苦斗人生

前言

　　人生自古誰無死，留取丹心照汗青。　　——這是南宋文天祥在其《過零丁洋》中的名句?！　∥以?，略知民族英雄文天祥之坎坷命途者，自然會作如此聯(lián)想：他能寫“人生自古誰無死”這樣的千古絕句，也一定會仰天慨嘆：人生自古誰無苦！　　后來，留學英倫，讀NoelGrove的Marktwain——MirlrorofAmerica（《馬克·吐溫——美國的鏡子》）一文，深為其動，尤其是以下這句，讓我思緒裊裊：　　Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh．　　（這位令全世界的人發(fā)出笑聲的人自己卻飽嘗辛酸。）　　馬克·吐溫，一代美國文學巨匠，幽默大師，他的作品讓美國人歡笑，讓西方人歡笑，讓全世界的讀者歡笑。他本人卻在“苦水”中泡大！　　我本以為，他應該是這樣一個人：　　Itappinessandpleasurefedonthemanwhohadmadetheworld1augh．　?。ㄟ@位令全世界的人發(fā)出笑聲的人，生活充滿了幸福和快樂?。　∮纱?，我更堅信：人生自古誰無苦！　　而大多數(shù)幸?？鞓返娜?，難以體驗命運坎坷的煎熬。殊不知，天有不測，人生無常。當不測風云突然降臨，卻常常措手不及。難能可貴的是，書中23個真實故事的主人公面臨種種苦難——驟失至親、痛苦童年、命途多舛、天有不測……沒有屈服，而是勇敢地挑戰(zhàn)命運，展現(xiàn)出的品質(zhì)、意志和風采強烈地震撼著我。

內(nèi)容概要

大多數(shù)幸?？鞓返娜?，難以體驗命運坎坷的煎熬。殊不知，天有不測，人生無常。當不測風云突然降臨，卻常常措手不及。難能可貴的是，書中23個真實故事的主人公面臨種種苦難——驟失至親、痛苦童年、命途多舛、天有不測……沒有屈服，而是勇敢地挑戰(zhàn)命運，展現(xiàn)出的品質(zhì)、意志和風采強烈地震撼著我。

作者簡介

毛榮貴，上海交通大學教授，翻譯博導。曾任《科技英語學習》（月刊）主編10年。1996年應美國駐華大使James R.Sasser（詹姆士·尚慕杰）之邀，以leading citizeh（杰出公民）的身份遍訪美國并講學；RosemaryAdang，英語語言文學研究專家。中美教授攜手，精選美國當代短文

書籍目錄

前言之一前言之二When the Telephone Rang電話鈴聲響起的時候A Mother's Warning一位母親的警告Finding My Way Back尋找振奮之路Music Was His Passport音樂是他的護照Doc Tenney's Healing Magic獸醫(yī)坦尼的絕活The Boy Who Talked With Dolphins和海豚交談的男孩The Secret Life of the Gomez Twins戈氏孿生兄弟的秘密生活“You Are My Dictionary”“你是我的詞典”NO Greater Love最偉大的愛A Classroom Full of Flowers擺滿鮮花的教室The Love I’ll Never Forget此愛永駐我心My Favorite Valentine永駐我心的情人節(jié)Love beyond All Understanding超越一切的愛Sure Is Cold真冷The Baggy Yellow Shirt寬松的黃襯衫The White Picket Fence白色的尖樁籬笆“Hello，Young Lovers”“你好，年輕的情人！”Enjoy the Round好好打一場高爾夫球Christmas Lost and Found失而復得的圣誕節(jié)My Un，forget：table“Animal Lady”難以忘懷的“動物女神”Mv Father Gave Me Life Twice父親給我兩次生命A Winner's Secret一個勝者的秘訣Against All Odds困難重重永不退縮

章節(jié)摘錄

　　1. For as far back as I can remember, my son Ryan could notwait to get behind the wheel of a car. He applied for his driverspermit at 9 a.m. on his 16th birthday, booked his Australian li-cense test for precisely one year later, December 14, 1993, andgot a near-perfect score. That was the day my husband Gary and Igave Ryan an "old but good" Ford Laser hatchback.　The carseemed ideal for him　　a gasoline miser and reasonably cheap torepair.　　2. Ryan was a typical 17-year-old with a teen-agers enthusi-asm for life. He played tennis and cricket and enjoyed any sport onTV. Tall and lanky with an ever-present grin, he had a wonderfulsense of humor and was gaining an appreciation of girls. He lovedfiddling with computers and often fixed problems with our town-planning consultancys computer system.　　3. Ryan was mature for his age, as single children often are, and took his studies seriously. He had set his mind on doing well in the Higher School Certificate in 1994 and had taken coaching in math over the Christmas break. On Australia Day 1994, about a week before school was due to resume, he wanted to spend a few days with a friend who had moved from a nearby suburb to north- west Sydney. We agreed, but urged him to drive carefully. "Dont worry, Morn. "he said, smiling, as he packed a bag and grabbed the car keys.　　4. At 3:20 p.m. Ryan lost control of the car on a bend near his destination and slid onto the gravel shoulder. Trying to avoid a pole, he spun the wheel furiously, and the car somersaulted. Police believe he was speeding.　　5. Ryan was rushed to a Sydney hospital by helicopter. We ar- rived lust as he was being wheeled, unconscious, into the emergencyroom with bandages around his head. We were ushered to a waitingroom. Then the nightmare began.　　6. The first doctors words were a blur. I heard somethingabout head injury, pressure on the brain and the need for an imme-diate operation. In the hours that followed, I half expected Ryan towalk through the door, grin and say, "Sorry, Mom and Dad, Imokay now. " Instead, we waited and waited. Finally a surgeon cameby. Grim-faced, he shook his head. "Sorry," he said. "Theres nohope. "　　7. When I looked at Ryan in intensive care, I thought my heartwould break. My beloved cheeky, confident, athletic son was lyingmotionless on a bed. A respirator pushed air into his lungs, andneedles and tubes fed fluids into his veins. Blipping heartbeat andblood-pressure monitors surrounded him. His beautiful brown eyeswere open but vacant, staring at the ceiling.　　8. Gary called in additional experts. The prognosis was alwaysthe same. The only active part of his brain was the centre control-ling breathing. Once life-support equipment was removed, doctorsexplained, 1Ryan would continue to breathe on his own for a fewdays, but even this function would soon shut down. We were shat-tered, and our hearts were broken. We realized it was time to saygood-bye.　　9. Friends and relatives besieged the hospital to farewell Ry-an. Then at 4 a. m. , nine days after the accident, when all wasquiet with only Gary and me at his side,our son gently took his lastbreath.　　10. At the funeral the church overflowed with school friendsand teachers.　On the curve where the accident happened,　aclassmate placed a white cross. Shortly afterward, the roads au-thority replaced the 80-kilometer-per-hour road sign with one say-ing 65.　　II. I know every youngster thinks, it wont happen to me. Iwish that were so. But each year too many under 25s die on theroad. Speed and alcohol are not the major causes of these acci-dents　 Ryan was not a drinker. The real killer is a deadly mix ofinexperience and overconfidence.　　12. My message to every young person is: you are not a com-petent driver simply because you have a drivers license. Theresnothing in the license test that shows a young driver how to reactto a dangerous situation in a split second, or what to do when yourcar is out of control. At 17 you may feel invincible. But please, re-member that, each week, good, responsible young adults like ourson are killed because of simple errors of judgment. You get nosecond chance.　　13. We miss Ryan.　Our home, once full of laughter, nowdeafens us with its silence. I would give anything to hear, oncemore, "Hi Morn, Im home. "　　14. If you know a young driver, show him or her this article.It may save a life.

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