双语美文：奇迹每天都在发生！

 　　"Never stop BELIEVING because MIRACLES happen everyday!"

　　“永远不要停止‘相信’，因为奇迹每天都会发生!”

　　Around six months after our son Todd's death, our younger son Brandon (then almost three) began stuttering. Brandon and I went for a walk each night, and about this time we saw a dead, decaying bird lying on the side of the road. Brandon referred to the bird as being "dead, just like Todd." He spoke¹ of Todd often, and many people suggested that he needed professional help to deal with Todd's death.

　　我们的儿子Todd死后大约6个月，我们的小儿子Brandon(那时大约3岁)开始口吃。我和Brandon每天晚上都出去散步，那次我们看见了一只死了的腐烂的鸟躺在路边。Brandon说：“这只鸟死了，像Todd一样”。他总是提到Todd，很多人都说他需要专业帮助帮他面对Todd的死亡。

　　As I prayed about Brandon's problem, it seemed that the Lord was telling me to bury the bird. But I argued against this. I did not even want to touch this one!

　　因为我曾经为了Brandon的问题向上帝祈祷，好像上帝就在告诉我要把这只鸟埋起来。但我却不想那样做，我甚至都不想碰这只鸟!

　　Finally, I gave in. We scooped² up the bird in a bucket and brought it home. I told Brandon to shake the bird and call it; I did the same. I then told him that only Jesus could wake the little bird. I quoted the Bible and told him that one day Jesus would come back and call with a loud voice, and all who loved Him would come alive again. I said we would see Todd the minute Jesus woke him.

　　最终我屈服了，我们把鸟铲进桶里带回了家，我让Brandon摇一摇那只小鸟并叫叫它，我也那样做了，然后我告诉他只有耶稣能把小鸟弄醒。我引用了《圣经》里的故事，告诉他有一天耶稣会复活，然后大声一喊，所有爱他的人都会重生，我说等耶稣叫醒Todd我们就能看到他了。

　　The next morning when Brandon woke up, he did not stutter, and he has not stuttered since that date. A miracle? Yes, I believe it was, and even though the idea to bury the bird seemed ridicules³ to me it had been the answer to my prayers.

　　第二天早上Brandon醒来就不结巴了，从那天起再没口吃过。这是奇迹吗?是的，我相信这是奇迹，即使埋葬鸟的想法对我来说很荒谬，但这是对我的祈祷的回应。

　　Never stop believing because miracles happen everyday!

　　永远不要停止‘相信’，因为奇迹每天都会发生!

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ridicules   

n.嘲笑( ridicule的名词复数 )；奚落；嘲弄；戏弄v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的第三人称单数 )

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