96年前的今天,1918年7月18日,南非已故前總統(tǒng)曼德拉出生。因廢除南非種族歧視政策所做的貢獻(xiàn),他在1993年被授予諾貝爾和平獎。曼德拉為推翻南非種族主義統(tǒng)治,進(jìn)行了長達(dá)50年的斗爭。他于2013年12月5日去世。今天谷歌涂鴉(Google Doodle)推出紀(jì)念曼德拉誕辰的頁面,并用他的6句話展現(xiàn)了他的斗爭的一生。
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
沒有人生來就會因為一個人的膚色、背景或宗教而憎恨他人。
People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
人們必須學(xué)會恨,如果他們能學(xué)會恨,他們就能學(xué)會愛,因為愛比恨能更加自然地進(jìn)入人心里。
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
生命的意義并不僅僅在于我們活過。決定我們生命意義的是我們?yōu)樗说纳顜淼母淖儭?/p>
Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world.
教育是我們可以用來改變世界的最強有力的武器。
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
自由不僅僅意味著擺脫自身的枷鎖,還意味著以一種尊重并增進(jìn)他人自由的方式生活。
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
生命最大的榮耀不是從不跌倒,而是每次跌倒都能爬起來。
(中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Helen)