公众人物毕业演讲第31期:比尔盖茨夫妇于斯坦福大学(12)
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：公众人物毕业演讲
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She was emaciated 1 and on the verge 2 of death
她很消瘦 离死亡已不遥远
and her intestines 3 were not holding anything
她的肚子里已经无法容纳任何东西
and so the workers had put a pan under her bed,
义工们不得不将床板切一个洞
cut a hole in bottom of the bed,
并将盆子放到床下
and everything in her was just pouring out into that pan.
她体内的一切就这样倾泻到盆子里
I could tell that she had AIDS.
我可以看出 她患有艾滋病
Both in the way she looked
她有一些症状
and the fact that she was off in this corner alone.
而且被安排在这个孤独的角落里更说明了这一点
The stigma 4 of AIDS is vicious,
艾滋病的污名是恶劣的
especially for women.
特别是对于女性
And the punishment is abandonment.
而惩罚便是被抛弃
When I arrived at her cot,
我到了她的病床前
I suddenly felt completely and totally helpless.
我感到的是完全的无助
I had absolutely nothing I could offer this woman.
我没有什么能给这位女性的
I knew I couldn't save her.
我没办法挽救她的生命
But I didn't want her to be alone.
但我不忍看到她那么孤独
So I knelt down with her and put my hand out.
于是跪在她身旁 把手伸给她
She reached for my hand and grasped it and she wouldn't let it go.
她抓住我的手 久久不愿放开
I didn't speak her language. And I couldn't think of what I should say to her.
我不会讲她的语言 我也不知道该对她说什么
And finally I just said to her, it's going to be okay.
最后我只能说 没事的
It's going to be okay. It's not your fault.
没事的 这不是你的错
adj.衰弱的，消瘦的
- A long time illness made him sallow and emaciated.长期患病使他面黄肌瘦。
- In the light of a single candle,she can see his emaciated face.借着烛光，她能看到他的被憔悴的面孔。
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
n.肠( intestine的名词复数 )
- Perhaps the most serious problems occur in the stomach and intestines. 最严重的问题或许出现在胃和肠里。 来自辞典例句
- The traps of carnivorous plants function a little like the stomachs and small intestines of animals. 食肉植物的捕蝇器起着动物的胃和小肠的作用。 来自辞典例句
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