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Do unto Others
善待他人
Judith Simon Prager
朱迪思·西蒙·普拉杰
Of all the sadness that came out of September 11, one story shines like a jewel in the dust. It is a story of giving and receiving — a story of saving and being saved and not knowing which is which — the story of the firefighters of Ladder Company 6 and Josephine.
在911事件引發(fā)的種種悲傷哀痛之中，有一個故事猶如塵埃中的珠寶熠熠發(fā)光。那是一則關(guān)于助人與受助的故事——一則關(guān)于拯救與被救，卻不知誰為救者誰為被救者的故事——一則關(guān)于云梯六連的消防隊員和約瑟芬的故事。
More than three hundred firefighters perished in the tragedy of the World Trade Center.On September 29, at a time when the country was desperate for good news, NBC Dateline reported "The Miracle of Ladder Company 6." By the time I sat around their table in the back of the firehouse two weeks later and heard them recount it, the firefighters of Ladder 6 had said these words many times, but every word was still flooded with the vibrant sound of their gratitude.
三百多名消防隊員在世貿(mào)中心的慘禍中失去了生命。9月29日，正值全國上下亟盼能有振奮人心的消息之時，全國廣播公司專題新聞節(jié)目報道了“云梯6連的奇跡”。兩個星期后，我在消防站的后面與他們圍桌而坐，傾聽他們敘述時，雖說云梯6連的隊員們已經(jīng)把同樣的話重復(fù)過許多遍了，但字字句句仍飽含著感激之情。
They had gone to the World Trade Center that day to give. To rescue. That's what firefighters do. They run into burning buildings against instinct and nature, while the rest of us are running out, trying to save our own lives. They had entered the building at Number One,as had so many of their brothers, after the first plane had mortally wounded it. People were streaming down beside them, saying words of thanks and encouragement to them, offering them drinks from the machines and telling them they should get a pay raise.
那天他們?nèi)ナ蕾Q(mào)中心是為了幫助別人。去救援。這是消防隊員的職責(zé)。正當(dāng)我們其余的人紛紛向外奔逃以圖活命之際，他們卻沖入燃燒著的大樓，盡管人有逃生的本能與天性。在第一架飛機重創(chuàng)1號樓之后，他們跟許多消防隊的弟兄們一樣沖了進去。人們從他們身旁魚貫而下，說著感激與鼓勵的話語，從售貨機買飲料給他們，跟他們說他們應(yīng)該獲得加薪。
They，in turn, offered words of encouragement back. "It's over for you," the firefighters said to those lucky enough to be exiting."Go out through the lobby and go home now. You're okay."
他們反過來給大伙鼓勁。“你們沒事了，”消防隊員們對那些有幸逃出的人說。“從大堂出去，快回家。你們沒事了。”
