
You may become a Shakespeare[‘ʃekspir], /a Michelangelo[mi:kel'a:ndʒelɔ:], /
a Beethoven['beitəuvən]. /You have the capacity for anything. /Yes, you are a marvel. /
And when you grow up, /can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel?/
你可以成为莎士比亚,米开朗琪罗,或者是贝多芬。你有成就一切的能力。是的,你是一个奇迹。而当你长大之后,你会忍心去伤害另一个如你一般的奇迹么?
We must all /work to make the world
worthy of its children.
我们必须同心协力,让这个世界成为值得孩子们生活的乐土。