欧美经典美文口语（双语美文只是举手之劳）

欧美经典美文口语（双语美文只是举手之劳）scattered adj 分散的; 稀疏的1. scattere / ˈskætə(r); ˋskætɚ/ v （使人或动物）散开They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school had lunch together once or twice then both gradated from junior high school. They ended

A Simple Gesture

Everybody can be great . . . because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters a baseball bat a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill that he loved video games baseball and history that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school had lunch together once or twice then both gradated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing I realized that if I had killed myself I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see Mark when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You saved my life."

注释：

1. scattere / ˈskætə(r); ˋskætɚ/ v （使人或动物）散开

scattered adj 分散的; 稀疏的

2. article article有很多意思，我们常见的是“文章”、“论文”、“报道”等。

3. await. / əˈweɪt; əˋwet/ v （指人）等候 等待（某人[某事物]）;准备以待 期待（某人[某事物]）;等候指示﹑ 结果﹑ 答覆. 另外它还表示“降临到……身上”的意思，如：death awaits all men的意思是“死亡将临到一切人”。

4. burden / ˈbɜːdn; ˋbədn/ n所负载的事物或人; 重负

v ~ sb/oneself (with sth) 加负担於某人[自己]:

5. commit / kəˈmɪt; kəˋmɪt/ v (-tt-)犯凶杀﹑自杀﹑偷窃﹑ 大错﹑不可原谅的错误等

6. suicide / ˈsuːɪsaɪd /自杀

译文：

只是举手之劳

每个人都可以成为很伟大的人，因为任何人都很有用。你即使没有大学文凭或造不出一个合乎语法的句子，也可以发挥你的作用。只要有体谅的心、充满爱的灵魂足矣……

马丁．路瑟．金

一天 马克正走在放学回家的路上 突然看到前面的一个男孩摔了一跤 把手里拿着的所有的书、两件毛衣、一支棒球拍、手套还有一台小录音机都掉到了地上。马克弯腰帮这个男孩捡起了散落在地上的东西。因为他们两个人正好同路 马克就帮他拿着一部分东西。他们一起走着的时候 马克得知这个男孩子叫比尔 喜欢玩电脑游戏 打棒球 爱好历史 但其它课程却不是很理想 而且他刚和女友分手了。他们先到了比尔的家 比尔请马克喝了可口可乐 还一起看了电视。他们有说有笑 一个下午就这样愉快地过去了 然后马克回了家。此后他们继续在学校里见面 一起吃过一两次饭。后来他们初中毕业了又进了同一所高中。在那儿的几年里，他们有过短暂的联系。最终，期待已经高中毕业生活来临了，在离毕业还有三个星期时，Bill问Mark他们能否谈一谈。Bill提醒他，他们多年前第一次见面的场景。“你知道那天我为什么带那么多东西回家吗？”Bill问他，“你知道，我清理了我的橱。因为我不想给任何人留下凌乱的东西。我那时已经偷偷攒了一些我妈妈的安眠药，我正准备回家自杀。但是，在我们一阵谈笑过后，我意识到如果我自杀了，我会失去那段时光和随之而来的一切。所以你看，Mark，那天你捡起我的书时，你其实做了更多，你挽救了我生命。”