1.Beautiful Smile and Love美丽的微笑和爱心
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这是着名天主教慈善工作者特蕾莎修女1979年获诺贝尔和平奖的演说词。她一生行善，为穷人服务，照顾过无数传染病人。而这项奖金也全部用于为穷人办事。特蕾莎修女让我们感到爱是多么伟大，爱能创造奇迹。
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I believe that we are not real social workers.AWe may be doing social work in the eyes of the people， but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world.For we are touching the body of Christ twenty-four hours……BAnd I think that in our family we don"t need bombs and guns， to destroy， to bring peace， just get together， love one another， bring that peace， that joy， that strength of presence of each other in the home.And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world.
And with this prize that I have received as a Prize of Peace， I am going to try to make the home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home and if we can create a home for the poor， I think that more and more love will spread.And we will be able through this understanding love to bring peace， be the good news to the poor.The poor in our own family first， in our country and in the world.To be able to do this， our Sisters， our lives have to be woven with prayer.
They have to be woven with Christ to be able to understand， to be able to share. Because to be woven with Christ is to be able to understand， to be able to share.Because today there is so much suffering……
When I pick up a person from the street， hungry， I give him a plate of rice， a piece of bread， I have satisfied. I have removed that hunger.
CBut a person who is shut out， who feels unwanted， unloved， terrified， the person who has been thrown out from society-that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable……And so let us always meet each other with a smile， for the smile is the beginning of love， and once we begin to love each other naturally， we want to do something.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AWe may be doing social work in the eyes of the people， but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world.
在人们看来，或许我们是在做帮助社会的工作，但实际上，我们真的只是在世界的中心修行。
in the eyes of 在某人看来，在某人的心目中。例如：In your father"s eyes you are still a child.在你父亲的眼里你仍然是个孩子。
BAnd I think that in our family we don"t need bombs and guns， to destroy， to bring peace， just get together， love one another， bring that peace， that joy， that strength of presence of each other in the home.
我想，在我们的大家庭中，我们不需要炮弹和枪支来破坏和平或换取和平，我们只需要同心协力，互助互爱，将和平、喜悦和相互鼓舞的力量带回这个世界。
这是一句宾语从句。just get together前面省略了we need。
CBut a person who is shut out， who feels unwanted， unloved， terrified， the person who has been thrown out from society——that poverty is so full of hurt and so unbearable……
但是一个人露宿街头，不为人所要，不为人所爱，惶恐不安，这个被社会抛弃的人，这样的贫困让人痛彻心扉，让人无法忍受……
shut out 将……关在门外。例如：The government wants to shut the refugees out.政府不愿接收难民。
2.Jordan：Retirement Speech乔丹退役演说
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在篮球场上，他好比一只雄鹰驰骋在天空翱翔；它好比一只脱缰的野马势不可挡。然而，当他说出了要离开自己挚爱的篮球时，这个铁骨铮铮的男人哽咽了。因为篮球让他有了自己的梦想，从而为之追逐奋斗……
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I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball.It won"t be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature.
Mentally， I"m exhausted；I don"t feel I have a challenge. Physically， I feel great.The last time in 1993 I had other agendas.I felt that I wanted to play baseball and I felt that at my age， it was a good opportunity and time to do it.And with the death of my father， and I was basically trying to deal with that.
Actually I talked to Jerry last year once the season ended and I told Jerry at that time， mentally， I was a little exhausted. I didn"t know if I would play next year.I wanted to put him on awareness so that he could possibly prepare going into next season.AAnd Jerry， once we had our conversation， wanted me to take time as I did in 93 to make sure that it was the right decision because it was going to be the final decision.
I retired the first time when Phil Jackson was the coach. And I think that even with Phil being the coach I would have had a tough time， mentally finding the challenge for myself.Although he can somehow present challenges for me.I don"t know if he could have presented the challenge for me to continue on to this season.BEven though middle way of this season I wanted to continue to play a couple more years， but at the end of this season I was mentally drained and tired.So I can"t say that he would have restored that.
I will support the Chicago Bulls. I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan.I"ve been given an opportunity by people before me， to name a few， Kareem Abdul Jabbar， Doctor J， Eljohn Baylor， Jerry West.CThese guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jordan came on the heels of all that activity.Mr.Stern and what he"s done for the league， gave me an opportunity to play the game of basketball.I played it to the best I could play it；I tried to enhance the game itself.I"ve tried to be the best basketball player that I could be.
难点重点，一目了然！
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AAnd Jerry， once we had our conversation， wanted me to take time as I did in 93 to make sure that it was the right decision because it was going to be the final decision.
有一次我们谈话的时候，杰里让我像93年那样好好想想来确保这是正确的决定，因为这将是最后的决定。
take one"s time 慢慢来。例如：Take you time—there"s no rush.你用多长时间都行，不着急。
BEven though middle way of this season I wanted to continue to play a couple more years， but at the end of this season I was mentally drained and tired.
本赛季进行的时候，我还想再打几年呢，但是本赛季结束时我却感到疲惫不堪，筋疲力尽。
a couple一般指一对，一双，这里是约数，表示几个。
CThese guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jordan came on the heels of all that activity.
这些人早在乔丹出生前就活跃在赛场了，而乔丹也只是他们的继承者。
on sb"s heels 紧跟在某人后面。例如：Famine often follows on the heels of war.战争过后常闹饥荒。