英语美文点亮智慧人生42：A Perfect Heart 完美的心（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town	一天，一个年轻人站在诚镇的中央，
[00:10.10]proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.	宣称他拥有整个山谷最美丽的心。
[00:14.78]A large crowd gathered,	一大群人围了过来，
[00:16.68]and they all admired his heart for it was perfect.	纷纷称赞年轻人的心，
[00:20.22]There was not a flaw in it.	因为这颗心完美无瑕。
[00:22.26]Suddenly, an old man appeared and said,	突然一位老者出现了，
[00:25.72]"Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine!"	说道：“嗨，你的心可不如我的心美丽啊！”
[00:29.84]The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart.	这群人和年轻人都看了看老者的心，
[00:34.25]It was full of scars.	只见上面布满伤痕。
[00:35.90]It had places where pieces had been removed	心上的一些部分被取走了，
[00:38.91]and other pieces put in,	另外补上了其他人的，
[00:41.80]but they didn't fit quite right,	但并不十分吻合，
[00:43.32]and there were several jagged edges.	还有几处边缘参差不齐。
[00:45.94]In fact,	事实上，
[00:47.20]in some places there were deep gouges	他的心上有些地方留下了深深的凹痕，
[00:50.28]where whole pieces were missing.	整瓣整瓣的心都不见了。
[00:52.31]The young man laughed. "Comparing your heart with mine,	年轻人笑道：“跟你的心相比，
[00:56.26]mine is perfect	我的心完美无比，
[00:58.30]and yours is a mess of scars."	而你的心却满是疤痕。”
[01:00.26]"Yes," said the old man,	“没错，”老者说：
[01:01.99]"Yours looks perfect	“你的心看上去很完美，
[01:03.71]but I would never trade with you.	但是我永远不会和你交换。
[01:05.96]You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love.	你瞧，每处伤痕都代表一个我曾爱过的人。
[01:11.31]I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them,	我撕下自己的一片心给他们，
[01:15.58]and often they give me a piece of their heart that	他们往往也会给我一片他们的心，
[01:18.32]fits into the empty place in my heart."	填补我心中缺失的那部分。”
[01:21.13]"But because the pieces aren't exact,	“但是由于每片心大小并不完全相同，
[01:24.31]I have some rough edges,	我的心有些粗糙的边缘，
[01:26.60]which I cherish,	不过我很珍惜，
[01:27.76]because they remind me of the love we shared."	因为它们让我想起我们之间分享过的爱。”
[01:30.61]"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away,	“有时我把自己的几片心送出去，
[01:34.30]and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me.	另一个人却没有向我回馈他/她的心。
[01:38.83]These are the empty gouges--	这些便成了空着的深痕――
[01:41.27]giving love is taking a chance."	付出爱本来就是一种冒险。”
[01:43.80]"Although these gouges are painful,	“尽管这些凹痕让我感到痛苦，
[01:46.36]they stay open,	但它们敞开着，
[01:47.79]reminding me of the love I have for those people too,	让我想起我对他们付出的爱，
[01:51.46]and I hope someday they may return	并希望有朝一日能得到回馈，
[01:54.63]and fill the space I've been waiting.	填满这等待已久的空间。
[01:56.96]So now do you see what true beauty is? "	所以，现在你明白什么才是真正的美了吗？”
[02:00.46]The young man walked up to the old man,	年轻人走到老者面前，
[02:03.66]reached into his perfect heart,	把手伸进自己完美的心中，
[02:06.60]and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man.	撕下了一片，赠给了老者。
[02:10.40]The old man placed it in his heart,	老者把这片心放进自己的心里，
[02:13.74]then took a piece	然后从自己那颗苍老
[02:15.30]from his old scarred heart	而又伤痕累累的心上撕下一片，
[02:16.85]and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart.	放入年轻人心上的伤口。
[02:20.20]It fit,	虽然能够放进去，
[02:21.10]but not perfectly,	但不十分吻合，
[02:22.45]as there were some jagged edges.	因为有的边缘凹凸不平。
[02:24.68]The young man looked at his heart,	年轻人看了看自己的心，
[02:26.82]not perfect anymore	它虽然不再完美，
[02:28.42]but more beautiful than ever,	却比以往更加美丽，
[02:30.52]since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.	因为老者心中的爱流入了他的心田。
[02:34.63]They embraced and walked away side by side.	他们互相拥抱，然后并肩前行。
[02:39.23]How sad it must be to go through life	人这一生如果一直保持着
[02:42.25]with a whole untouched heart!	一颗完整未动的心是多么可悲啊！

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英语美文点亮智慧人生42：A Perfect Heart 完美的心（MP3+双语字幕）