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Seven Times Have I Despised My Soul

《我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂》

作者：纪伯伦 Kahlil Gibran

The first time when I saw her being meek that she might attain height.

第一次，   是当我看到她本可进取，却故作谦卑时。

meek: adj. 温顺的；谦恭的；驯服的

The second time when I saw her limping before the crippled.

第二次，   是当我看到她在瘸子面前跛行而过时。

limp: v. 瘸着脚走，跛行；

cripple: v. 使残疾，使成为跛子

The third time when she was given to choose between the hard and the easy, and she chose the easy.

第三次，是当她在难易之间，却选择了容易时。

The fourth time when she committed a wrong, and comforted herself that others also commit wrong.

第四次，是当她犯了错，却借由别人也会犯错来宽慰自己时。

The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.

第五次，是当她因为软弱而忍让，却声称为自己的坚韧时。

forbore: v. [fɔːˈbɔː(r)] 抑制；忍耐

The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks.

第六次，是当她鄙夷一张丑恶的嘴脸，却不知那正是自己面具中的一副时。

And the seventh time when she sang a song of praise, and deemed it a virtue.

第七次，是当她吟唱圣歌，却自诩为一种美德时。

主播介绍

永清：毕业于西安外国语大学，现居云南

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