一堂关于分享的课: 6岁儿子拯救另一条生命的奇迹

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[00:02.36]10 The Miracle	奇迹
[00:06.35]It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. 那是旱季最热的一天。
[00:11.08]We had not seen rain in almost a month. 我们将近一个月未见滴雨。
[00:14.42]The crops were dying. 庄稼眼看就要旱死了。
[00:16.51]Cows had stopped giving milk. 奶牛也挤不出奶。
[00:19.00]The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. 小溪小河早就干得底朝天。
[00:24.30]If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose everything. 要是短时间内再不下雨，我们就会失去一切。
[00:28.87]It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have ever seen in my life.	但正是在这样的一天，我上了一堂关于分享的课，目睹了一生中唯一的奇迹。
[00:38.11]I was making lunch for the family when I saw my 6-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. 我正在给家人做午饭，无意中看到6岁的儿子比利正朝着树林走去。
[00:45.08]I could only see his back. 我只能看见他的背影。
[00:47.01]He wasn't walking with his usual carefree air . 他走路不像往日那样轻快。
[00:50.53]He was obviously walking with great effort, trying to be as still as possible. 很显然，他走得很吃力，尽可能保持平稳。
[00:56.30]Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again toward the house. 他消失在树林里，但几分钟后，就又出现了，朝着房子跑来。
[01:02.48]I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. 我接着做三明治，心想不管他在干什么，反正都干完了。
[01:08.18]Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that unusual way toward the woods. 可是过了片刻，他又用那种不同于往常的姿态朝树林走去。
[01:14.78]This activity went on for an hour. 	这项活动持续了一个小时。
[01:17.70]Finally I couldn't take it any longer. 最后我忍不住好奇，
[01:20.45]I crept out of the house and followed him.就悄悄走出屋子，跟着他。
[01:23.87]He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill the water he carried. 他小心翼翼地走着，双手在身前窝成了杯状，尽量不把手里捧的水洒出去。
[01:30.54]I sneaked close as he went into the woods. 我偷偷地跟着他进了树林。
[01:34.41]Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. 树枝和荆棘拍打在他的小脸上，但是他并不设法避开。
[01:39.92]He might have a much higher purpose, I thought. 我想他可能有个更重要的目的。
[01:43.38]As I came closer, I saw the most amazing sight. 待我走近一看，我看到了最令人惊讶的一幕。
[01:47.66]Several large deer stood in front of him. 几只硕大的鹿站在比利的面前。
[01:51.23]Billy walked right up to them, at the sight of which I almost screamed for him to get away. 他径直朝它们走了过去，看到这一幕，我几乎尖叫着让他走开。
[01:57.33]A huge buck was dangerously close. 一只大个儿的雄鹿就在附近，十分危险。
[02:01.23]But the buck did not threaten him nor even move as Billy knelt down. 但当比利跪下去的时候，雄鹿并未恐吓他，甚至都不动弹一下。
[02:06.96]And then I saw a tiny baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from thirst and heat, 然后，我看到地上躺着一只小鹿，一看就正饱受饥渴和酷热的折磨。
[02:15.00]lift its head with great effort to lap up the water in my boy's hands.	它费劲地抬起头，舔我儿子手中的水喝。
[02:20.18]When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. 水喝完后，比利跳起来朝我们的房子跑去。
[02:25.04]I followed him back to a spigot . 我跟着他回到水龙头前。
[02:28.30]Billy opened it and a small trickle began to creep out. 比利拧开水龙头，一股极细的水流缓缓流了出来。
[02:32.39]He knelt there, letting the drip slowly fill up his "cup".	他跪在那里， 让一滴滴的水慢慢盛满他小手做的“杯子”。
[02:37.17]And now I knew what's going on. 我这才知道比利在干什么。
[02:40.06]The week before, he had made the same trouble with our horses, which caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water. 一周前，他用同样的方法给我们的马喂水，结果被他父亲训了一顿，告诫他不要浪费水。
[02:49.09]That should be the reason he didn't ask me for help. 正因如此，他才没有向我求助。
[02:52.24]It took almost 20 minutes for the drops to fill his hands. 足足用了20分钟，他的小手才接满水。
[02:56.80]When he stood up and turned back, I was there in front of him. 他站起来转身时，我站在了他的面前。
[03:01.27]His eyes were filled with tears. 他的眼里满是泪水，
[03:04.24]"I'm not wasting," was all he said.	只说了句：“我没有浪费水。”
[03:07.69]This time, I joined him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen.这次我也加入了他的行动，从厨房拿了一小壶水。 
[03:12.00]I let him tend to the baby deer alone for it was his job while I just stood on the edge of the woods watching. 我让比利自己照顾小鹿，因为那是他的工作，而我只是站在树林边观望。
[03:20.20]As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops ... and more drops... and more. 当泪珠滑过我的脸颊，滴落到地上的时候，另一种水珠忽然也落了下来，并且越来越多。
[03:29.44]I looked up at the sky. 我抬头看看天。
[03:31.35]It was as if God, himself, was weeping with pride.似乎上苍也为此自豪地落泪。 
[03:35.67]Some will probably say that this was all just a huge coincidence . 有些人可能会说这不过是个极其偶然的巧合。
[03:40.63]I can't argue with that, nor will I. 我对此无话可说，我也不想为此辩解。
[03:43.46]All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.	我只能说那一天下的雨挽救了我们的农场，正如一个小男孩拯救了另一条生命一样。

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一堂关于分享的课: 6岁儿子拯救另一条生命的奇迹