美国国家公共电台 NPR A Postman Signs Off
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台7月
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Il Soo Choi retired 1 this week after 22 years carrying letters, magazines, catalogs and packages to 643 addresses on Manhattan's Upper East Side. He's an immigrant from South Korea. His wife has worked in nail salons 2. Their daughter is a minister. The postman left a note in the mailboxes of the people along his route this week as reported by The Wall Street Journal. It is a kind of hymn 3 to New York.
Interacting with people of various ethnicities, cultures and religious backgrounds, I've gained a love, respect and appreciation 4 for humanity, Il Soo Choi wrote. I've encountered a billionaire, a TV anchor, a foreign diplomat 5, countless 6 doctors and professors. I've interacted with both the wealthy and the poor working in Manhattan. The homeless lady, who used to sit by the Vietnamese restaurant, was both a friend and mentor 7. I believe that we can learn a great deal about ourselves in life when we open up to the world around us in this land, in this city. I've learned and gained so much by encountering each of you. It has been a privilege to serve as your mailman.
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- He used to attend to his literary salons. 他过去常常去参加他的文学沙龙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Conspiracy theories about Jewish financiers were the talk of Paris salons. 犹太金融家阴谋论成为巴黎沙龙的话题。 来自互联网
- They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
- The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。
- I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
- I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
- The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
- He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。