父子论雪及人: 分则不同聚则更美

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[00:01.77]23 The Snowman	雪人
[00:06.58](By Bob Perks)	（译 / 咏希）
[00:09.72]It was late on a snowy Saturday afternoon. 在一个下雪的周六傍晚，
[00:13.67]A young boy and his father were cleaning up the remaining leaves and branches that had fallen during the windy approach of the snowstorm. 一个小男孩和他的父亲正在清扫暴风雪来临时刮落下的残枝败叶。
[00:22.08]They stopped for a moment and sat quietly watching the snow fall.	在稍作休息时，他们坐下来静静地看着雪花飘落。
[00:27.23]Both were bundled up from head to toe. 父子俩从头到脚都包裹得严严实实的。
[00:30.39]Mom insisted, "I'm the one who will have to take care of you if you catch a cold." 妈妈坚持说：“你们要是感冒了，还得我来照顾。”
[00:36.22]So they complied , adding a scarf and hat as they walked out the door.	所以他们很听话，出门时又戴上了围巾和帽子。
[00:41.18]Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is different, the child said.	“爸爸，我的朋友告诉我每片雪花都不相同。”孩子说。
[00:47.69]I believe that's true, his dad replied.	“我认为是这样的。”父亲回答。
[00:51.26]There was silence.	一阵沉默。
[00:52.90]How do we know that? The child asked.	“我们是怎么知道的呢？”孩子问。
[00:56.43]Dad, now smiling, turned toward his son and said, "We just do."	父亲笑了，把脸转向儿子说：“我们就是知道。”
[01:02.22]But they look all the same to me, the child added.	“可在我看来，它们都一样啊。”孩子补充道。
[01:06.49]Now dad felt obligated to come up with a more satisfying answer,one so profound that his son would remember this moment for years to come.	这时父亲觉得自己有责任给出一个让儿子更满意的答案，一个深奥的答案，一个能让儿子在多年后还能记得此刻的答案。
[01:17.41]Son, snowflakes are like people. “儿子，雪花就像人一样。
[01:20.15]God makes everyone of us different.上帝让我们每个人各不相同。 
[01:23.16]We are each unique in a very special way. 我们每个人在某个特殊的方面都是独一无二的。
[01:26.62]How do we know that? We just do. 我们是怎么知道的？我们就是知道。”
[01:29.66]Not a good answer at all, he realized. 父亲意识到这根本不是一个好答案，
[01:33.07]It falls into that category of ""Because I said so."" ""We can test it right now,"" he added."	因为这个答案落入了“因为我说是这样就是这样”的套路。“我们现在就可以证实。”于是他加了一句。
[01:40.32]The child stood up, put out his hand, and watched as snowflakes landed on his glove. 孩子站起身，伸出手，观察落在手套上的雪花。
[01:46.94]"They ARE different," the boy said, "like people." Then came the big question. “它们真的不一样，”男孩说，“就像人一样。”紧接着他又冒出一个大问题。
[01:54.20]"When they are all together, they are so beautiful," he said, "then why don't they get along?"	“他们聚在一起的时候是那么漂亮，”他说，“可为什么他们不能和睦相处呢？”
[02:02.05]The snowflakes? Dad asked.	“雪花？”父亲问。
[02:04.88]No, people, Dad. “不，是人，爸爸。
[02:07.47]Why don't people get along? 为什么人们不能和睦相处？
[02:09.91]If people are like snowflakes, and each one is unique and special like you said, why don't they get along?	如果正如您所说的，人就像雪花，每个人都独一无二、与众不同，那他们为什么不能和睦相处呢？”
[02:18.14]Wow, that's a good question, one deserving a good answer.	喔！这个问题问得好，应该得到一个出色的回答。
[02:23.24]I mean, when you look at these snowflakes on my glove, they are all different. “我是说，如果你看我手套上的这些雪花，它们都各不相同。
[02:28.80]When you look at the snow in the yard, all together, they look the same. 但如果你看院子里的雪，它们聚集在一起时看上去都一样。
[02:33.58]Together they are even more beautiful.	因为聚在一起，它们甚至更漂亮了。”
[02:36.69]Dad sat there for a moment, thinking. 父亲坐在那里思考了一会儿。
[02:39.91]"Choice," he said.	“因为选择。”他说。
[02:41.82]Choice? the child asked.	“选择？”孩子问。
[02:44.08]One of the greatest gifts that God has given us is the gift of choice. “上帝赐予我们最好的礼物之一就是选择权。
[02:49.39]As different as we all are, we have one thing in common. 虽然我们每个人都不一样，但我们有一点是相同的。
[02:53.50]We can choose what we do, how we dress, where we live, and how we treat each other.	我们可以选择我们的职业、装束、住处以及对待彼此的方式。”
[03:00.14]So choice is a bad thing? the boy asked.	“这么说，选择是件坏事？”男孩问。
[03:04.82]Oh, no. “哦，不。
[03:05.69]Only when we choose the wrong things.	只有当我们选择了错误的事情时，选择才是件坏事。”
[03:08.31]How do we know what's right and what's wrong? the child asked.	“可我们怎么能知道什么是对，什么是错呢？”孩子接着问。
[03:13.91]Dad looked around now, struggling to build upon this moment. 这时，父亲努力思考，竭力想让此刻变得更有意义。
[03:18.78]Yes, it would have been easy to fall back on "We just do." 是的，退回“反正我们就是知道”的套路很容易。
[03:24.17]But he was in a special place right now. 但此时他处境特殊，
[03:27.23]He was given the chance to build upon the very foundation of his son's faith. 他被赋予了一次建立儿子信念基础的机会。
[03:32.84]Dad nervously shuffled his foot in the snow as he searched his heart for just the right answer.	父亲一边紧张地在雪地里踱来踱去，一边在心中搜寻着正确答案。
[03:39.78]Let's say all of this snow is all the people of the world. “假设所有这些雪就是世界上所有的人，
[03:44.12]Together they are beautiful. 他们聚集起来的时候十分美丽。
[03:46.20]They are now given the gift of choice. 现在他们被赐予了‘选择’这件礼物。
[03:49.64]They realize how well they work together, so they begin to build.	他们发现大家在一起会很好，于是开始聚集到一起来。”
[03:54.51]Dad reached down and divided the snow into two sides.	父亲俯身将地上的雪划分成两部分。
[03:58.46]Both sides acknowledge their differences. “两边都承认他们的差别。
[04:01.54]One says, 'Let's get together and build upon those differences. 一边的人说：‘让我们在这些差异的基础上组建在一起吧。
[04:06.38]Let's do things that will help the world.' The other side says the same thing, 让我们做些对世界有用的事吧！’另一边也说了同样的话，
[04:11.81]but can't come to an agreement on how to do it, so they each break off into separate piles.	但却对如何来做这件事无法达成共识，于是分裂成了独立的小雪堆。”
[04:19.26]Dad stopped for a moment and looked at his son. 父亲停顿片刻，看着儿子说：
[04:23.20]"Do you understand so far?"	“讲到这儿，你明白吗？”
[04:25.24]Yes, I think so, the boy replied.	“是的，我想我明白了。”男孩回答。
[04:28.84]Then, without saying another word, Dad continued to work with the snow. 接着，父亲没再说话，继续摆弄着地上的雪。
[04:34.01]On the first side he built three large snowballs. 他在一边的雪地上堆了三个大雪球，
[04:38.13]On the other he made several smaller ones.	在另一边则做了好几个小雪球。
[04:41.22]Which side did the right thing? he asked the boy.	“哪边做得对？”他问儿子。
[04:45.33]The child looked at both sides but couldn't come up with an answer.孩子看着两边的雪，回答不上来： 
[04:50.17]"Dad, I don't know."	“爸爸，我不知道。”
[04:52.37]Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.	然后父亲将那三个较大的雪球摞在了一起。
[04:57.25]It's a snowman! the boy shouted.	“是个雪人！”男孩儿喊道。
[05:01.17]Now, which side did the right thing?	“现在哪边做得对？”
[05:04.09]The side that made the snowman! he replied with enthusiasm.	“堆成雪人的那边！”他兴奋地回答。
[05:08.73]Yes, all these people came together, recognizing how special each of them were. “对！所有这些人聚在一起，发现每个成员都很特别，
[05:15.27]So they joined in an effort to build up mankind, Dad said.	所以他们共同努力组成了人类。”父亲说。
[05:19.91]The child then stood up and gathered an armful of the smaller snowballs. 孩子听后站了起来，揽了满怀的小雪球。
[05:25.00]One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow.	然后他开始一个接一个将它们扔向其他的小雪堆。
[05:30.21]What are you doing? Dad asked.	“你在干什么？”父亲问。
[05:33.20]This is what happens when people can't work together. “这就是人们不能共处的结果――
[05:36.88]They have a war, he said.	战争。”儿子说。
[05:39.69]Dad was stunned . 父亲愣住了。
[05:41.89]He stood up, lifted the boy and held him tightly. 他站起来，举起小男孩，紧紧抱住他，
[05:45.82]Whispering in his ear, he said, "I pray to God that your world will learn to work and live together."	对他轻声耳语道：“我向上帝祈祷，在你们的世界里，人们将学会和睦共处。”
[05:53.59]The boy leaned back in the comfort and protection of his father's arms, looked at him and said, "I will make the right choice. 男孩依偎在父亲舒适而安全的臂弯里，看着他说：“我会做出正确的选择。
[06:02.00]I will learn to build the best snowman ever."	我会学着堆起世界上最棒的雪人。”

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父子论雪及人: 分则不同 聚则更美

父子论雪及人: 分则不同聚则更美