第二册1-4课文翻译.doc

Ｉforgive you. 我原谅你 Marriage isnt the only relationship that needs forgiveness. Its required with our children, friends, workmates, neighbours and even strangers. In fact, no human relationship can survive without the oxygen of forgiveness. Its not the kind of quality that only good-tempered people choose to have; its a universal necessity for relationships and for your own physical and mental health. 并非只有婚姻关系才需要宽恕。我们与子女、朋友、同事、邻居，甚至陌生人相处时同样需要宽恕。事实上，没有宽恕的氧气，任何人际关系都无从维系。宽恕并不是脾气好的人们才拥有的特质；它是所有关系的必要条件，也是自己的身心健康不可缺少的。 Some of us may think that weve been hurt too deeply, or too often, to forgive. But ironically, its those of us whove been most hurt that really need to forgive, for one simple reason: like cancer, bitterness can destroy its host. Unless its swiftly rooted out, it takes hold and grows, crippling and eventually even killing those who insist on clinging determinedly to it. 有些人可能认为，自己受伤太深、次数太多，无法宽恕。可耐人寻味的是，恰恰是被伤得最深的人，才真正需要宽恕别人，原因很简单：仇恨就像癌症，会毁掉宿主。如果不尽快铲除，它就会生根发芽，使那些执意仇恨无法释怀的人受伤甚至死亡。 For the truth is that unless we can forgive, we can never recover. Our wounds will continue to grow worse and never heal. As the ancient Chinese proverb puts it, Whoever seeks revenge should dig two graves. 因为事实是，除非我们能宽恕他人，否则就永远无法恢复。伤口会继续溃烂，永不愈合。中国有句古谚：“复仇者必自绝”。 For some people forgiveness seems impossible because they have no idea how to go about it. The first and most important thing you need to accept is that the act of forgiveness is not going to be easy. In fact, it will probably be the hardest thing most of us ever have to do. 对有些人来说，宽恕他人似乎是不可能的，因为他们根本不知从何做起。首先你要接受一个非常重要的事实：宽恕他人并不是件容易的事。事实上，对于我们大多数人来说，这也许是最难做到的。 It seems totally unfair that we should forgive when were the ones who have been hurt. And thats the core of forgiveness. 被伤害的是我们，却还要宽恕他人，这似乎毫无公平可言，然而这正是宽恕的关键所在。 The saying Forgive and forget may roll off the tongue, but its as shallow as it is short. For one thing, its totally impossible. For another, it misses the whole point of forgiveness. The things we most nee