新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第13篇：朋友就该这么做

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[00:00.53]13. That's what friends do 朋友就该这么做
[00:09.66]Jack tossed the papers on my desk-his eyebrows knit into a straight line as he glared at me.  杰克把文件扔到我桌上，皱着眉头，气愤地瞪着我。
[00:18.36]What's wrong?" I asked.  “怎么了？”我问道。
[00:20.78]He jabbed a finger at the proposal. 他指着计划书
[00:23.67]"Next time you want to change anything, ask me first," he said, 狠狠地说道：“下次想作什么改动前，先征求一下我的意见。”
[00:29.19]turning on his heels and leaving me stewing in anger.  然后转身走了，留下我一个人在那里生闷气。
[00:32.99]How dare he treat me like that, I thought. 他怎么能这样对我！我想。
[00:37.18]I had changed one long sentence, and corrected grammar, something I thought I was paid to do.  我只是改了一个长句，更正了语法错误，但这都是我的分内之事啊。
[00:45.55]It's not that I hadn't been warned. 其实也有人提醒过我。
[00:48.90]The other woman who had worked my job before me called Jack names I couldn't repeat. 上一任在我这个职位上工作的女士就曾大骂过他。
[00:56.37]One coworker took me aside the first day. 我第一天上班时，就有同事把我拉到一旁小声说：
[01:00.13]"He's personally responsible for two different secretaries leaving the firm," she whispered.  “已有两个秘书因为他而辞职了。”
[01:06.66]As the weeks went by, I grew to despise Jack. 几周后，我逐渐有些鄙视杰克了。
[01:13.60]It was against everything I believed in, turning the other cheek and loving your enemies. 而这又有悖于我的信条--别人打你左脸，右脸也转过去让他打；爱自己的敌人。
[01:19.73]But Jack quickly slapped a verbal insult on any cheek turned his way. 但无论怎么做，总会挨杰克的骂。
[01:25.55]I prayed about , but to be honest, I wanted to put Jack in his place, not love him.  说真的，我很想灭灭他的嚣张气焰，而不是去爱他。我还为此默默祈祷过。
[01:32.82]One day another of his episodes left me in tears. 一天，因为一件事，我又被他气哭了。
[01:38.55]I stormed into his office, prepared to lose my job if needed, but not before I let the man know how I felt. 我冲进他的办公室，准备在被炒鱿鱼前让他知道我的感受。
[01:49.13]I opened the door and Jack glanced up. "What?" he said abruptly.  我推开门，杰克抬头看了我一眼。“有事吗？”他突然说道。
[01:54.75]Suddenly I knew what I had to do. 我猛地意识到该怎么做了。
[01:57.91]After all, he deserved it.  毕竟，他罪有应得。
[02:01.70]I sat across from him, 我在他对面坐下，然后平静地说到：
[02:04.18]"Jack, the way you've been treating me is wrong.“杰克，你对待我的方式很有问题。
[02:07.66]I've never had anyone speak to me that way. 还从没有人像你那样对我说话。
[02:11.62]As a professional, it's wrong, and it's wrong for me to allow it to continue."  I said. 作为一个职业人士，你这么做很愚蠢，而如果我继续让事情这么下去，那就时我的错了。”我说到。
[02:18.93]Jack snickered nervously and leaned back in his chair. 杰克不安地笑了笑，向后靠靠。
[02:23.40]I closed my eyes briefly. God help me, I prayed.  我闭了一下眼睛，祈祷着，希望上帝能帮帮我。
[02:28.24]"I want to make you a promise. I will be a friend,"I said. “我保证，可以成为你的朋友。
[02:34.30]"I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness. 你是我的上司，我自然会尊敬你，礼貌待你。
[02:40.20]You deserve that. Everybody does." 这是我应做的。每个人都应得到如此礼遇。”
[02:44.80]I slipped out of the chair and closed the door behind me. 我说着便起身离开，把门关上了。
[02:48.21]Jack avoided me the rest of the week. 那个星期余下的几天，杰克一直躲着我。
[02:51.86]Proposals, specs, and letters appeared on my desk while I was at lunch, and my corrected versions were not seen again. 他总趁我吃午饭时，把计划书、技术说明和信件放在我桌上，并且，我修改过的文件不再被打回来。
[03:00.67]I brought cookies to the office one day and left a batch on his desk. 一天，我买了些饼干去办公室，顺便在杰克桌上留了一包。
[03:05.95]Another day I left a note. "Hope your day is going great," it read.  第二天，我又留了一张字条，在上面写道：“祝你今天一切顺利。”
[03:11.34]Over the next few weeks, Jack reappeared. 接下来的几个星期，杰克不再躲避我了。
[03:15.83]He was reserved, but there were no other episodes. 但沉默了许多，办公室里再也没发生不愉快的事情。
[03:19.88]Coworkers cornered me in the break room. 于是，同事们在休息室把我团团围了起来。
[03:23.17]"Guess you got to Jack," they said. "“听说杰克被你镇住了，”他们说，
[03:26.72]You must have told him off good."  “你肯定大骂了他一顿。”
[03:29.43]I shook my head. 我摇了摇头。
[03:31.30]"Jack and I are becoming friends," I said in faith. 一字一顿地说：“我们会成为朋友。”
[03:35.12]I refused to talk about him. 我根本不想提起杰克。
[03:38.31]Every time I saw Jack in the hall, I smiled at him. 每次在大厅看见他时，我总冲他微笑。
[03:42.11]After all, that's what friends do.  毕竟，朋友就该这样。
[03:45.14]One year after our "talk," I discovered I had breast cancer. 在与杰克谈话的一年后，我被确诊为乳腺癌。
[03:51.21]I was thirty-two, the mother of three beautiful young children, and scared. 我32岁，是三个漂亮孩子的母亲，这让我极端恐惧。
[03:57.38]The cancer had metastasized to my lymph nodes and the statistics were not great for long-term survival. 癌细胞已经扩散到我的淋巴腺。从统计数据来看，我的时间不多了。
[04:06.00]After surgery, I visited with friends and loved ones who tried to find the right words to say. 手术后，我拜访了亲朋好友，他们尽量宽慰我。
[04:13.92]No one knew what to say, many said the wrong things. 他们都不知道说些什么好，有些人反而说错了话，
[04:18.92]Others wept, and I tried to encourage them. 另外一些人则为我难过，还得我去安慰他们。
[04:22.10]I clung to hope.  我始终没有放弃希望。
[04:24.83]The last day of my hospital stay, the door opened and Jack stood awkwardly under the threshold. 就在我出院的前一天，病房门开了。是杰克，他尴尬地站在门口。
[04:32.27]I waved him in with a smile. 我微笑着招呼他进来。
[04:34.91]He walked over to my bed and without a word placed a bundle beside me. 他走到我床边，默默地把一包东西放在我旁边。
[04:39.96]Inside the package lay several bulbs.  那里边是几个球茎。
[04:43.33]Tulips, he said.  “这是郁金香。”他说。
[04:46.42]I smiled, not understanding.  我笑着，不明白他的用意。
[04:50.94]He cleared his throat. 他清了清嗓子说到：
[04:53.13]"If you plant them when you get home, they'll come up next spring. “回家后把它们种下，到明年春天就长出来了。”
[04:56.44]He shuffled his feet.他挪了两步。
[04:58.16]I just wanted you to know that I think you'll be there to see them when they come up."  “我希望你知道，你一定看得到它们发芽开花。”
[05:03.30]Tears clouded my eyes and I reached out my hand. 我泪眼朦胧地伸出手。
[05:08.40]"Thank you," I whispered.  “谢谢你。”我低声说。
[05:10.70]Jack grasped my hand and gruffly replied,杰克抓住我的手，生硬地答道：
[05:14.51] "You're welcome. You can't see it now, but next spring you'll see the colors I picked out for you. " “不必客气。到明年长出来后，你就能看到我为你挑的是什么颜色的郁金香了。”
[05:20.15]He turned and left without another word.  之后，他没说一句话便转身离开了。
[05:23.77]I have watched those red-and-white striped tulips push their way through the soil every spring for over ten years now. 转眼间，十多年过去了，每年春天，我都会看着这些红白相间的郁金香破土而出。
[05:32.10]In fact, this September the doctor will declare me cured. 事实上，今年九月，医生已宣布我痊愈了。
[05:37.27]I've seen my children graduate from high school and enter college.  我也看着孩子们高中毕业，进入大学。
[05:42.38]In a moment when I prayed for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things.  在那绝望的时刻，我祈求他人的安慰，而这个男人寥寥数语，却情真意切，温暖着我脆弱的心。
[05:52.70]After all, that's what friends do.  毕竟，朋友之间就该这么做。

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新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第13篇：朋友就该这么做