双语美文：学会做一个听众

　　双语美文：学会做一个听众After long hours of waiting for my friend at the bus station,我在公交站等着朋友，已经过去了好几个小时

　　I got tired我感到疲乏

　　and wastempted to just leave有些想就这样走开

　　and plan another meeting.约着下次再见面

　　As I was still deciding,我正犹豫不决

　　there came a man selling culture shoes一个贩卖文化鞋的男子走过来

　　and started showing them off to me开始向我展示他的鞋子

　　so as I could buy or something,希望我买下一双

　　I just smiled and said thank you.我只是微笑，说“谢谢，不用了”

　　I dont know if it was the smile or what我不知道是因为看到我的微笑还是什么原因

　　but the young-man stepped closer那个年轻男子走过来

　　and stood beside me在我身边站定

　　and started talking to me.和我交谈起来

　　You know你知道

　　I didnt just end up like this,过去我的生活不是这样的

　　selling shoes,过去我不是个卖鞋子的

　　I had a life...我有很好的生活

　　had a family我有自己的家庭

　　but one day可是有一天

　　life just turned up side downand他的生活忽然天塌地陷

　　all was gone just like that,一切都转瞬即逝

　　he said.他说

　　Those were his words,用他的话说

　　in short,简而言之

　　his wife stole all his money,他的妻子盗走了他所有的钱

　　sold his car and house,把他的车和房子都变卖了

　　it was really a hard time for him他度过了一段无比艰难的时期

　　and he was psychologically tortured.心里承受着巨大的折磨

　　A lot happened他经历了许多事

　　and then he decided to pick up the pieces of his life他决定，把破碎的生活重新拼凑起来

　　and try to make ends meet,让一切重归正规

　　thats when he started making culture shoes从那以后，他就开始做文化鞋

　　and selling them to earn a living.通过卖鞋子维持生计

　　As I stood there我站在那里

　　listening to him pour out his heart听着他掏心掏肺的讲述

　　and story of his life,了解他过去的生活故事

　　I was still surprised我倍感惊讶

　　how in the world究竟为什么

　　can someone be so open to a total stranger like that一个人竟能这样对陌生的人敞开心扉

　　and it dawned on me that随后我突然想到

　　some people get relieved that way.倾诉让他们心中释怀

　　You see,你看

　　a lot of times生活中时常

　　we meet people我们遇到形形色色的人

　　and most of them have burdens in their hearts,他们中大多数心中都有苦恼

　　some of them dont even have a person to listen to them,他们之中些人，甚至找不到一个听众

　　so Ive learned从此我学会了

　　to be good to all people友善的对待所有的人

　　and always give them my time永远准备着把自己的时间献给他们

　　to listen to what they have to say.倾听他们想说的话

　　By doing this这样做

　　it will not only help that particular person不仅能够帮助那个倾诉者

　　but also the one listening也能帮助倾听的那个人

　　since you get to learn something from them因为你能从他们身上获得新知

　　and see the other side of life.看到人生百态

　　This will make the world a better place to live in for all of us.这会让世界变得更加美好，让生活在这世界的你我更加幸福。