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刘 红

【导读】一直觉得是竹子那高雅的姿态和纤秀的外表让苏东坡吟出“宁可食无肉,不可居无竹。无肉令人瘦,无竹令人俗。”这样的句子。直至静下心来细细观察竹子,才真正领会到:竹子的高雅并非在于它摇曳生姿的翠竿,而在于那“雪压不倒,风吹不折”(郑板桥语)的韧性。这篇文章让我再一次对竹子肃然起敬。一起来体会竹子的生活态度:Bend, but dont break!

The lesson of bamboo trees

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down. When I think about the bamboo trees ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word “resilience” comes to mind. When used in reference to a person this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a persons emotions. Have you ever felt like you are about to snap? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having. If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but dont break!

【帮助】

1.Idly 悠闲地;2.chirp吱喳叫;3.rustling 沙沙声;4.bounce 弹回;5.resilience 快速恢复的能力;

6.in reference to 关于;7.come to mind 突然想起;

8.stretch 拉长、撑大;9.snap 断裂;10.breaking point 极限;

11.ordeal 严酷的考验;

12.get the best of 战胜

【译文】

竹子的启示

记忆中,儿时我最喜欢做的事就是去河边悠闲的坐着,享受宁静。赏河水潺潺,听鸟儿叽喳、树叶沙沙。还常常看到竹子在强风中弯腰,风息后却又傲然挺立、优雅如常。当我在思考竹子的这种坚韧时,自然联想到“韧性”,这个词用来形容人的品格时,是指能很快从震惊、沮丧或其他任何一种情感极限中恢常态。感觉过即将崩溃或已到了承受极限的经历吧?幸运的是你挺过了来,现在能从容地谈论当时的心境:身心俱疲,情感枯竭。

生活充满了与快乐艰辛、幸福与痛苦。当再次经历让你近乎崩溃的艰辛与痛苦时刻时,请“宁弯勿折”。希望常在,何惧考验!怀着对未来的憧憬,事情也许并不象看上去那么糟糕。如果最终的结果让人欣慰,严峻的考验又算什么!遭遇生活的艰辛时,象竹子那样弯腰但决不折断吧!