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医院hospital[英]['hɒspɪtl] [美][ˈhɑspɪtl, -ˌpɪtl] 中英文小故事：医院里的病友 两个病得很重的人住在医院同一间病房里。其中一个病人每天下午都要在床上坐一小时以便排出肺液，他的床就在窗户旁边；另一个人每天却只能平躺在床上。 两个人在一起一聊就是几小时，谈论各自的妻子、家人、住所、工作，服兵役的日子和度假的地方。 每天下午，当靠近窗户的病人可以坐起的时候，他都会向他的病友描绘窗外目所能及的景色。另外一个病人就会因有一个小时愉快的时光而感到高兴，他对窗外的世界无限向往。 窗户冲着一个公园，公园有一个美丽的湖，湖面上，鸭子和天鹅在游弋，孩子们在泛舟，一对对年轻的情侣在五颜六色的花丛中漫步，远处可以看见城市里高楼的剪影。在他细述这些美景的时候，躺在另一张床上的人就闭上双眼想像着这些情景。 一个暖融融的下午，靠窗的病人向他的病友描述游行队伍经过时的情形。他虽然听不见任何喧闹声，但他能想像得到。就这样过了几个星期。一天早上，护士拿来了水让他们洗漱一下，却发现靠窗的病人巳经在睡梦中安详地死去。护士感到很难过，她叫来护工把尸体抬走了。 后来，另一个病人提出是否可以把他安排到那个靠窗的位置。护士欣然为他调换了床位，把他安排妥当后，护士便离开了。 他强忍着疼痛，慢慢地用胳膊肘支撑着身体坐了起来，第一次亲眼看看外面的世界。窗外只有一面光秃秃的墙。他问护士：“他为什么向我描述那虚构的景色？” 护士告诉他其实他的病友是个盲人，连外面的墙都看不见。她接着说，“可能他只是想给你希望。” 请记住：即使我们自己的境况不佳，我们仍然可以使别人快乐，自己也从中获得巨大的快乐。共患难，痛苦减半，同欢乐，快乐倍增。 Hospital Friends Two men，both seriously ill，lived in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time on his back. The men talked for hours. They spoke of their wives and families，their homes，their jobs，their involvement in the military service，where they had been on vacation. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up，he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed was very happy to have the one hour and he hoped to see the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn’t hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Weeks passed. One morning，the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the man by the window had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. After that，the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable，she left him alone. Slowly，painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse, “Why did he describe the invented world for me?” The nurse told him that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.” Please remember that there is tremendous happiness in making others happy，despite our own situations and shared grief is half the sorrow，but happiness when shared，is doubled. |
