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请先洗干净你自己的杯子
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  • I recently started a new job, in a small office, where four of us share a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter1 pitcher2. One of my coworkers complained the water tasted "dirty". It went on for a few days, and she was stunned3 I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds4, but the water really tasted fine.

    最近我找了份新工作,是在一间小办公室里,我们四个人共用一个冰箱。冰箱里有一个Brita牌滤水壶,有一个同事抱怨说水喝起来感觉很“脏”,她连续抱怨了几天,还很震惊我喝这样的水竟然没事。我开始怀疑自己的味蕾出问题了,但我真觉着水喝着还不错。

    Finally, she figured out the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it, and after awhile started to affect the water inside it. She cleaned her cup, and drank the water with no problem.

    最后,她发现问题出在了她的杯子上,她只是忘了刷杯子,过一段时间就影响里面水的味道了。她把杯子洗干净了,水就没有异味了。

    I can't help but think about the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves. "You're racist5". "You're intolerant". "You're the problem". The world isn't perfect, I know, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask ourselves some tough questions.

    我禁不住思考了我们生活的世界,我们总是急于责备其他人、其他事、除了自己之外的一切东西。“你有种族歧视”、“你太狭隘”、“是你的问题”,我知道世界并不完美,但我认为有时我们应该退一步,问自己几个很难回答的问题。

    Can I be better? Is my heart really pure? Can I help this situation with kindness?

    我能变得更好吗?我的心真的纯洁吗?我能带着善意解决问题吗?

    I want to tell you this; please clean your cup. Because when you do, the water will taste much better. I promise you this.

    我想告诉你这个道理:请洗干净自己的杯子。因为只有你把杯子洗干净了,里面的水味道才会好,我保证。

     4级    美文 
     单词标签: filter  pitcher  stunned  buds  racist 


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    1 filter [ˈfɪltə(r)] nktxN   第5级
    n.滤器,过滤嘴;vt.过滤,透过;vi.滤过;渗入;慢慢传开
    参考例句:
    • Foreign influence began to filter into the country. 外国势力开始渗透进这个国家。
    • Charcoal is used to filter water. 木炭是用来过滤水的。
    2 pitcher [ˈpɪtʃə(r)] S2Gz7   第9级
    n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
    参考例句:
    • He poured the milk out of the pitcher. 他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
    • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game. 任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
    3 stunned [stʌnd] 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2   第8级
    adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
    参考例句:
    • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
    • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
    4 buds [bʌdz] af72d0de2dddfb4371bde9057112ba09   第6级
    芽( bud的名词复数 ); 苞; 半开的花; 未长大的叶
    参考例句:
    • the first buds appearing in spring 春天的初芽
    • Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring. 柳枝绽青报春来。
    5 racist ['reisist] GSRxZ   第9级
    n.种族主义者,种族主义分子
    参考例句:
    • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
    • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

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